To not be worried about pregnancy at 38

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Being as I’m we’ll pass age of normal age of conception

i’m 49 and still assume I could get pregnant. At 38 you’re still very much fertile.

You (female & male) should be using contraception until you are in your 50s

You're very silly if you're using "I'm 38" as contraception

My friend had three kids after 40…

I think I read you can stop contraception at 55 as you aren’t then considered able to conceive (if you haven’t had your year of no periods by then)

Anyone confirm I’m not talking rubbish?

Normal age of conception? That's anything from starting menstruation in puberty all the way to menopause.

Congratulations (?) on becoming pregnant within that normal age range.

My gp practice nurse is pushing for me to have my mirina replaced and I’m 52. She had had a 55 conceive naturally (and carry a healthy pregnancy)

Guess you’re bored and making this up OP?

On the slim chance you’re not, I had my kids aged 38, 39 and 42.

Erm my friend just gave birth to an unplanned baby at 42 so….

I absolutely don’t think you’d be told you’re too old to be planning a pregnancy at 38 on here.

A pregnant 38 year old wouldn’t get so much as a raised eyebrow in the area where I live.

Have you been on the sherry?

Yes, at least I think 55 is the cut off hospitals use (otherwise they do a pregnancy test before certain procedures).
However, it’s not impossible to have a natural conception after that, just vanishingly unlikely.

fgs it’s a completely normal age to have a baby. I just had one at 38. My mum had me at almost 39. Honestly I sometimes think the people in these posts are living in a complete bubble. I had my first at 33 and I’m one of the younger parents at the school gates with him.

Surely OP is joking?

I had my first child at 37 and got pregnant after dtd ONCE at 38. While taking the mini pill and breast feeding.

I then got oregnant again after dtd once (albeit unprotected) at 40. So yabvu.

Oh FFS grow up. As long as a woman ovulates and has sex she can get pregnant.

The closer you get to menopause the more eggs your body releases - greater risk of multiple pregnancy.

She's not close to the menopause at 38!

I work in HR and a huge majority of mothers going on mat leave are late thirties and early forties. Be careful!

Did you mean 48?
38 is nothing

Surely that’s rare?

I have three children conceived at 33, 36 and 39. The one I conceived at 39 was the quickest conception. As soon as the coil was removed I was pregnant. It is recommended to continue contraception until 55 unless you’ve had no period for 12 months (2 years if under 50)

Having a baby at 40 is no longer unusual.

If you're ready for another kid - good for you. If not, think hard about what you are actually saying. You are definately young enough to conceive!

At 47 I thought I was ok!! I had a termination earlier this year

Clearly you are not a regular poster or you'd know that threads about having children at that age are started about twice a day and you certainly wouldn't be told that

Also where do you live that this would be the slightest bit unusual?