Pregnancy Complications: Parents' Choice

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Older Mom Thinking About Having a Second Child

I am going to be 37 next month and already have a 15 month old beautiful son. My husband is a 11 years older than me and I am really wrestling with the question of if we should go for a second child. I think philosophically I am on board, because both my husband and I have siblings and I know they can be a blessing (and sometimes a curse too)! Truthfully, I am scared of all the risks that I would be taking this time around. I hear all this stuff about autism in the news and there is no pre-natal testing for that and I would think that...