Anyone Else Pregnant Aged 44?

[LottieH]

Is anyone else out there in their mid 40s & pregnant like me? Everyone else I know who is expecting seems to be in their 30s (which I was when I started having children) but now feel people think I'm a bit odd?! Have had some very strange comments when I've announced it to people.

[Frizzyhair]

hi all, I became pregnant at 43 naturally, had a normal pregnancy (with a few extra tests) and had a normal delivery aged 44. I also had at that time a 17 year old son (still have my son!) from a previous relationship (now 21 so my fantastic daughter is 3 yrs 5mths) on telling him I could see the main issue for him was that sex was involved! once he got over that all was fine. good luck to all x

[ruthsmumkath]

I'm a youthful 42 and 36 weeks! So glad to see plenty others over 40! My husband seems to think I'm a geriatric!
Katy

[ChicaMomma]

My sister who is 47 is having her second at Xmas! i honestly dont think 44 is that old in today's terms at all, it's really the equivalent of 34 in the 70s/80s! It's all about how you feel rather than a number on a birth cert. I'm 38 and having my first, i honestly did not feel ready until now. I did so much in my 20s/early 30s WRT career and travel that it would have been madness for me to start a family before now.

ExpatAl i hope it all goes well for you which i'm sure it will, it must have been so tough losing at child close to the 3rd trimester- you poor thing.

[EMPS]

I am 44; 45 in January. Career girl; very successful; married, one DD aged 5 and at private school. Life sorted. Kind of keen to get pregnant again and recreate the magic of DD. Kind of horrified to find out that I am 19-days pregnant! Crikey. Cannot come to terms with it. No one else knows.

[elderflower8]

Hi all, it's so lovely to find this thread with all these great women doing this thing! I'm 43 and just got a positive test result. I'll be 44 when I have the baby and I'm equally over the moon and terrified! Have told only closest friends and my sister that we were trying. My other half is 50 and is delighted. (We've had five years of ivf and two miscarriages.) Good luck and energy to everyone on here xx

[notsoold]

I am 43 and almost 5 weeks. I also have a 20 yo a 14yo and a 11months old baba!!!!
Very happy
Good luck to all!!!!

[earthmotherSA998]

I am 44years old and 16 weeks pregnant by "accident", pretty devastated at first, but getting used to the idea now. EMPS, how are you doing?? Please update us, hope you are ok.

[Mahogani30]

I am 44 yrs old and 32 weeks pregnant. This pregnancy was an oops and yes I was shocked to say the least. However, my husband and I are now very excited about our bundle on the way. The pregnancy is going quite well and I cant wait to meet him.