A 46-year-old woman in her eighth month of pregnancy took part in a marathon recently held in Boston (the USA).
She covered 42 km within seven hours.
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.
What is more interesting, the woman does not understand why people make so much fuss about her deed?
Her opinion is, pregnancy is not a disease.
Women in past centuries treated pregnancy especially seriously only when it came to its end.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on Funreports.com
Read more: Pregnant marathon athlete
Originally posted on April 24, 2002
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
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| My Baby Chase |
by Gilda Dangot Simpkin
-- This is the heart-wrenching tale of our convoluted 10-year quest to have a family, from the serious, and sometimes hilarious side of fertility treatments, through two harrowing international adoptions.
Our journey is filled with so many cliffhangers it reads more like a suspense tale than reality.
As you come along for our wild ride, you will be clutching this book praying we don't get derailed again.
Our story of determination and tenacity will give hope to anyone facing a difficult life journey.
Let my story motivate you to attain your dreams!
📚 Paperback: 188 pages
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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
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Let me share my story!
My grandmother gave birth to my auntie when my grandmother was 46 years old.
Since my grandmother was so healthy, doctors said there was no reason she couldn’t carry the baby.
She had a very easy pregnancy, and birth, from what I heard.
And that birth happened over 40 years ago!
So no donor egg here!
Every baby is a blessing, and if the baby is loved and cared for, then who is to judge really?
I am firmly convinced you will be just fine.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Your Guide to the Best Kept Secrets
by Jan Klein, Bridgette Lewinsky, Brian Andrews
-- Infertility is a serious condition affecting many lives of couples wishing so desperately to get pregnant.
The journey to overcome infertility has many stumbling blocks but it is also speckled with hope every step of the way.
This book is meant to be a powerful tool in taking action against your infertility and overcoming it.
It addresses some of the most common causes of infertility as well as the diagnostic process, which so many women fear.
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.
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Just read in the paper today Author Helen Fielding had her second baby at 48!
Life has mirrored art for Bridget Jones’ author Helen. Just like her heroine (played by Renee Zellweger), Helen became a mum in her 40s.
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.
Some hope for us would be
oldermums, don't you think?
Read more: After Geri Horner gives birth, aged 44, other celebs who have had babies later in life
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| Surprise Motherhood |
by Ophelia Austin-Small
-- 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.
Nowhere is there a book for the almost 3 million adult women facing surprise pregnancy every year.
Surprise Motherhood is aimed directly at that gap, telling the stories of Ophelia and other women who have faced unplanned pregnancy as an adult, professional women.
With extensive information about options, paternity, career issues, postpartum depression, finances, and more, Surprise Motherhood is the only reference of its kind, and is sure to be an invaluable reader resource.
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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.
No interventions and I had one miscarriage at 44 years old, after six weeks along.
My Down's risk was 1 in 18 before my nuchal translucency/blood test.
It was thankfully decreased to 1 in 185 afterward.
I'm feeling very thankful and will get another ultrasound, and probably an amnio at 18 weeks.
Love hearing other 45 and over stories!
- Pamela
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Wendie Wilson-Miller and Erika Napoletano
-- 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.
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.
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.
The Insider's Guide to Egg Donation 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.
📚 Paperback: 280 pages
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Women over 40 DO NOT have a higher risk for Down's Syndrome babies.
That statistic is skewed.
The risk is higher for Down's babies with a FIRST pregnancy and since in the last 20 years, a greater majority of women were choosing to put off having babies until in their 40s all of a sudden the instances of Down's babies over the age of 40 increased drastically!
But it wasn't women in general over 40 having babies... it was STILL first pregnancies with the high risk - it just so happened many more of these first pregnancies were occurring over age 40.
Thus the stats changed but were never explained accurately.
I think it is all too easy to think of 1-80 as one in 80%, but it is not.
1-80 translates to 1.25 % for DS, or 98.75% chance of not having Down Syndrome....
Maternal age as a risk factor for occurrence of Down Syndrome
Age...Stats...Percentage DS...Percentage not having Down Syndrome
36....... 1/200.......0.5% DS.............or 99.5% NOT
37........1/150.......0.666667% DS.....or 99.333333% NOT
38........1/120.......0.833333% DS....or 99.166667% NOT
39........1/100.......1% DS...................or 99% NOT
40........1/75 ........1.33333% DS........or 98.66667 % NOT
41........1/60........1.66667% DS........or 98.33333 % NOT
42........1/45........2.22222% DS.......or 97.77778 % NOT
43.........1/35 .......2.85714% DS......or 97.14286 % NOT
44.........1/30........3.33333% DS.....or 96.66667 % NOT
45+.......1/20........5% DS ...............or 95% NOT
Source: udaan.org/downsynd/downgene.htmlWhat I get from this is that the chances of having a baby with Down's Syndrome does not go up as drastically as I had originally thought.
The one in whatever numbers makes things look very bad for us.
When I translated them however to percentages, they look a lot better.
We have a better chance of having a baby without Down's Syndrome.
If I had an illness and was told I had a 95% chance of getting better, I would not plan my funeral.
Would you?
Source: Jillian | FertilityFriend.com
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Kathryn Lynard Soper (Author), Martha Sears (Foreword)
-- Having a baby with Down syndrome is not something most parents would willingly choose. Yet many who travel this path discover rich, unexpected rewards along the way.
In this candid and poignant collection of personal stories, sixty-three mothers describe the gifts of respect, strength, delight, perspective, and love, which their child with Down syndrome has brought into their lives.
The contributors to this collection have diverse personalities and perspectives and draw from a wide spectrum of ethnicity, world views, and religious beliefs. Some are parenting within a traditional family structure; some are not.
Some never considered terminating their pregnancy; some struggled with the decision. Some were calm at the time of diagnosis; some were traumatized. Some write about their pregnancy and the months after giving birth; some reflect on years of experience with their child.
Their diverse experiences point to a common truth: The life of a child with Down syndrome is something to celebrate. These women have something to say--not just to other mothers but to all of us.
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Cheryl Lindsey-Seelhoff of Gentle Spirit magazine fame, had her youngest when she was 46 years old.
[All things home, all things natural, all things neighborly - a monthly magazine for homeschoolers, homesteaders, and other neighborly folks]
Both her husband, Rick, and Cheryl are almost 50 years old.
Cheryl is a mom to eleven children, including Magdalene, 14 months, and Solomon, 4 years old.
She is also stepmother to four, grandmother to nine, and she has lots to say about mothering, grandmothering, homeschooling, and parenting.
Seven of her children, one year old through 16 years old, are still at home all of the time, and all are unschooled.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Daniel A. Potter and Jennifer S. Hanin
-- Infertility can be a couple's biggest nightmare, and for many of them, technology is the only place to turn for a chance at successfully conceiving their own child.
In What to Do When You Can't Get Pregnant, world-renowned fertility expert Dr. Daniel A. Potter and Jennifer S. Hanin—a journalist who conceived twin girls through in vitro fertilization — walk readers step-by-step through the intricate process of having a baby using the latest technologies, sharing insider information on all possible procedures, how to choose the right doctor, what questions to ask, and how to live a healthy
fertilelifestyle to increase the chances of success.
For the first time, readers will have access to detailed information on the very latest scientific advances in the field, including pre-screening for genetic diseases, gender-choosing, and pre-selecting desirable traits for children.
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Kaiya posted: Recently at my list Over40Mommies a woman joined who is 50 or 51 years old, and also has older children.
She now is with a new husband who is in his 30s.
There is a history of several mature pregnancies in her family.
Most notably her maternal grandmother who gave birth to her uncle at 54 years old.
Her grandmother had many births at home, but she decided to go to the hospital for the birth of the uncle who was perfectly healthy.
So she doesn't feel she is too old.
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Evie posted: I have done a lot of genealogy research along with my girlfriend (on her family).
We found there were SO MANY natural
oopsbabies in their late forties and early 50s.
Keep up the hope ladies!
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Louise posted: A woman who has had children at 40, 42 and 44 years old herself was talking to a nurse in her doctor's office.
The nurse told a story of a woman who, at 56 years old, came in complaining of weight gain and abdominal discomfort.
She had not had a cycle in
yearsso they didn't think pregnancy at first.
They did a number of tests for other things, only to discover she was actually pregnant and nearly 6 months along!!
She had a healthy baby girl three months later.
Her husband was in his 60s.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
45 and Pregnant: How I Conceived and Delivered Naturallyby Liz Angeles
-- A three-part journey that begins with a 44-year-old single woman with no prospects, leading quickly to a middle-aged pregnancy.
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.
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.
Her comical memoir spanning a 5-year period includes many healthy pregnancy tips and natural parenting options.
Her revealing details and personal choices promise to educate, entertain and inspire.
Paperback: 223 pagesClick to order/for more info: 45 and Pregnant
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Our neighbor has a colleague at work who is pregnant for the second time at 49 years old.
Her first child, she had when she was 47 years old.
We recently ran into another couple who had conceived for the first time without any medical help, when she was 46 years old.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Ready: Why Women Are Embracing The New Later Motherhood
by Elizabeth Gregory
-- Over the past three decades, skyrocketing numbers of women have chosen to start their families in their late thirties and early forties.
In 2005, ten times as many women had their first child between the ages of 35 and 39 as in 1975, and thirteen times as many had their first between 40 and 44.
Women now have the option to define for themselves when they're ready for family, rather than sticking to a schedule set by social convention.
As a society, however, we have yet to come to terms with the phenomenon of later motherhood, and women who decide it makes sense for them to delay pregnancy often find themselves confronted with alarmist warnings about the dangers of waiting too long.
In Ready, Elizabeth Gregory tracks the burgeoning trend of new later motherhood and demonstrates that for many women today, waiting for family works best.
She provides compelling evidence of the benefits of having children later -- by birth or by adoption.
Paperback: 336 pagesClick to order/for more info: Ready
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My name is Susan, and I am 46 years old.
We were not trying to get pregnant - this is a total surprise!
I just found out I am 6 weeks and 5 days pregnant.
This will be our third baby, but my fourth pregnancy.
I lost one baby due to miscarriage.
I am due with this baby on my birthday.
I will be 47 years old when the baby is born.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
45 and Pregnant: How I Conceived and Delivered Naturallyby Liz Angeles
-- A three-part journey that begins with a 44-year-old single woman with no prospects, leading quickly to a middle-aged pregnancy.
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.
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.
Her comical memoir spanning a 5-year period includes many healthy pregnancy tips and natural parenting options.
Her revealing details and personal choices promise to educate, entertain and inspire.
Paperback: 223 pagesClick to order/for more info: 45 and Pregnant
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I am now 49 years old (almost) and my daughter will be 3 years old in March.
Got pregnant accidentally (Can you believe it? A woman of my age getting pregnant accidentally, oh my,) and the father only lasted about 6 months or so.
So -- single, going through menopause, with an almost 3-year old -- many tough days for sure -- would I change any single thing, no, my pregnancy was wonderful, I loved it, I love remembering it, wish I could do it again over and over.
I was perfectly healthy (and I was a smoker) and I had the healthiest smartest (of course) most beautiful baby girl, even thinking about it now I get tears in my eyes.
She has not suffered because I'm older -- there was no way I would have been the parent I am when I was younger.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Rewinding Your Biological Clock: Motherhood Late in Lifeby Richard J. Paulson M.D., Judith Sachs
-- In 1996, Dr. Richard Paulson assisted a 63-year-old woman to conceive using in vitro fertilization with a donor egg, and she became the oldest woman in the world to give birth.
This incredible example of how assisted reproductive technologies, or ART, can change the course of nature, raises tough biological, emotional, and ethical issues.
Rewinding Your Biological Clock is a unique exploration of each of these issues, especially the
how-toof peri- and post-menopausal pregnancy.
Written by a leading fertility specialist and a health educator, this original and daring book rethinks society's most fundamental beliefs about motherhood, aging, and life itself.
Paperback: 356 pagesClick to order/for more info: Rewinding Your Biological Clock
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
--
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
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Count me into the over 45 club...
I'll be less than one week short of 46 years old when my little girl is due to be born in May.
We weren't trying to conceive, and this was quite a shock!
No interventions, only the surprise of it not being in menopause and being positive pregnancy.
Opted out of all the tests except amnio. I did have the amnio.
Positive for T21 (downs).
So far no other issues. Being
oldgets me an ultrasound every month.
Really great pregnancy so far.
This is my sixth child, and this child will be 11 months younger than my first grandchild.
When I went in for my first OB appointment, my doctor told me there were other patients my age in there.
I had asked if I was the oldest - he said
No way!
That made me feel a little better... - Maria
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Sperm Meets Egg Plan: Getting Pregnant Fasterby Deanna Roy
-- The Sperm Meets Egg Plan is a step-by-step guide to achieving pregnancy without taking invasive tests, charting temperatures, or making mistakes in predicting your ovulation that result in mistimed attempts at fertilization.
Designed by Deanna Roy after months of trying made her believe she had a fertility problem, the plan will help you time intercourse whether you have a typical or atypical cycle.
It includes adjustments for common fertility problems, what to do if you are over forty, and considerations for trying again after a pregnancy loss.
This booklet includes 40 pages of instruction plus a 10-page sneak peek of Deanna's book Baby Dust. It should be a free download.
This FREE booklet is a THANK YOU to all the women who have supported Deanna's web site since the loss of her first baby in 1998.
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I am now 46 years old and 12 weeks pregnant - so far, so good!!
I decided to become a mother on my own, and I feel so blessed and lucky I was able to get pregnant.
I'll be 47 years old when this baby is born, and I am looking forward to my new life and new role as a mom!!
I used my own eggs along with donor sperm - this was based on the fact all my fertility tests were fairly good - Clomid to stimulate the ovaries a bit... then an Ovadril injection.
Yes, it was an IUI [Intrauterine insemination].
There's a little family medical history which may have been in my favor as well, one cousin was 48 years old when her daughter was born .
She had a normal, uneventful pregnancy, she actually thought menopause had started!!
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
What Every Woman Should Know About Fertility and Her Biological Clockby Cara Birrittieri
-- Until now, there has been little practical advice on what women can do about ticking biological clocks.
What Every Woman Should Know About Her Biological Clock is the first book to explore a woman's reproductive lifespan completely, from beginning to end.
Based on Cara Birrittieri's own experience of running up against a slowing biological clock, she shows women for the first time how to
tell what time it iswith a simple blood test giving them a peek at the state of their ovaries.
Paperback: 224 pagesClick to order/for more info: What Every Woman Should Know About Fertility and Her Biological Clock
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
A woman's fertility falls after the age of 35, but many an older woman has been surprised when she has fallen pregnant with an unplanned baby in her late 40s or even early 50s.
Cherie Blair, the Prime Minister's wife, was certainly not alone in assuming her fertility was negligible only to be surprised and delighted to be proved wrong.
The Prime Minister's wife gave birth to her fourth child two years ago, at the age of 45. Their first child, Euan, was born in 1984.
Sadly, Cherie suffered a miscarriage following another unplanned pregnancy at the age of 47.
Late pregnancy can and does happen, and for this reason, it is important to get correct advice about contraception even beyond the menopause.
Read more: Pregnancy Question - 54 year old wife
Photo credit: Former prime minister Tony Blair and Cherie Booth with their fourth child, Leo, in May 2000. Photograph: Mary Mccartney/PA | TheGuardian.com
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
50 Things You Can Do Today to Increase Your Fertilityby Sally Lewis and Nim Barnes
-- Practical advice and a holistic approach to help you conceive, including simple dietary and lifestyle changes and do it yourself complementary therapies.
In this accessible and informative guide, Sally Lewis explains how age, sexual infections, diet, excess weight, stress, and anxiety affect fertility.
Teaching how to discover the best time for conception; understand the link between body, mind, and fertility; and manage stress and relax to prevent anxiety, this is the ultimate guide to increasing the likelihood of conception at any age.
Paperback: 128 pagesClick to order/for more info: 50 Things You Can Do Today to Increase Your Fertility
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| Photo credit: Mark Coppelson, Deborah Thomas and son Oscar | TheSocialShuttle.com | All rights reserved |
She is trying to balance work with her desire to spend time with her son.
One of the most challenging things at finding herself pregnant at age 46, was the chance of miscarrying.
Happily, though Deborah gave birth to her only child Oscar, who she describes as the best thing that has ever happened in her life.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on ABC.net.au
Read more: Deborah Thomas on having a baby at 46
Originally posted on February 18, 2004.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Sperm Meets Egg Plan: Getting Pregnant Fasterby Deanna Roy
-- The Sperm Meets Egg Plan is a step-by-step guide to achieving pregnancy without taking invasive tests, charting temperatures, or making mistakes in predicting your ovulation that result in mistimed attempts at fertilization.
Designed by Deanna Roy after months of trying made her believe she had a fertility problem, the plan will help you time intercourse whether you have a typical or atypical cycle.
It includes adjustments for common fertility problems, what to do if you are over forty, and considerations for trying again after a pregnancy loss.
This booklet includes 40 pages of instruction plus a 10-page sneak peek of Deanna's book Baby Dust. It should be a free download.
This FREE booklet is a THANK YOU to all the women who have supported Deanna's web site since the loss of her first baby in 1998.
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I am 46 years old, and pregnant naturally.
I didn't even know I was pregnant for weeks - since my periods have been weird for more than a year.
I am laying low until my NT [nuchal translucency] scan on Friday.
Congrats on your good results!!
I am having trouble getting my mind around all of this, if you know what I mean.
Hang in there, Colliemom
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Baby Business: How Money, Science, and Politics Drive the Commerce of Conceptionby Debora L. Spar
-- Despite legislation claiming to prohibit it, there is a thriving market for babies spreading across the globe.
Fueled by rapid advances in reproductive medicine and the desperate desires of millions of would-be parents, the acquisition of children — whether through donated eggs, rented wombs, or cross-border adoption — has become a multi-billion dollar industry leaving science, law, ethics, and commerce deeply at odds.
In The Baby Business, Debora Spar argues it is time to acknowledge the commercial truth about reproduction and to establish a standard that governs its transactions.
In this fascinating behind-the-scenes account, she combines pioneering research and interviews with the industry's top reproductive scientists and trailblazers to provide a first glimpse at how the industry works: who the baby-makers are, who makes money, how prices are set, and what defines the clientele.
Fascinating stories illustrate the inner workings of market segments -- including stem cell research, surrogacy, egg swapping,
designer babies,adoption, and human cloning -- as Spar explores the moral and legal challenges industry players must address.
The first purely commercial look at an industry dealing in humanity's most intimate issues, this book challenges us to consider the financial promise and ethical perils we'll face as the baby business moves inevitably forward.
Hardcover: 302 pagesClick to order/for more info: The Baby Business
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I don't believe that our eggs are old. It just doesn't make logical sense. There was an article posted a while back about how every ...
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Cheryl Lindsey-Seelhoff of Gentle Spirit magazine fame, had her youngest when she was 46 years old. [All things home, all things natural...
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