To try and get pregnant at 46

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Whywoojjh · 26/04/2026 21:50

I’m 46 and would like to try for my first child is this too late? I’m also 47 in July

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MrsShawnHatosy · 27/04/2026 23:16

Franpie · 27/04/2026 14:59

That’s just what the fertility doctor said to my friend when she was trying to conceive her first at 44. She ended up having to go down the ivf route at 45 apparently due to it being harder to conceive in your 40’s if you’ve never conceived before. I think that’s just what the stats said.

I guess it kind of makes sense. If you’ve been on contraceptives your whole life up to that point? But I don’t know the reason, just guessing.

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Or if you have a history of infertility. It’s very unlikely for someone who has been unsuccessfully ttc since their early 30s to conceive naturally in their late 40s, given that they are already subfertile and their fertility will decline even further.

springhyacinths · Yesterday 00:40

DamnAFloppyLettuce · 27/04/2026 10:55

But a small chance doesn't mean don't try.
And it's up to the individual but screening for birth defects is possible if you decide to terminate.

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I didn't say "don't try" - but a woman should be realistic about her chances here.

WhisperingAngelisnotbad · Yesterday 17:16

DS445C · 27/04/2026 18:31

It is too late in a lot of people's opinions. And the fact that so many people have to have IVF to conceive that late in life also shows it is too late and a woman's body isn't made to have a child at age. Fact

The anecdotes of Great Aunt Mabel having a child naturally at 47/48/49 are so rare which is why people say them. If it was common then no-one would bring it up.

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Bit rude when some of us have been posting about personal experiences of giving birth in our late 40s. Great aunt Mabel indeed.

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