I just found this site, because I am 45 and have a positive pregnancy test. I have 4 children the last one at 43, and the one before that at 41. We had not planned for another baby, but now that I am pregnant feel I need to find information on being pregnant at 45. My husband is thrilled and already picking out names. I am just scared, the statistics on carrying a baby to term are not too positive. I am trying to turn it over and just leave it in God's hands, but the thought of miscarriage is terrifying to me.
I am new to this i am 48 and im trying to get pregnant with first my last period was june last year, i was told that if i dont have any eggs i can get a eggs from another and do ivf and insert in me and maybe i can have a baby that way i have a family member that will donate. tue is my dr apt lets see what happens.
i can understand getting upset. i have had so many test and they find nothing wrong with me. I gave up but i think that i will give it one last try. never give up hope a miracle can always happen. that is what i hope for me.
I am 46. I had a Tubal Ligation when I was 27. I had it reversed when I was 41 & gave birth to a healthy son (conceived naturally) when I was 43. This past February I became pregnant again (age 45) and miscarried at 11 weeks. It does happen.
Hello everyone, I thank you all for sharing your stories for has been encouraging to me. I am 45 years old have have been trying to conceive for a long time. I was pregnant in 2008 but lost the baby after almost 5 months of pregnancy. It has been very hard but we are trying again. I was in my 20's when I first got married and have been trying, we were blessed with a son after 5 years of trying and have been trying ever since to have another one but have had 3 misscarriages which have been very painful to go through.
I was going to give it up but because the desire is so strong we will give it another try. After reading some of the articles on this site I feel good to know that I am not alone and that you ladies who have shared your story understand how I feel and that I am not the only one going through this.
Thank you all for sharing your stories.
Sandy
I was going to give it up but because the desire is so strong we will give it another try. After reading some of the articles on this site I feel good to know that I am not alone and that you ladies who have shared your story understand how I feel and that I am not the only one going through this.
Thank you all for sharing your stories.
Sandy
A little background on myself for all those out there, I had my first baby at 35. Divorced and remarried at 40. Sick for two years then started thinking it would be nice to have another baby with this new husband who has no children. But, I'm 45. I know chances might be slim but I might try to see a doctor about it anyway. I have regular periods just as always but I'm sure that's not an automatic pass go on pregnancy. I don't have enough money to adopt so I was thinking I might try just this year to see. Something keeps coming up in my mind I would like to share which is a true story. My twin sister had trouble conceiving her second child and she was around 38 at the time. Not that I don't trust doctors but she had this one doctor who kept wasting time with a lot of blood tests and nothing was getting done. Finally after they were suggesting some sort of scope operation to take a look at her ovaries she switched doctors. He immediately gave her Clomid. After one month she got pregnant. ONE MONTH. Turns out her ovaries needed to get kicked into gear. It makes me wonder about certain doctors. So if you don;t get results or the answers you need be careful and remember this story. Also the Clomid cost hardly anything, while the other doctor charged her a fortune in tests.
Ladies - I got pregnant at 45 by accident, it was the only time my husband did not use a condom. Quite a shock to me and I was not exactly thrilled about it either, my other kids were in their teens at the time. I had no complications or problems during pregnancy and my obgyn said it was not big dea to be pregnant at that age, even though I kept asking if I should be doing anything special. Now I am 50 with a 4 year old, an 18 year old and a 15 year old. Learned my lesson and had my tubes tied though!
My mother had me when she was 45. Mind you, she had a thyroid condition that she was unaware of at the time, so her periods were only two weeks apart and irregular. I guess you can call me a miracle. I was also a surprise...
So glad I found this website. The guest that posted on 5/5/2007 was encouraging for my faith in God's ability. I can relate to Hannah, the mother of Samuel when she weeped bitterly at the alter. God heard her cries and gave her a child. She was "advanced in years" and thought to be barren, but God gave her a child. Every time I get my period I weep bitterly. My husband and I are over 40, in our first and only marriage and neither of us have children. Within 5 months of getting married I got pregnant but miscarried within 8 weeks. The baby never had a heartbeat. Everyone was amazed I got pregnant so fast since he was working night shift at the time so opportunities were not exactly plentiful. After the D&C we all thought I would get pregnant soon but now it's been a year since we started trying and no pregnancy. My doctor took a blood test and a scan to check for any problems. (family history of cancer and I had thyroid cancer) The scan was clean and my TSH level is good, but my estrogen level is low. What's really sad is that my blood was drawn on day 14 of my cycle and only about 2 days after I had a spike in whatever hormone brings out the hypersensitivity in me. (it typically lasts only a couple of days unless it causes a big fight with my husband) As crazy as it sounds, sometimes all I can think about is having a baby. I waited for the Lord to bring me a husband and am so incredibly glad I did as he is better than anything I could have imagined. Now I'm waiting for a child. Adoption is not ruled out and I'd like to adopt even when I do finally get pregnant, but the waiting is so painful. I believe that the Lord gave me these desires and I trust Him to deliver on His promises one way or another. I hope I'm not being greedy to hope I can have both.
I'm currently 3 days late for my period and waiting until I'm at least 5 days late before taking a pregnancy test because I'm not ready to face the heart break of another negative test. The reason I say that is because my cycles are no longer as reliable as they were about 4 months ago. In August I had the strangest period I'd ever had, September I was 2 days late, in early October I was 3 days early and based on my previous 26-day cycle, I was due to start on 10/28. Before August my cycle was a reliable 26 days with a 3-4 day period.
I'm currently 3 days late for my period and waiting until I'm at least 5 days late before taking a pregnancy test because I'm not ready to face the heart break of another negative test. The reason I say that is because my cycles are no longer as reliable as they were about 4 months ago. In August I had the strangest period I'd ever had, September I was 2 days late, in early October I was 3 days early and based on my previous 26-day cycle, I was due to start on 10/28. Before August my cycle was a reliable 26 days with a 3-4 day period.
So glad I found this website. The guest that posted on 5/5/2007 was encouraging for my faith in God's ability. I can relate to Hannah, the mother of Samuel when she weeped bitterly at the alter. God heard her cries and gave her a child. She was "advanced in years" and thought to be barren, but God gave her a child. Every time I get my period I weep bitterly. My husband and I are over 40, in our first and only marriage and neither of us have children. Within 5 months of getting married I got pregnant but miscarried within 8 weeks. The baby never had a heartbeat. Everyone was amazed I got pregnant so fast since he was working night shift at the time so opportunities were not exactly plentiful. After the D&C we all thought I would get pregnant soon but now it's been a year since we started trying and no pregnancy. My doctor took a blood test and a scan to check for any problems. (family history of cancer and I had thyroid cancer) The scan was clean and my TSH level is good, but my estrogen level is low. What's really sad is that my blood was drawn on day 14 of my cycle and only about 2 days after I had a spike in whatever hormone brings out the hypersensitivity in me. (it typically lasts only a couple of days unless it causes a big fight with my husband) As crazy as it sounds, sometimes all I can think about is having a baby. I waited for the Lord to bring me a husband and am so incredibly glad I did as he is better than anything I could have imagined. Now I'm waiting for a child. Adoption is not ruled out and I'd like to adopt even when I do finally get pregnant, but the waiting is so painful. I believe that the Lord gave me these desires and I trust Him to deliver on His promises one way or another. I hope I'm not being greedy to hope I can have both.
I'm 3 days late according to my 26-day cycle. However, in light of the irregularity of my cycle over the past 3 months, I'm waiting until I'm at least 5 days late before taking a pregnancy test. In September I was sure I was pregnant as I was 2 days late and before then I was never more than 1 day late. In fact the last time I was late I was pregnant. But in September the pregnancy test said negative and I started my period later that day. In early October I was 3 days early. Based on the 26-day cycle, my period was due again on Oct 28th but now, at 10pm on the 31st, no period.
I'm 3 days late according to my 26-day cycle. However, in light of the irregularity of my cycle over the past 3 months, I'm waiting until I'm at least 5 days late before taking a pregnancy test. In September I was sure I was pregnant as I was 2 days late and before then I was never more than 1 day late. In fact the last time I was late I was pregnant. But in September the pregnancy test said negative and I started my period later that day. In early October I was 3 days early. Based on the 26-day cycle, my period was due again on Oct 28th but now, at 10pm on the 31st, no period.
I agree with you, I will pray as I am going through that as well... :)
I´m 45 and my AMH is UNDETECTABLE (that is, a menopausal AMH - my FSH is about 20 and that is bad but not a catastrophe).
I got pregnant after nine cycles with the aid of DHEA and Clomifen!
I got pregnant after nine cycles with the aid of DHEA and Clomifen!
Hi My name is Sherri.
I was pregnant last 2010 with twins and lost them and had the D&C on my partners birthday 1/9/10.
I have been told I have no egg reserve and my ovaries have shut down and no chance of me getting pregnant. There is something telling me this is not true as I was only pregnant several months ago. I am 41 and will be 42 in May 2011 my partner (Husband to be on 2/4/11) is 29 this year would love to have a baby. I realise there is a chance of Downs but can help but thinking we still can have a perfectly normal baby.
Our fertility specialist tells us we wont be able to unless we get an egg donor and do IVF, can't help but think they want money from you for the service.
Thinking of trying acupuncture and asking for Clomid or something to try to stimulate an ovulation. Who knows miracles can happen and I am hoping we can have a little miracle of our own.
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I was pregnant last 2010 with twins and lost them and had the D&C on my partners birthday 1/9/10.
I have been told I have no egg reserve and my ovaries have shut down and no chance of me getting pregnant. There is something telling me this is not true as I was only pregnant several months ago. I am 41 and will be 42 in May 2011 my partner (Husband to be on 2/4/11) is 29 this year would love to have a baby. I realise there is a chance of Downs but can help but thinking we still can have a perfectly normal baby.
Our fertility specialist tells us we wont be able to unless we get an egg donor and do IVF, can't help but think they want money from you for the service.
Thinking of trying acupuncture and asking for Clomid or something to try to stimulate an ovulation. Who knows miracles can happen and I am hoping we can have a little miracle of our own.
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I am not sure of your case, but working in ob I have seen patient get pregnant at 48....you are 41 unless you have a condition , I do not see why you should not get pregnant. You have a younger man , so the chances are much better, only if he has a problem, but at 41 you can still have a baby, you mention the doctor said you do not produce eggs, then maybe clomid might do the trick, talk to another specialist and see if they give you the same answers. :-)
Im 45, had 4 miscarriages, last one 2 years ago. Was told I can not have kids due to age. Checked into adoption, wow, cost is SOOOO high. 35-50,000 even for older children in orphanages. WHY???? Foster is so hard because no guarentee you can adopt the child who is placed with you and you may have to give back your foster child to the parents if they get their life back on track. What c**p. Private adoption is still very expensive. Invitro is over 35,000 with no guarentees and chances of multiple births. HOW do we get a child with out costing an arm and a leg. Where do we find unwanted babies and not have to be rich to afford one?????????????