Need some inspiring geriatric conception stories

My very dear friend conceived at the age of 44, after 2 years of trying. The result - one bright, gorgeous goddaughter for me! Wishing you all the best.

What inspiring stories, I will be ttc soon because I've just had my second miscarriage. Got out of hospital yesterday and feeling pretty sh*y but determined I will try again soon. I'm 41 (and feeling it right now I must say), but ever hopeful so all inspiration gratefully received.

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my MIL was 57 when she had her 2nd child then had another 4 years later!!!!!

Blu - snap! - my midwife nearly fell off her chair with shock - only I said 20 minutes (but then dh was with me so I had to stay that, really)

Haven't read thread but for dd (conceived when I was 40), had crazed love-making session for 3 days while Persona was showing "fertile period".

I conceived first time at 36. I bet it will be ages next time! A friend had her first at 39 second at 40 16 months later. 4 colleagues at work have had one or more babies over 39. A woman I met on holiday, her mother had 4 children after 40!! A woman I met today her second at 42, first at 40

My sister is now 8.5 months pregnant and it's touch and go whether she'll be 41 or 42 when db makes an appearance. All a bit accidental but after a bit of a wobble her boyfriend has stepped up to the plate. Best of wishes and luck.

I met a friend on the street who'd just got a BFP. Not sure of her exact age but she is definitely over a year older than me--and I am 43 and a half.

My friend was soley bf her 7 month old when she became pregnant with her 3rd child-it is quite common I believe.

I have gotten more fertile as I've gotten older.We ttc from when I was 30 to 33 with no success,thenI got pregnant totally out of the blue,after 3.5 years of trying,lost the baby,got pregnant again 7wks later, & had our beautiful dd.Around her 1st birthday,I binned the Pills & found I was pregnant 6wks later,that was 2 months before my 36th birthday.So the older IO get,the quicker I seem to concieve.

DH's mum had 6 children,dh when she was 39 & his youngest sister when she was 41.A dear friend of mine is pregnant at 42 too,after years of TTC.

Strongly agree with mancmum about the acupuncture-that is what kickstarted my fertility-I highly reccomend it.

Bubble99,I do hope it all works out for you.You've had the most horrendous experience & deserve a little luck & happpiness.
Thinking of you.

Conceived ds at 37 1/2 on 2nd month of trying! And dh was 54 which they now say can make a difference. Let's see, I was really picky about "cleansing my system", didn't take anything except my thyroid meds of course, for several months prior, took prenatal vitamins for a few months before and made dh wear those loose boxer shorts! Oh, and obsessively watched my cycle so as to know when I ovulated.

My dh was told he had no sperm, yet I conceived my first at 36 and my 2nd at 38 with only a few months of trying each time.

I have a good friend who thought she was going through early menopause at 46 and instead found out she was pregnant with her first.

Conceived on second attempt at 39 and first attempt at 43 (my latest pregnancy was a miscarriage but consultant said that so far as he could tell it was NOT age-related and there was no reason why I shouldn't be able to have another baby if I wanted to).

I said this on the other thread but it's so good I'll say it again: my ex-boyfriend was born when his mother was 48. He had two brothers, one a year older and one two years older, so his mum had her first at 46, the next at 47 and the last at 48. Respect

Oh yes, another friend of mine got pregnant accidentally, while using contraception, at 42 as well.

Conceived twice at 39 (miscarried first one at 6 weeks). No effort really, no real planning, lots of red wine involved in 2nd one. Another friend just had a baby at 39, not much trying and another friend is 38 and due same time as me - didn't want one at all!

A whole ten minutes?

All the luck in the world to you, Bubble.
I did indeed conceive Ds at 42. At our 1st ante-natal appt, the mw adopted what I think you would call a 'counselling face' and said 'And how long were you ttc?' 'about 10 minutes' I said. 'No really, how many years were you trying?' 'About 10 minutes, really'....

another thread here

Had dd at 38 and now pg with no.2 and I'm 41. Quite knackered but mostly from trailing round the shops looking for maternity clothes to make sure I look young and gorgeous

I conceived dd at the age of 40 after one attempt! It took about five months to conceive ds at the age of 37. So much for dwindling!

I conceived DD2 at 39; Aloha conceived her dd at 41; Blu conceived her ds at 42; and there are others out there.

All the luck in the world from me too.
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Do you have any "My neighbour was 103 and conceived triplets on the no.22 bus" type stories to inspire me?

Sorry no, but I was 38 when I had ds3 and didn't feel old to be having a baby. I do think it took a bit longer to conceive him then it did the others but maybe that was just the luck of the draw (the others were conceived very quickly). I would start as soon as poosible if I were you. Do you have to wait until you have stopped b/f?