older mum ttc after m/c? Don't give up.

[blueblizz]

Its taken me a few weeks to decide to write this thread but I wanted to share my story to give others the hope that I needed. 2 years ago we decided to try for dc2 (I already had a 3yr old daughter.) It didn't take us long to conceive but I m/c at 8wks in the shower at the swimming pool with my daughter..it was horrible. It then took me 8 long months to conceive again... I went for the 12wk scan and in the same breath they told me it was twins and they had stopped growing at 9wks. One had a feint heartbeat so we waited a week to see if any more growth. There wasn't and I had to have them removed on my mother's 70th birthday. I was heart broken. 2 months later I fell pregnant again. I was terrified but saw a beautiful baby at 12wk scan, 20 wk scan and then after being scared for 9months I gave birth to my 2nd daughter 4wks ago.
I got so much hope from reading other mnetters stories at a time when I was so down and upset that I hope my happy ending will keep some-one else going during their dark days. I am 42yrs old. Miracles do happen, keep believing. All the very best.

What a lovely ending to a v difficult time for you, thank you for sharing and wishing you the very best with your dds, enjoy them

Thank you for sharing your lovely story.

I am 40 yo and trying to conceive again. Discovered I'd had a MMC at my 12 week scan and now worrying that I am just too old to get pregnant and carry a healthy baby to term.

Stories like yours give me hope

Ahh thank you for sharing your story, what a terrible time you must have had.

I'm 41 and just had a miscarriage so your story gives me hope.

I wish you all the best for the future with your family x

Thank you for your best wishes. Soooo glad its given couple of you hope. Think the best advice I had was try and relax...mother nature won't let you get preg when stressed out.... impossible I know. It will happen, like my doctor said, with older mums it might take a few months for body to release a suitable, good egg!!I was told that in same week I gave birth at 42yrs,they also had a mum at 46! and twins with lady at 44. It may take longer and few more losses but you'll get there!! x

What a lovely story! Thank you for sharing. It's nice to hear of positive outcomes in us older ladies. I'm 38 and have been trying to conceive for 15 months with no success. I have children with a previous partner but none with my husband. He has no children of his own so i'm very keen to give him his own child. I never had a problem with conceiving before, in fact i was super-fertile and always got pregnant in the first month of trying. I'm really scared i'm going through an early menopause. My most recent day 3 FSH level was 11.2 which the nurse at the infertility clinic said was 'reasonable'. I'm worried that it's taking so long. Just so hoping that i get lucky soon like you have xx

Hello all, i'm new so hope it's ok to join in here.

I promised myself that I wouldn't keep looking and reading about all the stories about TTC and positive pregnancies as it was really starting to hurt. But I found this site and thread and I felt a little hope again that maybe I could get pregnant. I am now 41 and have been TTC for 5 years, we have had 3 round of IVF, all good signs, yet nothing. I have no conclusive result regarding why I cannot get pregnant other than a possible blocked tube, which I can now feel as it hurts in ovulation. My cycle is regular, I am ovulating monthly. Yet still there are no signs. I have tried the conventional route and the alternative but still nothing but empty arms. It is brave and inspiring ladies for your stories thank you so much for sharing, it helps me keep hopeful

xx

Thanks for sharing your story - great to hear for us over 40. I am trying for a my second child with a new partner and nearly 43. Just had a MC at 6 wks so hoping for better luck next time. Enjoy your first Christmas with your baby DD and of course older DD : ).