[DianaB]

I'm wondering too if you could really give up a baby that you've carried for 9 months. I would be too attached that it would be impossible for me to let someone else have my baby, even if it was theirs to begin with.

Another thing is that you are older and having a baby when you are older is not as easy as it was when you had your own children. I have 17 1/2 years between my oldest and youngest with 10 years between my last two. I was 35 when my last was born and it certainly was a lot harder and more painful than I remembered from the others. I had complications during my pregnancy (gestational diabetes) and we really had to keep tabs on how my baby and my blood sugar was doing.

I agree with the others who said that you should have some counseling. You need to make sure that you can emotionally handle everything that would be going on. And make sure that your family and marriage can survive such a deal. This is a really big deal, to your body, mind, family, and marriage. Make sure that all areas are ready to handle this.