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Pregnant for 1st time at 45

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Wednesday, December 06, 2017 | 0 comments

New to this forum, and pregnant for the first time at 45.

Went for my first blood test and the pregnancy hormone, and my progesterone levels were all good.

BUT, I'm being advised to take the progesterone anyway, due to my age.

I have spoken with several friends who have had to take the progesterone, due to either trouble getting pregnant or trouble keeping a pregnancy.

I also got pregnant a lot faster than I thought I would.

I went to an acupuncturist for two months and, bang!, I'm pregnant.

So, believe me, I'm grateful!
- Lauren

Photo credit: Susan introduces herself to baby CJ,
by Ted Johnson, on Flickr
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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:

Image: Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility, by Martha Diamond, David Diamond and Janet Jaffe. Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (June 1, 2005)

Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility
by Martha Diamond, David Diamond and Janet Jaffe

-- For people experiencing infertility, wanting a baby is a craving unlike any other. The intensity of their longing is matched only by the complexity of the emotional maze they must navigate.

With insight and compassion, Drs. Janet Jaffe, Martha Diamond, and David Diamond-specialists in the field of Reproductive Psychology who have each experienced their own struggle with infertility-give couples the tools to:

• Reduce their sense of helplessness and isolation
• Identify their mates' coping styles to erase unfair expectations
• Listen to their unsung lullabies--their conscious and unconscious dreams about having a family -- to mourn the losses of infertility and move on.

Ground-breaking, wise, and compassionate, Unsung Lullabies is a necessary companion for anyone coping with infertility.

Paperback: 304 pages
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Category: 1st, 45

About Catherine: I am mom to three grown sons, two grandchildren and two rescue dogs. After years of raising my boys as a single mom, I remarried a wonderful man who had never had a child of his own. Unexpectedly, I found myself pregnant at 49!
Sadly we lost that precious baby at 8 weeks, and decided to try again. Five more losses, turned down for donor egg, foster care and adoption due to my age and losses - we have accepted that there will be no more babies in our house.

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