Pregnant at 46

[Catlaw73]

Just found out I'm pregnant at 46. A real shock. Any older mums with similar news? I have a 13 year old son already. Due December if all goes well.

[SunshineCake]

Congratulations to you all and well done to Fantasiaa for almost being able to add up.

[Catlaw73]

@Secondsop - I just wondered if the Harmony Test is offered to other older mums? Do most people have to pay for it? Do you know if hospitals still offer scans during this pandemic? I can't focus on much more than getting my hubby to speak to me and trying to sort out a scan is at the bottom of my list at the moment. He has slept in the living room for the past 2 nights and is not coping at all well with my news 🙈

[ilikebigbuttsandicannotlie]

Wow, congrats! I could not imagine being pregnant at 46. I bet you’re in shock! Good luck with the pregnancy

[Goldenmother]

@Catlaw73 I was offered the harmony test after my screening test came back at high risk it was given to me free on my local NHS which is Islington north London but from what I've heard to get it on the NHS is like a postcode lottery congratulations

[Secondsop]

@Catlaw73 - King’s offered me Harmony free because my risk without it after the nuchal scan and combined blood test was greater than 1:150; they said anything greater than 1:100 they class as intermediate risk and offer Harmony free as part of their research. Age was relevant in that age would have played a part in the numbers that brought me within that class, if you see what I mean. I do think it varies between hospital trusts as to when you might have to pay for it. But I would have paid for it if it wasn’t free for me.

I’ve got 2 more growth scans scheduled; they’re both still in the diary although one is being combined with my blood pressure clinic appointment as they can do a growth scan there. I think for most hospitals you have to go in on your own now without a partner (but they are more relaxed on using phones / FaceTime) - I went on my own anyway cos nobody else to look after my other kids. Maternity care is essential care - there’s a lot of info on the RCOG website.

Hope your husband comes to terms with it soon. We’re all undergoing so much change and uncertainty at the moment, might take him a little while.

[Catlaw73]

Thankyou for your info and support everyone xx

[fluffy71]

How are you getting on OP?

[Morgansbabies]

I had 4 positive (within 3 minutes) clear blue early pregnancy tests and one faint blue that got darker throughout the day. I am nearly 2 weeks late for my period and wondering am I pregnant?

[Morgansbabies]

I had 4 positive (within 3 minutes) clear blue early pregnancy tests and one faint blue that got darker throughout the day. I am nearly 2 weeks late for my period and wondering am I pregnant?

[Catlaw73]

Sounds like you are congratulations!

[eventhecathasapenis]

There's a thread on here somewhere called '41 and pregnant' where another mum is feeling pretty shocked but I'll say what I said then: My mum had a baby in her 40s when me and my brothers were all teenagers and it worked out great.
I'm nearly 40 myself and pregnant again, life's very different now and nobody except maybe Fantasiaa will bat an eyelid 🙄
Congratulations to you, it's lovely x

[Morgansbabies]

Thank you very much for your feedback..

[Chatbash72]

Ooh @Morgansbabies 🤞🤞fab news @eventhecathasapenis my great grandmother had my granny when she was 45, over 100 years ago and her other boys were teenagers... I'm hoping I have that side of her genes..

[Morgansbabies]

Thanks Chatbash72. Over a hundred years ago.. wow that’s awesome.

I hope that it all goes well for you too.

[SirVixofVixHall]

My Great Great Grandmother also had a baby in her mid forties. Pretty common for a last baby, pre contraception. (The saddest thing on the 1911 census is that it lists how many children, and then how many still living, so you suddenly see how many babies were lost. )

[Midlifebaby]

@Catlaw73 hope your partner has got his head around it and you are ok x

Everyone else, thanks so much for your kind wishes and comments, and mathematical assistance I didn’t mean to jump on OPs post But at the same time, you have been so encouraging to all who posted about being older and pregnant xxx

[tuppencethedog]

Hi @Catlaw73 and @Midlifebaby I am a lurker as I've been nervous about joining any threads before I knew my baby was likely to be hanging around. I am 45 and 14 weeks pregnant (definitely unplanned - I had a coil in). My oldest DDs are 25, 23 and 21 and then I have a 5 year old. Even though the baby wasn't planned, and I knew the odds of miscarriage at my age are high, something made me want to give it a chance. Hope your pregnancies are going well x

[Ausbaby43]

Hi, I hope it’s Ok to join this thread. I’m 43 and had an early scan yesterday to discover we have twins on board! Currently 7+4. Both have heartbeats, although one is slower and will need a follow up scan in 2 weeks.
I’m in Australia, I can’t find any discussion threads like this one unless on Facebook, but I hope it’s ok to share here too.
We’ve had 3 miscarriages and three rounds of IVF have ended up here. I’m just so grateful to see heartbeats on the screen- we’d never seen that before.
So far so good- I’ve been feeling a little nauseous but nothing too extreme. I’m hoping that isn’t a bad sign.
I wish you all well. Thank you for providing an opportunity to share experiences of being that little bit older.

[Onebrokentoe]

Congratulation to you all! I had my youngest at 44, although his siblings aren’t considerably older. He’s 9 now and we couldn’t imagine not having him around. I just wanted to say that I hope all goes well, and good luck!

[TheGirlFromStoryville]

Congratulations ladies, lovely positive news to hear.
I'd love another baby, I'm 46, but DH had the snip when our youngest was 2.
Hope all goes well for everyone x

[Catlaw73]

@Ausbaby43 lovely to hear from you and the last few posts from other ladies. Twins wow what a whirlwind! It is scary to be older and I've bought lots of cheap pregnancy tests in so I can do one every week to make sure it's still real lol. Keep us all posted with how things go xx

[Chatbash72]

Ooh congratulations @Ausbaby43 and @tuppencethedog this is wonderful news... 💕💕

[Loutel40]

Congratulations I have just found out that we are going to be parents, I am 40 and my husband is 46, we got married in Dec 2019 and this was a MASSIVE shock, I have a son who is 20 next month and a step daughter 13 so this is a total surprise, but also a blessing....it's just mad that 20 years later I'm pregnant again but I wouldn't have it any other way

[Ausbaby43]

Congratulations @Loutel40. It must’ve been a shock! How far along are you? I was feeling like death yesterday, so nauseous, which was strangely reassuring. But today- nothing. I don’t have another scan for a week and a half. It’s hard not to keep stressing about it, especially now in ‘lockdown’.
I hope things are settling for you @Catlaw73.

[Loutel40]

@ausbaby43 I think I'm about 6 weeks, I have felt sicky for the past week and like you today I feel nothing just absolutely shattered x