Over 37 & fallen pregnant please sign in here, need positive stories for my Sister................

I conceived twice at 37 - at the first attempt (sadly, miscarried) and after 6 months - fingers crossed for this ...

I had ds1 at 36 and ds2 exactly a year later at 37. Fell pg very quickly both times (have to say I got a real shock with ds2, especially as I was still b'feeding ds1 and he was only 4 months old...) Loads of women have babies in their late thirties or forties. As MI says fertility is a very individual thing.

I had ds1 when I was 37 and ds2 10 days before my 39th birthday (can't believe I had to work out how old I was with a calculator )

I had my DS3 at the age of 39. Conceived very easily and had a problem-free pregnancy.

I am 44 and due to have my second child the week after next. I had my first at 41. Best thing I've ever done!

I'm going out tonight with a great friend who is pregnant for the first time at 41.

I had my second when I was 37.

When I had my booking in appointment with the midwife she went through the checklist that identifies any elements of your pregnancy as slightly more high risk and therefore need consultant led care rather than midwife-led care (eg. previous problem pregnancies, if you are diabetic etc). Anyway it seems that being over 35 is no longer one of the"criteria" whereas it used to be. I think it is now 40 (?).

(Don't think I explained it well but I hope you see what I mean)

Same here Hotmama. We are still deciding about a 3rd and if we go ahead, I will be 42yo.

As MI says, it is a very personal thing but I had ds at 35 and dd at 40. Apart from those already listed there are a LOT of Mners past and present who have hit the jackpot at 37 or over...Blu, Aloha, Tigermoth, WWW
What's potentiall important is that she has successfully had a child already :)
Good luck to her!

Isn't this a nice thread - I feel I'm in good company thinking of having a third. (Not just yet as dd2 is only 17 weeks)

My friend had her first baby at 42 following years of fertility treatment. However, she actually conceived naturally 4 years after her last IVF cycle!!!!!!!!!!!!

My next door neighbour has just had baby no 3 at 38. She conceived no problems, in fact I think it was a month after they decided to start trying.

I have fibroids and it took 3 weeks to conceive my twins. I was 38yo.

My sister has just had her third at 43. She had her first baby at 37.

Another friend of mine had first baby (IVF) at 39 and second (natural conception) at 42.

Too late at 37, I only started then !

Had ds1 at 38 and ds2 is due in Sept (I'm 41).

Fertility is a very personal thing. She may be past her most fertile, or not fertile any more...or she may be like me. I had DD1 at 37 and DD2 at 40.

I had dd1 when I was 37 and had dd2 just before I was 39.

I am 40 next year and we are thinking of having a number 3 when I am 41. I was really lucky and got pregnant the first month I tried - with both dd's.

I had fab, uneventful pregnancies though the births were stories - but I don't think this was related to my age!

Apparently, there are now more births in the over 35's then amongst teenagers.

Your sis isn't too old - but tell her to get cracking!

37...NOT too old at all...I had my first at 30...second at 40...my son is now 5...and Im 46....
tell your sister not to worry.

Mariella Fostrup had her first at 41 and second at 43

My mum had me at 40 (4th child). 37 is not too old :)

I had dd2 last March and I will be 40 this August. Pregnancy was very straightforward and I had a wonderful home birth.

My dd1 is 8 and the two girls absolutely adore each other - no regrets whatsoever.

Btw, Dh is 48 this year - dd2 is his first child and he thinks fatherhood is the best thing ever!

I had my first baby at 37, and am now pregnant with second and will be 39 in a few weeks time. I also have fibroids - really big ones, some as big as tennis balls - which the doctors thought might stop me getting pregnant ("We only usually see a womb like this when we're doing infertility treatment") but it obviously hasn't stopped me so far! Conceived both times naturally and on first attempt.

Fibroids can make miscarriage more likely (she says keeping her fingers firmly crossed for this pregnancy), but you can have a successful healthy pregnancy even with an extreme case like mine, so tell your sister she shouldn't give up on the idea.

Of course she's not too old!

One of my friends had her first at 40 and second at 43. All in rude health

Another good friend is currently pg with her first, baby due 1 month before her fortieth. She has fibroids too.

Good luck SAM's sister!

Currently have 3 friends all pg and all aged around 37 -39. Had my last one at 36 - not uncommon at all now I think. Good luck

My MIL had her fourth at 37