"I'm 35, so we may have missed our chance to have a big family. We always talk about adoption and doing it when our child or children are a little older," she said.
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Those two sentences unleashed a commotion of emotions. Some fans were supportive and lauded her openness. Others encouraged her to keep trying. The "Cry Pretty" singer is married to Mike Fisher, 38, and they share one child together, Isaiah, 3.
But — wow — others took her comments personally, seeming to say keep your opinions about your ovaries to yourself.
#accessHollywood Exactly how did Carrie Underwood miss her chance to have more kids? She’s 35 and has more $$ than she’ll ever need!
— paul cammarota (@pfcproduces) August 2, 2018
35 too old for kids? How about taking all that money you have and try #IVF some of us actually have fertility problems, what an insult @carrieunderwood https://t.co/Rg7GyXcZ66
— Mari (@_Mini_Murph) August 7, 2018
More women 35 and older are having children
More women ages 35 and older are giving birth, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention health statistics.
But it's also well known that fertility problems increase with women 35 and older, who the medical industry refers to as those of "advanced maternal age," formerly known as — shudder — "geriatric pregnancy."
About one-third of couples in which the woman is older than 35 experience fertility problems, according to the Office of Women's Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Some fans came to Underwood's defense following the backlash, effectively saying lay off.
@carrieunderwood people need to relax. I struggled with fertility issues and felt the same way. Maybe its not so easy for them and there focusing on the joys they do have. Why always bash and attack someone just bc you dont like what they say. #getoverit #layoff
— Kristi Becker (@KristisBlog) August 7, 2018
She never said she definitively couldn't. She said: I’m 35, so we may have missed our chance to have a big family.
— Jessica | Lucie (@LucieLexington) August 7, 2018
Since fertility DOES decrease as women age, this is just TRUE. She MAY have missed that chance. @carrieunderwood you do what's best for your family. Best wishes.
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