There seem to be a wave of baby-fever going on around me lately. My colleagues are becoming father one after another. Whenever we get together, it seems like the only topic of conversation is about babies. Everyone around me, who is already a father, appears to have some funny anecdotes to share. How strange because I’m the only female there and I’m not the one in contributing to any.

It is funny seeing men having baby talk amongst themselves, of course I find it amusing listening to their ‘predicament’ at the moment, having a newborn in the house. There are nights of interrupted sleep, waking up in the middle of the night to feed the baby and those-not-so-appetizing experience of changing baby diapers. They keep on saying that I’ll benefit from their experience. Honestly I find it interesting.

I think the idea of me having a baby doesn’t quite register yet, I mean not for the next few years. I know my biological clock is ticking and I’m not getting any younger, but it is just not the time yet.

However being a young mother does have its advantages. Let’s say you give birth at the age of 24, and when you’re 44, your child is already 20yrs of age! At 44, you are still young enough to enjoy life with your husband, go traveling and enjoy some couple time together without worrying about taking care of small children anymore. On the other side, you might have to sacrifice your career, your youth, your single life, or your early couple life for taking care of your child at an early age.

Now, if you decide to have children after the age of 35, things take another turn. Your career might have taken off by then, you’re enjoying a comfortable flow of steady income, you can afford things in life to live comfortably and even a child or maybe two! By the time they reach the age of 20, you’re already 55 or more. Hmm…it is still not considered old but at 55, we are also not that young anymore. If you’re lucky, you’re still fit and energetic enough to travel around.

I’m way past the age of 24 and just a few years shy of the big 3-Oh. I couldn’t help but wonder, how late is too late, before you decide to have a child?