Hello, just wondering if anyone can tell me any positive experiences of becoming pregnant in their late 30s please?
I'm 38 and would really like another DC. We have an 8 year old son already. I am currently on Slimming World trying to lose a couple of stones before TTC #2 as I feel that this would be healthier for me and the baby . Periods are regular albeit painful and heavy but that's the norm for me. When I my son in 2012 I had quite a traumatic delivery and I'm actually terrified of a repeat of events. I went overdue by 10 days, went into labour which lasted about 35 hours and finally reached 9cm when they told me DS was stuck and was in distress so rushed me to theatre for EMCS. Turns out my uterus had a huge fibroid in it which I didn't know about so it was removed there and then. I was told my uterus was bulky but shouldn't affect having a baby in the future. DS was a big healthy baby so for that I was relieved.
I would like to try a VBAC next time around, does anyone have any experience of this after EMCS?
Also does anyone have experience of children with a big age gap and how it worked out for you? I've had a few problems with friends saying that I should have had DC#2 sooner but I had health problems in 2015 which knocked me about a bit (lung surgery) so this is why I've not attempted to conceive before now. Once I've lost the weight I'll be good to go.
Many thanks