tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17745579083992792622024-02-29T17:46:05.433-05:00Pregnancy Stories By AgeCollection of personal stories of pregnancy and birth over 40. If so rare, so impossible, such a miracle - why can I find so many stories? Offering inspiration, hope and comfort to those trying to conceive over 40 years oldCatherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.comBlogger4372125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-24190155252653490282021-05-12T13:59:00.001-04:002021-05-12T14:00:15.072-04:00I am 48 with my 1st child<a href="https://pixabay.com/photos/bebe-birth-pregnancy-baby-mother-4309802/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Baby, by Daniel Nebreda on Pixabay"><img alt="Image: Baby, by Daniel Nebreda on Pixabay" height="427" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHyH9v1du24-rEqJ6rmx2kbGX8MX-tCy-P5sCL8Z9zrfC91SwaIRyNrYPP1kicuYEScX2jq82PvxlTIwiyjRkWPBU2Vd82yRflkPNdoGq-II8Bqc_71VcuGK4lV_KvdIn5pqTn9-0JMDWq/s640/bebe-4309802_960_720.jpg" title="Baby, by Daniel Nebreda on Pixabay" width="640" /></a><br />
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<b>Hi ladies, I have you all beat!</b><br />
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I'm 48 years old with my first pregnancy, my husband is 48 years old as well.<br />
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I am 14 weeks pregnant, feeling great and either swimming 1500 or running a mile every other day.<br />
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All the first-round tests were normal, and my neonatologist does not recommend an amniocentesis.<br />
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We are blessed and feel very lucky.<br />
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It doesn't hurt to be extremely active all your life...<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316159212/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies | Paperback: 320 pages | by Randine Lewis. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (March 21, 2005)"><img alt="Image: The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies, by Randine Lewis. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (March 21, 2005)" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0316159212&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=pregnancyover40-20" title="The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies, by Randine Lewis. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (March 21, 2005)" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316159212/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies | Paperback: 320 pages | by Randine Lewis. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (March 21, 2005)">The Infertility Cure:</a> <b>The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies</b></span><br />
<i>by Randine Lewis</i><br />
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-- Infertility affects one out of six couples today.<br />
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Dr. Lewis presents a groundbreaking alternative approach to infertility, explaining how she used traditional Chinese medicine to treat her own infertility, successfully conceiving and giving birth to two children.<br />
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In Lewis's experience, women who have undergone three to six months of the dietary changes, herbs and acupuncture treatments become pregnant with no further effort.<br />
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Lewis intersperses her somewhat technical examination of the program with anecdotes about her patients, weaving in discussions on diet, herbal supplements, acupuncture, older women and problems related to infertility.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 320 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316159212/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies | Paperback: 320 pages | by Randine Lewis. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (March 21, 2005)">The Infertility Cure</a></b><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-36340671446352975672021-04-25T14:49:00.000-04:002021-04-25T14:49:13.932-04:00Surprise twins at 50y old<a href="https://pixabay.com/en/baby-shoes-birth-greeting-twins-1514007/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Twins - Baby Shoes, by CongerDesign on Pixabay"><img alt="Image: Twins - Baby Shoes, by CongerDesign on Pixabay" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilUuU8FkxuOcXz65xBTtC-W1UfsvQC2kZwm07lXK8Al1M6p3xSfXs-opnPaJbFLPqfu7lFwRhRk1SUoXmQkt3Wq2uhhujiICS4D-4aekP45M-hNC1rXqxh0n9W7lcBrDp136pO2JXMF4pH/s640/baby-shoes-1514007_960_720.jpg" title="Twins - Baby Shoes, by CongerDesign on Pixabay" width="640" /></a><br />
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Sure it can happen!<br />
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I used to work in radiology, and one day we had a 50+-year-old woman come in for a prenatal sonogram.</span><br />
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She was very surprised to learn that day, she was pregnant with twins...<br />
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Two babies, and she said her pregnancy was a surprise.<br />
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She said they were not only NOT trying, but thought she was too old to get pregnant.<br />
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And the babies were due in just six more weeks!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LKICWAC/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Eat Yourself Pregnant: Essential Recipes to Boost your Fertility | Kindle Edition | Print length: 234 pages | by Zita West. Published: Watkins Publishing (September 23, 2014)"><img alt="Image: Eat Yourself Pregnant: Essential Recipes to Boost your Fertility, by Zita West. Published: Watkins Publishing (September 23, 2014)" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00LKICWAC&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=pregnancyover40-20" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Eat Yourself Pregnant: Essential Recipes to Boost your Fertility, by Zita West. Published: Watkins Publishing (September 23, 2014)" /></a></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LKICWAC/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Eat Yourself Pregnant: Essential Recipes to Boost your Fertility | Kindle Edition | Print length: 234 pages | by Zita West. Published: Watkins Publishing (September 23, 2014)">Eat Yourself Pregnant:</a> Essential Recipes to Boost your Fertility</span></b><br />
<i>by Zita West</i><br />
--Zita West, midwife to Cate Blanchett, Stella McCartney, and Kate Winslet, shares her expertise in nutrition to help you and your baby stay healthy naturally throughout your pregnancy. It is crucial to eat an optimum diet during pregnancy.<br />
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Your levels of nutrients need to be high in order to support you through the process of pregnancy, and the baby that you're carrying inside of you needs the full range of nutrients to be as healthy as possible. It can be difficult and tiring to make nutrient-filled meals, but Zita gives you clear information and simple, easy-to-make recipes.<br />
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The first section of the book covers details such as what nutrients are important and what they do for you and your baby, and foods that are unhealthy to consume during pregnancy.<br />
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The second section uses the vitamins and nutrients explained in the first section in 80 delicious recipes.<br />
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<b>Introduction Your Health</b><i> -- </i>nutrients your body needs as it changes, sources of these nutrients, foods that help with the side effects of pregnancy, the importance of safe exercise<br />
<b>Your Baby's Health</b> -- nutrients your baby needs to grow, what they do, sources of these nutrients <b><br />
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<b>What to Avoid</b><i> </i>-- foods not to eat why they are bad for you and your baby<b><br />
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<b>Breakfasts Light Meals Snacks</b> and <b>Treats Main Meals Desserts</b>.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 160 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1848991983/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Eat Yourself Pregnant: Essential Recipes to Boost your Fertility | Paperback: 160 pages | by Zita West. Published: Watkins Publishing (September 23, 2014)">Eat Yourself Pregnant</a></b><br />
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<b>π </b>Start reading <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00LKICWAC/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Eat Yourself Pregnant: Essential Recipes to Boost your Fertility | Kindle Edition | Print length: 234 pages | by Zita West. Published: Watkins Publishing (September 23, 2014)">Eat Yourself Pregnant</a></b> on your <b>Kindle</b> in under a minute!<br />
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<b>π Don't have a Kindle?</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/33BXcRb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The all-new Kindle - Lighter, smaller, faster - Massive book selection, over 800,000 titles are $9.99 or less">Get your Kindle here</a>, or download a <a href="http://amzn.to/2peNJdT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer">FREE Kindle Reading App</a>.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-32423304437514984122021-04-15T15:03:00.000-04:002021-04-15T15:03:29.804-04:00Unplanned pregnancy at 44<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/deanj/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Sam in the Sunbeam, by Dean Johnson, on Flickr"><img alt="Image: Sam in the Sunbeam, by Dean Johnson, on Flickr" border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlomFJB9ugzBcS0jd7PKyxlZcefPd_c-9piqX1tBNgiEuj3whv8i5lGrW4k2a-O_Fuiov5li4JDW_QT5QFT1ygEYv008aXOS2PULksV8_gsIp71IligVNozokBv-hTpLji5Af8nIFHunWX/s640/baby.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Sam in the Sunbeam, by Dean Johnson, on Flickr" width="640" /></a><br />
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For what it's worth, in this conversation:</span></b><br />
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My very good friend had an unplanned pregnancy when she was 44 years old.<br />
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She had no idea what her FSH <i> [follicle stimulating hormone]</i> was.<br />
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She delivered her son when she was 45 years old.<br />
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I know that doesn't necessarily resonate with some of us here.<br />
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She might not have had high FSH, and she did have other children many years previously.<br />
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Her son is 16 years younger than his closest in age sister, and she wasn't struggling with TTC <i>[trying to conceive]</i>.<br />
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But I just wanted to share my friend's experience to show the anonymous poster's choice of analogy is not <i><q>realistic.</q></i><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DI999C/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The Everything Fertility Book: All you need to know about fertility, conception, and a healthy pregnancy | Paperback: 304 pages | by Nicole Galan. Publisher: Adams Media; 1 edition (January 14, 2011)"><img alt="Image: The Everything Fertility Book: All you need to know about fertility, conception, and a healthy pregnancy, by Nicole Galan. Publisher: Adams Media; 1 edition (January 14, 2011)" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B005DI999C&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=pregnancyover40-20" title="The Everything Fertility Book: All you need to know about fertility, conception, and a healthy pregnancy, by Nicole Galan. Publisher: Adams Media; 1 edition (January 14, 2011)" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DI999C/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The Everything Fertility Book: All you need to know about fertility, conception, and a healthy pregnancy | Paperback: 304 pages | by Nicole Galan. Publisher: Adams Media; 1 edition (January 14, 2011)">The Everything Fertility Book: All you need to know about fertility, conception, and a healthy pregnancy</a></span><br />
<i>by Nicole Galan</i><br />
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-- Infertility can be a frustrating and heartbreaking disorder compounded by complicated treatments, and so-called miracle cures on the market.<br />
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But couples who have trouble conceiving need all their options laid out in one convenient guide.<br />
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In this book, you'll find the medical and holistic information you need to conceive and bear a happy, healthy child.<br />
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With this authoritative and friendly guide, getting pregnant doesn't have to be a stressful process. <br />
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Armed with knowledge and reassurance, you will be ready to make the choices that will work best for you and start your family, today.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 304 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005DI999C/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The Everything Fertility Book: All you need to know about fertility, conception, and a healthy pregnancy | Paperback: 304 pages | by Nicole Galan. Publisher: Adams Media; 1 edition (January 14, 2011)">The Everything Fertility Book</a><br />
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<b>π </b>Start reading <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GUSDC2/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="The Everything Fertility Book: All you need to know about fertility, conception, and a healthy pregnancy, | Kindle Edition | Print length: 306 pages | by Nicole Galan. Publisher: Adams Media; 1 edition (January 14, 2011)">The Everything Fertility Book</a></b> on your <b>Kindle</b> in under a minute!<br />
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<b>π Don't have a Kindle?</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/33BXcRb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The all-new Kindle - Lighter, smaller, faster - Massive book selection, over 800,000 titles are $9.99 or less">Get your Kindle here</a>, or download a <a href="http://amzn.to/2peNJdT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer">FREE Kindle Reading App</a>.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-61006418800329066482021-04-10T13:24:00.001-04:002021-04-13T17:48:15.950-04:00Pregnant with 7th child<a href="https://morguefile.com/creative/jdurham/1/Pregnant" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Pregnant, by jdurham, on Morguefile"><img alt="Image: Pregnant, by jdurham, on Morguefile" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlftLzmi9z1c5zhLhMWa4YIJ_FlzNgpRLSJYCntOpaTedvBPGmreQceSUA2NGaIBo7fkNjXGthzzA_3RDSt7zRI5UrxqwlTmvSsUQIJqX2p_X50aXjzEpyKai7_7bjYoirmLhjU55dREa/s640/baby.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Pregnant, by jdurham, on Morguefile" width="640" /></a><br />
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I will be 44 years old in April.<br />
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I am fifteen weeks pregnant with my seventh child...<br />
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<b>YIKES!</b></span><br />
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My six children are 21, 18, 15, 10, 4 and 2 years old.<br />
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All of my children are happy about my pregnancy<i> (the youngest two don't know or care).</i><br />
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Except the 15-year-old, who had problems with the news.<br />
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What's up with that?<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0890879710/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Hot Flashes Warm Bottles: First-Time Mothers Over Forty | Paperback: 192 pages | by Nancy London. Publisher: Celestial Arts; 1 edition (April 19, 2001)"><img alt="Image: Hot Flashes Warm Bottles: First-Time Mothers Over Forty, by Nancy London. Publisher: Celestial Arts; 1 edition (April 19, 2001)" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0890879710&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=pregnancyover40-20" title="Hot Flashes Warm Bottles: First-Time Mothers Over Forty | Paperback : 192 pages | by Nancy London. Publisher: Celestial Arts; 1 edition (April 19, 2001)" /></a></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0890879710/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Hot Flashes Warm Bottles: First-Time Mothers Over Forty | Paperback: 192 pages | by Nancy London. Publisher: Celestial Arts; 1 edition (April 19, 2001)"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hot Flashes Warm Bottles: First-Time Mothers Over Forty</span></a><br />
<i>by Nancy London</i><br />
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-- The first prescriptive and anecdotal guidebook for the multitudes of older moms, and distills the wisdom, insight, and practical advice gathered during her years as a therapist and support group leader.<br />
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With tips for renewing physical and sexual energy, parenting after infertility and adoption, balancing career and family, and caring for elderly parents, the personal stories from these older moms are often humorous, sometimes surprising, but always reassuring.<br />
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Without exception, the reader will be left with the comforting knowledge that she is not alone on her journey. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Hot Flashes</span> fills a much-needed place in the parenting field, at a time when more and more women are embracing motherhood later in life.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 192 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0890879710/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Hot Flashes Warm Bottles: First-Time Mothers Over Forty | Paperback: 192 pages | by Nancy London. Publisher: Celestial Arts; 1 edition (April 19, 2001)">Hot Flashes Warm Bottles</a></b><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-9176917809580572112021-04-04T11:28:00.000-04:002021-04-04T11:28:18.956-04:00Pregnant 46y old in Boston Marathon<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jdbaskin/4655282517/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Photo Credit: 2010 Boston Marathon - elite women, by JD (Kinchan1), on Flickr"><img alt="Image: 2010 Boston Marathon - elite women, by JD (Kinchan1), on Flickr" bheight="213" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZlRLkJbJ-mNE7IUIYWi7pvNuT5m_VdC2KQDyzHVm7v6gXTI1NeuKjTH4plNtjjDG8mMwdPJZ-aiycDor4hRkafOkuULlx487ARBxMIXg5lu0WovGagg6NpZMauglYJChyphenhyphen48-vjgUW2e4/s640/4655282517_3a9c99932a_n.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Photo Credit: 2010 Boston Marathon - elite women, by JD (Kinchan1), on Flickr" width="640" /></a><br />
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A 46-year-old woman in her eighth month of pregnancy took part in a marathon recently held in Boston <i>(the USA).</i></span></b><br />
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She covered 42 km within seven hours.<br />
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New York resident April Noan, who is to become 47 years old in several weeks, said her doctors and organizers of the marathon allowed her to participate in the heat.<br />
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What is more interesting, the woman does not understand why people make so much fuss about her deed?<br />
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Her opinion is, pregnancy is not a disease.<br />
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Women in past centuries treated pregnancy especially seriously only when it came to its end.<br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">This <b>Pregnancy Over 40</b> story was found on <b>Funreports.com</b><br />
Read more: <a href="http://www.funreports.com/fun/24-04-2002/762-0" target="_blank" title="Pregnant marathon athlete | Funreports.com">Pregnant marathon athlete</a><br />
Originally posted on April 24, 2002</blockquote><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0757MPPGY/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="My Baby Chase: Our Roller Coaster Ride from Infertility to Parenthood | Paperback: 188 pages | by Gilda Dangot Simpkin (Author). Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing (August 29, 2017)">My Baby Chase</a></span></td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0757MPPGY/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="My Baby Chase: Our Roller Coaster Ride from Infertility to Parenthood | Paperback: 188 pages | by Gilda Dangot Simpkin (Author). Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing (August 29, 2017)"><span style="font-size: medium;">My Baby Chase: Our Roller Coaster Ride from Infertility to Parenthood</span></a><br />
<i>by Gilda Dangot Simpkin</i><br />
<br />
-- 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.<br />
<br />
Our journey is filled with so many cliffhangers it reads more like a suspense tale than reality.<br />
<br />
As you come along for our wild ride, you will be clutching this book praying we don't get derailed again.<br />
<br />
Our story of determination and tenacity will give hope to anyone facing a difficult life journey.<br />
<br />
Let my story motivate you to attain your dreams!<br />
<br />
<b>π Paperback:</b> 188 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1457553287/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="My Baby Chase: Our Roller Coaster Ride from Infertility to Parenthood, by Gilda Dangot Simpkin (Author). Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing (August 29, 2017)">My Baby Chase</a></b><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-78720049482504505132021-04-01T13:49:00.001-04:002021-04-01T13:49:15.678-04:00Grandma shocked by baby at 47<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/bruin/95608039" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Hiding Behind Hands, by Kind of Bruin, on Flickr"><img alt="Image: Hiding Behind Hands, by Kind of Bruin, on Flickr" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKeG4GdqnIS7CB5RHCTiimzerUbR1xO5d4VMKvkW3545m3dszBWy35CbIzPLIrjtAfp0fXLzWSUifPKPgHPBBrhkW_0OZ88SLZ8bk6MO2LqpoFJdL2CZrppEMoSpKTqORgv3q1jyZ3oVW8/s640/pregnancyblog.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Hiding Behind Hands, by Kind of Bruin, on Flickr" width="640" /></a><br />
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My grandmother had her sixth and last baby when she was 47 years old.</span><br />
<br />
Yes, it was a spontaneous pregnancy.<br />
<br />
She thought she was having the menopause.<br />
<br />
She was surprised to give birth to a healthy baby boy, at home, after 45-minute labor.<br />
<br />
That baby is in his 50s now, and a physician and father himself.<br />
<br />
My grandmother was VERY shocked, needless to say.<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1616080582/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="What He Can Expect When She's Not Expecting: How to Support Your Wife, Save Your Marriage, and Conquer Infertility! | Paperback: 208 pages | by Marc Sedaka and Gregory Rosen. Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (March 8, 2011)"><img alt="Image: What He Can Expect When She's Not Expecting: How to Support Your Wife, Save Your Marriage, and Conquer Infertility!, by Marc Sedaka and Gregory Rosen. Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (March 8, 2011)" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B004ULMHZQ&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=pregnancyover40-20" title="What He Can Expect When She's Not Expecting: How to Support Your Wife, Save Your Marriage, and Conquer Infertility!, by Marc Sedaka and Gregory Rosen. Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (March 8, 2011)" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1616080582/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="What He Can Expect When She's Not Expecting: How to Support Your Wife, Save Your Marriage, and Conquer Infertility! | Paperback: 208 pages | by Marc Sedaka and Gregory Rosen. Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (March 8, 2011)">What He Can Expect When She's Not Expecting</a><br />
<b>How to Support Your Wife, Save Your Marriage, and Conquer Infertility!</b></span><br />
<i>by Marc Sedaka and Gregory Rosen</i><br />
<br />
-- Mark Sedaka stood by while he and his wife endured endless rounds of drug therapies, sixteen artificial inseminations, ten in-vitro fertilizations, three miscarriages, and, finally, a gestational surrogate <i>(<q>womb for rent</q>)</i> who carried their twin girls to term.<br />
<br />
He was as supportive and loving as he could be, but he really wished he'd had a book like <b>What He Can Expect When She's Not Expecting</b> during the process. Most books about dealing with infertility are geared toward women, leaving the man to his own devices when it comes to comfort and encouragement <i>(never a good idea)</i>.<br />
<br />
With the help of his own infertility doctor, Sedaka provides straightforward guy-friendly advice on situations such as: What questions you should ask at the consultations, how to help rather than annoy, what kinds of tests you and your wife should expect, how to console a wife who appears inconsolable, and how to enjoy procreation sex.<br />
<br />
Sedaka's accessible, empathetic voice, combined with the fact that he experienced everything he writes about, makes this a must-have book for any infertile couple.<br />
<br />
<b>π Paperback:</b> 208 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1616080582/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="What He Can Expect When She's Not Expecting: How to Support Your Wife, Save Your Marriage, and Conquer Infertility!, by Marc Sedaka and Gregory Rosen. Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (March 8, 2011)">What He Can Expect When She's Not Expecting</a></b><br />
<br />
<b>π </b>Start reading <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004ULMHZQ/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="What He Can Expect When She's Not Expecting: How to Support Your Wife, Save Your Marriage, and Conquer Infertility!, by Marc Sedaka and Gregory Rosen. Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing (March 8, 2011)">What He Can Expect When She's Not Expecting</a></b> on your <b>Kindle</b> in under a minute!<br />
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<b>π Don't have a Kindle?</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/33BXcRb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The all-new Kindle - Lighter, smaller, faster - Massive book selection, over 800,000 titles are $9.99 or less">Get your Kindle here</a>, or download a <a href="http://amzn.to/2peNJdT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer">FREE Kindle Reading App</a>.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-67836703235606840172021-03-19T15:34:00.000-04:002021-03-19T15:34:33.768-04:00Shocked to find herself pregnant<div><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/el7bara/33615558" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="AnGeL.., by el7bara on Flickr"><img alt="Image: AnGeL.., by el7bara, on Flickr" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg83EIYhxvXarZvd3VXER4X6yPbnxtMZYAl76XZxYWCtixFXzIR8Xvvf_ppZUDLo_cmbA1ah0k49RIl_fA7M2ayGIH5JeSyS-oevByFpuCCc-yIaHUE5oJgFkn8bhbSRBKMOPNA_6hVr0oC/s640/pregnancyblog.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="AnGeL.., by el7bara, on Flickr" width="624" /></a></div><br />
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Can I just add in an e-mail I received, from a woman named Suzanne...<br />
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Who was shocked to find herself pregnant at the age of 48 years old! <br />
<br />
She is already the mother of five children, her oldest child was 28 years old!<br />
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It was totally unplanned, they were not trying to get pregnant.<br />
<b><br />
So it was definitely a shock!</b><br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001N89KRC/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Conquering Infertility: Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing Fertility and Coping with Infertility | Paperback: 320 pages | by Alice D. Domar and Alice Lesch Kelly. Publisher: Penguin Books (February 24, 2004)"><img alt="Image: Conquering Infertility: Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing Fertility and Coping with Infertility, by Alice D. Domar and Alice Lesch Kelly. Publisher: Penguin Books (February 24, 2004)" src="//ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B001N89KRC&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=pregnancyover40-20" title="Conquering Infertility: Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing Fertility and Coping with Infertility, by Alice D. Domar and Alice Lesch Kelly. Publisher: Penguin Books (February 24, 2004)" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001N89KRC/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Conquering Infertility: Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing Fertility and Coping with Infertility | Paperback: 320 pages | by Alice D. Domar and Alice Lesch Kelly. Publisher: Penguin Books (February 24, 2004)">Conquering Infertility</a></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001N89KRC/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Conquering Infertility: Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing Fertility and Coping with Infertility | Paperback: 320 pages | by Alice D. Domar and Alice Lesch Kelly. Publisher: Penguin Books (February 24, 2004)">Conquering Infertility:</a> <b>Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing Fertility and Coping with Infertility</b></span><br />
<i>by Alice D. Domar and Alice Lesch Kelly</i><br />
<br />
-- Infertility is a heartbreaking condition that affects nine million American couples each year. It causes tremendous stress, can trigger debilitating sadness and depression and can tear a marriage to shreds. <br />
<br />
In <b>Conquering Infertility</b>, Harvard psychologist Alice Domar β whom Vogue calls the <i><q>Fertility Goddess</q></i> β provides infertile couples with what they need most: stress relief, support, and hope. <br />
<br />
Using the innovative mind/body techniques she has perfected at her clinic, Domar helps infertile women not only regain control over their lives but also boost their chances of becoming pregnant.<br />
<br />
With <b>Conquering Infertility</b>, women learn how to cope with infertility in a much more positive way and to carve a path toward a rich, full, happy life.<br />
<br />
<b>π Paperback:</b> 320 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0142002011/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Conquering Infertility: Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing Fertility and Coping with Infertility, by Alice D. Domar and Alice Lesch Kelly. Publisher: Penguin Books (February 24, 2004)">Conquering Infertility</a></b><br />
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<b>π </b>Start reading <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001N89KRC/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Conquering Infertility: Dr. Alice Domar's Mind/Body Guide to Enhancing Fertility and Coping with Infertility, by Alice D. Domar and Alice Lesch Kelly. Publisher: Penguin Books (February 24, 2004)">Conquering Infertility</a></b> on your <b>Kindle</b> in under a minute!<br />
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<b>π Don't have a Kindle?</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/33BXcRb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The all-new Kindle - Lighter, smaller, faster - Massive book selection, over 800,000 titles are $9.99 or less">Get your Kindle here</a>, or download a <a href="http://amzn.to/2peNJdT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer">FREE Kindle Reading App</a>.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-47448109758811010302021-03-16T13:08:00.000-04:002021-03-16T13:08:07.078-04:00Aunt had a baby at 51 - long before DE<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jcheng/208791609/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Newborn, by Joe Cheng, on Flickr"><img alt="Image: Newborn, by Joe Cheng, on Flickr" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ORgDwPqKlyDKvRAK98EfqUlVJAn3skjgeLjCwS1HNIGxytFhtifBJ8BcswW90gwSlueNc-HunGlnqpcBiZMD3pzIuo_YxC7lvPO5nIVw45qO-3_8dAwjZ_v0iYU2QdVtUyWp9DllYmfh/s640/baby.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Newborn, by Joe Cheng, on Flickr" width="640" /></a><br />
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My 45-year-old friend is happily expecting her first baby, after giving up on fertility treatments.</span><br />
<br />
My husband's first cousin had a baby at 44 years old, and another baby at 45 years old - which was a surprise.<br />
<br />
They thought she was too old to get pregnant, so they didn't use birth control - and voila!<br />
<br />
My father told me about his own aunt who had a baby at 51 years old in Italy.<br />
<br />
This was a long time ago as my father is 80 years old.<br />
<br />
So there was no chance <i><q>in h*ll</q></i> that it was donor egg.<br />
<br />
The fact is, before birth control and things like tubal ligation, women routinely gave birth into their 40s and no one batted an eye.<br />
<br />
The birth rate for women in their 40s went down as soon as birth control became available.<br />
There is a direct correlation.<br />
<br />
What is different now is women are having their first child in their 40s, whereas long ago they would be having their 10th. <br />
<br />
That is the only difference.<br />
<br />
But from what I've read there is no difference in the fertility among women who have versus women who have not had children before.<br />
<br />
I think the reason people make such a big deal about age now is that there was such a long period of time when the birth rate for women in their 40s was low - because that was their choice.<br />
<br />
So people were no longer used to the idea anymore.<br />
<br />
Then you have the RE's <i>[reproductive endocrinologist]</i> beating us down with their statistics too.<br />
<br />
A long time ago women didn't worry or think about statistics - they were too busy having babies!<br />
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0882820834/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="First Time Mothers, Last Chance Babies: Parenting at 35+ | Paperback: 220 pages | by Madelyn Cain. Publisher: New Horizon Press (February 25, 1994)"><img alt="Image: First Time Mothers, Last Chance Babies: Parenting at 35+, by Madelyn Cain. Publisher: New Horizon Press (February 25, 1994)" src="https://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0882820834&Format=_SL250_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=pregnancyover40-20" title="First Time Mothers, Last Chance Babies: Parenting at 35+, by Madelyn Cain. Publisher: New Horizon Press (February 25, 1994)" /></a></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0882820834/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="First Time Mothers, Last Chance Babies: Parenting at 35+ | Paperback: 220 pages | by Madelyn Cain. Publisher: New Horizon Press (February 25, 1994)">First Time Mothers, Last Chance Babies: Parenting at 35+</a></span><br />
<i>by Madelyn Cain</i><br />
<br />
-- Advice and comfort for baby boomer mothers.<br />
<br />
<b>First-Time Mothers, Last-Chance Babies</b> takes an extremely thoughtful look at a subject that is ignored in our society.<br />
<br />
Her carefully written and researched book reveals the truth about the difficulty, and the rewards, of parenting later in life.<br />
<br />
<b>π Paperback:</b> 220 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0882820834/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="First Time Mothers, Last Chance Babies: Parenting at 35+ | Paperback: 220 pages | by Madelyn Cain. Publisher: New Horizon Press (February 25, 1994)">First Time Mothers, Last Chance Babies</a></b><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-13041925274518692782021-03-12T12:24:00.000-05:002021-03-12T12:24:31.027-05:00Grandma gave birth at 47<a href="https://www.freeimages.com/photo/baby-boy-3-1428534" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Baby Boy Infant Portrait, by Justine Furmanczyk on Freeimages"><img alt="Image: Baby Boy Infant Portrait, by Justine Furmanczyk on Freeimages" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU4twnZSS9X_YjC4nKzAAqjL-NOa-q2cFnJYwTt48vBBtNRzkEsJneyvA71q2GX9AVsq_FfbBrFxeYqZuOQv7xIb_KkBt4TAmzHdjYSa0_6FiLAqh92zZUbENHDsHVLyjIlngkmh3_gdRd/s640/picture81.jpg" title="Baby Boy Infant Portrait, by Justine Furmanczyk on Freeimages" width="640" /></a><br />
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I want to tell you about my grandmother...</span><br />
<br />
She gave birth to my aunt Cindy when my grandmother was 47 years old.<br />
<br />
Yes, it was a surprise pregnancy! <br />
<br />
My grandparents were so shocked!<br />
<br />
They thought they were done having babies. <br />
<br />
So keep trying... there is always hope!!<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FCVEKU/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Surprise Child: Finding Hope in Unexpected Pregnancy | Kindle Edition | Print length: 178 pages | by Leslie Leyland Fields. Publisher: WaterBrook Press (February 21, 2006)"><span style="font-size: medium;">Surprise Child: Finding Hope in Unexpected Pregnancy</span></a><br />
<i>by Leslie Leyland Fields</i><br />
<br />
-- Unplanned pregnancies happen to women in every season of life: the newly married, the never-married, the empty-nester, the teenager, the overworked mother, the career woman.<br />
<br />
Yet we rarely talk about how lonely and confusing this experience can be.<br />
<br />
In <span style="font-weight: bold;">Surprise Child</span>, Leslie Leyland Fields, who experienced two unplanned pregnancies in her forties, lyrically weaves her own story with the stories of other women who understand the isolation you face as expectations and plans are turned upside down to make room for a child.<br />
<br />
<i><q>Each year, more than three million women discover themselves pregnant β at a hard time, the wrong time, at a difficult place in their lives. I am one of those women...</q></i><br />
<br />
Together, these women walk with you month-by-month through the physical and emotional stages of pregnancy, voicing with startling honesty their own anxieties and struggles.<br />
<br />
Here you will find the companionship and hope you need to journey toward a new life.<br />
<br />
<b>π Paperback:</b> 176 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1400070945/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Surprise Child: Finding Hope in Unexpected Pregnancy, by Leslie Leyland Fields. Publisher: WaterBrook Press (February 21, 2006)">Surprise Child</a><br />
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<b>π </b>Start reading <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FCVEKU/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Surprise Child: Finding Hope in Unexpected Pregnancy, by Leslie Leyland Fields. Publisher: WaterBrook Press (April 21, 2010)">Surprise Child</a></b> on your <b>Kindle</b> in under a minute!<br />
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<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-79952783354696057532021-03-06T10:27:00.000-05:002021-03-06T10:27:35.242-05:00Expecting baby #4 at 49<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/nateandmiranda/2372099966/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Baby Hands, by Nathan Walker on Flickr"><img alt="Image: Baby Hands, by Nathan Walker on Flickr" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh83gYDyHJhBk8sXwO-jqjklbTb0qJCOgWYr3STIaC3eQtJixnC0Rh7j21Oc4T1Kb6Xzi0fb_cd7mIDqbjTNG8vhIZrfr3OpMEJKKamUxbavWbxe5EVgfF6I1UAUR-inYzkLOiydbobLz_f/s640/2372099966_e166def2e2.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Baby Hands, by Nathan Walker on Flickr" width="640" /></a><br />
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I am just a couple months shy of being 49 years old and have been making my empty nest plans with excitement.</span><br />
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Then I recently found out I am expecting baby #4 on my 27-year-old's birthday.<br />
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My youngest is almost 16 years old, learning to drive and full of teenage attitude!!<br />
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I should be the poster Mom for poor family planning.<br />
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I had babies when I was 22 years old, 23 years old, then again at 33 years old, and now again at 49 years old!<br />
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When I went to the doctor five years ago and asked for a tubal ligation, he told me I had less than a 1% chance of getting pregnant at my age.<br />
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<i><q>Only people who bought donor eggs got pregnant in their 40s,</q></i> was his remark.<br />
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I had my doubts about his advice, and continued birth control until just a few months ago, thinking if it was 1% five years ago, surely it was zero now?<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Wrong!!</b></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003FCVEKU/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Surprise Child: Finding Hope in Unexpected Pregnancy | Kindle Edition | Print length: 178 pages | by Leslie Leyland Fields. Publisher: WaterBrook Press (February 21, 2006)"><span style="font-size: medium;">Surprise Child: Finding Hope in Unexpected Pregnancy</span></a><br />
<i>by Leslie Leyland Fields</i><br />
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-- Unplanned pregnancies happen to women in every season of life: the newly married, the never-married, the empty-nester, the teenager, the overworked mother, the career woman.<br />
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Yet we rarely talk about how lonely and confusing this experience can be.<br />
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In <span style="font-weight: bold;">Surprise Child</span>, Leslie Leyland Fields, who experienced two unplanned pregnancies in her forties, lyrically weaves her own story with the stories of other women who understand the isolation you face as expectations and plans are turned upside down to make room for a child.<br />
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<i><q>Each year, more than three million women discover themselves pregnant β at a hard time, the wrong time, at a difficult place in their lives. I am one of those women...</q></i><br />
<br />
Together, these women walk with you month-by-month through the physical and emotional stages of pregnancy, voicing with startling honesty their own anxieties and struggles.<br />
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Here you will find the companionship and hope you need to journey toward a new life.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 176 pages<br />
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<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-38262929043938528312021-02-25T15:40:00.000-05:002021-02-25T15:40:01.499-05:00Twins at 49<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelleim/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Pumpkin Twins, by Joelle Inge-Messerschmidt | www.photographybyjoelle.com, on Flickr"><img alt="Image: Pumpkin Twins, by Joelle Inge-Messerschmidt | www.photographybyjoelle.com, on Flickr" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjna-PsTOIL0nZoNKzQ1w90ozSH3QexXfNR10QYw03GqkYQdMDTKUtxrPey9zFy4WabYXn72WBFB18SmNqgMzH3dAUeTYflx9gQTHzJVKWS7y5BhqhSJBku3vQtFC13uNVap-IECJpGIY_5/s640/baby.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Pumpkin Twins, by Joelle Inge-Messerschmidt | www.photographybyjoelle.com, on Flickr" width="640" /></a><br />
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I heard about somebody who gave birth to twins when she was 49 years old.</span><br />
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My OB/GYN said pregnancy was possible until approximately 50 years old, depending on the person.<br />
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I guess it does not happen a lot, because most people of that age don't want babies anymore.<br />
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But, if they would try, there might be more.<br />
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<i>Photo credit: Pumpkin Twins, by Joelle Inge-Messerschmidt | www.photographybyjoelle.com</i><br />
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<i>by Lifang Liang</i><br />
<br />
-- The information in this book can increase your success rate with in vitro fertilization <i>(IVF)</i> and other assisted reproductive technologies <i>(ART)</i> by as much as 60%.<br />
<br />
Research has shown that acupuncture alone can increase the success rate of IVF by 35%.<br />
<br />
By also adding Chinese herbal medicine, it is Dr. Lifang Liangs experience that you can almost double that increase.<br />
<br />
In this book, Dr. Liang describes her extremely successful step-by-step protocols for combining acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine with IVF.<br />
<br />
Whether you are a Western MD specializing in infertility, a Chinese medical practitioner, or a couple experiencing difficulties in conceiving, this book is sure to give you new hope and a new approach to dealing with this all too common and difficult condition.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 224 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1891845241/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Acupuncture and IVF: Increase IVF Success by 40-60%, by Lifang Liang. Publisher: Blue Poppy Press (August 2003)">Acupuncture and IVF</a></b><br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-69049200705150635102021-02-16T14:40:00.002-05:002021-02-17T17:43:31.338-05:0056 yr. old delivered successfully<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicafm/358659916/in/photolist-xGe6E" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Duck Feet, by Jessica Merz, on Flickr"><img alt="Image: Duck Feet, by Jessica Merz, on Flickr" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRSrCttsUX504Y_xOJL2QSF-JsAt86PV2qnQGucwb5HXuCWB_qWclPyLUEE9nR0WGp9wH-E0D2ckWqE2fxf2WKJRUInJ2sPbjpq2tVtqalSRmlTf2T6b6KtZ9BkFP8XUaHnfAionqAk8HX/s640/baby.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Duck Feet, by Jessica Merz, on Flickr" width="640" /></a><br />
<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Just to let all you hopefuls out there that this does happen!</span></b><br />
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Women can frequently become pregnant after their 40s and 50s but can struggle to sustain their pregnancy due to lack of hormones and health-related complications, such as blood pressure problems, etc.<br />
<br />
When there is a problem with menses, often their OB/GYN gives progesterone to promote sloughing of the lining of the uterus; this may also slough off an early embryo.<br />
<br />
Being a nurse, I never assume anymore a woman over 50 years old isn't pregnant, as the last call I received was from a 56-year-old woman who sustained a pregnancy unassisted in any way.<br />
<br />
She gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, with no complications at all.<br />
<br />
She even had a natural birth, with no medical assistance!<br />
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<i>by Heather Welford</i><br />
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-- Explains everything the prospective parent may need to know as they face the physical, emotional and practical challenges of trying for a baby.<br />
<br />
It covers health issues in full, from basic biology and an explanation of fertility and cycles to outlining what supplements are useful and what isn't, and how you can maximize your chances by following a healthy diet and cutting alcohol or nicotine intake.<br />
<br />
There are plenty of resources and guidelines for parents facing difficulties, including a guide to the medical options, and advice on how to seek further help.<br />
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It will help couples to deal with the emotional issues faced when trying for a baby, and will also give practical information on who you should tell and who you must tell, and when.<br />
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With coverage of all aspects of very early pregnancy, from do-it-yourself tests to the very first scan, it will be a useful resource that will help all prospective parents, whether looking to start or to expand their family.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 192 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1444100955/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Take Charge of Your Fertility (Teach Yourself) | Paperback: 192 pages | by Heather Welford. Publisher: Hodder and Stoughton; 1 edition (September 1, 2011)">Take Charge of Your Fertility</a><br />
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<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
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When women are older and start skipping a few periods, itβs only natural to assume menopause is knocking on the door.</span><br />
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Even though the chances of women falling pregnant naturally over 40 are less, it doesnβt mean that it canβt happen β even if youβve stopped getting your period.<br />
<br />
There are so many women who get naturally pregnant in their 43, 44, 45th year... and even older than that!<br />
<br />
Just yesterday, my husband told me about a sister of one of his acquaintances.<br />
<br />
She got pregnant for the very first time at 48 years old, when she was thought to be in menopause.<br />
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Now that <span style="font-style: italic;"><q>baby</q></span> is a wonderful girl 12 years old!<br />
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You just never know...<br />
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<i>by Liz Angeles</i><br />
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-- A three-part journey that begins with a 44-year-old single woman with no prospects, leading quickly to a middle-aged pregnancy. <br />
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Her fears and worries about childbirth with her historically low pain threshold were later transformed by her decision to have a home water birth with no drugs and her success story that involved no complications. <br />
<br />
Beginning with a serendipitous love story that led to the sudden pregnancy and concluding with the family events that transpired beyond the delivery, Liz Angeles provides a plethora of information for anyone considering a natural birth. <br />
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Her comical memoir spanning a 5-year period includes many healthy pregnancy tips and natural parenting options. <br />
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Her revealing details and personal choices promise to educate, entertain and inspire.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 222 pages<br />
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Right now, on another fertility forum I read, there are currently about sixteen women who are pregnant and all are over 40 years old.</span><br />
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Of those women, one woman is 44 years old - pregnant with IVF <i>[in vitro fertilization]</i>, but using her own eggs.<br />
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She will be 45 years old when she delivers her baby.<br />
<br />
Four of these women are 45 years old - all are natural pregnancies - conceived with their own eggs, no medical assistance.<br />
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Two of those women are pregnant wwith their very first pregnancy ever!<br />
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One woman is 47 years old. She says it was a surprise pregnancy, they were not even trying to get pregnant.<br />
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In fact, she thought she was going into menopause.<br />
<br />Remember, these pregnancies are ALL with their own eggs.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006CWINGS/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Eat, Love, Get Pregnant: A Couple's Guide To Boosting Fertility and Having A Healthy Baby | Print length: 326 pages | by Karen Daniels. Publication Date: July 29, 2011"><span style="font-size: medium;">Eat, Love, Get Pregnant: A Couple's Guide To Boosting Fertility and Having A Healthy Baby</span></a><br />
<i>by Karen Daniels</i><br />
<br />
-- <span style="font-style: italic;"><q>A breakthrough revolutionary plan for getting pregnant fast, solving common fertility problems and having a healthy baby β this is NOT your average book on getting pregnant!</q></span><br />
<br />
Renowned fertility expert Dr. Niels Lauersen and womenβs wellness expert Colette Bouchez help readers take charge of their fertility with a revolutionary new self-help plan designed to show couples how to work together to boost their conception odds, plan for a healthy pregnancy, and get pregnant faster β all without the use of expensive fertility treatments or medications.<br />
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Based on scientific research and tested on thousands of couples <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eat-Love- GET PREGNANT</span> is a simple yet revolutionary plan that provides the quintessential<span style="font-style: italic;"> <q>missing link </q></span> absent from most other fertility programs β namely, the importance of not only boosting both male and female fertility simultaneously, but bold new evidence showing how, when couples work together in certain special and unique ways, they can create a unified <span style="font-style: italic;"><q>fertility power boost</q> </span>strong enough to take them from infertile to fertile in as little as three months<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 116 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0615508863/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Eat, Love, Get Pregnant: A Couple's Guide To Boosting Fertility and Having A Healthy Baby | Paperback: 326 pages | by Karen Daniels. Publication Date: July 29, 2011">Eat, Love, Get Pregnant</a></b><br />
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<b>π </b>Start reading <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B006CWINGS/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Eat, Love, Get Pregnant: A Couple's Guide To Boosting Fertility and Having A Healthy Baby | Print length: 326 pages | by Karen Daniels. Publication Date: July 29, 2011">Eat, Love, Get Pregnant</a></b> on your <b>Kindle</b> in under a minute!<br />
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<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-71352071469173290492021-02-05T15:28:00.001-05:002021-02-05T15:31:06.281-05:00Pregnant with my 1st child at 44<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/tiarescott/532573622" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Newborn, by TiareScott, on Flickr"><img alt="Image: Newborn, by tiarescott, on Flickr" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9OohqMhmn0XFeIll6SihrbaUQoZVOVGZK_4iZuGWYdzAACeLVEjZ7Fo9wOclbkkCnXHjjAnVyNbjTY-3loHIFOGzO3P3TGzwxTMcIY-zMffG2sdSXmI0AVG5ozPZRGtQv6lJW-sUtjlOt/s640/532573622_155b9b45a7.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Newborn, by tiarescott, on Flickr" width="640" /></a><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: medium;">I am 44 years old and 30 weeks and 2 days pregnant with my first child, a little boy.</span><br />
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I will be 45 years old when he is born.<br />
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I was not my intention to do it this late, but I did not meet my husband until age 39 and we married at age 41 <i>(he was 10 days shy of his 44th birthday)</i>.<br />
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We decided to wait a year before trying to conceive just to settle in as a married couple, get to know each other, and to save enough to get a house.<br />
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After that, we tried and were unsuccessful for 1 1/2 years. I was tested and he was tested.<br />
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My tests came back normal, but his sperm count results were slightly low.<br />
<br />
Although he has daughter <i>(now 20 years old) </i>from a previous marriage, they think it was due to a large varicose vein on one of his testicles - plus the blood pressure meds he is now taking.<br />
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His doctor wanted to do surgery but we said no, and decided if God did not give us a baby of our own within the next few months then we would just adopt.<br />
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We did not want to do IVF <i>[in vitro fertilization]</i> since it is so costly <i>(neither of our insurances covers it)</i>.<br />
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Plus we have moral issues with it.<br />
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In April of 2006, I discovered I was pregnant. We were overjoyed and told everyone.<br />
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Then at the end of the eighth week, I started spotting.<br />
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I ended up having a miscarriage at week nine due to a blighted ovum, which was one of the most painful things <i>(more emotional than physical)</i> I have ever experienced in my adult life.<br />
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The most painful was having to tell everyone since we told everyone we knew about the pregnancy.<br />
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Some were sympathetic and supportive but others said some well-meaning but insensitive things.<br />
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I was often reminded of my age and told not to get my hopes up to high.<br />
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One woman even had the audacity to say <i><q>I told you so.</q></i><br />
<br />
I did not have a D+C and bled for 2 1/2 weeks.<br />
<br />
After that, I went through two dry weeks and had another very strange, very heavy 3 day period.<br />
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Then in August 2006, I found out I was pregnant again.<br />
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Since I was already seven weeks along by the time I got to the OB/GYN it must have happened in July which was less than 2 months after the miscarriage.<br />
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Now we are at 7.5 months and, according to the ultrasound, the baby is perfectly good and healthy.<br />
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All other tests checked out normal also.<br />
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I would love to do a home birth but hubby is against it, so we have just finished Bradley natural birth classes, have turned in a birth plan.<br />
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If all goes well and there are no complications, we plan to do a hospital birth au natural - with no drugs.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/147757400X/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Ovulation Diet: Trying To Conceive By Eating Fertility Boosting Foods Eating To Get Pregnant Guide | Paperback: 24 pages | by Dana Tebow. Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 28, 2012)"><span style="font-size: medium;">Ovulation Diet:</span></a><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> Trying To Conceive By Eating Fertility Boosting Foods Eating To Get Pregnant Guide</span> </b><br />
<i>by Dana Tebow</i><br />
<br />
-- This book is just what you need if you are having trouble getting pregnant. Dana's book provides all the well-meaning advice you could find.<br />
<br />
But do not be fooled by the kind manner in which she presents her advice, because this book is filled with the fruitage of many months of careful research.<br />
<br />
Dana begins with the basics of explaining what ovulation is. This is the most crucial aspect of understanding how the ovulation diet works.<br />
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Once the foundation has been laid, Dana next explains what Cervical Mucus is, and its role in helping you conceive the child you have always wanted.<br />
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Dana even explains the foods that will help you become more fertile. Best of all, she presents a few of the methods that have been tried and proven to help women get pregnant.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 24 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/147757400X/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Ovulation Diet: Trying To Conceive By Eating Fertility Boosting Foods Eating To Get Pregnant Guide| Paperback: 24 pages | by Dana Tebow. Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 28, 2012)">Ovulation Diet</a></b><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-31228233062975126062021-01-28T16:04:00.002-05:002021-01-28T16:07:18.685-05:00Granma had baby at 46<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/a-barth/1304556694/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="David Alexander, by Alex Barth on Flickr"><img alt="Image: David Alexander, by Alex Barth on Flickr" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZVQaK_8XFrtdLs3bLWwnW-ga3JJR1Lut4VFV1Bn1sGcXkQKqNE07KWGDvQVGGwL51D5rzWmucJZhL_MGIH4_aKuRm5fEA7Z9oFu1UdXB4MBd3d8T8pTNwecy4ltTqGp791RWLHOGxb2OQ/s640/pregnancyblog.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="David Alexander, by Alex Bart, on Flickr" width="640" /></a><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;">Let me share my story!</span></b><br />
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My grandmother gave birth to my auntie when my grandmother was 46 years old.<br />
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Since my grandmother was so healthy, doctors said there was no reason she couldnβt carry the baby.<br />
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She had a very easy pregnancy, and birth, from what I heard.<br />
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And that birth happened over 40 years ago!<br />
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So no donor egg here!<br />
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Every baby is a blessing, and if the baby is loved and cared for, then who is to judge really?<br />
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I am firmly convinced you will be just fine.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JU537WO/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="From Infertility to Baby: Your Guide to the Best Kept Secrets of 2015 | Kindle Edition | Print length : 24 pages | by Jan Klein, Bridgette Lewinsky, Brian Andrews. Publisher: Jan Klein; 1 edition (April 20, 2014)">From Infertility to Baby:</a><br />
<b>Your Guide to the Best Kept Secrets</b></span><br />
<i>by Jan Klein, Bridgette Lewinsky, Brian Andrews</i><br />
<br />
-- Infertility is a serious condition affecting many lives of couples wishing so desperately to get pregnant.<br />
<br />
The journey to overcome infertility has many stumbling blocks but it is also speckled with hope every step of the way.<br />
<br />
This book is meant to be a powerful tool in taking action against your infertility and overcoming it.<br />
<br />
It addresses some of the most common causes of infertility as well as the diagnostic process, which so many women fear.<br />
<br />
Instead, you will feel empowered by the gain of knowledge within these pages as you learn about both medical and natural remedies - as well as the benefits of therapy when going at it alone is just no longer an option.<br />
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<b>π </b>Start reading <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JU537WO/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="From Infertility to Baby: Your Guide to the Best Kept Secrets of 2015 | Kindle Edition | Print length : 24 pages | by Jan Klein, Bridgette Lewinsky, Brian Andrews. Publisher: Jan Klein; 1 edition (April 20, 2014)">From Infertility to Baby</a></b> on your <b>Kindle</b> in under a minute!<br />
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<b>π Don't have a Kindle?</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/33BXcRb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The all-new Kindle - Lighter, smaller, faster - Massive book selection, over 800,000 titles are $9.99 or less">Get your Kindle here</a>, or download a <a href="http://amzn.to/2peNJdT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer">FREE Kindle Reading App</a>.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
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<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-10442740061052930892021-01-23T15:51:00.000-05:002021-01-23T15:51:03.672-05:00Helen Fielding had 2nd baby at 48<a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/geri-horner-celebrity-mums-older-9027058" rel="nofollow" style="float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_nofollow" title="Helen Fielding is expecting 2nd baby at 48"><img alt="Image: Helen Fielding is expecting 2nd baby at 48" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzzi4DSS94A9iBsIP4mcHxa1dvVcojgvoycfKQx8ynM2JEgApoW4-yT_cPqxZqAwjIjSMN8YxkgekJDYVyzNhtSZwxtmlKdCf5Dp5rNZ4kDc6laB-jaYwzcLhUVzJJMN8kMkDTQfNLzi01/s640/Helen+Fielding+pregnant.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 10px;" title="Helen Fielding is expecting 2nd baby at 48" width="640" /></a><br />
<br /><span style="font-size: medium;">
Just read in the paper today Author Helen Fielding had her second baby at 48!</span><br />
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Life has mirrored art for Bridget Jonesβ author Helen. Just like her heroine<i> (played by Renee Zellweger)</i>, Helen became a mum in her 40s.<br />
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<i><q>Helen, now 58 years old, had her son Dashiell at 43 but she was 48 years old when she gave birth to daughter Romy with her former partner, the American comedy writer Kevin Curran.</q></i> <br />
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Some hope for us would be <i><q>older</q></i> mums, don't you think?<br />
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<b>Read more: <a href="https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/geri-horner-celebrity-mums-older-9027058" target="Blank" title="After Geri Horner gives birth, aged 44, other celebs who have had babies later in life">After Geri Horner gives birth, aged 44, other celebs who have had babies later in life</a></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0011ZQZOI/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Surprise Motherhood: A Guide to Unexpected Adult Pregnancy | Paperback: 196 pages | by Ophelia Austin-Small. Publisher: Calla Lilly Press / Lulu.com; 2 edition (December 27, 2007)">Surprise Motherhood:</a> A Guide to Unexpected Adult Pregnancy</span></b><br />
<i>by Ophelia Austin-Small</i><br />
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-- Pregnancy books on the market have one of two audiences - the teen with an unplanned pregnancy or the adult with a planned and chosen one.<br />
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Nowhere is there a book for the almost 3 million adult women facing surprise pregnancy every year.<br />
<br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Surprise Motherhood</span> is aimed directly at that gap, telling the stories of Ophelia and other women who have faced unplanned pregnancy as an adult, professional women.<br />
<br />
With extensive information about options, paternity, career issues, postpartum depression, finances, and more, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Surprise Motherhood</span> is the only reference of its kind, and is sure to be an invaluable reader resource.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 196 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info:<b> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1430321474/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Surprise Motherhood: A Guide to Unexpected Adult Pregnancy, by Ophelia Austin-Small. Publisher: Lulu.com (May 8, 2007)">Surprise Motherhood</a></b><br />
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<b>π </b>Start reading <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0011ZQZOI/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Surprise Motherhood: A Guide to Unexpected Adult Pregnancy, by Ophelia Austin-Small. Publisher: Calla Lilly Press / Lulu.com; 2 edition (December 27, 2007)">Surprise Motherhood</a></b> on your <b>Kindle</b> in under a minute!<br />
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<b>π Don't have a Kindle?</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/33BXcRb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The all-new Kindle - Lighter, smaller, faster - Massive book selection, over 800,000 titles are $9.99 or less">Get your Kindle here</a>, or download a <a href="http://amzn.to/2peNJdT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer">FREE Kindle Reading App</a>.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-66581894814807573802021-01-20T13:59:00.000-05:002021-01-20T13:59:30.292-05:00Healthy baby at 52<a href="https://morguefile.com/p/72066" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Mud Puddle Girl, by Anita Peppers, on Morguefile"><img alt="Image: Mud Puddle Girl, by Anita Peppers, on Morguefile" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNy3dUm7_ICUVjTAnSU4bCxyqw6peISfUL6cUDAHJpQRtX2H96KxMfPHeb8KlGt3DJlZMfrVY_d-Y6dw-Mqf4lz3UpWfQxLzTqN2Evd3aFKoJrybWM9pVJcviiSSnxHrWsIcuReN0_RExg/s640/pregnancyblog.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Mud Puddle Girl, by Anita Peppers, on Morguefile" width="640" /></a><br />
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I know someone who got pregnant at 52 years old.</span><br />
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She wasn't trying to get pregnant, it was a total surprise!<br />
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She said her husband nearly fainted when she told him!<br />
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She had a great pregnancy, an easy birth, and a very healthy baby boy.<br />
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Since it happened so easily for her, she has decided to try for another baby now, and she is 54 years old.<br />
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I would not be surprised if it works for her again!<br />
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Good luck and best wishes to you!<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0985099216/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Managing The Stress Of Infertility: How To Balance Your Emotions, Get The Support You Need, And Deal With Painful Social Situations When You're Trying To Become Pregnant | Paperback: 174 pages | by Carol Fulwiler Jones MA. Publisher: Carol Fulwiler Jones (January 17, 2013)">Managing The Stress Of Infertility:</a><br />
<b>How To Balance Your Emotions, Get The Support You Need, And Deal With Painful Social Situations When You're Trying To Become Pregnant</b></span><br />
<i>by Carol Fulwiler Jones MA</i><br />
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<b>-- Are You In Treatment For Infertility?</b><br />
Do you get upset when you attend baby showers or go to malls full of baby strollers and pregnant women?<br />
Do you feel like crying when friends or family ask a question like, <i><q>Are you still trying to get pregnant?</q></i><br />
Do you wish your husband would be more supportive and take a more active role in your fertility and conception treatments?<br />
Are you spending too much time worrying about becoming pregnant?<br />
Do you feel like your body has betrayed you every time you start your period?<br />
Do you feel helpless, powerless, and out of control?<br />
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<b>This Book Will Help You:</b><br />
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β’ Get Your Husband To Be More Supportive And Involved<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 174 pages<br />
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<b>π </b>Start reading <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007B2H4EU/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Managing The Stress Of Infertility: How To Balance Your Emotions, Get The Support You Need, And Deal With Painful Social Situations When You're Trying To Become Pregnant| Print length: 175 pages | by Carol Fulwiler Jones MA. Publisher: Carol Fulwiler Jones (January 17, 2013)">Managing The Stress Of Infertility</a></b> on your <b>Kindle</b> in under a minute!<br />
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<b>π Don't have a Kindle?</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/33BXcRb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The all-new Kindle - Lighter, smaller, faster - Massive book selection, over 800,000 titles are $9.99 or less">Get your Kindle here</a>, or download a <a href="http://amzn.to/2peNJdT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer">FREE Kindle Reading App</a>.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-1244343360540380132021-01-14T11:03:00.001-05:002021-01-14T11:17:59.398-05:0050y woman conceived twins naturally<a href="https://pixabay.com/photos/babies-twins-infant-cute-4327754/" rel="nofollow" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Cute Baby Twins, by bensoneye on Pixabay"><img alt="Image: Cute Baby Twins, by bensoneye on Pixabay" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIoAnsDFKfsPtoWeMGa8UYsbQSyA6dPWCpK6Zug3ePZ6H64LW8NJEWAxoMEonUL70RAWa5BUvhxYBy9usjboqjHU1UvRBlTQ72KZJUqI81sE_pYQ2fcGqnt4Qma9WkORJPwfQVeOojwrAw/s640/twins.jpg" title="Cute Baby Twins, by bensoneye on Pixabay" width="640" /></a><br />
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I was reading an interesting book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GNFA0C/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Fertility Wisdom: How Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Help Overcome In-fertility | Kindle Edition | Print length: 260 pages | by Angela C. Wu, Katherine Anttila, Betsy Brown. Publisher: Rodale Books; 1 edition (September 5, 2006)">Fertility Wisdom: How Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Help Overcome In-fertility</a> </span><br />
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In her book, she references a 50-year-old client who conceived twins naturally.<br />
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In an interview, Angela C. Wu was asked: </b><i><q>Youβve helped many couples conceive β assisting women and men who were otherwise deemed fertility-challenged or even 'infertile' for one reason or another. Science loves statistics, any you can share?</q></i><br />
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<b>Angela C. Wu replied: </b><i><q>We see up to 200 new clients a year.</q></i><br />
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<i><q>Last year, our clinic helped 79 women become pregnant β 39 women with support from Western reproductive technologies, and 40 women who conceived naturally.</q></i><br />
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<i><q>Twenty-nine of our female fertility clients were over the age of 40, and 14 of these women conceived naturally.</q></i><br />
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<q><i>Most had wondered if they would ever conceive at all</i>.</q><br />
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From her website, <a href="https://wushealingcenter.com/services/fertility/success-stories/" target="_blank">Wu's Healing Centre</a>:</b><br /></span>
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Under Dr. Wuβs care, women with FSH levels of 65 have conceived naturally; women with levels as high as 118 have seen their FSH drop to 9.<br />
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Women up to 50 years of age have conceived naturally and carried babies full term.<br />
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Men have overcome sperm disorders. Fibroids have disappeared. <br />
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Women who have experienced multiple miscarriages, ovarian or tubal dysfunction, thin uterine lining, premature menopause, irregular cycles, endometriosis, and inexpiable infertility have delivered healthy, happy babies.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GNFA0C/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Fertility Wisdom: How Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Help Overcome In-fertility | Kindle Edition | Print length: 260 pages | by Angela C. Wu, Katherine Anttila, Betsy Brown. Publisher: Rodale Books; 1 edition (September 5, 2006)">Fertility Wisdom:</a><b> How Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Help Overcome In-fertility</b></span><br />
-- At Wu's Healing Center in San Francisco, miracles are happening.<br />
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Women and their partners come to the clinic--often from across the country -- to fulfill a passionately held yet fragile dream: to conceive and deliver the healthy baby that mainstream doctors have told them they cannot have.<br />
<br />
Using traditional Chinese medical techniques, sometimes integrated with Western fertility treatments, Dr. Angela Wu is helping these couples experience the miracle of birth.<br />
<br />
At a time when one in five U.S. couples is struggling with fertility problems, this practical and uplifting volume, filled with the inspirational stories of Dr. Wu's grateful patients, will be a godsend.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 256 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1594861374/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Fertility Wisdom: How Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Help Overcome In-fertility | Paperback: 256 pages | by Angela C. Wu, Katherine Anttila, Betsy Brown. Publisher: Rodale Books; 1 edition (September 5, 2006)">Fertility Wisdom: How Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Help Overcome In-fertility</a></b><br />
<br />
<b>π </b>Start reading <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004GNFA0C/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Fertility Wisdom: How Traditional Chinese Medicine Can Help Overcome In-fertility | Kindle Edition | Print length: 260 pages | by Angela C. Wu, Katherine Anttila, Betsy Brown. Publisher: Rodale Books; 1 edition (September 5, 2006)">Fertility Wisdom</a></b> on your <b>Kindle</b> in under a minute!<br />
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<b>π Don't have a Kindle?</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/33BXcRb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The all-new Kindle - Lighter, smaller, faster - Massive book selection, over 800,000 titles are $9.99 or less">Get your Kindle here</a>, or download a <a href="http://amzn.to/2peNJdT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer">FREE Kindle Reading App</a>.<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-66597118019148254822021-01-11T10:57:00.003-05:002021-01-13T12:46:28.292-05:0045 year-old mother to-be<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jessicafm/273366224" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Green - 11 days old, by Jessica Merz, on Flickr"><img alt="Image: Green - 11 days old, by Jessica Merz, on Flickr" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ3YmfLJBl1eqpPCGYiak25e1Dns4HHjeeGYGzhZjRcr2Co9BDlSLwSKeBVZ_ZWfGI4W-d30h3LWAo6paFT8SRyuCfee3HkshUeAr7ArMliPzK9v03P0vhBjTMqrvhRZJqjy50PStq_UGr/s640/baby.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Green - 11 days old, by Jessica Merz, on Flickr" width="640" /></a><br />
<b><br />
I am another 45 year-old mother-to-be, I will be almost 46 1/2 years old when the baby is born in late summer.</b><br />
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No interventions and I had one miscarriage at 44 years old, after six weeks along.<br />
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My Down's risk was 1 in 18 before my nuchal translucency/blood test.<br />
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It was thankfully decreased to 1 in 185 afterward.<br />
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I'm feeling very thankful and will get another ultrasound, and probably an amnio at 18 weeks.<br />
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Love hearing other 45 and over stories!<div><br />
- Pamela<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936303302/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="The Insider's Guide to Egg Donation: A Compassionate and Comprehensive Guide for All Parents-to-Be | Paperback: 224 pages | by Wendie Wilson-Miller and Erika Napoletano. Publisher: Demos Health; 1 edition (May 15, 2012)">The Insider's Guide to Egg Donation:</a><b> A Compassionate and Comprehensive Guide for All Parents-to-Be</b></span><br />
<i>by Wendie Wilson-Miller and Erika Napoletano</i><br />
<br />
-- In their search for alternative means for building a family, those who face infertility turn to the nearly 500 reproductive specialty clinics across the United States.<br />
<br />
While egg donors enter into the picture for a variety of reasons, every reason has the same desired result: a family to call one's own.<br />
<br />
Same-sex and single-by-choice parents are more prevalent than ever in the fertility industry, and there is no definitive, up-to-date guide to help families of all types approach egg donation, especially these niche groups. Resources are fragmented, true regardless of the family structure.<br />
<br />
<b>The Insider's Guide to Egg Donation</b> is the first how-to-handbook that helps families of all types navigate the less talked about but widely practiced egg donor landscape with a warm and friendly tone, giving those in search of a different kind of stork the answers and information they need as they begin to research family-building options.<br />
<br />
<b>π Paperback:</b> 280 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1936303302/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="The Insider's Guide to Egg Donation: A Compassionate and Comprehensive Guide for All Parents-to-Be | Paperback: 224 pages | by Wendie Wilson-Miller and Erika Napoletano. Publisher: Demos Health; 1 edition (May 15, 2012)">The Insider's Guide to Egg Donation</a></b><br />
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<b>π </b>Start reading <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007Y5OVK4/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The Insider's Guide to Egg Donation: A Compassionate and Comprehensive Guide for All Parents-to-Be | Kindle Edtion | Print length: 224 pages | by Wendie Wilson-Miller and Erika Napoletano. Publisher: Demos Health; 1 edition (April 12, 2012)">The Insider's Guide to Egg Donation</a></b> on your <b>Kindle</b> in under a minute!<br />
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<b>π Don't have a Kindle?</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/33BXcRb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The all-new Kindle - Lighter, smaller, faster - Massive book selection, over 800,000 titles are $9.99 or less">Get your Kindle here</a>, or download a <a href="http://amzn.to/2peNJdT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer">FREE Kindle Reading App</a>.<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-77131514102180780222021-01-06T13:24:00.000-05:002021-01-06T13:24:46.426-05:00Found herself pregnant at 53<a href="https://pixabay.com/photos/marriage-couple-together-love-2252985/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="Couple, by smblake on Pixabay"><img alt="Image: Couple, by smblake on Pixabay" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiig8kBsIdJ6qW6O4vAv3h62Th5Rga6ii_Us4Lqon6WYEY3uvBLLGfZVxvoDvRUlh1PBqZM4_rvF4yXWUIzG_Z2AguvHtXb9bF7xqZhOQJhlZwgTAOD7VQk2fS1oGF50CEF-J4NFckNe8Sq/s640/marraige.jpg" title="Couple, by smblake on Pixabay" width="640" /></a><br />
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This is how you can mess up, and find yourself pregnant over 50 years old. </span><br />
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That's EXACTLY what happened to the mother of a friend of mine many years ago.<br />
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She was having herself a casual little fling with a man she'd just met in the Bahamas.<br />
<br />
She had a wonderful vacation, an enjoyable dalliance with a lovely man, and returned to real life back home.<br />
<br />
She thought she was post-menopausal, done with birth control and wham!<br />
<br />
She found herself pregnant at 53 years old!<br />
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She had a beautiful baby boy, and he is the delight of her life!<br />
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<i>by Randine Lewis</i><br />
<br />
-- Infertility affects one out of six couples today.<br />
<br />
Dr. Lewis presents a groundbreaking alternative approach to infertility, explaining how she used traditional Chinese medicine to treat her own infertility, successfully conceiving and giving birth to two children.<br />
<br />
In Lewis's experience, women who have undergone three to six months of the dietary changes, herbs and acupuncture treatments become pregnant with no further effort.<br />
<br />
Lewis intersperses her somewhat technical examination of the program with anecdotes about her patients, weaving in discussions on diet, herbal supplements, acupuncture, older women and problems related to infertility.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 320 pages<br />
Click to order/for more info: <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316159212/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies | Paperback: 320 pages | by Randine Lewis. Publisher: Little, Brown and Company (March 21, 2005)">The Infertility Cure</a></b><div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
<a href="http://pregnancystoriesbyage.com/">Pregnancy Stories by Age</a> - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
<a href="http://youcangetpregnant.blogspot.com/">You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's</a> - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions
<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-39178156427557171592020-12-30T10:50:00.003-05:002021-01-13T12:46:03.489-05:00Father was born when his mom was 47<a href="https://www.freeimages.com/photo/100-year-old-pictures-1433219" target="_blank" title="Free 100 year old pictures Stock Photo, by Tibor Fazakas on Free Images"><img alt="Image: Free 100 year old pictures Stock Photo, by Tibor Fazakas on Free Images" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxfwjFY0aF6yrnbH-yjROb8dU4rc4L_SOy2d7JXgihnXeaUzHtsIHu1Wf18iUtu3aiEfRHI4zoLXH52BM3k7pjBowzoD5Z3UoXSliYYhu_nVJunQJW5q5aGaTDdzF5iH0ygiSdG6dqKFGO/w640-h378/picture60.png" title="Oops babies in the late forties, early 50's - Stock Photo Credit: ftibor" width="640" /></a><br />
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I know that it can happen because my Father was born when his mother was 47 years old.<br />
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She always wanted children, but it just never happened before this.<br />
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Because she was never pregnant before, she didn't even realized she was carrying a baby until she was 6 months along.<br />
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I am told she did not regret having to wait to have her first, and only child.<br />
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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.<br />
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Thereβs a wonderful sense of calm about being a mother in your 40s.<br />
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312313896/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertility | Kindle Edition | Print length: 304 pages | by Martha Diamond, David Diamond and Janet Jaffe. Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; 1st edition (June 1, 2005)">Unsung Lullabies:</a><b> Understanding and Coping with Infertility</b></span><br />
<i>by Martha Diamond, David Diamond and Janet Jaffe</i><br />
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-- 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.<br />
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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:<br />
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β’ Reduce their sense of helplessness and isolation<br />
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β’ Listen to their <i><q>unsung lullabies</q></i>--their conscious and unconscious dreams about having a family -- to mourn the losses of infertility and move on.<br />
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Ground-breaking, wise, and compassionate, <b>Unsung Lullabies</b> is a necessary companion for anyone coping with infertility.<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 304 pages<br />
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What a shock! I'm 44 years old.</span><br />
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And I just found out I am pregnant for the very first time.<br />
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I have very mixed emotions - happy, scared, worried, excited!<br />
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I just want to have a healthy baby.<br />
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Anyone else having gone through pregnancy in their 40's?<br />
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<i>by Gilda Dangot Simpkin</i><br />
<br />
-- 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.<br />
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Our journey is filled with so many cliffhangers it reads more like a suspense tale than reality.<br />
<br />
As you come along for our wild ride, you will be clutching this book praying we don't get derailed again.<br />
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Our story of determination and tenacity will give hope to anyone facing a difficult life journey.<br />
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Let my story motivate you to attain your dreams!<br />
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<b>π Paperback:</b> 188 pages<br />
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<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-72627457259220510692020-12-22T12:10:00.001-05:002021-01-13T12:49:06.776-05:00Adrienne Barbeau - twins at 51<a href="https://ecelebrityfacts.com/adrienne-barbeau-married-children" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank" title="Twice-married Adrienne Barbeau is a mother of three children"><img alt="Image: Twice-married Adrienne Barbeau is a mother of three children" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUNWoLeB2ZQcSuqt68IHxig3jAyDy8ogxagTcSJgw7xaFyR_7WlfoYnOn4IX7qaNE3FTUjEzMrOpBjqLZEyIQNWyQFKrMCMJVU2STiLtsrmVb7tXEKvAG_oStpJTqEvDWdgpUWDJl6Fyz/s640/AdrienneBarbeau.jpg" title="Twice-married Adrienne Barbeau is a mother of three children" width="640" /></a><br />
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<b>March 1997 --</b> Adrienne Barbeau is mostly known for playing in the horror movies and her role as <i><q>Carol</q></i> on the 1972 sitcom TV show <i><q>Maude</q></i>, alongside Beatrice Arthur. <br />
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She was 51 years old when she gave birth to identical twin boys - making her <i><q>the only woman on the maternity ward who was a member of AARP.</q></i> <br />
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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. <br />
<br />
Within a year of knowing each other, Adrienne and Billy exchanged their wedding vows on December 31, 1992. <br />
<br />
They both wanted children so they started trying to conceive as soon as they were married.<br />
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Adrienne was blessed with twin sons Walker Steven and William Dalton Van Zandt who were born on March 17, 1997.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1849531196/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" style="font-weight: bold;" target="_blank" title="50 Things You Can Do Today to Increase Your Fertility | Paperback: 128 pages | by Sally Lewis and Nim Barnes. Publisher: Summersdale (October 1, 2011)">50 Things You Can Do Today to Increase Your Fertility</a><br />
<i>by Sally Lewis and Nim Barnes</i><br />
<br />
-- Practical advice and a holistic approach to help you conceive, including simple dietary and lifestyle changes and do it yourself complementary therapies.<br />
<br />
In this accessible and informative guide, Sally Lewis explains how age, sexual infections, diet, excess weight, stress, and anxiety affect fertility.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
<b>π Paperback:</b> 128 pages<br />
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<b>π Don't have a Kindle?</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/33BXcRb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The all-new Kindle - Lighter, smaller, faster - Massive book selection, over 800,000 titles are $9.99 or less">Get your Kindle here</a>, or download a <a href="http://amzn.to/2peNJdT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer">FREE Kindle Reading App</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
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<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1774557908399279262.post-33075051118758683992020-12-19T09:45:00.001-05:002021-01-13T12:50:55.083-05:00Her 2nd menopause baby at 55<a href="https://www.freeimages.com/photo/happy-days-1439702" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" target="_blank" title="Happy Days, by Crissy Pauley on FreeImages"><img alt="Image: Happy Days, by Crissy Pauley on FreeImages" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6_tMrwZtOcYtzrdyTxHpNKEAcuqTKmpGGtfs3X5iDeZt_OZ9ym10f2n6sWcnwK6KW9o2Zl4jMfz757V8etAfTSMUgkMAPWhVjWzsatfrTCasYuyHMg52cv8AAqEXO3vIeG_0tlTfbOPq/s640/happy-days-1439702.jpg" title="Happy Days, by Crissy Pauley on FreeImages" width="640" /></a><br />
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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.<br />
<br />
I'm child number seven, arriving when my mom was 55 years old, and her second menopause baby!<br />
<br />
Most of our nieces and nephews were older than us, except two were born within eight months of me!<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
I was so lucky to have my mom for 40 years after my birth.<br />
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My older kids loved her sooo much.<br />
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<i>by Sally Lewis and Nim Barnes</i><br />
<br />
-- Practical advice and a holistic approach to help you conceive, including simple dietary and lifestyle changes and do it yourself complementary therapies.<br />
<br />
In this accessible and informative guide, Sally Lewis explains how age, sexual infections, diet, excess weight, stress, and anxiety affect fertility.<br />
<br />
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.<br />
<br />
<b>π Paperback:</b> 128 pages<br />
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<br />
<b>π </b>Start reading <b><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005K0X8HW/?tag=pregnancyover40-20" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="50 Things You Can Do Today to Increase Your Fertility, by Sally Lewis and Nim Barnes. Publisher: Summersdale Publishers Ltd (29 Aug 2011)">50 Things You Can Do Today to Increase Your Fertility</a></b> on your <b>Kindle</b> in under a minute!<br />
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<b>π Don't have a Kindle?</b> <a href="https://amzn.to/33BXcRb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="The all-new Kindle - Lighter, smaller, faster - Massive book selection, over 800,000 titles are $9.99 or less">Get your Kindle here</a>, or download a <a href="http://amzn.to/2peNJdT" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="You don't need to own a Kindle device to enjoy Kindle books. Download one of our free Kindle apps to start reading Kindle books on all your devices. The Kindle app is available for every major smartphone, tablet, and computer">FREE Kindle Reading App</a>.<div class="blogger-post-footer">More "Pregnancy Over 40" blogs to visit:
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<a href="http://pregnancyover44.com/">Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 44 years old</a> - sharing news stories I find online, for inspiration!</div>Catherine McDiarmid-Watthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14554083442487604235noreply@blogger.com7