What's the point in having children?

[CladInShadows]

SvennoJ said:

CladInShadows said:

Breast feeding is a contentious subject.  My wife felt the pressures of that as well.  She simply does not produce much in the way of milk, though.  So she quickly said fuck that, and we've been on bottle pretty much since the beginning.

Good decision. The horror of pumping for an hour for a little bit of milk, then being so tired and sore from the stitches (c-section) to spill it all on the way to the fridge... That was not a good time. One of the draw backs in having children 'late' in life. We were in out thirties when the first was born.

Same.  We had a hell of a time conceiving, and as a result, we're also in our late 30s.  This was kind of our final attempt before considering adoption.  But luckily, our first round of IUI fertility treatment was successful.  Doubly so.

So the wife had a c-section, the babies were born 6 weeks early, and other things that can come from having your first pregnancy so late in life.  Totally worth it though when I look down at two healthy little creatures.