ONCE upon a time, couples settled down with three babies by the age of 30.

But the picture today is drastically different.

Fertility rates are at their lowest levels for decades, new figures published this week revealed.

Women are having fewer babies than ever — an average of 1.44 between 2022 and 2023.

This means the fertility rate is the lowest recorded since 1938, according to the Office for National Statistics.

It reflects the fact more women are in education, focusing on their careers and delaying motherhood, statisticians say.

Plus, once a woman hits her mid-30s, her fertility declines at a faster rate so that by the time she reaches 40, she has a five per cent chance of getting pregnant each month.

But what about men?

It takes two to make a baby, and choices aside, it is tho

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