I will be 44 years old in April.
I am fifteen weeks pregnant with my seventh child...
YIKES!
My six children are 21, 18, 15, 10, 4 and 2 years old.
All of my children are happy about my pregnancy (the youngest two don't know or care).
Except the 15-year-old, who had problems with the news.
What's up with that?
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
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by Nancy London
-- 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.
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.
Without exception, the reader will be left with the comforting knowledge that she is not alone on her journey. Hot Flashes fills a much-needed place in the parenting field, at a time when more and more women are embracing motherhood later in life.
📚 Paperback: 192 pages
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Just to let all you hopefuls out there that this does happen!
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.
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.
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.
She gave birth to a beautiful baby boy, with no complications at all.
She even had a natural birth, with no medical assistance!
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Heather Welford
-- Explains everything the prospective parent may need to know as they face the physical, emotional and practical challenges of trying for a baby.
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.
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.
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.
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.
📚 Paperback: 192 pages
Click to order/for more info: Take Charge of Your Fertility
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I am 44 years old and 30 weeks and 2 days pregnant with my first child, a little boy.
I will be 45 years old when he is born.
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 (he was 10 days shy of his 44th birthday).
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.
After that, we tried and were unsuccessful for 1 1/2 years. I was tested and he was tested.
My tests came back normal, but his sperm count results were slightly low.
Although he has daughter (now 20 years old) 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.
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.
We did not want to do IVF [in vitro fertilization] since it is so costly (neither of our insurances covers it).
Plus we have moral issues with it.
In April of 2006, I discovered I was pregnant. We were overjoyed and told everyone.
Then at the end of the eighth week, I started spotting.
I ended up having a miscarriage at week nine due to a blighted ovum, which was one of the most painful things (more emotional than physical) I have ever experienced in my adult life.
The most painful was having to tell everyone since we told everyone we knew about the pregnancy.
Some were sympathetic and supportive but others said some well-meaning but insensitive things.
I was often reminded of my age and told not to get my hopes up to high.
One woman even had the audacity to say
I told you so.
I did not have a D+C and bled for 2 1/2 weeks.
After that, I went through two dry weeks and had another very strange, very heavy 3 day period.
Then in August 2006, I found out I was pregnant again.
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.
Now we are at 7.5 months and, according to the ultrasound, the baby is perfectly good and healthy.
All other tests checked out normal also.
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.
If all goes well and there are no complications, we plan to do a hospital birth au natural - with no drugs.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
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| Ovulation Diet |
by Dana Tebow
-- 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.
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.
Dana begins with the basics of explaining what ovulation is. This is the most crucial aspect of understanding how the ovulation diet works.
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.
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.
📚 Paperback: 24 pages
Click to order/for more info: Ovulation Diet
Cheryl Lindsey-Seelhoff of Gentle Spirit magazine fame, had her youngest when she was 46 years old.
[All things home, all things natural, all things neighborly - a monthly magazine for homeschoolers, homesteaders, and other neighborly folks]
Both her husband, Rick, and Cheryl are almost 50 years old.
Cheryl is a mom to eleven children, including Magdalene, 14 months, and Solomon, 4 years old.
She is also stepmother to four, grandmother to nine, and she has lots to say about mothering, grandmothering, homeschooling, and parenting.
Seven of her children, one year old through 16 years old, are still at home all of the time, and all are unschooled.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Daniel A. Potter and Jennifer S. Hanin
-- Infertility can be a couple's biggest nightmare, and for many of them, technology is the only place to turn for a chance at successfully conceiving their own child.
In What to Do When You Can't Get Pregnant, world-renowned fertility expert Dr. Daniel A. Potter and Jennifer S. Hanin—a journalist who conceived twin girls through in vitro fertilization — walk readers step-by-step through the intricate process of having a baby using the latest technologies, sharing insider information on all possible procedures, how to choose the right doctor, what questions to ask, and how to live a healthy
fertilelifestyle to increase the chances of success.
For the first time, readers will have access to detailed information on the very latest scientific advances in the field, including pre-screening for genetic diseases, gender-choosing, and pre-selecting desirable traits for children.
📚 Paperback: 352 pages
Click to order/for more info: What to Do When You Can't Get Pregnant
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MOST women from about age 13 to age 52 can get pregnant after sexual intercourse.
These are called the reproductive years.
If you're sexually active, and you don't want to get pregnant, you DO have to use a reliable form of birth control.
Otherwise, you DO risk getting pregnant.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Eat, Love, Get Pregnant: A Couple's Guide To Boosting Fertility and Having A Healthy Babyby Karen Daniels
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A breakthrough revolutionary plan for getting pregnant fast, solving common fertility problems and having a healthy baby – this is NOT your average book on getting pregnant!
Renowned fertility expert Dr. Niels Lauersen and women's 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 – all without the use of expensive fertility treatments or medications.
Based on scientific research and tested on thousands of couples Eat-Love- GET PREGNANT is a simple yet revolutionary plan that provides the quintessential
missing linkabsent from most other fertility programs – 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
fertility power booststrong enough to take them from infertile to fertile in as little as three months
Paperback: 116 pagesClick to order/for more info: Eat, Love, Get Pregnant
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I haven't posted in a while even though I have been lurking around every once in a while.
About eight weeks ago, I started acupuncture. I feel it's helped me a lot.
I changed how I ate based on my acupuncturist's advice, and she treated me according to where I was in my cycle.
I visit her weekly.
Anyway, the other day my best friend blurted out
I think you are pregnant!
The same night, my mom told me my son said he wanted a brother.
The next morning (yesterday), I decided to test as my temperature was still up.
The second pink line was faint but got darker towards the three-minute mark.
I used a FRER [First Response Early Result pregnancy test].
I have an appointment to see the OB [obstetrician] this afternoon for blood work.
I am still in a fog! Think sticky bean!
Don't give up - we 40-somethings can do it!
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Secret Diary of a New Mum Aged 43 1/4by Cari Rosen
-- Whatever your age, becoming a mum for the first time brings with it excitement, anxiety and numerous challenges.
But how do you cope when, to top it all, you discover you are old enough to be the mother of everyone else in your NCT group?
The story of one woman, one new baby, a slipped disc and rather too many wrinkles, The Secret Diary of a New Mum (Aged 43 1/4) follows the tale of a midlife mum as she tries to make the transition from experienced TV producer to utterly inexperienced parent.
One in five babies is born to a mum over 35, and the number of over 40s giving birth has doubled.
The first humorous narrative account of what it's really like to be a midlife mum - whether it's deftly side-stepping any questions about age and baby number two or weeping as younger counterparts ping back into their size ten jeans within thirty seconds of giving birth.
This is the thoroughly entertaining, insightful and often hilarious account of what happens as you face up to menopause and new motherhood at the same time.
Paperback: 256 pagesClick to order/for more info: The Secret Diary of a New Mum Aged 43 1/4
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I became pregnant and had my first baby when I was just 19 years old. It would be several years to come before I felt ready to have another and finally, at the age of 34, I birthed a healthy baby son.
My husband and I were happy as was our 14-year-old daughter. If you do the math, our daughter has a late birthday...
I had not decided to become pregnant again, but found myself just that - only to end up miscarrying.
To my surprise, at the age of 42, found myself in an unplanned pregnancy. My doctor said it was menopause and I thought, eh, come again?
My husband and I were delighted and welcomed our surprise without hesitation in spite of the children's age differences. I delivered a healthy baby at the age of 43.
I have always had a consistently regular cycle, every 28 - 29 days apart, I know because I always mark the calendar. I did not get my period this month, so this time actually wondered if menopause had come, just like that?
I waited a few weeks and began feeling symptoms of what I thought might be pregnancy, but at my age? So, I took the test and yes, I am very much pregnant. Again, my husband is thrilled and immediately supportive.
We were not trying and I, if anyone, was completely surprised. In fact, due to my age, felt embarrassed; automatically assuming that people will make fun of, ridicule and laugh at me.
But overnight, I did a complete turnaround... I am not a religious person, so do not believe there is any god who willed this for me, helped me or even that it was my fate. Mind all, that I have many deeply religious friends; just not what I believe. So, to borrow from Brittany Spears...
Oops, I did it again!
I don't care what comes at me, I cherish life too much to abort and have set my goals, resigning myself to my own personal bliss. I will hold my aging face up high and walk with my pregnant belly and that will just be that! We already have a 9-year-old, an 18-year-old in college and a soon to be 34 years old. We're different than other families, perhaps in that respect, but not in any other way.
This is my life and I will deal with it. I am so fortunate to have such a loving and supportive hubby and we will get through this! I can turn this into positive happiness, and if I am happy, then so will be my family! :D
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Is Your Body Baby-Friendly?:Unexplained Infertility, Miscarriage and IVF Failure - Explained
by Alan E. Beer, Julia Kantecki, Jane Reed
-- A unique book—the first of its kind. No longer do patients have to accept that their infertility is
just bad luckand they just have to
keep on trying.
No longer should women with recurrent miscarriages have to listen to their doctor telling them that their loss was
God's willor that they ought to be thankful because their baby was probably chromosomally abnormal.
The statistics simply do not support such claims—in fact, they show that repeated reproductive failure can be a symptom of wider health problems in the mother.
Furthermore, the root cause can be treated—not only to promote the chances of a successful pregnancy but to improve the mother's health long-term.
Paperback: 500 pagesClick to order/for more info: Is Your Body Baby-Friendly?
Well, it was great to hear of other mothers over 45 years old.
I am 48 years old, and just found out I am pregnant.
I had a baby at 42 years old, which I felt I was a dinosaur then.
Wow - do I feel like a dinosaur now!!
The doctor had told me she didn't know any woman, over 44 years old, who had conceived on her own.
Well, I told her to change the story to over 48 years old!
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Superfoods: The Food and Medicine of the Futureby David Wolfe
-- Superfoods are vibrant, nutritionally dense foods that have recently become widely available and which offer tremendous dietary and healing potential.
In this lively, illustrated overview, well-known raw-foods guru David Wolfe profiles delicious and incredibly nutritious plant products such as goji berries, hempseed, cacao beans (raw chocolate), maca, spirulina, bee products, and a host of others.
As powerful sources of clean protein, vitamins, minerals, enzymes, antioxidants, good fats and oils, essential fatty and amino acids, and other nutrients, they represent a uniquely promising piece of the nutritional puzzle.
Each superfood is described in detail, accompanied by easy and delicious recipes.
This accessible guide presents persuasive arguments, based on sound science, for the pivotal role of superfoods in promoting nutritional excellence, health and well-being, beauty enhancement, sustainable agriculture, and the transformation of diet, lifestyle, and the planet.
Paperback: 352 pagesClick to order/for more info: What I Thought I Knew: A Memoir
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In 2005, there were more than 104,000 births in the United States to women ages 40 through 44, and over 6,500 to women 45 years old and older.
The birth rate for women in the 40-44 age group has risen steadily since 2000, by 2% annually! It rose 4% from 2015 to 2016.
The birth rate for women 45-49 years old remained unchanged from 2008 till 2012. It rose 0.8% from 2015 to 2016.
The birth rate for women aged 50 and over has remained unchanged since 2006.
Let's check the latest birth stats over 40!
Women in their 40s
—The birth rate for women aged 40–44 was 11.4 births per 1,000 women in 2016, up 4% from 2015 (11.0) (Table 2) to the highest rate for this group since 1966 (11). The number of births to women in their early 40s increased by 1% from 2015 to 2016.
The birth rate for women aged 45–49 (which includes births to women aged 50 and over) was 0.9 births per 1,000 women in 2016, up from 0.8 in 2015. The number of births to women aged 45 and over was essentially unchanged from 2015 to 2016.
Women aged 50 and over
— A total of 786 births in 2016 were to women aged 50 and over, essentially unchanged from 2015 (754) (Table 3) (10). The number of births to women in this age group has generally increased since 1997 (144) when data for women aged 50 and over became available again. The birth rate for women aged 50–54 was 0.7 births per 10,000 women in 2016, unchanged from 2015. Because of the small number of births to women in this age group, the birth rate for women aged 50–54 is expressed per 10,000 women. For rates shown elsewhere in this report, births to women aged 50 and over are included with births to women aged 45–49 when computing birth rates by age of mother (the denominator for the rate is women aged 45–49).
Source: National Vital Statistics Reports | CDC.gov
Photo credit: Births and Natality,
Births: Final Data for 2016 by CDC - All rights reserved
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babiesby Randine Lewis
-- Infertility affects one out of six couples today.
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.
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.
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.
Paperback: 320 pagesClick to order/for more info: The Infertility Cure
I just gave birth at 43 1/2 years old to a beautiful baby boy, who weighed in at 9 pounds 6 ounces. He has the best temperament ever!
I was asked to share my story on this page, so here it is.
I got pregnant using an ovulation monitor right away but I miscarried that baby at 9 weeks.
I decided I should go to a fertility specialist the next time, as to not waste one minute of fertility time.
Everything with these guys is about success rates.
If they think you will bring their numbers down, they don't really do too much to help you.
I was told at my age (almost 43 years old) I should adopt or use an egg donor.
I asked about medication and he said it wouldn't help me. (again protecting their success rates)
I asked for a hormone panel just to see where my fertility levels (FSH) were.
The doctor called me back very surprised and said I was still fertile.
My FSH was 6.6 and anything under 9 is considered good.
He was suspicious though and said if I came back next month and repeated the test and IF the levels were still low, he MAY consider me for a new fertility medication trial they were about to conduct.
Well, guess what? I was already pregnant, and didn't need his medication!
So my point is to hang in there, ask questions and really push those doctors to look beyond their success rates.
What I felt worked was using the ovulation monitor, but also having sex four days before ovulation as well as on the days of ovulation.
I read an article on WebMD.com saying you are actually most fertile four days before.
The other things I did were staying flat for at least 30 minutes afterward or with a pillow under your hips, cutting out anything (food wise) processed and taking my prenatal vitamins.
I also visualized me getting pregnant and the sperm connecting with the egg.
Sounds funny, but I got pregnant twice using following this advice and luckily for me, the second one took and I now have a beautiful baby boy! Good luck to all of you.
This website will help you and the support you get here is amazing. Keep trying and don't let anyone tell you it can't be done!
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
It Starts with the Egg:How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant Naturally, Prevent Miscarriage, and Improve Your Odds in IVF
by Rebecca Fett
-- Whether you are trying to conceive naturally or through IVF, the quality of your eggs will have a powerful impact on how long it takes you to get pregnant and whether you face an increased risk of miscarriage.
Poor egg quality is emerging as the single most important cause of age-related infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and failed IVF cycles. It is also a major contributor to infertility in PCOS.
Based on a comprehensive investigation of a vast array of scientific research, It Starts with the Egg reveals a groundbreaking new approach for improving egg quality and fertility.
With a concrete strategy including minimizing exposure to toxins such as BPA and phthalates, choosing the right vitamins and supplements to safeguard developing eggs, and harnessing nutritional advice shown to boost IVF success rates, this book offers practical solutions to will help you get pregnant faster and deliver a healthy baby.
Paperback: 304 pagesClick to order/for more info: It Starts with the Egg
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Well, you can add me to your list!
I am the oldest of all of you at 48 years old.
This is not planned, but we have been married 21 years, and there are a lot of worse things than another baby.
We have five healthy children: Steven - 01/87, Jonathan - 12/89, Joshua - 07/91, Jessica - 03/95 and Samantha - 05/01!
We had seven years of no children, and altogether I have had 23 miscarriages.
My doctor said she had never known a woman to conceive naturally after the age of 44 years old, without help.
I didn't believe her for four years, and then just when I started feeling safe......
Well, here we are!
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Fertility Codeby Dermot O'Connor
-- The Fertility Code program delivers a powerful and practical step-by-step approach for those who wish to give themselves the best chance of starting a family.
As many as 500,000 couples in the UK and Ireland actively seek help with fertility, such as IVF treatment each year. While some are legitimate candidates, many have been proven to just need proper lifestyle and fertility advice and assistance in order to conceive.
The Fertility Code is designed for these people, and for those who need more serious intervention, to optimize their fertility. There are a variety of factors that can contribute to preventing a couple from having a baby.
This is why it is important that a fertility plan should address as many of these potential issues as possible. Through many years' experience of helping thousands of couples to become parents, Dermot O'Connor knows that such a plan must be easy to understand, easy to implement and genuinely effective.
The Fertility Code combines the best of both Eastern and Western medicine to provide a comprehensive guide to conceiving successfully and carrying a baby to full term.
It details the optimum plan to enhance fertility, and delivers a proven strategy, incorporating the key elements consistently utilized by the couples Dermot has helped:
• Fertility Awareness Strategies
• The psychology of fertility
• Optimum nutrition for conception and pregnancy
• The importance of detoxification
Paperback: 224 pagesClick to order/for more info: The Fertility Code
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| Photo credit: Isabella,by Bev Sykes |
She said her OB/GYN was so supportive.
I have to remember... my grandma gave birth to my uncle in her 40s.
My mom also gave birth to my little brother in her 40s...
I'm gonna follow the pattern!
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
When You're Not Expecting: An Infertility Survival Guideby Constance Hoenk Shapiro
-- Surviving the challenges of infertility
Often enduring years of heartache, couples with infertility number over 7.3 million. Enduring the daunting difficulties of treatment is something few women are prepared for.
Based on the personal stories of 200 women determined to overcome infertility, this surprisingly upbeat survivors' guide gives the kind of hard-won wisdom essential to making it through the process.
Not only does the book detail coping strategies, it also presents tips for strengthening stressed relationships and addresses the unique needs of single women and lesbians.
An essential guide for women and couples, friends and family, and health care providers and therapists, this book offers the solace and strength needed to prevail even after years of struggle.
Written by a therapist, consultant, and public speaker dedicated to the study of infertility and its emotional impact.
For any woman or couple who feel as if they're facing infertility alone, When You're Not Expecting is a must-have book.
Paperback: 272 pagesClick to order/for more info: When You're Not Expecting
Although I am a fertility expert at a top UK clinic, which shall remain anonymous for obvious reasons, I can confirm I have witnessed some highly unscrupulous tactics used by certain fertility specialists and clinics.
I have spoken to many couples who had allegedly undergone fertility tests at some of these clinics and were told they had a 0% chance of conceiving naturally.
When these couples then came to me for a second opinion, I performed the same tests and from the results, I would estimate approximately 80% of these couples should have eventually been able to conceive naturally.
These practices horrify me since there are enough genuinely infertile couples out there who need help.
There is no reason why a healthy woman over the age of 40, who is having regular periods and who is otherwise in excellent health, should not be able to have a baby.
These women should be encouraged, not discouraged, especially since they will undoubtedly provide the strong foundations a child needs in order to develop into a delightful young person.
There are too many children in the world who are unwanted and unloved - often born to young parents - so maybe all the people who are opposed to older parents should refocus their sights on those neglected children.
-- Brian MB ChB, PhD, FRCOG, UK
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Garden of Fertility: A Guide to Charting Your Fertility Signals to Prevent or Achieve Pregnancy--Naturally--and to Gauge Your Reproductive Healthby Katie Singer
-- A guide to using fertility awareness - that is, reading fertility signals in order to prevent or achieve pregnancy.
Certified fertility educator Katie Singer explains how to observe and chart fertility cycles to determine when a woman is most fertile to increase chances of conception or to exercise birth control naturally - a method, when followed precisely, is as effective as the Pill.
Unlike other books on fertility awareness, The Garden of Fertility also describes how to use the charts to gauge gynecological health and offers non-medical options for strengthening reproductive wellness.
This book provides all the information women never learned in sex education class but should have.
Paperback: 320 pagesClick to order/for more info: The Garden of Fertility
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| Calendar Girls star Patricia Hodge Photo: SOPHIA EVANS |
Patricia had Alexander at 42 years old, and Edward at 45 years old.
Hodge is realistic about some of the drawbacks of being an older mother:
If you have children in your twenties when you are still young and active, you can run around with them all day.
I dread to think how I will feel when I am in my sixties and having to deal with adolescents.
Read more: Calendar Girls star Patricia Hodge says she is considering cosmetic surgery
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Unsung Lullabies: Understanding and Coping with Infertilityby Martha Diamond, David Diamond and Janet Jaffe
-- For people experiencing infertility, wanting a baby is a craving unlike any other. The intensity of their longing is matched only by the complexity of the emotional maze they must navigate.
With insight and compassion, Drs. Janet Jaffe, Martha Diamond, and David Diamond-specialists in the field of Reproductive Psychology who have each experienced their own struggle with infertility-give couples the tools to:
• Reduce their sense of helplessness and isolation
• Identify their mates' coping styles to erase unfair expectations
• Listen to their
unsung lullabies
--their conscious and unconscious dreams about having a family
-- to mourn the losses of infertility and move on.
Ground-breaking, wise, and compassionate, Unsung Lullabies is a necessary companion for anyone coping with infertility.
Paperback: 304 pagesClick to order/for more info: Unsung Lullabies
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I had a beautiful, healthy baby boy 6 weeks before I turned 44 years old.
I am currently 30 weeks pregnant with another baby boy.
I will be 46 1/2 years old when he is born on June 24th.
At 43 years old, it only took me 3 months to get pregnant.
It did take a lot longer this time.
We actually tried for over a year, then went to an RE [Reproductive Endocrinologist].
I had 2 IUI's [Intrauterine insemination] done, with no success.
Then the first month we really did not try (because of a cyst), I got pregnant naturally about 8 weeks before my 46th birthday.
I will do my darndest to stay young and fit and healthy, to keep up with these two little boys.
My husband is in great shape too, and he just turned 48 years old.
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I, too, have heard so many stories from people who have had children in their 40s.
I can remember years ago, when I heard a gal I knew was 47 years old and having a baby, and I thought, my goodness.
Well, here I am at 43 years old, going to be 44 years old when I deliver, doing it myself.
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A lady at our church conceived naturally when she was 45 years old.
She went to the doctor thinking it was her menopause! LOL
Her son is now 11 years old.
Her three older children are 25, 23 and 19 years old!
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In 1925, my grandmother had my father when she was 45 years old.
He was her twelfth child.
She had given birth to a child every two to three years, so my aunt was born when grandma was in her 40s... possibly 42 years old.
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I am 43 years old and 9 weeks along.
There will be 10 years between my older daughter and this new baby.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
It Starts with the Egg:How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant Naturally, Prevent Miscarriage, and Improve Your Odds in IVF
by Rebecca Fett
-- Whether you are trying to conceive naturally or through IVF, the quality of your eggs will have a powerful impact on how long it takes you to get pregnant and whether you face an increased risk of miscarriage.
Poor egg quality is emerging as the single most important cause of age-related infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and failed IVF cycles. It is also a major contributor to infertility in PCOS.
Based on a comprehensive investigation of a vast array of scientific research, It Starts with the Egg reveals a groundbreaking new approach for improving egg quality and fertility.
With a concrete strategy including minimizing exposure to toxins such as BPA and phthalates, choosing the right vitamins and supplements to safeguard developing eggs, and harnessing nutritional advice shown to boost IVF success rates, this book offers practical solutions to will help you get pregnant faster and deliver a healthy baby.
Paperback: 304 pagesClick to order/for more info: It Starts with the Egg
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| Photo credit: Baby Born, by Alejandro Heredia |
Yes, I did get pregnant with my own eggs.
It's actually not that rare at all.
We've had several successful, full-term, live birth pregnancies and healthy babies here on the forum at 47 years old, and even older.
All with the mother's own eggs.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
How to Get Pregnant Fast: Crucial Knowledge for Getting Pregnantby Hillary J Lowndes
-- Discover the keys to getting giving yourself the best chances of getting pregnant.
Don't surround yourself with information about what not to do.
Instead, you can take proactive steps to make sure everything is just right.
If you feel you can't get pregnant it may be because you're not taking the right approach.
The best way to get pregnant doesn't have to be stressful.
You can take control once you learn some of the science and some of the secrets passed down through time.
Paperback: 124 pagesClick to order/for more info: How to Get Pregnant Fast
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