SabrinaKat
Delighted Mum to Finn
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Hi, ladies --
I just wanted to let you know that at age 44 (!), my LO arrived healthy and happy two months ago today, so it IS possible to have a successful outcome, regardless of what the so-called statistics, doctors, etc., say and that you don't have to be Carla Bruni as well!!!!
A quick bit of background: As I have POCS, I had been told in my 20s that it would be very difficult for me to get pregnant, so I went on to do other things, but once I got married at age 40, my husband and I decided to throw away the contraception and see what happened -- I got pregnant the second month trying, but sadly had an mc -- but ultimately, it was a good thing (NOT at the time), but it made me realise that I could get pregnant and that I very much wanted children -- I had two chemicals in the subsequent year, but my OH was willing to do IVF and my GP was supportive as well -- I lost weight, finally quit smoking, ate healthily and did acunpunture, and was prescribed metformin -- in the pre-IVF bloodwork, it was discovered that I had an underactive thyroid and began taking medication for that. We went to an IVF clinic and saw a fertility specialist elsewhere, and as my cycles were erratic (21 to 44 days), we started dtd from day 7 to 30, and after all that, the month we were going to start out first cycle of IVF, I got pregnant naturally (last June) -- yes, it was hard as I was worried about another mc or problems with LO given my age, but it did work out -- my pregnancy at age 43-44 was routine/normal until wk 32 when I developed high BP, and then, suddenly at wk 36, pre-eclampsia and LO was born that day -- but he was absolutely perfect and I am great now. He made all the developmental milestones a few weeks early at his 6wk check-up and is an absolute delight (90% of the time!) and I look at him and am so incredibly happy.
It CAN happen to us over 40s -- so go to your GP for the basic tests (e.g. iron, thyroid) just to make sure YOU are in perfect condition so that you hopefully will feel confident about yourself. We were told that the chances of a successful pregnancy naturally at age 43/44 was about 2%, but I think it depends on the individual NOT the statistics. Please pm me if you want any advice or support, but it CAN be done -- don't give up hope!
best wishes
I just wanted to let you know that at age 44 (!), my LO arrived healthy and happy two months ago today, so it IS possible to have a successful outcome, regardless of what the so-called statistics, doctors, etc., say and that you don't have to be Carla Bruni as well!!!!
A quick bit of background: As I have POCS, I had been told in my 20s that it would be very difficult for me to get pregnant, so I went on to do other things, but once I got married at age 40, my husband and I decided to throw away the contraception and see what happened -- I got pregnant the second month trying, but sadly had an mc -- but ultimately, it was a good thing (NOT at the time), but it made me realise that I could get pregnant and that I very much wanted children -- I had two chemicals in the subsequent year, but my OH was willing to do IVF and my GP was supportive as well -- I lost weight, finally quit smoking, ate healthily and did acunpunture, and was prescribed metformin -- in the pre-IVF bloodwork, it was discovered that I had an underactive thyroid and began taking medication for that. We went to an IVF clinic and saw a fertility specialist elsewhere, and as my cycles were erratic (21 to 44 days), we started dtd from day 7 to 30, and after all that, the month we were going to start out first cycle of IVF, I got pregnant naturally (last June) -- yes, it was hard as I was worried about another mc or problems with LO given my age, but it did work out -- my pregnancy at age 43-44 was routine/normal until wk 32 when I developed high BP, and then, suddenly at wk 36, pre-eclampsia and LO was born that day -- but he was absolutely perfect and I am great now. He made all the developmental milestones a few weeks early at his 6wk check-up and is an absolute delight (90% of the time!) and I look at him and am so incredibly happy.
It CAN happen to us over 40s -- so go to your GP for the basic tests (e.g. iron, thyroid) just to make sure YOU are in perfect condition so that you hopefully will feel confident about yourself. We were told that the chances of a successful pregnancy naturally at age 43/44 was about 2%, but I think it depends on the individual NOT the statistics. Please pm me if you want any advice or support, but it CAN be done -- don't give up hope!
best wishes
enjoy your beautiful baby xx
xxxx
