For what it's worth
I would say that having them before you hit 35 is best- being in your mid 50s when your kid graduates seems a bit rough to me.

I didn't know your age. I'd say that by now you're probably stable enough in yourself to be able to handle it- the ones that worry me are the ones who have babies before they're 25. At that point you're not much beyond being a kid yourself, and really aren't ready for kids of your own.

It's up to the individual, of course. I don't know how stable you are with Mr. Cherub, for instance, so I really can't advise you beyond what I said above about thinking long and hard first. But the fact that you already seem to be doing just that is good.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Mon 24 Nov 2008, 16:12, Reply)