My goal is to simply share stories I find online, for inspiration - to those trying - and comfort to those who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant! ... Sort of a "chicken soup for the TTCing over 44 soul". ... Your stories and feedback are welcome! ... Stock Photo credit: simmbarb All rig
If it is so rare, so impossible, such a miracle to get pregnant spontaneously - why can I find so many stories? Offering inspiration, hope and comfort to those trying to conceive and those finding themselves unexpectedly pregnant over 44 years old... Stock Photo credit: samlevan All rights rese
"In 2015, there were 224,938 live births in the United States to women ages 40 through 54 -- 754 of those live births to women 50-54. In 2014, there were only 783 live births to women over 43, using donor eggs." ... Source Photo credit: Shaddy with the godmother at the park, Eleanore Fern Paga
Personally I find the statistics we get about Down's Syndrome somewhat confusing. So I translated them into percentages. I think it is all too easy to think of 1-80 as one in 80%, but it is not. 1-80 translates to 1.25 % for DS, or 98.75% chance of not having Down Syndrome.... Maternal
Photo Credit: hortongrou And as far as being in peri-menopause - my mom was 43 when I was born and she was 46...
I do know another woman who was rejected at the age of 43 for IVF [in vitro fertilization]. But then she conceived naturally,...
And my regular doctor had two patients one aged 45 and one aged 47 that had "au natural" babies last year. Also, the...
What keeps me going are the stories like Leslie's - an "au natural" pregnancy for someone five years older than I am -...
Dr. Nancy Kent, clinical professor at UBC's obstetrics and gynecology department, is a living example that miracles can happen. "I might be mad...
Marion Dressen thought her childbearing years were over. Three years ago, the 47-year old rural Minnesota woman went to an herbalist to treat...
My aunt is 48 years old... She has 3 year old twins and a month old baby girl.... So as long as you...
My grandmother gave birth at the age of 48 in 1928 to my aunty. My aunty had six very healthy children, the last...
My mother was 45 when I was born. My dad was 52. I was the ninth child. Photo Credit: kentmurraySome Rights Reserved TODAY'S...
I am a 49-year-old who is due August 7, 2004 with twins. - Dee Photo Credit: coloniera2 TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION: Motherhood After 35:...
When I was married at 40, I was told it was unlikely I would have any children because of my age and "old"...
Another one to add to your successes over 45! YAY!! I saw my good friend who is a childbirth educator and doula (an...
I am currently pregnant with my fourth child, and I'm 52. My baby is due February 10th, and I will be 53 when...
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