Pregnant after 35

anyone over 40?

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Re: anyone over 40?

  • Hi! Totally new here and never posted before. I am 36 and just found out we are pregnant! Very excited and first dr appointment is September 9th. I pray everyday I have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Thnx! Nice to meet you all too
  • Welcome and Happy Pregnancy to you!!!
    1/1997 - DS
    9/1998 - Ectopic :: 4/2001 - M/C :: 8/2006 - Ectopic :: 4/2007 - M/C :: 8/2008 - Ectopic
    4/2010 - DD
    4/2012 - M/C
    6/2014 - Surprise Pregnancy at 42 yrs old! EDD 2/16/2015
    6/9 +HPT :: 6/10 hCG 383 :: 6/12 hCG 1190 :: 6/17 hCG 8224, Prog 26.4
    6/24 U/S #1 showing 6w2d CRL .43cm w/HB! :: 7/7 U/S #2 CRL 1.73cm w/strong HB!!
    7/31 NT Scan U/S #3 CRL 49mm, HB160 | MaterniT21 - Negative!!
    TEAM PINK
    9/2 - AFP Panel - Negative | U/S #4 HB150
    10/1 Anatomy U/S #5 | HB 134 | CPCs found, Trisomy 18 ruled out w/Mat21 on 7/31 | all other development normal!

    11/24 - Glucose was normal at 94
    12/23 - BPP U/S #6 HB 138 :: 12/30 - BPP U/S #7 HB 159 :: 1/5 - BPP U/S #8 HB 154
    1/12 BPP/Growth U/S #9 HB 129, weighs 5lb 12oz already w/ 4 weeks to go!!
    1/20 BPP/Growth U/S#10 HB 155, weight 6lb 9oz :: 1/26 BPP U/S#11 HB153 :: 2/2 BPP U/S #12 HB 137 :: 2/9 BPP U/S #13 HB 150
    :::::::::: 2/12 - INDUCTION DAY!! ::::::::::
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  • I'm 40, but if I carry to term, I will be 41 with this one.  DS turned 2 the beginning of this month and a surprise positive test today.  Who says our eggs are old? :-)
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  • Congrats on the + test!!  And welcome to the over 40 is the new 30 club!! :)
    1/1997 - DS
    9/1998 - Ectopic :: 4/2001 - M/C :: 8/2006 - Ectopic :: 4/2007 - M/C :: 8/2008 - Ectopic
    4/2010 - DD
    4/2012 - M/C
    6/2014 - Surprise Pregnancy at 42 yrs old! EDD 2/16/2015
    6/9 +HPT :: 6/10 hCG 383 :: 6/12 hCG 1190 :: 6/17 hCG 8224, Prog 26.4
    6/24 U/S #1 showing 6w2d CRL .43cm w/HB! :: 7/7 U/S #2 CRL 1.73cm w/strong HB!!
    7/31 NT Scan U/S #3 CRL 49mm, HB160 | MaterniT21 - Negative!!
    TEAM PINK
    9/2 - AFP Panel - Negative | U/S #4 HB150
    10/1 Anatomy U/S #5 | HB 134 | CPCs found, Trisomy 18 ruled out w/Mat21 on 7/31 | all other development normal!

    11/24 - Glucose was normal at 94
    12/23 - BPP U/S #6 HB 138 :: 12/30 - BPP U/S #7 HB 159 :: 1/5 - BPP U/S #8 HB 154
    1/12 BPP/Growth U/S #9 HB 129, weighs 5lb 12oz already w/ 4 weeks to go!!
    1/20 BPP/Growth U/S#10 HB 155, weight 6lb 9oz :: 1/26 BPP U/S#11 HB153 :: 2/2 BPP U/S #12 HB 137 :: 2/9 BPP U/S #13 HB 150
    :::::::::: 2/12 - INDUCTION DAY!! ::::::::::
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  • We need to bump this up! Getting buried :-)
    I have been having some cramps almost daily, no blood. Sometimes goes away if I rest, or water.... occasionally not. Anyone else have this? 17+ weeks with twins for mobile users :-)
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  • I had my son when I was a month shy of 40 years, I just turned 43 on Aug.16th and am due Dec. 8th.  Having a big family was something I had always wanted, however, I didn't meet my husband until 2009 (Today is our 4rth wedding anniversary!)  
    We married and a month and a half later conceived on our honeymoon in Panama!  Best souvenir ever!
    Two and a half years later Nov/2013, I miscarried at 9.5 weeks.  Broke my heart.  Took the stinkin' pills they prescribed and bled for 22 days...Turned out I had a septic miscarriage.  (Don't ever take those pills!!  UGH!!)  So they ended up doing a D&C in Dec(2013) 
    Took a family trip to Cuba 3 months later for March break and....yup, conceived again!
    I am currently 24 months and so elated to be expecting again!!  We discovered it's a boy and look forward to meeting this little one.
    I find this pregnancy going faster and I know it's because my sweet little boy keeps me on my toes most of the time!  I am very cautious and somewhat paranoid this time around (because of my previous loss) and am also much more easily exhausted.  
    I would not hang the "shop closed" sign up, I am happy to accept any babies that wish to come room in this belly anytime!  Despite the nausea, restless legs, back pain and sleep deprivation ~ I love being pregnant!  
    So good to read everyone's stories :)  This group rocks my decompression socks!! 
  • Hi, new to the group! I'm 41 and pregnant for the first time. My husband and I got married when I was 37 and I never wanted children until I met him. We tried for two years naturally then started the IVF process getting a road block in  January of this year with a cancer scare that lasted 4 months when they finally determined it was a fibroid. Then were going to restart IVF in August when, I turned up pregnant! We moved two years ago and don't have the same network I used to so I have felt pretty alone. Hoping to get support on here. Morning sickness is pretty bad but fatigue is worse! Looking forward to the 2nd trimester! 

    Thank you for all of your shares on here!
  • Hello. I just turned 44 and find myself 7weeks pregnant, naturally, after 6 years of infertility. DH and I had given up the idea of conceiving and were beginning to look forward to the idea of grandchildren instead. I have 3 (nearly) grown DS : 18, 19, & 23. (This will be his first). I have a bicornate uterus and have had 2 m/c, the last one in 2010. I've already been through the ringer with a feared miscarriage due to non doubling hCG counts, then a diagnosed blighted ovum, then in my final US, we found a heartbeat. I'm measuring at 7weeks. Still not feeling very comfortable that we won't m/c again, but trying to stay positive.
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  • We need to bump this up! Getting buried :-) I have been having some cramps almost daily, no blood. Sometimes goes away if I rest, or water.... occasionally not. Anyone else have this? 17+ weeks with twins for mobile users :-)
    Sorry, I've been MIA! We went on vacation and work was busy upon my return.  

    How are you feeling now?  Have your cramps stopped?  Have you talked to your doctor about it?  I'm sure it's probably normal, especially with the twins.  Please update me. 
    1/1997 - DS
    9/1998 - Ectopic :: 4/2001 - M/C :: 8/2006 - Ectopic :: 4/2007 - M/C :: 8/2008 - Ectopic
    4/2010 - DD
    4/2012 - M/C
    6/2014 - Surprise Pregnancy at 42 yrs old! EDD 2/16/2015
    6/9 +HPT :: 6/10 hCG 383 :: 6/12 hCG 1190 :: 6/17 hCG 8224, Prog 26.4
    6/24 U/S #1 showing 6w2d CRL .43cm w/HB! :: 7/7 U/S #2 CRL 1.73cm w/strong HB!!
    7/31 NT Scan U/S #3 CRL 49mm, HB160 | MaterniT21 - Negative!!
    TEAM PINK
    9/2 - AFP Panel - Negative | U/S #4 HB150
    10/1 Anatomy U/S #5 | HB 134 | CPCs found, Trisomy 18 ruled out w/Mat21 on 7/31 | all other development normal!

    11/24 - Glucose was normal at 94
    12/23 - BPP U/S #6 HB 138 :: 12/30 - BPP U/S #7 HB 159 :: 1/5 - BPP U/S #8 HB 154
    1/12 BPP/Growth U/S #9 HB 129, weighs 5lb 12oz already w/ 4 weeks to go!!
    1/20 BPP/Growth U/S#10 HB 155, weight 6lb 9oz :: 1/26 BPP U/S#11 HB153 :: 2/2 BPP U/S #12 HB 137 :: 2/9 BPP U/S #13 HB 150
    :::::::::: 2/12 - INDUCTION DAY!! ::::::::::
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  • @scubamomma - Welcome to the over 40 club!  And congrats on your baby boy!!  I know the nerves after a loss!  Even tho we've past the danger zone, there are still those thoughts 'is something wrong' that creep up on us.  I'm finally feeling the baby move and that is a reassuring peace.  I wish you all the best with this pregnancy!!  :)
    1/1997 - DS
    9/1998 - Ectopic :: 4/2001 - M/C :: 8/2006 - Ectopic :: 4/2007 - M/C :: 8/2008 - Ectopic
    4/2010 - DD
    4/2012 - M/C
    6/2014 - Surprise Pregnancy at 42 yrs old! EDD 2/16/2015
    6/9 +HPT :: 6/10 hCG 383 :: 6/12 hCG 1190 :: 6/17 hCG 8224, Prog 26.4
    6/24 U/S #1 showing 6w2d CRL .43cm w/HB! :: 7/7 U/S #2 CRL 1.73cm w/strong HB!!
    7/31 NT Scan U/S #3 CRL 49mm, HB160 | MaterniT21 - Negative!!
    TEAM PINK
    9/2 - AFP Panel - Negative | U/S #4 HB150
    10/1 Anatomy U/S #5 | HB 134 | CPCs found, Trisomy 18 ruled out w/Mat21 on 7/31 | all other development normal!

    11/24 - Glucose was normal at 94
    12/23 - BPP U/S #6 HB 138 :: 12/30 - BPP U/S #7 HB 159 :: 1/5 - BPP U/S #8 HB 154
    1/12 BPP/Growth U/S #9 HB 129, weighs 5lb 12oz already w/ 4 weeks to go!!
    1/20 BPP/Growth U/S#10 HB 155, weight 6lb 9oz :: 1/26 BPP U/S#11 HB153 :: 2/2 BPP U/S #12 HB 137 :: 2/9 BPP U/S #13 HB 150
    :::::::::: 2/12 - INDUCTION DAY!! ::::::::::
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  • @nikkiseuslipper - Welcome!!  Many congrats on your surprise pregnancy and even more congrats on your cancer-free status!!  I can't imagine how scary that was and I'm really glad to hear that it wasn't life threatening!! How far along are you? Due date?  Have you had any testing done yet?  So happy to gave you here!
    1/1997 - DS
    9/1998 - Ectopic :: 4/2001 - M/C :: 8/2006 - Ectopic :: 4/2007 - M/C :: 8/2008 - Ectopic
    4/2010 - DD
    4/2012 - M/C
    6/2014 - Surprise Pregnancy at 42 yrs old! EDD 2/16/2015
    6/9 +HPT :: 6/10 hCG 383 :: 6/12 hCG 1190 :: 6/17 hCG 8224, Prog 26.4
    6/24 U/S #1 showing 6w2d CRL .43cm w/HB! :: 7/7 U/S #2 CRL 1.73cm w/strong HB!!
    7/31 NT Scan U/S #3 CRL 49mm, HB160 | MaterniT21 - Negative!!
    TEAM PINK
    9/2 - AFP Panel - Negative | U/S #4 HB150
    10/1 Anatomy U/S #5 | HB 134 | CPCs found, Trisomy 18 ruled out w/Mat21 on 7/31 | all other development normal!

    11/24 - Glucose was normal at 94
    12/23 - BPP U/S #6 HB 138 :: 12/30 - BPP U/S #7 HB 159 :: 1/5 - BPP U/S #8 HB 154
    1/12 BPP/Growth U/S #9 HB 129, weighs 5lb 12oz already w/ 4 weeks to go!!
    1/20 BPP/Growth U/S#10 HB 155, weight 6lb 9oz :: 1/26 BPP U/S#11 HB153 :: 2/2 BPP U/S #12 HB 137 :: 2/9 BPP U/S #13 HB 150
    :::::::::: 2/12 - INDUCTION DAY!! ::::::::::
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  • edited September 2014
    @chupchake - How are you doing?  I know that feeling of expecting EVERY SINGLE DAY to see/hear bad news on the pregnancy.  I wish that it goes by fast for you, although, I know it won't.  It feels like the 1st trimester is an ETERNITY when you've experienced loss and many tests to confirm.  Please keep me updated.  I'm here for you!!  Welcome to the over 40 club and I wish you a VERY sticky baby this time!!!!
    1/1997 - DS
    9/1998 - Ectopic :: 4/2001 - M/C :: 8/2006 - Ectopic :: 4/2007 - M/C :: 8/2008 - Ectopic
    4/2010 - DD
    4/2012 - M/C
    6/2014 - Surprise Pregnancy at 42 yrs old! EDD 2/16/2015
    6/9 +HPT :: 6/10 hCG 383 :: 6/12 hCG 1190 :: 6/17 hCG 8224, Prog 26.4
    6/24 U/S #1 showing 6w2d CRL .43cm w/HB! :: 7/7 U/S #2 CRL 1.73cm w/strong HB!!
    7/31 NT Scan U/S #3 CRL 49mm, HB160 | MaterniT21 - Negative!!
    TEAM PINK
    9/2 - AFP Panel - Negative | U/S #4 HB150
    10/1 Anatomy U/S #5 | HB 134 | CPCs found, Trisomy 18 ruled out w/Mat21 on 7/31 | all other development normal!

    11/24 - Glucose was normal at 94
    12/23 - BPP U/S #6 HB 138 :: 12/30 - BPP U/S #7 HB 159 :: 1/5 - BPP U/S #8 HB 154
    1/12 BPP/Growth U/S #9 HB 129, weighs 5lb 12oz already w/ 4 weeks to go!!
    1/20 BPP/Growth U/S#10 HB 155, weight 6lb 9oz :: 1/26 BPP U/S#11 HB153 :: 2/2 BPP U/S #12 HB 137 :: 2/9 BPP U/S #13 HB 150
    :::::::::: 2/12 - INDUCTION DAY!! ::::::::::
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  • I'm 42. My kids are 17 and 7. Definitely a surprise with this one.... but im thrilled! I never thought I would have a baby at this age... I'm a bit nervous. .. but happy.
  • Got another "seasoned mom" here!!  We have two beautiful children (5 and 9) and have been trying for three years.  Just found out this past Monday that we are pregnant and I am cautiously optimistic!!  It's been a long three years and very frustrating but kept on fighting for what I knew hours after I gave birth to my son....that I wanted another child and knew I was not done yet...  

    Blessings to all the "seasoned moms" who are pregnant!!  May you enjoy this beautiful road you're travelling on..
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  • Hi everyone.  What a great idea for a thread.  I am 43 and still will be when LO gets here.  I have a 17 year old DS from my first marriage.  This will be my hubby's first child.  This pregnancy was a complete surprise.  So far so good.  Had a weird little hiccup when when HCG levels weren't doubling.  Had an u/s and got a heartbeat.  Yay!  First real office appointment is tomorrow and I have a huge list of questions to ask.  Everything seems different this time around.  I guess that's to be expected 18 years later!
  • Hi! I just turned 41. I have a 15 yr. old (typical) DS, had a mc 3 1/2 yrs ago, and have a 2 yr old DS with Down syndrome. I am 8 weeks pregnant. I'm a little overwhelmed with the idea of 3 kids (including basically 2 babies) to care for at 41 years old. I hope I can do it well, without any of my kids, my husband, my job, or me having to sacrifice too much.
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