Need some inspiring geriatric conception stories

My colleague has just had a little girl at 45 (nearly 46!!) with her new (ish) dh. She has a 14 year old son as well.

We are all so thrilled for them!!

Good luck. XX

I had dd at 37 and ds at 41. Both conceived naturally, without espcially "trying" - i.e. no temperature taking, ovulation kits, planned shagging etc, just didn't do anything to prevent it. So although it took 4 years to conceive ds I'm sure we could have speeded things up if we'd chosen to.
Problem free pregnancy with dd and although I did get pre-eclampsia with ds it wasn't until 40 weeks so they just induced me and I had him naturally.

My friend is now 28 weeks pg with her first baby conceived as soon as she started trying at the age of 44!!

my neighbour has an 18yr dd, 13yo ds 1st marriage
2 yo ds and is now after 3 sad miscarriages pregnant at 17 weeks with scans and tests all clear
she is 43
good luck petal

Hi bubble,

Nice to see you around again.

My sister conceived aged 42 - very health gorgeous boy. She wasn't actively trying at the time - just a bit lax about birth control.

After I lost Tom aged 39 I conceived and successfully had dd at 40, bubble. We had taken two years to conceive Tom.
Wishing you all the luck in the world on this one. Someone told me there is some physiological truth behind the old wives' tale that you can often have a natural surge of fertility around 40, but I have no hard evidence to back that up (or rather I do but she is chewing Miffy books at nursery at the mo).

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I think that fertility does not decline so rapidly for women who have already had a child,than those who have not.Also your fertility can also be higher shortly after having a baby,even if that one took a while to concieve. My gran had her 5th child at 41 and her 6th at 48.I don't think either were planned,though!Best of luck.

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at 38, conceived in first month of trying, miscarried at 6 weeks, got AF once, and have just conceived again! and, like many posters here, our "trying" involved doing it maybe twice a month so it ain't all about going at it like bunnies (pretty unlikely to happen if you've got other littlies around and both work too, as we do). I totally recommend ovulation predictor kits, if you're in a hurry! worked for us both times. best of luck to you.

I conceived No2 at 36 in the first month of trying (I say 'trying' - I thought we'd blown our chances that month as we only did it once that month/cycle but it turned out to be enough!!)

Conceived DS1 at 37, with the aid of Clomid. Conceived DS2 at 41, totally unexpectedly, no artificial assistance (in fact can't even remember 'doing the deed' - it was a pretty quiet month for us sexually! ). As DS1 took years to get going, DS2 was a total and lovely surprise. As I definitely don't want a No 3, I am terrified of condomn failure or other 'accidents'. Until 5 years ago I would have just assumed I couldn't conceive! My fertility has obviously come to me late.

Good luck Bubble, I'm sure you'll have no problems.

I was 38 when I conceieved using IUI on the second attempt... took 18 months to do my DS at 34..

would really recommend you look at iui before IVF as it is so much less invasive, painful, traumatic etc

my doc recommended I stop smoking and drinking on my one night a week out.... ie it is better to drink a little every day rather than balast it all at one go! (and to give up smoking completley)

being the queen of infertility, can I suggest you try accupuncture during treatment as it has been proven to double success rates (worked for me!!) -- follow the foresight diet before you start treatment and work on some relaxation techniques as it is very sreessful!!

Good luck!

I conceived at 36 and had dd when I was 37. I am 38 on Saturday (Happy Birthday to me) and I planning to try for number 2 shortlyish!

I was worried about declining fertility etc but I got pregnant in the first month and had a trouble free pregnancy - birth was interesting - but then aren't they all and I don't suppose this has a lot to do with age?

My midwife scoffed when I thought I was old and told me that I was a youngster for the area I live in.

Think it has a lot more to do with lifestyle and health issues than age.

Let us know how you get on.

I was 37 (a little younger I know) when I had ds. Concieved quite naturaly

I had been off the pill for 3 months when I conceived. (In Saigon, Vietnam on holiday I blame Mekong wiskey ). We decided against calling DD Ho Chi Minh. I was 38 when DD was born.

Contemplating no 2 now at 41.

All the luck in the world Bubble.

I conceived DS2 while I was still breastfeeding-it happened soon after I introduced solids although DS1 was still b'feeding quite a lot(he was 6 months old).

night xxx

Bf can stop return to fertility in some mums - bubble99 if you think this is your case - then don't feel bad about cutting down on bf. You'll be thinking everytime you bf about effect on fertility. You could bf for the first 6 months & then reduce drastically - give you time to recover from the preg/birth & get a full health check-up. If af doesn't come back are there any blood tests to measure prolactin in the blood to see if it's too high & reducing chance of ovulation? Perhaps you'll be able to bf a few times a day with every chance of conceiving - all the best xxx

I was 42 when I conceived DS5

Oh and less of the geriatric please .

"Can I collect my child benefit and pension at the PO on the same day?"

I was 41 when I had dd Bubble99. I had no trouble conceiving.