
The Miami Herald - April 11, 2004
My doctor says what I thought was the beginning of menopause, is actually the beginning of a child.
I am pregnant at 48 years old.
My youngest child is in college.
After much thought, my husband and I have decided to have this baby.
I must admit I am thrilled (and surprised), but I am also scared to death.
I've forgotten everything.
Any hints for this new old mom-to-be?
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on Miami Herald
(Unfortunately the link is broken and I was unable to find the story again)
Originally posted on April 11, 2004.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Kelly James-Enger and Jill S. Browning
-- Infertility is a mind-set and that every woman who experiences infertility is forever changed, even when she eventually has the child she yearned for.
When many women who have gone through fertility treatments describe their experience, they say it
abused their soul.
The experience may have also hurt their relationship with their husband and sometimes permanently altered relationships with their extended families.
Studies show that even after the desperation of infertility subsides, emotional wounds still fester and an asterisk accompanies her bundle of joy.

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Against the odds … Dinnigan feels blessed.Photo: Damian Bennett |
The fashion designer has revealed in an interview in The Sun-Herald's Sunday Life magazine that she and her husband underwent several years of IVF treatments, which resulted in much heartache.
There's a perception out there that so many fabulous Hollywood stars in their 40s are having children,she says.
Dinnigan turns 47 years old next month, and the baby is due in November.
Read more
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Julia Indichova
-- A memoir of hope for the thousands of women struggling with infertility, from one who beat the odds by simply tuning in to her body and tapping her well of sheer determination.
At a time when more and more women are trying to get pregnant at increasingly advanced ages, fertility specialists and homeopathic researchers boast endless treatment options.
But when Julia Indichova made the rounds of medical doctors and nontraditional healers, she was still unable to conceive a child.
It was only when she forsook their financially and emotionally draining advice, turning inward instead, that she finally met with reproductive success. Inconceivable recounts this journey from hopeless diagnoses to elated motherhood.
Anyone who has faced infertility will relate to Julia's desperate measures: acupuncture, unidentifiable black-and-white pellets, herb soup, foul-smelling fruit, even making love on red sheets.
Five reproductive endocrinologists told her that there was no documented case of anyone in her hormonal condition getting pregnant, forcing her to finally embark on her own intuitive regimen.
After eight caffeine-free, nutrient-rich, yoga-laden months, complemented by visualization exercises, Julia received amazing news; incredibly, she was pregnant.
Nine months later she gave birth to a healthy girl.

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Her goal was achieved when she gave birth to her own grandson at age 61.
Casey, possibly the oldest woman to give birth in Illinois, was a surrogate for her daughter, Sara Connell, who had been trying for years to have a baby.
Connell and her husband, Bill, are the biological parents of the child Casey carried, which grew from an embryo created from the Chicago couple’s egg and sperm.
Crying and praying, Connell and her mother held hands as Finnean Lee Connell was delivered by Caesarean section at 9:47 p.m. Wednesday.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on TheStar.com
Read more: Woman, 61, gives birth to her own grandchild
Originally posted on February 13th, 2011.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Sara Connell
-- In February 2011, 61-year-old Kristine Casey delivered the greatest gift of all to her daughter, Sara Connell: Sara’s son, Finnean.
At that moment, Kristine—the gestational carrier of Sara and her husband Bill’s child—became the oldest woman ever to give birth in Chicago.
Bringing in Finn is the incredible story of one woman’s hard-fought and often painful journey to motherhood.
In this achingly honest memoir, Connell recounts the tragedy and heartbreak of losing pregnancies; the process of opening her heart and mind to the idea of her 61-year-old mother carrying her child for her; and the profound bond that blossomed between mother and daughter as a result of their unique experience together.
Moving, inspiring, and ultimately triumphant, Bringing in Finn is an extraordinary tale of despair, hope, forgiveness, and redemption—and the discovery that when it comes to unconditional love, there are no limits to what can be achieved.

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Ranaweera quadruplets - yahoo.com |
In what could almost be unbelievable, the mom-to-be conceived the five babies naturally!
Doctors pin the chances of conceiving quintuplets naturally about one in 55 million, possibly higher for a woman over the age of 45.
The mom, who does not want to be identified, is in her 29th week of pregnancy and is expected to give birth at the Monash Medical Centre.Fertility naturally declines and to conceive spontaneously after the age of 45 is particularly uncommon, and to have a multiple pregnancy after the age of 45 is particularly uncommon,Obstetrician Dr Len Kilman told the Seven Network.
A team of more than 30 are expected to be assembled when the time comes to deliver the five babies.
Margaret Pitts, a mom of 12 children, predicts a very busy road ahead for the quintuplets' mum.
Margaret, who has three sets of twins, told Seven News the financial cost of raising the children will be overwhelming. Just for diapers the estimated annual cost will top $5,500 for five babies.Good luck to her, I wouldn't like to have five, twins was bad enough,she said.
At mealtime, Margaret says the quintuplets' mom may require a few extra helping hands.
When they arrive the babies will be the first set of quintuplets born in Victoria in three decades.There's always ways you do it with twins, but I don't know with five,Margaret said.I'm not sure how you'd do that… you'd have to have a couple of extra hands all the time.
Source: Melbourne supermum pregnant with quintuplets without IVF
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-- At Wu's Healing Center in San Francisco, miracles are happening.
Women and their partners come to the clinic--often from across the country -- to fulfill a passionately held yet fragile dream: to conceive and deliver the healthy baby that mainstream doctors have told them they cannot have.
Using traditional Chinese medical techniques, sometimes integrated with Western fertility treatments, Dr. Angela Wu is helping these couples experience the miracle of birth.
At a time when one in five U.S. couples is struggling with fertility problems, this practical and uplifting volume, filled with the inspirational stories of Dr. Wu's grateful patients, will be a godsend.

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Thank you, thank you, thank you…
Inspiration received…
I am 47 years old, and surprised to be pregnant!
My 16 and 17 year old daughters are thrilled, but a bit nervous for me…
The father of this baby wants no part of this.
He just told me, and I have been reeling for a few days…
But your stories have touched me, offers hope and stability…
Thank you.
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One of my best friends just told me she is 13 weeks pregnant with her ninth child.
She is 45 years old, and will be 46 years old when the baby is born.
Her youngest is 6 years old!
She thought she was
done!- Tammy
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Nicole Klieff
-- Based on a true-life account of a woman's discovery of infertility at the age of 35.
This is a compelling roller-coaster insight to the world of IVF exposing treatments and emotions over a nine year span.
Written with humor on such a dark and taboo subject of pregnancy loss and infertility this honest account is directed to the many across the world in a similar predicament.
The book is written in the hope that people will pursue to seek out the reasons for the most common complaint of
unexplained infertility.

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The surrogate mum, who wishes to remain anonymous, gave birth to baby Scarlett at 37 weeks.
Rebekah, 43, and her husband, ex-racehorse trainer Charlie Brooks, 48, spent years trying to conceive naturally before deciding to use a surrogate mum.
The couple are said to be
overjoyedwith the birth of their first child.
Read more
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Susan Markens
-- Susan Markens takes on one of the hottest issues on the fertility front--surrogate motherhood--in a book that illuminates the culture wars that have erupted over new reproductive technologies in the United States.
In an innovative analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy in the bellwether states of New York and California, Markens explores how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and choice have shaped policies aimed at this issue.
She examines the views of key players, including legislators, women's organizations, religious groups, the media, and others.
In a study that finds surprising ideological agreement among those with opposing views of surrogate motherhood, Markens challenges common assumptions about our responses to reproductive technologies and at the same time offers a fascinating picture of how reproductive politics shape social policy.

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Marinoni gave birth to the couple's son, Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni, on Monday, Feb. 7, Nixon's rep confirms.
Christine and baby are doing great,her rep tells PEOPLE.
Nixon, 44, and Marinoni, 43, began dating in 2004 and announced their engagement in 2009. The Sex and the City star has two children, Samantha, 14, and Charles, 8, from her previous relationship with teacher Danny Mozes.
Read rest of article
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Rachel Pepper
-- Covers everything you need to make the thrilling and challenging journey to motherhood: from choosing a donor to tracking fertility to signing the right papers on the dotted lines.
Rachel Pepper's lively, easy-to-read guide is the first place to go for up-to-date information and sage advice on everything from sex in the sixth month to negotiating family roles.
The resource section is greatly expanded, as are the sections on each trimester of pregnancy, on childbirth, and on life with a newborn.
And Pepper provides more insight into preconception planning for both single lesbians and couples.

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The singer/author, 43 years old, and husband Roey Hershkovitz will welcome their second child in June, her rep confirms to PEOPLE exclusively.
I grew up with a big family, so I'm excited for Lyla to have a sibling!Loeb tells PEOPLE.
The couple, who wed in 2009, are already parents to daughter Lyla Rose, 2 years old.
Read rest of article
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Ready: Why Women Are Embracing The New Later Motherhood
by Elizabeth Gregory
-- Over the past three decades, skyrocketing numbers of women have chosen to start their families in their late thirties and early forties.
In 2005, ten times as many women had their first child between the ages of 35 and 39 as in 1975, and thirteen times as many had their first between 40 and 44.
Women now have the option to define for themselves when they're ready for family, rather than sticking to a schedule set by social convention.
As a society, however, we have yet to come to terms with the phenomenon of later motherhood, and women who decide it makes sense for them to delay pregnancy often find themselves confronted with alarmist warnings about the dangers of waiting too long.
In Ready, Elizabeth Gregory tracks the burgeoning trend of new later motherhood and demonstrates that for many women today, waiting for family works best.
She provides compelling evidence of the benefits of having children later -- by birth or by adoption.

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I have fought with infertility issues for more than a decade.
My Gyn told a year ago that one of my tubes was blocked, and had insisted that IVF was the only option left for me.
I was desperate and terrified due to my relatively advanced age and the two ovarian cysts that were giving me hell, that I would be childless.
My husband and I decided we will keep on fighting as I have read many awful stories about the side effects, the low success rates and pain involved with the IVF procedure so we kept looking for a natural alternative.
We almost gave up and then I found your Pregnancy Miracle website and emailed you for guidance BEFORE I bought your program.
You were so supportive and kind that I immediately ordered your book and started the program along with my husband who had poor sperm motility (an issue that your program addressed as well).
After two months of trying I got pregnant with my first baby boy.
With one blocked tube and two ovarian cysts, I think this is nothing short of a miracle!
-- Dorothy Macleod, April, 2010
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by Lisa Olsen
-- A 279-page, instantly downloadable e-book presenting a 5-step, sure-fire, 100% guaranteed, clinically proven holistic and ancient Chinese system for permanently reversing your infertility and your partner's infertility disorders and getting pregnant quickly, naturally and safely within 2-4 months without drugs, dangerous surgeries, side effects, or expensive infertility treatments.
It's probably the most powerful infertility reversal system ever developed, and currently the best-selling e-book of its kind on the entire Web!
Here's what the author Lisa Olson had to say about her incredible program:
After 14 years of trial, error, and experimentation, I finally discovered the answer to infertility and developed a fool-proof system to getting pregnant the natural way - no drugs, or surgery necessary.
It took a lot of research to get to where I am today, to know exactly what works and what doesn't. Yes, after desperate trial and error, countless of useless treatments, disappointments, and agony, a simple holistic system opened the door to my new and much brighter life of motherhood.
I was also excited to see that my other infertility related symptoms had diminished. After years of waiting, I was finally free from Infertility! I have become a proud mother of two.
And now I'm finally revealing my secrets in this new 'encyclopedia' of pregnancy called, Pregnancy Miracle.
I will be your own personal coach, take you by the hand, and lead you through the lousy advice, hype and gimmicks... and directly to the sort of inner balance perfection that will end your battle with infertility forever and help you become a proud mother of your healthy children.

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The couple, who already have two-year-old daughter Sunday Rose, used a surrogate to have a second baby, reports the Daily Mail.
The baby girl, named Faith Margaret, was born last month in Nashville.
The couple did not reveal they were expecting during the pregnancy, and have not commented on their reasons for using a surrogate.
Sunday Rose was born to Nicole two years ago without the use of a
gestational carrier(Nicole's term for the surrogate mum), but Nicole and Keith have confirmed they are the biological parents of the new arrival.
Read more: Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban welcome their new baby, thanks to a secret surrogate mum
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Susan Markens
-- Susan Markens takes on one of the hottest issues on the fertility front--surrogate motherhood--in a book that illuminates the culture wars that have erupted over new reproductive technologies in the United States.
In an innovative analysis of legislative responses to surrogacy in the bellwether states of New York and California, Markens explores how discourses about gender, family, race, genetics, rights, and choice have shaped policies aimed at this issue.
She examines the views of key players, including legislators, women's organizations, religious groups, the media, and others.
In a study that finds surprising ideological agreement among those with opposing views of surrogate motherhood, Markens challenges common assumptions about our responses to reproductive technologies and at the same time offers a fascinating picture of how reproductive politics shape social policy.

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I am 45 years old, and I am 20 weeks pregnant from a natural, unassisted pregnancy.
I was surprised by this pregnancy since I have had failed IVFs [In Vitro Fertilization], IUIs [Intrauterine insemination], and numerous miscarriages from natural pregnancies.
After all of my misfortune trying to conceive with my own eggs, I did a donor egg cycle and became pregnant.
I have a beautiful baby close to a year old from my donor cycle.
My baby is the joy of my life, and could not be more my own.
I resisted donor egg for so long, and it turned out to be the greatest gift I have ever received.
When I became pregnant naturally, I was terrified and certain I would miscarry yet again.
I had a CVS [chorionic villus sampling] done, and was shocked when it came back normal.
I will be keeping everything crossed until this baby is born, even though it is looking good.
I will be 46 years old when I deliver.
This new baby on the way is another gift, and one I am still quite in shock about receiving!
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Cara Birrittieri
-- Until now, there has been little practical advice on what women can do about ticking biological clocks.
What Every Woman Should Know About Her Biological Clock is the first book to explore a woman's reproductive life span completely, from beginning to end.
Based on Cara Birrittieri's own experience of running up against a slowing biological clock, she shows women for the first time how to
tell what time it iswith a simple blood test that gives them a peek at the state of their ovaries.

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I have just got back from my two weekly trip to my Chinese doctor in London.
She ONLY deals with fertility issues.
Her whole practice is geared to helping patients to try to get pregnant.
One of her nurses told me they currently have a 52 year old patient, who was 12 weeks pregnant.
I said
oh must be DE [donor egg],but they assured me NO, it was not and it was her own eggs!
Amazing!
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I have a family member who is a medical doctor for Indian Health Service.
She serves indigent Native American women.
I can tell you these women are not spending 30K to do donor egg.
Nor are they traveling to Spain and the Ukraine for bargain basement DE cycles (something they still wouldn't be able to afford!)
She said it is not uncommon at all to have women between 44 and 52 years old, delivering a baby.
Of course, they are not the majority; the majority of women who deliver babies are in their twenties.
Certainly fertility declines with age, and no one is arguing that.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Ready: Why Women Are Embracing The New Later Motherhood
by Elizabeth Gregory
-- Over the past three decades, skyrocketing numbers of women have chosen to start their families in their late thirties and early forties.
In 2005, ten times as many women had their first child between the ages of 35 and 39 as in 1975, and thirteen times as many had their first between 40 and 44.
Women now have the option to define for themselves when they're ready for family, rather than sticking to a schedule set by social convention.
As a society, however, we have yet to come to terms with the phenomenon of later motherhood, and women who decide it makes sense for them to delay pregnancy often find themselves confronted with alarmist warnings about the dangers of waiting too long.
In Ready, Elizabeth Gregory tracks the burgeoning trend of new later motherhood and demonstrates that for many women today, waiting for family works best.
She provides compelling evidence of the benefits of having children later -- by birth or by adoption.

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My mother got pregnant at 48 years old, and my dad was 51 years old.
My sisters were married with kids by the time I was born.
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With medical advancements these days, I'm still considering the motherhood goal....
After all, my mom was pregnant at 48 years old, so I have good breeding genetics going for me.
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Just got some great news ---- someone I know is pregnant with twins!
She is 47 years old....
Apparently, this woman had no assistance (just hormonal shots) and did not do IVF or use Donor Eggs....
She was unable to conceive for years......
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My best friend's mom was born when her mother was 46 years old, over 65 years ago, so I guess it is possible.
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Although a relatively rare occurrence, a woman can get pregnant with her own stuff until she stops ovulating.
Which for many of us is NOT at 47 years old.
My midwife had that chat with me two weeks ago.
She has two women in their middle 40's who had surprise pregnancies!
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
by Ophelia Austin-Small
-- Pregnancy books on the market have one of two audiences - the teen with an unplanned pregnancy or the adult with a planned and chosen one.
Nowhere is there a book for the almost 3 million adult women facing surprise pregnancy every year.
Surprise Motherhood is aimed directly at that gap, telling the stories of Ophelia and other women who have faced unplanned pregnancy as adult, professional women.
With extensive information about options, paternity, career issues, postpartum depression, finances, and more, Surprise Motherhood is the only reference of its kind, and is sure to be an invaluable reader resource.

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I'm nearly 50 years old (in September).
Three years ago I had a Mirena IUD fitted, to help control heavy bleeding.
It worked brilliantly.
However, it doesn't seem to have been quite so good as a contraceptive.
Because now I am pregnant!
Almost unbelievable, really.
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One of my coworkers came into my office rather upset, and confided in me about his wife.
She was 45 years old, had just found out that she was pregnant BY ACCIDENT.
They had not planned on having another.
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I had my daughter (my one and only) when I was 44 years old.
I was so happy to be pregnant, I didn't care what anyone else thought.
Now that I'm 46 years old, I am thinking about having another baby.
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Just popped in to show the
applicationfor membership I just received/approved today for 40PlusMoms:
I am 47 years old, and am a parent of a 4-year-old and twin 5-month-olds.
I would like to be in touch with other older moms of young children.
Enjoying your blog... Take care, Debbie
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My grandmother had three babies in her 40s.
She had her last baby at 45 years old.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
How the Science of Egg Quality Can Help You Get Pregnant Naturally, Prevent Miscarriage, and Improve Your Odds in IVF
by Rebecca Fett
-- Whether you are trying to conceive naturally or through IVF, the quality of your eggs will have a powerful impact on how long it takes you to get pregnant and whether you face an increased risk of miscarriage.
Poor egg quality is emerging as the single most important cause of age-related infertility, recurrent miscarriage, and failed IVF cycles. It is also a major contributor to infertility in PCOS.
Based on a comprehensive investigation of a vast array of scientific research, It Starts with the Egg reveals a groundbreaking new approach for improving egg quality and fertility.
With a concrete strategy including minimizing exposure to toxins such as BPA and phthalates, choosing the right vitamins and supplements to safeguard developing eggs, and harnessing nutritional advice shown to boost IVF success rates, this book offers practical solutions to will help you get pregnant faster and deliver a healthy baby.

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