Welcome New Members!!!

[pcarsey]

Hello and Welcome to the Pregnancy 35+ Community!! This is a forum for all who are looking for answers, have suggestions, or who would just like to make friends of women who are pregnant and around 35. We here have grown into a great group of people who really are there for you when you need it! You can ask questions and those that have some familiarity with what you are going through will be sure to jump in the thread with their comments!

As a Community Leader of this forum I would appreciate it if you would please show respect to those that post comments and leave the arguing and negative comments out! The community is surely going to continue to grow stronger if we all remain respectful!

Also - I would like to add, we have a Medhelp Babies List (Baby Bundles - Pink/Blue/Surprise Teams) for those who would like to be on it showing when your baby is due and the sex and name if you have picked them out! If you would like to be added to this Please feel free to send Adgal a message with your due date, singleton or twins, sex and name of your baby(s)!! The list is growing more and more every day!!

Lastly, I would like to point you to the "Pregnancy Tracker" that you can add to your profile. Just click on ‘My MedHelp’ at the top of page. Then click Trackers and follow the steps to add your tracker.  You can easily watch your Pregnancy progress!  Also, we have a "Baby Ticker" which can be used in your posts and journal entries.

Thanks so much and again.. Welcome to the Pregnancy 35+ forum!!

CL Pregnancy 35+
Community Leader
Adgal

[PJ047]

Iam 47.  Iam running out of time.  I have 3 fibroid s with no pain just pressure.
I yhought I was 10 weeks pregnant do to having vomiting and nausea.   My blood and urine test is negative. My breast r tender.I want a baby so bad.  Have anyone been pregnant and kept getting negative test.

[Steph1031]

My name's Steph, I'm 40, & just found out that I'm pregnant. This will be my second child, my daughter is 18. I'm excited...but scared beyond belief! I don't personally know anyone over 40 who's had a baby. What's it like at this age? Any advice? Thanks!!!!

[NatM80]

Well, I'm due to turn 41 in one week, and have JUST found out I am 4 1/2 weeks pregnant!!

I had a very good feeling I was, I had these symptoms - late period, sore breasts, cramping, light spotting, feeling dizzy & faint, headaches, lower back pain, indigestion (which I never get!!), and today for the first time, nausea!

I had a miscarriage 9 years ago, and it was so traumatic, it put me off the idea, then my poor Dad became ill with Leaukemia, and I lost him 19 months later.  Then, I had a total breakdown, and ended up nearly dying last July from acute alcoholic hepatits.  I've not touched a drop since, and never will again - It was a very stupid thing to do, turning to alcohol to numb my pain, it nearly cost me my life.

But now I have TWO lives to think about, and I am overjoyed!  My due date is 8th May 2012 - Can hardly believe it!  
I thought we may have trouble conceiving because of my age, but we fell lucky at our first attempt - We are so blessed!

I'm so pleased I found this page, as being over 35 and being pregnant is a little daunting too, for me any way!!

Natalie xxx

[alexnsusan]

Hi all.  Will be 40 in June.  I have 3 dd's aged 14, 13 13.  So 4th for me, 1st for dh.  Am due Dec 17th.  Already had my first prenatal visit.  Took us 4 yrs of ttc and 1 fresh ivf and 1 fet.  Here we are.  can'[t believe it really.  Am so excited. Sue

[seattlemom2plus]

Hi Everyone,

I'm new here too and very glad to be here.  I look forward to connecting with other moms.  Geez what reality I am over 35, when I had to pick this category, lol

[tanya77036]

thanks its good to be here

[docsaf]

Hello-

I'm 37 (will be 38 soon) and 13.5w pregnant with twins (due 7/27/2011). Me and my DH have a beautiful happy DS who just turned 1last week. We are very excited and happy, but still a little nervous.

-Shannon

[sunnieday34]

Hello Everyone! I am new to this but I am hoping to make a few friends with some of you who are in the same boat as me hopefully! I am 35, newly pregnant with two boys at home. Good Luck everyone, and thank you for the opportunity to be a part of this group. Sunshine Lindsay, Ontario.

[pesce]

Hello everyone
I'm 36 and pregnant with my second baby. I'm about 10 weeks and my due date is July 26, 2011.

[HEYBABY07]

HI EVERYONE! IM SO BLESSED TO BE PREGNANT AGAIN!! I'M 35,I HAVE TO SONS 10 & 15 YRS, I GOT REMARRIED AND MY DH HAS NO KIDS OF HIS OWN, SO HERE I AM STARTING OVER, AND I LOVE IT!! I HVE BEEN TTC SINCE 07, HAD A M/C IN FEB OF THIS YEAR. I HAD A MYOMECTOMY IN MARCH TO REMOVE A FIBROID. I'M SO EXCITED AND MY DH IS SO HAPPY!! I JUST DID'T BELIEVE THAT I WOULD GET PREGNANT SO SOON!! WISHING EVERYONE A HAPPY AND HEALTHY PREGNANCY

[Jhanee]

I recently joined this community. I miscarried in March 2010 and I amnot 9 almost 10 weeks. I am 40. I was looking for a place where I could find other women going through the same.

[Anchee]

Hi! I just joined this community. It's great to find others experiencing pregnancy at 35+! I'm 38, will be 39 when our baby is born. We're finishing up our 12th week and cautiously starting to tell people our big news.

We live in northern California. My husband just got a job after almost a year of unemployment. I'm diabetic (type 2), hypothyroid and have only one functioning ovary -- the other one was surgically removed in childhood. My husband was diagnosed with abnormal motility and zero morphology. We were told the only way we'd ever conceive would be either by using donor sperm or maybe IVF and something called icsi. I was devastated. We just didn't have the money for fertility treatments.

Exactly two weeks later I got pregnant! I sometimes can't believe we're here, but we just saw our little guy/gal on our 12 week ultrasound this week and everything's going well! Our due date is May 15th.

[WannaBeMa]

I'm new to this site, 42 and TTC for 1 1/2 years.  I met my husband late in life and didnt think it was so difficult to get pregnant!  When I was younger I was flippin' at wanting to have a baby when I was in a long term relationship and now that I am past 40, found the man of my dreams,and am finding it hard to even get pregnant!  I was trying chinese herbs and accupuncture before we decided to try IVF before it is too late.  Even got my fibroids removed.  

I am trying IVF for the first time, and am now 9 days post 3day embryo transfered and started bleeding.. am feeling a little despondent thinking we may never have kids of our own.  My husband and I are both healthy and his sperm is good quality.  I am worried that my eggs are too old!  My blood test is not until the 3Nov which is a week from now.   I am not feeling confident right now. I was naughty and took a pregnancy test today.. of course it was negative but that may be too early.  

I have been reading some of the others' comments and they give me strength that I am not alone.  Also good to hear successful pregnancy stories!  For those in my case, we have to be strong and I want to persist, even though at moments like these I feel that it is all too hard and time is against me.

[RavenT]

I miscarried and am wondering how to take my due date off the tracker????

[Wallace70]

Everyone on these posts seem to be happy/nervous/worried/excited about their pregnancy.
I am not. I have never been more miserable in my whole life. I mean that.

I am 40. I got pregnant with the copper iud failed. It was in place for one year. Imagine my shock when I discovered it has failed. I since have discovered that the pregnancy is identical twins.
The coil is still in place.
Two consultants tried to remove it to no avail, and there it must stay. I am 10 weeks pregnant. I am told the pregnancy is high risk, 50/50 chance of septic miscarriage, There is the worry of possible twin to twin transfusion syndrome at 18 weeks. Daily risk of losing them anyway. Would be a section delivery at 24 weeks. They have to be taken away as early as possible, with the coil still there. I can't describe that this feels like. Can't stop crying, can't even look at my husband without snapping at him, I just sit staring into space.
I don't want this. I feel I have a bomb strapped to me. I am married, one 10 year old. This is NOT what I wanted for second part of my life. I want it all to go away.

I have spent today on line booking flights for a termination this Saturday. Can anyone tell me what they would do in my shoes. I wish someone would just honestly say what they'd do, the doctors either cannot or won't or shouldn't. Please someone answer soon. I don't mind what responses I get, I just want to hear honest opinions from other older mums x

[April162010]

Hi , I am new.... 42y/o, married,  ttc for 2 years , 2 negative IVFs...and I find out today I am 4 weeks pregnant!.....

[a72angel]

I am new to this and would like to congratulate all!!  New life starts with us!! LOL YOU ALL ROCK!! I I'm 38 and have had 3 children the third C-section and got a Tubal Ligation at the time of surgery.  That was 11 years ago and now i have had 4 + HPT and symptoms its crazy. Am still wondering how this can happen.  But from what i have read all things are possible with GOD.  I have a Dr. apt tomorrow to see what my hcl #'s r.  I cant help thinking that this is just a malfunction of my hormones and i shouldn't get excited. But i'm also scared it could be a ectopic. I will keep all updated on the outcome! Prayers always welcome.
Thanks all and have a great night!

[suzyq6771]

Thankyou so much.  I joined a couple of days ago right after finding out that i am pregnant(i'm 39). And in the state of shock and confusion I was in, I found this sight and have embraced all the wonderful advice i have received and have been inspired by the stories that have been shared with me.  Thankyou again for you and everyones kindnesss and support. And hope will join me in this wonderful 'unexpected' adventure i'm about to experience over the next 8 months.  This sight and this forum has truly given me support, enlightment, faith and inspiration.  :)

[trh0819]

Hi! I'm new to forum. Been reading some of the posts but was waiting to officially be pregnant and over 35. Accomplished the over 35 part a few years ago. HA! But got our BFP today. Beta was 600. Return on Monday for next test.  Pregnancy is a result first attempt at IVF after 4 failed IUIs. Retrieved 10 eggs. Fertilized 8. Implanted 2 and froze 5. So very new to all of this but have found many of the posts to be incredibly helpful. So many success stories!

[seattleview]

Hi everyone. I am cautiously joining this community after TTC for 2.5 years, surviving one disastrous IUI last year that resulted in an ectopic pregnancy being diagnosed, and just completing my one and only IVF cycle with hpt BFPs starting Sunday, confirmed by first beta hcg on Wed (268) and second one today (661). I'm so nervous about everything that could still potentially go wrong, but I'm trying my best to stay positive...

[Phoebebaby]

Hi Everyone,

I'm new to this forum. Well three days new. Just checking in to say glad to have found this site. I'm 41 and ttc my fourth baby. It will be my DH of ten years' first baby. I'm 11 dpo currently and everything is looking great on my part. Only thing missing is to take a test. I will be doing that tomorrow or Thursday. Hoping to be coming back to say I got a positive. Congrats to all that is pregnant and best wishes to those trying like me.

Phoebe

[MissingLink]

Hi,

I am 37 and live in Australia. We have completed three rounds of IVF and have our first BFP from our most recent cycle. our little miracle is due February 5th... an early Valentine maybe?

[babyboom2210]

Hi everyone!

I am 31 and DH is 40, so I think this forum is the correct one for me! After TTC for over a year, I am currently pregnant with our first child, due October 9th 2010. I am sooo very excited and scared at the same time. I keep waiting for something to go wrong even though I really have no actual reason to worry. I am looking forward to getting to know you as we go through this together.

[Moila]

Hi all,

I am a newbie & wished that I have found this forum sooner!!
Thank you, I will come back soon.. :)

Happy mothers day to all moms :)