Pregnant at 40 and over - thread 4

[Gizmojo]

To continue support for mums to be over 40

@Teabagtits good luck today! And try not to worry about the lack of sleep- I had two nights of shit sleep on an antenatal ward before mine and it was still no doubt better than an exhausting labour!

Good luck @teabagtits. Thinking of you today

Lots of luck today @Teabagtits 💖

Thank you ladies. Am now lying in bed and am next to go down. I think I have a cold brewing though. Runny nose and sore throat. All I need.

Good luck, teabag! Hope the cold comes to nothing. Will be thinking of you x

Hope it went well teabag and you and mini tea are doing okay?

Hi all, just catching up with the thread as I'm on hols in Menorca with patchy internet! Having a lovely time but will need to make DH destroy the bikini photos, my hips and thighs seem to have swollen up as much as my belly

Congratulations cake on your beautiful baby boy, he is adorable!

Hope the section has gone smoothly teabag and you are having lots of cuddles with your little one.

Welcome to all the new joiners, lovely to see you here.

Thanks everyone for the reassurance about talipes. Most stories I read on forums like these are very positive, it is just Dr Google that is full of doom and gloom. Time to turn him off and continue enjoying my pregnancy I think!

Hi @Ginlinessisnexttogodliness isn't it a beautiful feeling, when I was having my other three I'd lie in the bath for hours because it always seemed to wake them up, and I'd watch them wriggling around and sometimes try and make out a little foot 🤗

Thabks for the wishes everyone.

Baby Caleb Joseph was born weighing a teeny 7lb 2oz (not 95%+ as scan said) and is just awesome.

He doesn't move at all when he sleeps and sleeps a lot which a counts for his reduced foetal movements all the time when he was in my tummy.

Im still in a state of shock that a real human being appeared.

Does anyone have a link to the TTC over 40 thread? I can't find it on search

Huge congratulations @teabagtits! And welcome to the world Caleb Joseph! So pleased to hear your news :) thank you for letting us know xxx

Congratulations teabag! :)

Congratulations teabag well done!! Beautiful name, enjoy the snuggles! Xx

Congratulations @Teabagtits that's wonderful news! Hope you're both doing ok, enjoy your new baby, mama😁

Congratulations, teabag that's fantastic news!! Lovely name. Hope you're both doing well xx

Oh and not sure if you found the ttc over 40 thread but latest one seems to be here: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/conception/2862131-40-ttc-bring-on-the-bfps

Aww, lovely news, congratulations mummy @Teabagtits !

This pregnancy really is the weirdest one I've had yet I think. I can't believe there is anything in there at all as I feel completely normal. Not even bloated now. I decided to order a couple of those weeks indicator tests as I'm assuming it's a non viable pregnancy but my body hasn't realised yet. I know they're not fool proof but at least they might give me a hint as to what's going on in there.

Congrats @teabagtits

My dd was 7.3 after being told was having a big 9/10 lb baby

Hello ladies, I'm booked in for an early scan this evening, both excited and nervous.....
Never bothered in the past but the age factor makes me more worried this time, fingers crossed.....

Good luck @weasledee! I remember being very nervous at my first scan too. I couldn't look at the screen until i saw the smile on my partner's face as he saw the heartbeat. Let us know how you get on :)

Good luck with the scan @weasledee . Let us know how it goes.

It's getting increasingly difficult for me to get up off the floor now (I spend a lot of time down there with my toddler)! At least without going "oof" at the same time. 21+2 today. The second trimester is really flying by.

Hey, I'm new to this thread but defo belong here (at a geriatric 44!).
Im 21+1 today with my first - after 6 years ttc.
@PingusMistress we must have the same EDD.
Glad I'm not alone as the only over 40!!!!! :)

Just back from my early scan and all is fine. Saw a little heartbeat and confirmed there's only one in there!!!
Suddenly feels more real....! :)

Fantastic news @weasledee :)