Advanced Maternal Age Due December

[BabyPerera]

Hi everyone, I've recently found out after 4 cycles of trying to conceive that I am pregnant at 37. I have two other children aged 14 and 11 so this will be my first child in my 30s. I'm feeling particularly tired this time around and was wondering if any other older mothers have struggled more with symptoms during a later pregnancy? I'm feeling very blessed to have gotten pregnant and this will be my first child with my fiance ❤️ would be nice to have mother's of a similar age to connect with x

Advanced maternal age at 37??? I thought you were going to say 40 something.
im 39 and pregnant with my 4th I don’t think I’m of ‘advanced maternal age’ under 40.

It's not a phrase I've made up to be controversial it's a medical term for those over 35 unfortunately 😅 much better than the old phrasing of geriatric mother 🥴

Im aware. I have been pregnant throughout my 30s and I find it’s terminology used more in social media, not really by medical teams. Of course it is a risk factor but there are other risk factors which are more significant within a pregnancy in your 30s.

Sorry came on here to connect and find support from other women, not have a random arguement with a stranger on the internet over something trivial.

Hi, I had my daughter at 38, but she’s my only child so I don’t really have anything to compare it to. I felt pretty good throughout the pregnancy and recovered well from a C-section. Though, again, it was my first baby!

Now I’m in my mid-40s with a lively six-year-old, that's quite something haha. But I absolutely love it. I love being a mum.

I was a bit worried about making mum friends, thinking I might be one of the oldest in the playground, but all the younger mums have been really kind and welcoming. That being said, I am quite young at heart!

36, 11 week old baby. It’s harder. But still worth it

I’ve got 3 dc and had my 3rd at 37. These days it’s really not unusual and unless you have other health issues really isn’t relevant. I was more tired with 3rd pregnancy but then I had two other children to manage as well. He was over two weeks overdue but it was a very straightforward home birth.

Awww I'm glad you've had a good experience of motherhood 💕 I'm sure she keeps you fit and healthy! It's weird isn't it because as a young mother I always felt insecure on the school playground so I'm quite looking forward to fitting in a bit more this time around! My partner is in his 40s so I think he's slightly more concerned but he's also much more active than I am! Thanks for your message of support was very much needed ❤️

I had my first and only baby when I was 42 and didn’t feel any more tired than the other first time mums around me who were considerably younger.

I think the key thing is that you’ve already done it twice. You’re already tired! Having a pre-teen and teenage in the house is tiring, so adding a pregnancy into the mix will only add more tiredness into your life.

37 isn’t old to have a baby, it’s just different and tiring if you’ve already raised two other children.

Congratulations on your pregnancy! Enjoy every minute, the tiredness will be worth it 😊

Oh I have absolutely have no doubt it'll be worth it 💕 I hope you're managing to get some sleep in currently x

Just about, the juggle from 1-2 has been rough but doing ok. So excited for you. Congratulations x

Advanced maternal age 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Yeah I guess the other 2 didn't help your exhaustion! I've been asleep for what feels like the best part of a week but I expect it'll ease up in the next trimester! All a nice reminder things are happening as they are supposed to! Ahhh yes people are having babies older and other than spina bifida in my family I hope things will go smoothly....thank you for your message x

I had one at 36 and nobody mentioned anything about my age. I was low risk enough that they were happy to sign off a home birth.

Thank you very much 💕 perhaps it's just been so long I've forgotten how tiring it is 🤣🤣 wouldn't change it for the world though x

Oh that's great news I'm glad you had a smooth birth ❤️ I previously had placenta previa so I'll be in hospital! Home birth does sound lovely though x

Agreed, this is what Dr's kept saying to me when I was 40. If you have good health in general then actually in a better position than some much younger mums. BMI is a biggie I believe.

Agree Lol

Is it relevant to my question about tiredness in 30s v 20s?

I don't have social media but it's very present on the internet especially with the large decrease in eggs and fertility after 37 which was when I became aware of the term. That said, I don't see myself as geriatric but I am certainly middle aged. My question wasn't about a term it was about whether other mums felt tired in their 30s rather than their 20s?x

I think your overall health has a lot to do with it. But calling people aged 37 ‘advanced age’ and ‘older moms’ is ridiculous. I’m nearly 38 and have more energy than at 28 because my health is better now. Maybe look at that.

Yeah def, just saying the Docs def were not bothered, it was always me that kept mentioning I was 40. I had mine at 35 and 40 so can't comment on tiredness being worse. I think I found my 2nd much easier as had to stick with eldest's school routine so the baby just slotted in really. She was also a much easier baby. Recovery much better also as I pushed for a VBAC. So all round no issues for me being older. I was lucky in that I was virtually symptomless in both pregnancies.

I don't need to look at that. I'm comfortable with my age. I certainly don't look it at least 😊

To be honest we know much more about ourselves once we are into our 30s and it's really exciting to bring a child into the world with a wiser version of ourselves isn't it?! I think it's very sensible to start having children the age you did for sure ❤️ I'm glad you had relatively easy pregnancies and hope you're loving motherhood x

Nobody ever mentioned it to me at 36 and 38 but then I prefer the term geriatric. The whole "advanced age" thing is so twee. I didn't have anything to compare it to but I didn't feel geriatric or particularly tired past the first trimester.