Any positive pregnancy over 40 success stories?

[Liissaa]

After a mmc with my first pregnancy at 40 earlier this year, I would love to hear any success stories of any over 40s who have achieved a successful pregnancy! Xx

Hello Everyone, I've just created this account solely so I can leave a message on this thread. I have spent this evening reading all you have written.. such wonderful hope and positivity, as well as being a lovely supportive community when things haven't gone as hoped. I am 41, 5w5d pregnant with my first child conceived naturally - my partner and I have been trying for a year. I am a mixture of excitement and nerves which led me to google positive pregnancy stories for women in their 40's leading me to this thread. Obviously I haven't had my booking appointment yet nor a scan but I'm choosing to focus on all the positive stories.. i'm so very glad to have found this thread. Wishing you all the very best xx

@Kittyb22 @tryingforbabynumber2
Good luck to both of you!

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Thankyou @Wish44, so nice of you. Congratulations on your wee daughter x

Wishing you all the best @tryingforbabynumber2 x

I just turned 43. last year did ivf but did not get natural embryo. please share positive stories with me.

@SirVixofVixHall

I had dc1 the week I turned 41, then dc2 at 43. Got pregnant easily, all fine. I have five friends who all had babies in their forties , two after being told they would never conceive naturally (one already had a baby from IVF, the other had thought she would remain childless).

How long did it take you to conceive at 41 and 43

Thankyou for sharing so many positive stories! It's good to hear from others on a similar journey. I'm 43 nearly 44 ttc for almost a year for #3 for me #1 for OH. I've a 21 and 17 year old from previous relationship no issues getting pregnant in my 20s easy peasy. Oh but what a roller coaster in my 40s, so far we've had 2 CP's which is good means we can get pregnant just can't the little tinkers to stick!! I'm determined to keep going and accept it gonna take us a little longer so no more stressing about it, what will be will be

Hi I'm new to mumsnet, any tips on conceiving, I'm 44, soon to be 45!

My partner fell pregnant at 44 years old when we were not really trying. It was a surprise for us but sadly she had a miscarriage after 8 weeks.

We are now actively trying to conceive after the midwife gave us some encouragement

Just found this thread and it's so lovely to see positive sharing here. I was in need of this for a long time when we were ttc. Good luck to all of you. I can confirm that after many years of trying (never went the IVF route) and quite a few early mcs, I got pregnant last year at the age of 45, after having given up hope and found our peace to move forward without children. I was 46 when my perfect baby son was born in February this year. Nature can dish out some unexpected surprises it seems, and I feel incredibly lucky. It's easy to say don't give up hope, as I did, but I wish you all strength to carry on and find your happiness whenever and in whatever form it comes.

@celynhapus what a lovely story to wake up to. Congratulations to you!

I hope you are enjoying your son. I am having a lovely time with my DC3 who I had at 44.

another success story: I was chatting to a pregnant mum at school. She said she was 25 weeks pregnant and that she was 44. She said she had 4 miscarriages on the way but knew she wanted to keep trying.

good luck all. Old mums rule!!😃

I just found this thread and really needed it. I am 41 and just had a miscarriage this week. After reading all these I am definitely going to keep trying. Thank you.

@trwarner so sorry for your loss I remember my mmc and began reading threads like these to give me some positivity.
I had my daughter in 2019 at 42 then a miscarriage in 2020 and then had my twin girls in February 2021. I have older children both girls 25 and 23. I know how incredibly lucky I am and know I’m blessed but the journey to get there especially after the miscarriage was hard. I found the ttc threads really helpful and got some useful tips which helped me conceive xx

I love this group! So encouraging! I had a recent mc last week at 44 y/o. I had given up a while ago with a mc at 43, and 42 but something had me track my ovulation and try again. It was exciting to have become pregnant and so a very sad loss but this group is encouraging me to try again.

Sorry for your loss @Kjul. I hope you have better luck next time 🤞 x

Thank you so much @Wish44 I do get to enjoy my 4 year old that I had at 40 after having a mc at 39. 😊 My friend gave birth to a baby girl this year on 2/22/22 at 42. Still so many success stories.

Another positive story to add here... I had 3 mc after my DD from 2019-2021 then got pregnant in August last year. I now have a gorgeous squishy DS who is 15 weeks.

I read this thread from the start in the depths of despair that I would never have a other baby and we had left it too late.

I'm 41 and now thinking that a third DC isn't off the table.

I don’t think I updated this thread. Back in March my dd was born at 42 and a few months before I turned 43. As I said before my ds was born when I was 40. We had 5 losses in total so although we did not spend long ttc it was quite traumatic.

I don’t think even some medical professionals realise how common mc is in your 40s. In my case I feel I was hyper fertile. I fell every cycle but they didn’t stick. It’s almost like the body is desperately trying to be pregnant so it tries to make anything work. Anyway I’m so grateful we got there in the end. My family is now complete.

Good luck to anyone still trying! Xx

Congratulations @glowingtwig Such good news! Xx

@glowingtwig how funny because I also have a DS who is 15 weeks! Also fell pregnant naturally last year in august finally after 6 miscarriages and 3 failed Ivf transfers.

I am 43 btw so a third is definitely not off the cards!

@Catconfusion Congratulations. I hope you are having a lovely time with your baby. I remember your loss from way down the thread.

Another positive story: a close friend of mine (40) is currently 22 weeks pregnant. She had been trying for 2 year and had 4 miscarriages.

It seems that our stories back up the studies; while miscarriages are more likely at an older age ( I had 4 before my DC3 at age 44) it’s certainly quite possible to have a baby.

keep the positive stories coming!

I'm 41 and my baby is 3 weeks old. I did have to have IVF but I would have had to have that if I was 30, it wasn't an age thing. This was our third transfer after a missed miscarriage and a chemical pregnancy. Still feels a bit surreal but very happy.

@Catconfusion ahh so happy for you! I remember you from a few threads... we got our happy endings!

I was the same, fell every other month but took a few goes to get the right one. Agree that my body was helping me as much as it could.

Huge congratulations @Unicorn9 how are you finding this age? I'm loving it now the colic is over!

Congratulations @Cakecakecheese it's the best feeling ❤️

Aww ladies it’s so lovely to see so many happy endings. I think chances are generally good at our age but it’s often a more heartbreaking journey.

I spoke to a lady at the park who is 52 and she had three miscarriages at 42 so gave up trying and assumed it was too late. Also didn’t feel she could go through it again. It’s so sad as she’s childless and has regrets about it. Especially when she heard my story! I had three losses between my son and daughter back to back. Had I not tried the following cycle I wouldn’t have my daughter. Pregnancy loss doesn't necessarily mean infertility. In fact it’s normal and natural for an older women. There can still be healthy eggs.If anyone reading this has had miscarriages and is still trying, please know it can still happen for you. Xx