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dragonfly711 · January 2013

Hello,

I have been reading some posts on this board for a little while and am kind of liking it. This is our first baby and I will be 39 in 2 weeks!!! My husband will be 41 at the end of February. Have been very nervous about becoming pregnant at an older age and my husband does have Downs Syndrome on his side of the family his nephew who is in his middle 20s. I am an elementary/special education/literacy teacher. I currently work as an assistant teacher in 1st grade at a private school since it has been so hard to find a teaching job in NY. Teaching is a career change for me I have worked as a Licensed Veterinary technician for the past 16 yrs. I have 2 cats, 2 dogs, and 2 horses.

My horse is my baby she is going to be 27 this year and I have had her since she was 3!!! My Jack Russell is going to be so jealous since he is my baby!!!

I just had my 1st US this past Friday. Saw the little peanut and saw the heartbeat!!! I am 8 weeks today.

I am currently on the Sept board but I have to admit I am the oldest on there and sometimes they get mad or upset at what people say for the littlest things. I have noticed on here that you do not seem to be that way. I think being older might help. I am still on that board because it is nice to see how I am doing with MS ect

Sorry for the rant, I just wanted to finally post and get to know all of you:)

sloturtle · January 2013

Congrats and Welcome!! I am 39 and this is my 3rd pregnancy. I had a a pretty big space between 2 and 3 (11 yrs). This is my DH's 1st baby and he is super excited

Hoping you have a happy and healthy 9 months!!

dragonfly711 · January 2013

sloturtle:
Congrats and Welcome!! I am 39 and this is my 3rd pregnancy. I had a a pretty big space between 2 and 3 (11 yrs). This is my DH's 1st baby and he is super excited
Hoping you have a happy and healthy 9 months!!

Thank you nice being on this board with more woman my age!!! Makes me feel better lol

RedDDD · January 2013

Hi! I'm on the Sept board too. I will be turning 35 in a couple months but I'm on this board too for the same reasons you said. This is my 2 nd baby so I'm not here for the cattiness. It's nice to commiserate with a group though.

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surpriseaddition · January 2013

Welcome! DH and I are expecting another DD in May....we already have a 14 year old DD and 12 year DS. I conceived at 42 and will deliver at 43. The pregnancy was a complete surprise for us.

I know you have concerns about Downs...but I always try to look at the upside of the stats. At my age, the chance of Downs is 1:40, but that also means that 97% of babies born to women 43 years old will NOT have it! You're a spring chick compared to me....try not to worry. They can do an ultrasound at 11 weeks (up to 13 weeks I think) where they can take measurements of the back of the neck and look at the bridge of the nose. This, coupled with some blood work, can make a pretty accurate prediction regarding the likelihood of Downs. My chances improved from 1:40 to 1:750 based upon my results. You may want to ask your OB about that non-invasive testing to give you some peace of mind.

Abeille · January 2013

Congrats and welcome! The birth month boards seem to have a little less drama once everyone starts to get into 2nd tri.

dragonfly711 · January 2013

RedDDD:
Hi! nbsp;I'm on the Sept board too. nbsp;I will be turning 35 in a couple months but I'm on this board too for the same reasons you said. nbsp;This is my 2 nd baby so I'm not here for the cattiness. nbsp;It's nice to commiserate with a group though. :.nbsp;

Oh good glad I did not offend you. Just so different when you are in your later 30s than in your 20s lol glad to meet you!!!

dragonfly711 · January 2013

surpriseaddition:
Welcome!nbsp; DH and I are expecting another DD in May....we already have a 14 year old DD and 12 year DS.nbsp; I conceived at 42 and will deliver at 43.nbsp; The pregnancy was a complete surprise for us.I know you have concerns about Downs...but I always try to look at the upside of the stats.nbsp; At my age, the chance of Downs is 1:40, but that also means that 97 of babies born to women 43 years old will NOT have it!nbsp; You'renbsp;a spring chick compared to me....try not to worry.nbsp; They can do an ultrasound at 11 weeks up to 13 weeks I think where they can take measurements of the back of the neck and looknbsp;at the bridge of the nose.nbsp; This, coupled with some blood work, can make a pretty accurate prediction regarding the likelihood of Downs.nbsp; My chances improved from 1:40 to 1:750 based upon my results.nbsp; You may want to ask your OB about that noninvasive testing to give you some peace of mind.

Hello and thank you for your reply. Yes we have talked about the testing and the scan we can do at around 1113 weeks we are going to do that and bloodwork just for some idea. I am trying to just relax. Now that I have had my first US and saw heartbeat I am better!!!

dragonfly711 · January 2013

jrtmom:
Welcome!! nbsp;: nbsp;I also have Jack Russells two and a horse. nbsp;I am sure you will like this board. nbsp;: nbsp;I find it more helpful than my birth month board. nbsp;

Oh great!!! Another woman who has two JRT mine is lazy just turned 12 my boy!! He is going to be so jealous even my husband tells me this. What kind of horse so you have. Great to meet you!!

dragonfly711 · January 2013

Abeille:
Congrats and welcome! The birth month boards seem to have a little less drama once everyone starts to get into 2nd tri.nbsp;

I have heard that that is reassuring.

supersarah77 · January 2013

Congratulations on your pregnancy! I'm sure it was exciting to see your little nugget's heartbeat. Welcome to the board.

Other AMA friends warned me that the BMBs are catty, and it's true for July, but there are some helpful posts if you can just scroll right on by the drama.

Wishing you a happy and healthy pregnancy!

kerivp · January 2013

Welcome and congrats!! I will be 36 in August and we are expecting our 2nd. From what I have seen, this board is pretty drama-free.

dhreczuck · January 2013

Welcome and congrats! Try not to get too worked up about the DS risk. As pp stated when you look at the overall statistics it is actually a very low risk.

kat1221 · January 2013

Congrats and welcome!!

I am 38 and due to have a RCS on Thursday. This is our second, we have a 4.5 year old son.

I am also a teacher! Well, I am not working right now but plan on looking for the fall. The market is competitive all over the country it seems. I moved from GA to WA and it's hard to find a teaching job in both places. Weird.

Glad your U/S went well and you got to see your little bean. Best of luck for a happy and healthy 9 months!!

Country Girl in the City · January 2013

Welcome!

goatgirlnyc · January 2013

Hi there. Congratulations on your pregnancy. Seeing the heartbeat for the first time really is pretty mind blowing.

Reading you post made me realize I've been feeling similar to you in terms of my birth month board. I've been posting mostly on the August board and quietly lurking on this board so I haven't made an intro as well. This is my first pregnancy. I am 39 and will be 40 when I deliver. I go back to the August boards because everyone is at or near the same week as me in terms of what our bodies are up to, along with certain tests and benchmarks.

Admittedly, I'm feeling pretty old on the August board not just in age but in terms of the...ah...maturity level with regards to the tone some of the posts, arguments, etc. and I have to agree with you that it doesn't seem that way with the over 35 set.

I feel like I might be heading this way a lot more as well.

Anyway, this was a long response but I just want say welcome over-35-first-time-mommy!

MeliGOP · January 2013

Hi and welcome,

I just joined myself. I just turned 40 in December and we conceived just a week before that. So technically I was 39 when we conceived It will be our first child and I actually moved from the September board to the August board with a new dd of August 31st.

See you around Smile

dragonfly711 · January 2013

jrtmom:
hlmlvt:
jrtmom:
Welcome!! nbsp;: nbsp;I also have Jack Russells two and a horse. nbsp;I am sure you will like this board. nbsp;: nbsp;I find it more helpful than my birth month board. nbsp;
Oh great!!! Another woman who has two JRT mine is lazy just turned 12 my boy!! He is going to be so jealous even my husband tells me this. What kind of horse so you have. Great to meet you!!
Thanks. My JRTs are 14 and 7. The 14 year old is obviously lazier than the 7 year old, but is in great shape for his age. The 7 year old is a typical energetic JRT. My 14 year old JRT has always been my baby, and I am certain he will be jealous once the baby comes. I am going to try and make a huge effort to keep him included in everything as much as possible. I will also set aside "special time" to spend with just him. My mare is a Connemara. What kind of horse do you have?
Hello!! I have a 2 quarter horses I have had them since I was young crazy!!! I too will be setting side special time for the JRT, he will so need it, the golden will too but not as much as the JRT, I have to go in another month to get an US done of his heart he has a heart murmur and I knew about it last year and have worked in vet hospitals for years so I know what they are and everything but when it is your dog it is so different, now his murmur is worse so I so want to get a recheck so if he needs meds I can get him on them ASAP. My JRT still hikes and goes on the kayak with me but now we might have to slow it down depending on his heart.

dragonfly711 · January 2013

goatgirlnyc:
Hi there. Congratulations on your pregnancy. Seeing the heartbeat for the first time really is pretty mind blowing.
Reading you post made me realize I've been feeling similar to you in terms of my birth month board. I've been posting mostly on the August board and quietly lurking on this board so I haven't made an intro as well. This is my first pregnancy. I am 39 and will be 40 when I deliver. I go back to the August boards because everyone is at or near the same week as me in terms of what our bodies are up to, along with certain tests and benchmarks.
Admittedly, I'm feeling pretty old on the August board not just in age but in terms of the...ah...maturity level with regards to the tone some of the posts, arguments, etc. and I have to agree with you that it doesn't seem that way with the over 35 set.
I feel like I might be heading this way a lot more as well.
Anyway, this was a long response but I just want say welcome over-35-first-time-mommy!

Hello!!! Thanks for the reply, I am so glad I am not the only one that feels this way. I do go on the Sept board because like you said what our bodies are up to and the benchmarks ect that is nice. I can see I am going to like this board more because everyone is much more mature, I did not realize until I started lurking here and how calm it is on this board.
Glad I am getting to know all of you!!! I will still go back and forth to both boards but might use this one for serious stuff. LOL

RedLucia · January 2013

Gosh. Thank you for sharing. I feel the same way about maturity level on my birth month (September) group. I like the September board because it relates to my time and due date. However, sometimes people get attacked on the posts just for sharing another valid opinion on a subject.

I wonder how many August/September moms are on this board? I am due 9/4. ...will post on that.

cali3674 · January 2013

Welcome. I am fairly new to posting on any of the boards though I have been lurking around for a few weeks. This board seems very welcoming.

I agree about the birth month boards. I am on the August board as my due date is August 25th but I don't post there much. Mostly I sit back and watch the fur fly. It will settle down some soon I hope.

I am also almost 39. My birthday is coming up the first week of March. My DH will turn 42 in June. This is my 4th baby. I also work in education. I am a ed. assistant at a charter school. I currently teach reading groups and do playground supervision. My oldest, who is 16 and a jr. in high school, intends to become a vet tech or surgical vet tech. She just finished a job shadow at our vet's office and they wanted to figure out a way to keep her. She is a horse girl too. In fact, we are heading off to her first Oregon High School Equestrian Team (OHSET) meet this weekend. She has been riding since just after she finished kindergarten. Our other two kids, ages 12 and 8, are swimmers on a year-around club swim team.

Congrats on seeing that heartbeat. It is exciting, isn't it? Once again, welcome. I look forward to getting to know you better.

mamajess68 · January 2013

Congratulations! and you are exactly a week ahead of me (although I will be an earlier csection). I can't imagine how VERY exciting it must be for the first after waiting so long. Like so many on here, I'm in the Sept. group but prefer the AMA crowd - I am 44 and will be 45 at delivery (God willing!). My DH is 50 and we have 3 wonderful children: DD (almost 15), DD (12), DS (4). I got my first surprise baby at 40 after having such a difficult time getting pregnant in my late 20's and 30's. Easy to be a devout Catholic when you don't think you can get pregnant! This time around is even more of a shock - DH is doing well with it. Haven't told the kids yet, so I lurk on these boards at least once a day looking for similar stories and comradery. I had a great online community during my last pregnancy - we're still friends on FB! Looking forward to getting to know all of you, too!

AmyM72 · January 2013

Congrats and welcome, I know what you mean about the BMB's, they tend to get a little wound up Smile

jkzinck · January 2013

Welcome and congrats. I am due with number 2 in august 2 weeks after I turn 40. I hope everything goes as smoothly for you as it did with my first and so far my second Smile

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