I know that it can happen because my Father was born when his mother was 47 years old.
She always wanted children, but it just never happened before this.
Because she was never pregnant before, she didn't even realized she was carrying a baby until she was 6 months along.
I am told she did not regret having to wait to have her first, and only child.
She was able to travel, gain life experience, financial stability, as well as a supportive family on her side long before she became a mom.
There’s a wonderful sense of calm about being a mother in your 40s.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
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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What a shock! I'm 44 years old.
And I just found out I am pregnant for the very first time.
I have very mixed emotions - happy, scared, worried, excited!
I just want to have a healthy baby.
Anyone else having gone through pregnancy in their 40's?
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
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by Gilda Dangot Simpkin
-- This is the heart-wrenching tale of our convoluted 10-year quest to have a family, from the serious, and sometimes hilarious side of fertility treatments, through two harrowing international adoptions.
Our journey is filled with so many cliffhangers it reads more like a suspense tale than reality.
As you come along for our wild ride, you will be clutching this book praying we don't get derailed again.
Our story of determination and tenacity will give hope to anyone facing a difficult life journey.
Let my story motivate you to attain your dreams!
📚 Paperback: 188 pages
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March 1997 -- Adrienne Barbeau is mostly known for playing in the horror movies and her role as
Carolon the 1972 sitcom TV show
Maude, alongside Beatrice Arthur.
She was 51 years old when she gave birth to identical twin boys - making her
the only woman on the maternity ward who was a member of AARP.
She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, well-known Broadway and TV director, Billy Van Zandt, with the twins, and her older son, Cody.
Within a year of knowing each other, Adrienne and Billy exchanged their wedding vows on December 31, 1992.
They both wanted children so they started trying to conceive as soon as they were married.
Adrienne was blessed with twin sons Walker Steven and William Dalton Van Zandt who were born on March 17, 1997.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Sally Lewis and Nim Barnes
-- Practical advice and a holistic approach to help you conceive, including simple dietary and lifestyle changes and do it yourself complementary therapies.
In this accessible and informative guide, Sally Lewis explains how age, sexual infections, diet, excess weight, stress, and anxiety affect fertility.
Teaching how to discover the best time for conception; understand the link between body, mind, and fertility; and manage stress and relax to prevent anxiety, this is the ultimate guide to increasing the likelihood of conception at any age.
📚 Paperback: 128 pages
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I can't relate to being an over 50 years old mom, but I'm the daughter of an over 50 mom.
I'm child number seven, arriving when my mom was 55 years old, and her second menopause baby!
Most of our nieces and nephews were older than us, except two were born within eight months of me!
My sisters said what was weird was being pregnant when Mom was, and she didn't go crazy over the grand-kids as much as their in-laws did.
I was so lucky to have my mom for 40 years after my birth.
My older kids loved her sooo much.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Sally Lewis and Nim Barnes
-- Practical advice and a holistic approach to help you conceive, including simple dietary and lifestyle changes and do it yourself complementary therapies.
In this accessible and informative guide, Sally Lewis explains how age, sexual infections, diet, excess weight, stress, and anxiety affect fertility.
Teaching how to discover the best time for conception; understand the link between body, mind, and fertility; and manage stress and relax to prevent anxiety, this is the ultimate guide to increasing the likelihood of conception at any age.
📚 Paperback: 128 pages
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Yes, I am 51 years old... and pregnant!
To say it's a shock, is really a minor name for the way I'm feeling.
This is very much an unplanned pregnancy, we were not trying to get pregnant.
Not at all!
To be honest, I really thought my baby making days were behind me.
I did not think it was even possible to get pregnant at my age.
Neither did my doctor!
But then the ultrasound tech found a beautiful baby boy inside me!
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
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by Judith Newman
-- Today the number of women having their first child over thirty-five has increased by a bazillion fold or some equally scary large number.
Newman is the first to write a book that tells what it's really like when a trip to the drugstore entails the purchase of both diaper cream and wrinkle cream; when "
getting your shotsmeans both immunization and Botox.
You Make Me Feel Like an Unnatural Woman is not only about having children later in life: it's about what happens to a marriage—and to the spirit when even the most sought-after baby comes.
Wry, warm, and brutally honest, this is the book for any woman — whatever her age — who has awakened at 3AM to the insistent shrieks of her darling and thought: Oh man, I'm too old for this.
📚 Hardcover: 320 pages
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Women over 40 DO NOT have a higher risk for Down's Syndrome babies.
That statistic is skewed.
The risk is higher for Down's babies with a FIRST pregnancy and since in the last 20 years, a greater majority of women were choosing to put off having babies until in their 40s all of a sudden the instances of Down's babies over the age of 40 increased drastically!
But it wasn't women in general over 40 having babies... it was STILL first pregnancies with the high risk - it just so happened many more of these first pregnancies were occurring over age 40.
Thus the stats changed but were never explained accurately.
I think it is all too easy to think of 1-80 as one in 80%, but it is not.
1-80 translates to 1.25 % for DS, or 98.75% chance of not having Down Syndrome....
Maternal age as a risk factor for occurrence of Down Syndrome
Age...Stats...Percentage DS...Percentage not having Down Syndrome
36....... 1/200.......0.5% DS.............or 99.5% NOT
37........1/150.......0.666667% DS.....or 99.333333% NOT
38........1/120.......0.833333% DS....or 99.166667% NOT
39........1/100.......1% DS...................or 99% NOT
40........1/75 ........1.33333% DS........or 98.66667 % NOT
41........1/60........1.66667% DS........or 98.33333 % NOT
42........1/45........2.22222% DS.......or 97.77778 % NOT
43.........1/35 .......2.85714% DS......or 97.14286 % NOT
44.........1/30........3.33333% DS.....or 96.66667 % NOT
45+.......1/20........5% DS ...............or 95% NOT
Source: udaan.org/downsynd/downgene.htmlWhat I get from this is that the chances of having a baby with Down's Syndrome does not go up as drastically as I had originally thought.
The one in whatever numbers makes things look very bad for us.
When I translated them however to percentages, they look a lot better.
We have a better chance of having a baby without Down's Syndrome.
If I had an illness and was told I had a 95% chance of getting better, I would not plan my funeral.
Would you?
Source: Jillian | FertilityFriend.com
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Kathryn Lynard Soper (Author), Martha Sears (Foreword)
-- Having a baby with Down syndrome is not something most parents would willingly choose. Yet many who travel this path discover rich, unexpected rewards along the way.
In this candid and poignant collection of personal stories, sixty-three mothers describe the gifts of respect, strength, delight, perspective, and love, which their child with Down syndrome has brought into their lives.
The contributors to this collection have diverse personalities and perspectives and draw from a wide spectrum of ethnicity, world views, and religious beliefs. Some are parenting within a traditional family structure; some are not.
Some never considered terminating their pregnancy; some struggled with the decision. Some were calm at the time of diagnosis; some were traumatized. Some write about their pregnancy and the months after giving birth; some reflect on years of experience with their child.
Their diverse experiences point to a common truth: The life of a child with Down syndrome is something to celebrate. These women have something to say--not just to other mothers but to all of us.
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Cheryl Lindsey-Seelhoff of Gentle Spirit magazine fame, had her youngest when she was 46 years old.
[All things home, all things natural, all things neighborly - a monthly magazine for homeschoolers, homesteaders, and other neighborly folks]
Both her husband, Rick, and Cheryl are almost 50 years old.
Cheryl is a mom to eleven children, including Magdalene, 14 months, and Solomon, 4 years old.
She is also stepmother to four, grandmother to nine, and she has lots to say about mothering, grandmothering, homeschooling, and parenting.
Seven of her children, one year old through 16 years old, are still at home all of the time, and all are unschooled.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Daniel A. Potter and Jennifer S. Hanin
-- Infertility can be a couple's biggest nightmare, and for many of them, technology is the only place to turn for a chance at successfully conceiving their own child.
In What to Do When You Can't Get Pregnant, world-renowned fertility expert Dr. Daniel A. Potter and Jennifer S. Hanin—a journalist who conceived twin girls through in vitro fertilization — walk readers step-by-step through the intricate process of having a baby using the latest technologies, sharing insider information on all possible procedures, how to choose the right doctor, what questions to ask, and how to live a healthy
fertilelifestyle to increase the chances of success.
For the first time, readers will have access to detailed information on the very latest scientific advances in the field, including pre-screening for genetic diseases, gender-choosing, and pre-selecting desirable traits for children.
📚 Paperback: 352 pages
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