Best Age to get Pregnant - Pros and Cons

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Best Age to get Pregnant - Pros and Cons

Right Time and Age to Become Pregnant:
There is no right time to get pregnant and start a family but age plays an important role in pregnancy. Whether you are fit or not for your age, your body knows how old are you  and your reproductive system knows it too. Early 20's are your peak childbearing and popular time to have a baby. It is always true that "the younger you are, the smoother and simpler pregnancy will be". 
 Until the age of 25, women will be more fertile to become pregnant and chances of miscarriage is low but around 25 or 26, fertility starts to decline and lasts for next ten years. In fact there's not much worry about when you are expecting even in early 30's as it is much like being pregnant in 20's when your health, fertility and energy are still at optimum levels. 
Statistics are just statistics. While in reality It is just that in your 20's, you will have more energy to care for your child but few financial resources and less personal life experiences. Whereas, in your late 30's and 40's you may be more established financially but have tough time getting pregnant and also keeping up with baby actively.
Men's age also plays an important role in pregnancy as their bodies act differently from women. Male fertility is generally high all the way till they are near the end of their thirties. By age 50, some men may experience the decrease in sperm amount produced but still some men experience fertility until much older than that.
Having said all these facts and experiences, the best age for getting pregnant may or may not be sure when you are most fertile. Some women wish to spend more time on her career and then decide on getting pregnant later but some wish to have baby first and then look up to career later. Therefore, the best time and age simply depends on individuals involvement and decisions.

Pro's and Con's of pregnancy at different ages:

Age 20 to 24
Your Body, Emotions, risk to baby:
These are more fertile years and your periods are regular. Research shows that average of 20% women between 20 and 24 years old has a chance of getting pregnant every month if intercourse is unprotected.
Once you conceive, Women in 20's have less risk of hypertension during pregnancy and also half the risk of gestational diabetes than the women in 30's and 40's.
Every women does not feel the same way about their pregnancy. It depends on other things in your life as well. A woman at this age is likely to be more focused on just marriage rather than career or job or adding new person in life. Another biggest concern is body image, which is mostly an issue for women at this age.
The miscarriage during these years is very low i.e 9.5 % and it is the lowest rate. Since eggs are relatively young in these years, your baby is less likely to be born with any birth defects such as Downs Syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities. yet, many babies are born with these disorders to women in 20's also because in this age, women have more babies.
Age 25 to 30
Your Body, Emotions, risk to baby:
Women can have easy delivery if exercising and eating healthy foods are a compulsory to do list throughout pregnancy. Although it is said to be done at any age, 20's are more effective age likely to be at fitness, making delivery and weight loss after delivery is easier. 
If you conceive in your 20's. you are less likely to be at risk of breast cancer and ovarian cancer according to some studies.
In your late 20's, you are more established with your work life and depends on when you are married or how your relationship is bound with your husband to handle the changes that parenthood brings.
Miscarriage rate is 10% at this age, slightly lower than women that are five years younger. At this age, babies chances of Down Syndrome are 1 in 1,250 and also there is a chance of having a baby with any chromosomal abnormality with 1 in 476. Age 30 to 34
Your Body, Emotions, risk to baby:
As said, fertility rate declines gradually at this age and continues over the next ten years or so. If infertility treatment is needed, your chances of success are higher than they are for an woman much older.
For example, for women under age 35, the success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF), is 25 to 28 percent; for those over age 40, that rate drops to 6 to 8 percent. One study found that the rate of cesarean sections was close to two times higher among women ages 30 to 34 than among those in their 20s, although doctors don't know why.
Women who are fully involved in their job or career in their 20s often feel emotionally ready to start a family as they enter their next decade. They have the energy and the resources to do it but they may also feel pulled back in different directions. Many women worry about whether they'll be able to return to their work life or not.
Miscarriage rate is 11.7% by this age and having a baby at this age is a risk of having Down Syndrome and also Chromosomal abnormalities.
Age 35 to 40 
Your Body, Emotions, risk to baby:
Fertility continues to decline after age 35, and it takes a nosedive at age 38, says Benjamin Younger, M.D., executive director of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, in Birmingham, AL. "The decline is mostly due to the fact that the woman's eggs are aging, and they become more difficult to fertilize," he adds.
Until age 35, most doctors suggest that couples have unprotected intercourse for a full year before seeking infertility treatment and time period is reduced to six months for women over 35.
The greatest problem for infertile couples is delayed treatment, because there's a big difference in success rates between a woman in her late 30s and one in her early 40's as said by doctors.
In fact, many infertility clinics won't accept patients if they're older than 39 or 40.
The risk of high blood pressure during pregnancy at this age is about double for women compared with younger ones; hypertension affects about 10 to 20 percent of pregnant women in this age group.
Gestational diabetes in women over age 35 is two to three times more common than in younger women, and recent studies show the risk is even higher if the woman has gained weight over the years.
The chance of having a cesarean section for women ages 35 to 39 is about twice as high for those in their 20s, possibly because labor tends to take longer in older women.
The chance of having multiple births, especially twins and even triplets, increases significantly in your late 30s (and early 40s). This is probably due to the fact that the hormonal stimulation of the ovaries changes slightly as a woman ages, increasing the chances that they'll release more than one egg and it could be Mother Nature's way of compensating for the fact that more eggs are likely to be defective.
Women who take fertility drugs are also at higher risk of multiple births because the drugs stimulate the ovaries to produce more eggs. Even so, the chance of twin, triplet, or other multiple births is still relatively slim.
The miscarriage rate rises after age 35 to close to 18 percent. Rates of stillbirths are about twice as high among older pregnant women than younger ones, according to recent studies, although the reasons are unknown.