r/PregnantOver40

Hi! FTM at 41 after 2 years of fertility treatments. Now 15 weeks, high risk due to age, previous leep, hysteroscopy to remove fibroids, and overweight from ideal lol… I also have a 16cm fibroids in the top of my uterus which is my big big concern in regards to safe delivery. MFM has deemed it safe for vaginal birth, which I prefer, and I’m shopping for an OB…

Need your opinion- would you go with the OBs on rotation affiliated with a large hospital or safety precautions and level IV nicu or the OB practice with 1 Dr that is compassionate, listens, but you still deliver at a large hospital with OB rotation level III nicu

Thank you!!!!!

Hey everyone,

I found out I was pregnant last week and have had several hcg test done. I found this forum and it's given me so much hope! I've had 11 losses so far and 1 live birth. I had my daughter at 41 and now pregnant at 44. For you ladies in your mid 40s, do you remember your hcg numbers? Mine are doubling but low. I've read everywhere that numbers that triple and quadruple have better chances! Looking to see how your numbers compare. Based on ovulation, I'm 5w4d today.

DPO 15 64, Progesterone 20.1

DPO 17 130

DPO 20 505

DPO 22 1350

DPO 24 2995

I cannot believe I’m writing this. I got married later in life, at age 41, and we started TTC right away and really struggled with it.. had our miracle baby girl thanks to an IUI when I was 44. She’s 9 months old and a dream.

I turned 45 yesterday and just found out I’m pregnant. We had sex ONE TIME in the last 6 weeks. This is unreal.

I am freaking out, about a lot of things. Having 1 baby at 44 is one thing, having 2 under 2 at 45 honestly sounds terrible. I’m already exhausted chasing after my 9 month old. Plus I am finally feeling like I’m getting my life and body back. This was not planned obviously. And I’m convinced there will be something wrong with the baby since my eggs are old and also I totally got drunk 2 days ago (had no idea at the time of course).

Anyone out there have more than 1 in your mid-40s? I feel like it’s going to be horrible for my husband and me to deal with 2 little ones when we are so old. could use some encouragement! Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone! Im excited to begin this journey.

A little background on me.

I was with a man from 21-32 and never used bc. He had 3 kids. My periods were every 28 days like clockwork but no pregnancy. I thought it wasn't possible.

Met another man and got pregnant 7mos later at 35. Went to the dr at 9wks, hcg was 150,000 and the ultrasound showed a fetus and fetal pole. But fetus measured 8wks 0 days and no hb.

Less than a year later my boyfriend became ill and passed away. I hadn't met anyone else that stuck til now.

My periods are different now, cycles are 25-27 days. No other signs of peri.

We had sex on day 13. The day before that I had tons of ewcm but we had sex the day after not day of. I figured i was too old to really try. But the next day he randomly asked me if id have a baby with him. We are going to try naturally and i recently started a new job and insurance kicks in on the 1st so im gonna get a check up and see what my options are. If not successful we'll start the process of using donor eggs but I guess this will be the first month of disappointment as I dont think the first try is successful at 43. But im excited to try and hopefully naturally become pregnant. Hopefully a sticky baby!

Nice to meet you all!

Hi everyone. I’ll be 40 in August and I’ve been TTC for the last 6 months naturally. I have no prior living children, although I was an egg donor in my 20’s 🙂. In Nov I got pregnant but ended up having a MMC at 7.5 week, unsure the cause as I didn’t get the testing done but assumed chromosomal abnormalities. Had a d & c and the cycle after my period had a chemical. VV faint lines 9-15 dpo (that never darkened) followed by my period. This cycle following my chemical I am currently having a second chemical. VVFL that didn’t show up until 12po and staying quite light. I’ve done preliminary tests—hormones, vit D, thyroid, all normal. I’m not really ready for anything aggressive testing wise. I’m really just posting this to hear of success stories of anyone who had a similar situation. ❤️

I just experienced my first pregnancy at 40, and it ended in a 5-week chemical pregnancy. I’m trying to figure out what to do next. Do I keep trying naturally for a bit, or move toward IVF?

I can’t help but feel like I waited to meet the right person to start a family, and now I’m running out of time. It’s hard getting advice from people who already have multiple kids, when I’d feel so lucky just to have one. Two would be a dream, but right now I just want a real chance to be a mom.

Any guidance or shared experiences would mean a lot.