Trying To Conceive baby at 42 years old? Any advice or success stories?

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ThatGirlx · 14/10/2025 17:26

Trying to conceive baby at 42 years old? Any tips, advice, success stories 👶🏻

I've been tracking my ovulation the last few months and record this via the Clearblue app - which is super handy. My period / ovulation run like clockwork and me & my partner try and conceive everyday single day when I start to show high fertility right through to the 2 days of peak fertility I have a regular 5 day fertility window. I’m healthy, a non smoker, rarely drink and currently taking all the necessary supplements such a Pregnacare Max as well as additional B12, Folic Acid, Vitamin D and 400mg Ubiquinol.

im getting to the point of little hope now but am fully aware of age isn’t on my side and the low percentage of a successful pregnancy comes at my age. I am considering visiting the GP to see if they can offer tests and possibly IVF treatment (when I know stops at 43 on the NHS and you only get one round).

Any advice or tips that I’m not doing will be greatly appreciated 🩷

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Yoyotux · 15/10/2025 06:33

badjeans · 14/10/2025 22:51

I’d be really surprised if you get NHS IVF when you already have a baby. I don’t know of anywhere that’s policy. Worth checking so you don’t have your time wasted in waiting.

Me too.

Yoyotux · 15/10/2025 06:34

Gettingbysomehow · 14/10/2025 23:50

DSIS had her first at 50. The other DSIS at 45 naturally.
I had mine at 21.
So its quite possible.

Her FIRST at 50?!

That seems…. Well I am unsettled by the thought of that really

Yoyotux · 15/10/2025 06:36

Snugglemonkey · 15/10/2025 00:12

Yes, it was my aunt. My mum went to the doctor with her, she was 14. My granny thought she maybe had a tumour because they knew someone else had similar symptoms and she died of ovarian cancer. She was still having periods and had unexplained swelling, nausea, vomiting. It was her 6th baby, so you would think she would know!

There are lots of photos of her pregnant and her 2 v v slim daughters at the time, so I think it is true. Plus, my mum spilled lots of family secrets when she was dying, I think she would have told me if it was not the truth.

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Why do you only “think” it’s true? Surely you know whether or not because this miracle baby was your aunt @Snugglemonkey

MeadowMouse · 16/10/2025 08:17

Have you had your egg reserve tested? Mine was low at age 40 and I didn't have success after three years of IVF/ seven cycles, one on the NHS. It took me a long while to do all the tests and get the referral for IVF through my GP, then to be given a start date. Testing would be the place to start.

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ThatGirlx · 16/10/2025 19:02

MeadowMouse · 16/10/2025 08:17

Not yet but have a doctors appointment on Monday and hopefully they will offer tests 🙏🏻

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Niknak8493 · 16/10/2025 20:51

I started trying at 40, I was taking the same pre pregnancy vitamins as you are and i got pregnant after 5months of trying. Unfortunately it ended in miscarriage BUT I got pregnant again three months later. I know so many people who have children in their 40’s. You’re doing all the right things, if you are considering IVF and you can afford it I’d just go for it rather than waiting on the nhs. I wish you all the luck 😊

Niknak8493 · 01/11/2025 12:30

I got pregnant at 40 and now again at 41. You are doing everything I did. It took me 7months to get pregnant at 40 and 4 months to get pregnant this time round. I had to keep reminding myself I’m not 20 anymore it’s probably realistic that it’s going to take longer to get pregnant. I told myself if I don’t get pregnant within a year I would accept it’s probably not going to happen. I will say the second time round I tried to be more relaxed about it and just enjoy trying and it worked quicker. Good luck 😊

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