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Pregnant after 35
Shanniejd
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First time for everything...
Shanniejd
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Hello all. I am 38. I have spent about 9.7 years trying to conceive naturally with no luck. About 4 years ago I resigned myself that I was probably never going to be a mother, I stopped trying and tried to stop thinking about it. Every once and a while I would miss a period or be late and allow myself to begin to fantasize about a BFP, but whenever I would finally break down and shell out the cash for a test it would be a BFN. Last week Monday was another one of those times. I told myself that I would go to the dollar store because I was done spending good money on expensive tests. i would buy a test to show me negative because my thoughts were starting to run away with me could i possibly be? i wanted to get it out of my head so that i could go back to work. So, I went to the 1 store, bought a test, took it, and saw two faints lines. Cheap test, threw it away and went back to work. Curiosity got the best of me and that night I broke down and bought a digital, and there it was, a BFP. Since then it has been like a dream. I have waited so long for just a positive test, I don't want to be heartbroken, so I haven't let myself have a lot of emotions, but the truth is im nervous...I think this may be my only chance to ever be a mother. But here I am, on this board, pregnant after 35 :
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Re: First time for everything...
Hurray!! Stories like this make me so happy. congrats!
I can't wait to meet you Neva Margaret Rebecca
We sound very much alike... I am 36 and pregnant for the second time. I had an early miscarriage at 4 weeks, at least we think it was a miscarriage. I tested positive on a urine test on Sunday and then on Thursday started spotting and test negative with urine and blood tests in the ER. That was in April and now, I am happy to say that I am approximately 6 weeks pregnant as of today. I, like you never thought that I would have a baby. I was diagnosed with MS when I was 24 and gave up on being a mom a long time ago. It was not until I met my boyfriend, that I began to have hope again. I am telling you all of this because I want you to know that you are not alone. Please have Faith that your baby will be ok. It is ok to get excited and to want to dream about what it happening. After our loss, I was scared to get excited this time, but I prayed about the baby and my emotions and realized that it is my purpose to be excited and to bring this baby into a world where he/she is wanted and adored. So, please take it one day at a time and enjoy every changing part of your body and BE EXCITED!!!!
Congratulations.
We sound very much alike... I am 36 and pregnant for the second time. I had an early miscarriage at 4 weeks, at least we think it was a miscarriage. I tested positive on a urine test on Sunday and then on Thursday started spotting and test negative with urine and blood tests in the ER. That was in April and now, I am happy to say that I am approximately 6 weeks pregnant as of today. I, like you never thought that I would have a baby. I was diagnosed with MS when I was 24 and gave up on being a mom a long time ago. It was not until I met my boyfriend, that I began to have hope again. I am telling you all of this because I want you to know that you are not alone. Please have Faith that your baby will be ok. It is ok to get excited and to want to dream about what it happening. After our loss, I was scared to get excited this time, but I prayed about the baby and my emotions and realized that it is my purpose to be excited and to bring this baby into a world where he/she is wanted and adored. So, please take it one day at a time and enjoy every changing part of your body and BE EXCITED!!!!
Congratulations.
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Congratulations and best wishes for a healthy pregnancy!
I know how you feel about feeling that this is your only chance to become a mother. I was told at a young age that I probably could not have children and since I never got pregnant and became para-menopausal by the time I was 33, I was resigned to the fact that by my late 30's that it would never happen for me. Here I am at 47 and pregnant for the first time and I am now at 36 weeks come tomorrow. I truly wish you the best and everything should be fine and my advice to you is to not worry and enjoy your blessing.