More and more Polish women postpone motherhood and fewer children are being born with us. What's the best time to get pregnant?
Usually 3-4 years after the first menstruation, a girl is able to becomepregnant , i.e. when she is only 18-20 years old. The peak of fertility falls around the age of 25 and for ten more years this indicator is quite high, but after the age of 35 it drops significantly.
Pregnancy preferably before the age of 30
From a medical point of view, the best time for ababyis in your late twenties. The problem, however, is that biological maturity, and therefore the possibility of getting pregnant, does not coincide with social maturity. A twenty-something-year-old girl is usually still studying or just starting work. Having a child at the age of 20 could disrupt her life. Nevertheless, every girl, starting her studies or professional career, should answer a few important questions for herself. Here they are:
- When do I want to give birth?
- What should I do to make it successful?
- How should I arrange my private and professional life so that in the future it does not turn out that it is too late for a child?
It's true that in the West, latemotherhoodis quite common. Polish women adopt many Western models. This also applies to the decision to have a baby. However, this limit cannot be moved until the age of 40, as do, for example, by French women. Difficulties in getting pregnant can then become an insurmountable barrier. Even IVF at this age does not always give you a chance to get pregnant. And even if the procedure is successful, the risk of miscarriage or of having a child with a genetic defect is greater. Moreover, in our country, few couples can afford IVF. This is a very expensive treatment and our state does not reimburse it.
In Poland, infertility is not treated as a disease. A young woman, at the age of 25-27, who has been diagnosed by a doctor of infertility and decided that the only chance of pregnancy is artificial insemination, usually has no money for treatment. So, barren marriages save for a few years to get the sum they need, but time passes and works against them. It is impossible to clearly answer the question of when is the best time to have a baby. The woman has to make this decision herself. However, to my dutiesyour doctor should tell you when your chances of becoming a mother are best. On the other hand, it is the duty of the state to create such conditions for a woman that will allow her to fulfill herself as a mother.