Pregnant after 35
pistachio&blush
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Intro... I turned 35 today
pistachio&blush
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Hi Ladies,
Today is my 35th Birthday. I am 28 weeks, FTM, newlywed and team blue. I am joining here today. I am also active with my birth month (A15) and another board away from the bump. My pregnancy has been treated as high risk from the beginning because I will deliver at age 35 so I have had some additional appointments and testing. Not sure if anything magical happens now that I am officially 35 but looking forward to hanging out here for the rest of pregnancy.
Today is my 35th Birthday. I am 28 weeks, FTM, newlywed and team blue. I am joining here today. I am also active with my birth month (A15) and another board away from the bump. My pregnancy has been treated as high risk from the beginning because I will deliver at age 35 so I have had some additional appointments and testing. Not sure if anything magical happens now that I am officially 35 but looking forward to hanging out here for the rest of pregnancy.
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Re: Intro... I turned 35 today
Welcome! I'm 35 but my egg is 34. I haven't had any special treatment for being 35, but the hyperemesis gravidarum and now the high blood pressure seem to be getting some attention.
Want to know the original reason 35 is the magic number? When amniocentesis first became mainstream, it was still a pretty high risk procedure. 35 was the age where the risk of complications from the amnio were the same as the risk of having a baby with Down's syndrome. Younger than 35, the risk of amnio was greater and considered not worth the risk of finding out.
Medicine has advanced since then. Amniocentesis is much less risky and there are less invasive testing means available. But 35 stuck......Fun.
In truth, some risks go up with age. But it's a gradual risk and not a cliff you fall off of at 35.
**siggy warning**
Current Age 35, DH 33
Married 9/2011
BFP 8/2012, Miscarried 9/2012
BFP 9/2012, DS 6/2013
BFP 6/2014, Miscarried 7/2014
BFP 7/2014, DD 4/2015
Everyone's bodys and life experiences are different. To say once a person hits 35 they are suddenly high risk is sort of ridiculous. For some people it may be true. But other people are just healthier and some people just age slower! I find it all annoying!!
Elizabeth 5yrs old Jane 3yrs old
I'm 41 and will be 42 at EDD. I think 35 is a great age!
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