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Post by tara595 on Jun 29, 2016 13:22:44 GMT
Me! Had my first at 38 and I'm pregnant again at 40. I'll be almost 41 when I deliver. It will be the last.
I definitely have friends that were in their late 30's who've delivered but I think I'm the oldest.
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Post by leftturnonly on Jun 29, 2016 13:26:15 GMT
My grandmother was 43 when she had her youngest. Her first grandchild was born not long after.
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Post by newfcathy on Jun 29, 2016 13:32:34 GMT
Both of my sisters got married at 19 & had kids early. Dh & I dated for 8 years, got married, I went to school nights for the next 4 years, then we waited a bit longer and had ds after being married for 8 years. My oldest niece, is only 9 years younger than me, and got pg first, our boys are 3 months apart. When my youngest niece got married, we took a great photo of her, her sister, my other 3 nieces, and ds, they were 34-26, he was an adorable 6 year old.
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Post by leftturnonly on Jun 29, 2016 13:42:55 GMT
I know a lot of women in their early 40s having babies...my grandma was 44 with her last of 7 kids. But that's not the crazy part...my grandpa was 60 when my aunt Linda was born. My ldh's 2GGrandfather was 70 when his GGrandfather was born. His 2GGrandmother was 47. They had each been married before and his daughter married her son before they became step-siblings. This GGrandfather had 22 half-siblings with nieces/nephews at least 24 years older than him. I can't even imagine! This is the one that makes my jaw drop the most.
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Post by artbabe on Jun 29, 2016 13:45:11 GMT
My sister was 41 and her husband 46 when she had her last. She said being pregnant in her 40s made her a big fan of teen pregnancy. Evidently being pregnant at 41 was much harder than the first time. I'm 50 and childless. Wanted kids, just never found the right man. As much as I wanted a child I think I'd lose my mind if I found out I was pregnant now. It just sounds so exhausting to start that up at such a late stage.
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Post by bc2ca on Jun 29, 2016 13:49:33 GMT
The oldest woman I know that gave birth is 46. DH's cousin adopted her 2nd at 50.
Years ago the small department I worked in had a baby boom with 14 babies between 7 of us in 5 years. Two moms in their 20s, I was in my 30s and the other 4, each having 2 babies, were in their early 40s.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2016 13:50:12 GMT
My mom was 43 when she had me. She and my half-sister were pregnant at the same and my niece is 3 months older than I am.
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Post by leslie132 on Jun 29, 2016 13:53:55 GMT
This makes me feel so good I am 43 (almost 44) and my twins are 3.5. I have an 11.5, my daughter who passed away and then my miracle babies. I can't tell you how irritated I am to get asked if I'm their Grandmother. It is boggling to me.....but the age gap for having children keeps getting larger and larger so I guess I could be their Gram. My twins start preschool in a month or so and I know I will be the oldest mother. I feel bad for them, but I've always said age is nothing but a number. (I did find humor in being told I was a geriatric pregnancy since I was in my 40's. No one would listen that I got pregnant at 39
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Post by inkedup on Jun 29, 2016 13:57:40 GMT
Me! I had my first when I was 36 and am pregnant again at 39. If all goes well, I will be 40 when this baby is born. We've experienced a few miscarriages since the birth of our first, so I am being cautiously optimistic. We haven't told anyone in real life yet.
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Post by leslie132 on Jun 29, 2016 14:00:47 GMT
Me! I had my first when I was 36 and am pregnant again at 39. If all goes well, I will be 40 when this baby is born. We've experienced a few miscarriages since the birth of our first, so I am being cautiously optimistic. We haven't told anyone in real life yet. My fingers are crossed for you! Prayers for a happy and healthy pregnancy!!
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Post by caro on Jun 29, 2016 14:04:55 GMT
The risk of having a child with Down Sydrome is so great at an advanced maternal age, which I think is considered to be 35, but especially 40 and over. I wonder if moms to be think about that? Not saying it's right or wrong to be pregnant later in life, just curious since I know so many families with DS.
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Post by utmr on Jun 29, 2016 14:14:27 GMT
We have a friend who was 49 with her first (and only). They are about 7 now and she seems to be having a blast.
My paternal grandmother had her eighth baby at 48 (long before fertility treatments) and I am terrified of getting pregnant.
I think if we got pg now, we would do every diagnostic test possible to rule out downs and any other issues before we made a decision about what to do. It's difficult, but you have to think carefully about the repercussions, especially if you have older children who would have to bear responsibility for a disabled sibling later in life.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 29, 2016 14:17:05 GMT
I work in a pregnancy resources center. We had a lady come in a while back who had just turned 46. She was shocked to be PG.
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Post by craftsbycarolyn on Jun 29, 2016 14:17:58 GMT
This makes me feel so good I am 43 (almost 44) and my twins are 3.5. I have an 11.5, my daughter who passed away and then my miracle babies. I can't tell you how irritated I am to get asked if I'm their Grandmother. It is boggling to me.....but the age gap for having children keeps getting larger and larger so I guess I could be their Gram. My mother was a first time grandma at the ripe old age of 36. Save
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Post by leannec on Jun 29, 2016 14:18:01 GMT
A friend of ours is pregnant right now at age 40 and will deliver at age 41 ... she has dd's that are 18 and 15 already ... Two different dads ... this new one doesn't work so I'm not sure how that is going to go
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Post by peabay on Jun 29, 2016 14:18:02 GMT
The risk of having a child with Down Sydrome is so great at an advanced maternal age, which I think is considered to be 35, but especially 40 and over. I wonder if moms to be think about that? Not saying it's right or wrong to be pregnant later in life, just curious since I know so many families with DS. Regarding my 54 year old sister, they adopted their child. The OP said "oldest mom" not "oldest pregnancy", but it seems like that's what most are talking about.
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Post by bigbundt on Jun 29, 2016 14:22:08 GMT
The risk of having a child with Down Sydrome is so great at an advanced maternal age, which I think is considered to be 35, but especially 40 and over. I wonder if moms to be think about that? Not saying it's right or wrong to be pregnant later in life, just curious since I know so many families with DS. As mom who just had a baby at 38, it was ALL I thought about until I had all the early tests done (which still aren't 100% but together gives you a better idea of the chances). The doctors constantly counseled me on the risks of AMA and pregnancy with my second pregnancy, required more tests and high level ultrasounds compared to my first pregnancy at 32. I think most of my friends who were AMA (advanced maternal age) worried about DS but took their chances and accepted the risks. I only know one person who has a child with DS and I believe she her family had history of DS even with women who were in their twenties. I think 42 is the oldest mom I know. My second pregnancy was much harder physically, I couldn't imagine doing it in my forties!
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Post by ktdoesntscrap on Jun 29, 2016 14:27:15 GMT
My friends sister had her first child at 56.
Naturally, no help.
I don't know her but I am impressed.
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Post by lbp on Jun 29, 2016 14:38:34 GMT
A lady at our church had her first child when she was 15 and her last child when she was 49! She had a total of 7 children in that 34 year span.
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 29, 2016 15:04:30 GMT
I know a lot of women in their early 40s having babies...my grandma was 44 with her last of 7 kids. But that's not the crazy part...my grandpa was 60 when my aunt Linda was born. My grandma had her last of her 16 kids at 42. My grandpa was 63! I'm in my late 30's and my grandpa was born in the late 1800's
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Post by gailoh on Jun 29, 2016 15:08:00 GMT
Mother Nature, she is always giving birth to wonderful things out there...
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Post by leslie132 on Jun 29, 2016 15:10:50 GMT
The risk of having a child with Down Sydrome is so great at an advanced maternal age, which I think is considered to be 35, but especially 40 and over. I wonder if moms to be think about that? Not saying it's right or wrong to be pregnant later in life, just curious since I know so many families with DS. I have no statistics.....this is just my personal thoughts here. I think it is becoming more and more common for mothers to be in their 40's and I don't see them having children with DS. I know that before it was always stated you have a higher risk, but with my pregnancy that really wasn't an issue. They discussed everything else under the sun that could make my pregnancy more difficult, but not the child having DS. Maybe I didn't focus on it because it was a pregnancy that I had multiples. I will throw it out that I would have loved to have had the boys earlier, but life took over after my daughter passed. I couldn't get it together and needed time to heal. Being 39 didn't stop me....I would have another one today if there wasn't the chance of multiples again. My husband said that is a risk he won't take Testing is amazing now, as well. I had a test called MaterniT21 done when I was pregnant. I was done at 18 weeks (they had just opened the test to multiples that week) but a normal pregnancy they will take you at 10 weeks and you will know if there are any health issues and even the sex of the baby. Simple blood test. My 2 good friends got pregnant right after me and both had the test. What you choose to do with the results is your choice...the 3 of us wanted to be able to prepare for our new arrival!
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Post by barbarac on Jun 29, 2016 15:12:02 GMT
I was 2 weeks shy of my 40th birthday when I had my first two (twins!) and then 41.5 when I had my third. And I know I'm not the oldest mom in my youngest son's class.
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jun 29, 2016 15:16:59 GMT
I know a lot of women in their early 40s having babies...my grandma was 44 with her last of 7 kids. But that's not the crazy part...my grandpa was 60 when my aunt Linda was born. My grandma had her last of her 16 kids at 42. My grandpa was 63! I'm in my late 30's and my grandpa was born in the late 1800's Same with me. I'm 40 and my grandpa was born in 1891. He died at the age of 73 when my dad was only 16.
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Post by epeanymous on Jun 29, 2016 15:18:33 GMT
I know several women who were 45/46 with their first. Babies in your 40s are common here.
I had #6 at 43. I'm still regular as a clock and am sure I could have more. Not planning to, but it wouldn't upset me to have a pregnancy now (44).
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 29, 2016 15:25:15 GMT
My grandma had her last of her 16 kids at 42. My grandpa was 63! I'm in my late 30's and my grandpa was born in the late 1800's Same with me. I'm 40 and my grandpa was born in 1891. He died at the age of 73 when my dad was only 16. Crazy! Mine was born in 1886, died at the age of 69 when my dad was 9.
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Post by wallyagain on Jun 29, 2016 15:30:58 GMT
DH's mom was 42 and his dad was 53 when he was born. They had a tough life so they seemed more like grandparents.
We had an empty nest by 42.
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Post by epeanymous on Jun 29, 2016 15:31:11 GMT
The risk of having a child with Down Sydrome is so great at an advanced maternal age, which I think is considered to be 35, but especially 40 and over. I wonder if moms to be think about that? Not saying it's right or wrong to be pregnant later in life, just curious since I know so many families with DS. At this point I think that is like asking if people are aware that having a baby means you will need diapers. Of course women know that as you get older, your risk of genetic issues increases, and if you talk to AMA women who get pregnant on purpose, you'll find they are generally between "concerned" and "really concerned." However, even at 45, the odds are still that you (assuming you are fertile) will have a healthy child. And modern testing means that you generally can know if you possibly are carrying a baby with a genetic issue in your first trimester.
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Post by refugeepea on Jun 29, 2016 15:49:20 GMT
The risk of having a child with Down Sydrome is so great at an advanced maternal age, which I think is considered to be 35, but especially 40 and over. I wonder if moms to be think about that? Not saying it's right or wrong to be pregnant later in life, just curious since I know so many families with DS. At this point I think that is like asking if people are aware that having a baby means you will need diapers. Of course women know that as you get older, your risk of genetic issues increases, and if you talk to AMA women who get pregnant on purpose, you'll find they are generally between "concerned" and "really concerned." However, even at 45, the odds are still that you (assuming you are fertile) will have a healthy child. And modern testing means that you generally can know if you possibly are carrying a baby with a genetic issue in your first trimester. Honestly, it's a total crapshoot. Two of my kids have issues and they were born when I was 30 and younger. No genetic testing for Autism.
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Post by peano on Jun 29, 2016 16:00:00 GMT
I am the oldest mom I know personally--I had DS when I was almost 41. And I got pregnant the first time I tried. And I was done with menopause by age 48.
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