Anyone 35 or older due in Jan 2010?

[Melly250]

I just turned 39 . I am pregnant with my 3rd child......surprise.......I have children who are 17 and 14 so I feel somewhat embarassed. I feel like **** this time around. Im always nauseas (no vomit) and tired. I have pulling and cramping.......I'm miserable. Does anyone else feel this way? I wish I could be more excited.......

Melly

[Schtroumpfette]

I'll be 38 when this baby is born and was 35 when my first son was born.  I know a lot of moms who've had kids in their 20s and 30s say that they've found pregnancy tougher as they get older.  I was feeling rotten for the first four months or so, but am feeling much better these days.

Congratulations and good luck!

[babylexx36]

I am 36 years old and i am 17 weeks pregnant with my third child. I too was in shock and embarrassed. After getting over my all day sickness for two months straight (nothing work for me) I actually had to stay in the hospital for a few days because i lost 16 lbs in 2 weeks. Anyway it is a blessing and i am proud to be a mother again after all the years. I have a 15 and 13 year old. Good luck to all January mothers
Due Date for me is January 29, 2010

[prevatt77]

Don't be embarrassed, I was 41 at the birth of my son in December (My birthday as well) and I have a 15 year old.  She is the best help I could ask for, she does everything for her little brother, sometimes I got to take him from her so I can spend time with him.  He is going to think he is her mother instead of me...lol  I'm just thankful she loves him so much and does so much for him to help me out.  She's a wonderful kid, I wouldn't have done it any other way.

[montie2]

I am not pregnant now but I am 40, last baby was born when I was 39 and my kids were 18 and 12 and the time of his birth.  I too was embarrassed.  I think partly because he was not planned and partly because there was such an age span between the baby and his brother and sister. To top it off, I had no friends my age pregnant or with young babies and I felt like total and utter hell during the entire pregnancy. It was so much harder. I was so sick, I missed so much work and I felt like he was literally trying to push his way out of me for the last two months.  I would lay with a heating pad between my legs!!! I honestly could barely walk to my car after work.  So, I totally know where you are coming from. Never mind the continual worry that something would be wrong.  So, the good news is, at some point, I pulled my head out of my butt and actually grabbed on to the idea that I was being blessed with another child. And honestly, nothing was or is more important to me than my children so why wouldn't I be thrilled to have another one?? I decided that this baby was a gift and that all gifts were perfect and that helped me let go of the scary thoughts brought on by NT tests, genetic counselors, ratios and all that other **** they throw at you when you are of "advanced maternal age"!  

My beautiful, perfect, healthy baby boy just turned one in February. He is a miracle in every way, and your new baby will be too. The nausea will wear off, you will start looking at baby clothes and all the cool stuff they have for babies now that they didn't have when yours were little, and you will start to get excited more and more. It's hard to be happy when you feel horrible, but it will get better, you will get excited and soon you will be bragging and posting pictures of that new precious baby on Medhelp just like the rest of us.

Best wishes and God bless!

[adgal]

I'm 40, due day after my 41st birthday!  This will be our first child, although sadly it's not my first pregnancy.  I too am experiencing extreme nausea...not necessarily all day, although sometimes that is the case.  The best thing I have found is ginger beer (no, it's not alchohol..lol).  It's actually a product from Jamaica, and I buy it in my local grocery store.  It's very strong tasting (of ginger of course) but it works incredibly well.  Good luck on your pregnancy, and don't feel embarrassed.  There are many wonderful things about having children a bit later in life. Take care.

[blessedmomof3]

WOW, that's great! I will try it, thank you!

[BabyBlue07]

Ginger tea you can get at Walmart at the tea isle....  I bought my Ginger Tea at Asian Grocery Store...

The best is make your own ginger drink... boil water and pour in a glass.  cut 1 slice of fresh ginger and put in your hot glass of water...  take a sip of it when you needed.  Doesn't have to be tea...

when you go out to eat..  do the same thing... bring a fresh ginger and ask for a glass of hot water... put the ginger in there and drink while you eat...

What I did was I put the fresh ginger in there for a minutes then take the ginger out.... I just want to taste of Ginger... really help on the nausea.  at least for me...

Good luck on your morning sickness.  I am struggling with the nausea at this moment. :-(

Linn

[blessedmomof3]

What is Ginger Tea? Where do you get it? I am suffering terrible w/ morning sickness these last couple days.

[BabyBlue07]

We are in same boat Melly... You are not alone...  I am going to be 39 this October and have 3 kids.  20, 18, and 15... Don't feel embarrassed.  By the time I have 4th one, my youngest will be 16.  My due date will be 01/17/10.  I feel terrible... nausea, tired, headache, cramps, you name it, i got it.... Just try to hang on until first trimester pass... we will feel better.

I feel little better since i drank ginger tea... try that and might make you feel better.. don't drink to much.. just a sip will do.. that's what i did all day... each time i ate, i just take a sip ...

Good luck and take care.. We will make it..

Linn

[blessedmomof3]

I am 35 and also PG w/ my 3rd. This was a planned pregnancy and we did FET to get here. My kids are 14 & 15. Don't be embarrassed. Yes, we are starting over again, but who cares? We are given these beautiful gifts and we need to cherrish them. I am also constantly feeling the nausea in the background, and all kinds of cramps and pains. I think our bodies have gone so long between pregnancies, it's just like they are starting all over again as well. I'm always scared I'm going to lose my baby, I had lost 2 last year. The second trimester is suposed to be better, and we will have our energy back, and when these babies are born we will look at them and say "it was all worth it."