It's that a RISK of increase, is being substituted a guarantee. And, I should clarify, I was speaking about the authors range of starting a family around age 3

It's that a RISK of increase, is being substituted a guarantee. And, I should clarify, I was speaking about the authors range of starting a family around age 35. > Additionally: do you want to deal with a baby when you're 25 or when you are 40 or, worse, 50, that keeps you awake all night? I see that as personal choice, and each family should be able to make that choice for themselves by understanding and weighing the risks. Not be scared into making a decision with misleading statistics. Me personally, I had the means at age 38, that I could hire a night doula (and nearly did). Infants usually begin sleeping through the night ~6 months, coinciding with them starting solid foods (breastmilk tends to go through a baby quickly) while solids take longer to digest. As I was on the cusp of my little guy starting solids, I tried a couple different things first: * Used a sleep sack * Moved his pack-n-play outside my room Both helped him sleep through the night. So ~6 months wasn't terrible. I also have a unique situation that helps me cope with elevated levels of stress. For our first child, we had a live-in nanny. I got to enjoy living for myself from 25-35, that when I settled down to start a family, I was able to focus on that.