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Very sorry for your loss, Becy. I won't remove you, because you were here, you're still a Mom to a beautiful angel. I've put an Angel beside your name.

Hope to see you back in First Trimester soon! Please come in and say hi when you do!
 
Ugh, Google is not my friend. I've been doing more research (because I'm glutton for punishment) and came across several studies about the genetic effects of advanced paternal age.

So far I have learned that our child is for sure at a greater risk of developing autism, a slightly higher risk of having downs and that if we have a daughter, she may be at risk of being a carrier of a chromosomal abnormality on her X gene and that if she is a carrier, the mutation will be passed on to any sons she has and will either end up in miscarriage or some type of birth defect/disability. The only positive thing I found is that it is a linear progression from 40+ and since DH had just turned 44 when we conceived, we may be okay. Maybe too much knowledge isn't a good thing.
 
Britt please try not to worry about it. My OH was 37 when we had our first and he was 41 when we conceived this time. I'm not worrying about it. There's so many risks no matter what age anyone is. Xx
 
Honestly, the risks for those are, in actuality, very low. Autism (I have a daughter with autism, worked in a school for children with Autism, and study autism), is caused by genetic and chromosomal factors, and more and more often, they are beginning to find the deletions and mutations that cause it. It doesn't really have to do with advanced parental age. For the other occurrences, like I said, rare to happen, so try not to worry.

My ex and I had no risk factors for a child with special needs. We were 20 and 25 when we conceived, and still ended up with a child with a neurometabolic disease and autism. Our other son is perfectly healthy. It can happen at any age, but rare to happen at any age, and from experience, having a child with special needs has been an uplifting and humbling experience for me, personally.

Try not to worry too much. Your chances of having a perfectly healthy baby are MUCH MUCH higher.
 
I just miscarried. Wishing you all happy and healthy pregnancies.
 
Hi ladies! Just wanted to pop in to say hello. I haven't been able to get my BnB fix as much as I would like lately, but hopefully back to full time baby obsessing soon :)
 
Happy Canada Day to the Canadian Mommies here!

My 11 month old is miserable today. He's working on his first tooth. He was awake every hour and a half last night, has a low grade temp right now and you can see there a tooth wants to pop through.

We should be at the Park for the festivities right now, but my kids have to go to their dad soon, and then come home 3 hours later, so we're gonna go when they get home.
 
I'm so sorry Becy and Linzalora. :(


Just stopping in quickly to say Happy Canada Day to the fellow Canadians!
 
I am terribly sorry for your losses, Becyboo and Linzalorra! I understand this is a very upsetting event, so I will simply wish you a sticky bean soon and for everything to work out in the best way possible!


AFM, I am very upset and worried at the moment. My bloodwork came back and my progesterone levels are extremely low, at 3 point something. My doctor started me on oral progesterone 100mg 3 times a day, but google says pregnancies with progesterone levels below 5 are non-viable in 99.8% of cases. I don't have any cramps/spotting, but I'm still kinda devastated. I'm worried that something may have happened already without me noticing.... It doesn't help that my nausea hasn't been as bad during the last 2 days. Next U/S check-up is next Monday, and I don't know what I'm going to do till then.

Also, the blood test results showed that I probably have the beta thalassemia trait. I'll be doing the genetic testing to verify this tomorrow, and it will take another 2-3 days for the results (so probably on Monday as well). That's another thing on my mind, which combined with the progesterone levels have sent me in a right funk. Part of me hopes it's just the pregnancy emotional ups and downs, but frankly I'm just in tears and don't feel like doing anything. I know other people have worse problems and on an intellectual level I feel selfish and self-centered, but I can't help but feel worried and upset. I only want for things to work out, I don't mind if they give me injections or anything else, I'll do anything just so long as things manage to work out in the end... :cry:
 
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