Feb 9, 2003 - Gossip magazine Heat broke the news that [Madonna] was carrying her third child.

Confusion reigned when only a matter of hours later Madonna's publicist, Liz Rozenburg, denied the story's veracity.

A complaint by Madonna to the UK press watchdog, the Press Complaints Commission, finally silenced the last of the waggling tongues.

Perhaps the most amazing thing about the whole debacle is at the age of 44 her plans to have a third child aren't that, well, amazing.

Madonna is an old hand at late motherhood - she had Rocco at 41. Cherie Blair, Jerry Hall, and actress Caroline Quentin have all had children in their 40s.

This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on PQarchiver.com
Read more: 44 reasons why Madonna with child shocked the world (Sorry, website no longer available)
Originally posted on Feb 9, 2003

UPDATE: Sorry, looks like this story is incorrect. Madonna only gave birth to two children - Lourdes at 38 years old and Rocco at 41 years old. Perhaps she was considering another child when she visited a birth specialist in London when she was 44 years old?

She adopted David and Mercy at 47 and 48 years old respectively. At 58 years old, she adopted twins, Estere and Stella.

In the picture above, Madonna is standing in front of a colorful mural in Malawi. The music icon, now 59 years old, is sandwiched between Lourdes, 21, Rocco, 17, Mercy James, 12, David, 12 and her five-year-old twins Estere and Stella. Photo Credit: Madonna/Instagram

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Empty Picture Frame: An Inconceivable Journey Through Infertility
by Jenna Currier Nadeau, Mike Nadeau

-- What has amazed me over the last four years is the ability for every person who learns about our struggle to provide us with the most well-intentioned, yet inane advice possible.

Have you tried timing intercourse? I've heard yoga can help - and of course the knife in the heart, If you stop trying, you'll be amazed at how quickly it'll happen. Just relax.

No offense to the fertiles of the world, but just because you have a child doesn't mean you have any idea how it got here. I'm sure in your 8th-grade science class you learned of fallopian tubes, ovulation, sperm, ovaries, and you might even have been witness to the frightening movie where the mother screams as the baby is being delivered in a horrifying display of excruciating rips and tears.

I'm sure you might have even been scared when you heard that a woman could get pregnant anytime, and that's why protection was crucial.

What you probably weren't told was that a fertile couple only has a 20% chance of getting pregnant in any one month, and that more often the window of opportunity isn't 28 days, but closer to 48 hours.

You probably missed the part of the lesson that explained how the thickness of the endometrial lining had to be a certain number of millimeters, and that how much fat your body was made of actually played a considerable role in the whole process.

The body is a remarkable thing and can compensate for many imperfections, and for most people, it is forgiving of the slightly tilted uterus, or a semi-closed fallopian tube, a weaker quality egg, or a few extra pounds.

But for the millions of other women in the world, conceiving a baby is a process that is truly a miracle; a precise combination of old fashioned faith and the most modern medical technologies.

Infertility is a disease that affects over 6 million people in the United States alone. What that statistic fails to consider are the people who are affected by those millions of infertiles; the people who don't know what to say or how to act.

These people can't conceive of the inconceivable because they have not faced infertility or they have not had the desire to raise children. On both sides of the disease are people who feel helpless; unable to fix the problem and incapable of eliminating the pain.

By picking up this book, you are opening a door to the life of an infertile. The journey of my husband and I may not be exactly that of your loved one, but I can assure you the worries, decisions, pain, and frustration will be similar.

Read these words and you may be able to view your infertile loved one in a new light, and with that light, you may understand and empathize with their struggle.

It is my hope that infertiles reading this will find solace in the words of a fellow veteran of this disease. You won't hear me suggest that there is a sure-fire method of fixing the problem. I don't necessarily believe that in the end, everything will work out as it should.

What you will hear is my deepest admiration for the path you are on. Perhaps you will find comfort in the words of an infertile couple who has been to hell and back, and has the bruises, both literal and figurative, to prove it.

Paperback: 196 pages
Click to order/for more info: The Empty Picture Frame

Photo credit: BBC.co.uk - All rights reserved

A 44-year-old mother says she was shocked when she gave birth to her third child on a Derbyshire street.

Jane Eadie, from Langley Mill, said she had no idea she was pregnant and thought she was suffering from food poisoning.

She believed she had gained weight over the last nine months because she had stopped taking some pills, and she thought she had started the menopause.

This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on BBC.co.uk
Read more: Menopause woman gives birth in Belper street
Originally posted on October 5, 2011.

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
What Every Woman Should Know About Fertility and Her Biological Clock
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 lifespan 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 is" with a simple blood test giving them a peek at the state of their ovaries.

Paperback: 224 pages
Click to order/for more info: What Every Woman Should Know About Fertility and Her Biological Clock

A woman from Powys has become a mother again despite being told by her GP she did not need contraception because she was menopausal.

Deryn Minns, 46, from Welshpool, was already a mother to two teenage daughters when she discovered she was expecting another child.

She said she was angry at first as she had plans to develop her career.

But now she said baby Harry is the light of her life. We wouldn't be without him, she said. He's lovely.

Ms. Minns had visited her GP to get contraception but was told after some blood tests she was going through the menopause and was therefore very unlikely to get pregnant.

I kept checking dates and things and tried to be a bit careful, she said, but obviously not careful enough.

When she realized she had missed a period, she was overly concerned but decided to do a pregnancy test just to be on the safe side.

When the test was positive, she said she did not believe it and was only convinced after five tests showed a positive result.

At first I was angry, but the doctors are only doing their job and don't deliberately go out to tell you things if they don't believe them,</> she said.

I was upset, I have to say. I've got a lovely job, I work at the hospital as a care-assistant and I was planning on becoming a nurse. This was going to turn my life up-side-down.</>

But after the shock subsided, she said the unexpected addition to the family became a joy.

I'm very lucky, said Ms Minns. I've got two lovely teenage girls, hopefully, Harry is going to bring as much joy as them.

She also explained her partner Dave Jones has become a first-time dad at the age of 49.

I was really, really surprised at first, he told BBC Wales, but as time has gone on I'm really pleased.

It's the best thing that's ever happened to me.

This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on News.bbc.co.uk
Read more: New baby for 'menopausal' woman
Originally posted on March 10, 2006.

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Pregnancy Miracle
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.


Click to order/for more info on this helpful program:
Pregnancy Miracle

There was definitely a pregnant pause when shocked Birmingham patient Teresa Orr found out she was about to have a baby.

The 48-year-old had gone to the doctor thinking she had started menopause rather than becoming pregnant for the first time.

Delighted parents Teresa and William Orr, of Stirchley, have celebrated the birth of surprise baby Gracie after thinking they had married too late to start a family.

We only got married two years ago and never even thought about children because we are both in our late 40s, and thought it couldn't happen, said doting dad William, a 47-year-old college lecturer at City College, in Handsworth.

We haven't had IVF [in-vitro fertilization] or any fertility treatments, it all happened completely naturally, so we feel very blessed.

A midwife at Birmingham Women's Hospital and an obstetrician friend of ours said it is the first time they had come across a woman getting pregnant for the first time at such a late age. They said it was very rare.

This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on BirminghamPost.net
Read more: Life's surprise is first-birth for Teresa, aged 48
Originally posted on March 27, 2009

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Fertile Female: How the Power of Longing for a Child Can Save Your Life and Change the World
by Julia Indichova

-- Written by an author whose expertise grew from an extensive counseling practice as well as personal experience.

The Fertile Female offers a hope-filled view of reproductive difficulties, with a deeper understanding of the often-confusing messages of mind-body and alternative medicine.

With an engaging mix of passion and humor, the book initiates a public debate on the politics of infertility and its effect on our health care system.

Includes practice exercises and a section on dietary recommendations, complete with recipes.

Hardcover: 249 pages
Click to order/for more info: The Fertile Female

Photo credit: © Wayne Lawrence / Institute ~~ DailyMail.co.uk -- All rights reserved

It may seem a concept that defies nature, but with the help of fertility specialists, rising numbers of women are giving birth to their firstborns at an age when many of their peers are anticipating, or enjoying, grandparenthood.

Ann Maloney, who gave birth to her first baby at 50, is just one example.

She told New York Magazine how she and her second husband, John Ross, who she met when she was 47, conceived using a donor egg within a year of meeting.

Fiona Palin, from Los Angeles, California, who, like Kelly Preston, was 48 when she gave birth to new baby daughter Katherine, is not much younger and also struggled to conceive.

Since she and husband Nick, 63, started trying for a baby ten years ago, she went through six failed IVF [in vitro fertilization] cycles and three tragic pregnancy losses.

This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on DailyMail.co.uk
Read more: When is an older mother TOO old? Meet the women becoming first-time parents in their fifties
Originally posted on October 26, 2011.

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Pregnancy Miracle
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.


Click to order/for more info on this helpful program:
Pregnancy Miracle

May 8, 2014 -- Sital Das Pal, 60, and Sarbani, 52, had been trying to have a child since they married 35 years ago.

The couple finally became parents on April 29th when Sarbani gave birth to twins.

The process was long and difficult, but the mother and the babies are doing well.

This is the first such case in India, said Ranjit Chakraborty, a consultant gynecologist at Bhagirathi Neotia Woman and Child Care Centre.

The couple from Durgapur had approached the hospital's fertility clinic, Genome.

The woman had her menopause and her husband had low sperm count because of his age, said Rohit Gutgutia, the doctor in charge of the clinic.

A 31-year-old woman was selected as an egg donor. Both she and Sarbani were put on medication.

Once ready, the eggs were retrieved from the donor and semen samples were collected from the husband.

Sperm was injected into the eggs and the embryos transferred to Sarbani's uterus.

After 32 weeks, Sarbani developed pregnancy-induced hypertension and jaundice, which made the doctors perform an emergency Caesarean section.

The baby boys are now in the hospital's special care section.

The birth of our babies was the best moment in our lives, said Sarbani.

A woman's ability to bear a child goes down by half after 40. She cannot bear a child naturally after menopause. Hence, the birth of the twins is special, said Chakraborty.

It is rare for a woman in her 50s to give birth. However, we have to keep in mind the social aspect of bearing children at an advanced age, said city-based gynecologist Bikash Banerjee.

This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on TelegraphIndia.com
Read more: Woman in 50s gives birth to twin boys
Originally posted on May 8, 2014.
Photo credit: TelegraphIndia.com

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:

Birth Begins at Forty: Challenging the Myths of Late Motherhood
by Elizabeth Gregory

-- More and more women are giving birth in their forties, and for some, it will be their first baby.

What was unusual is now becoming quite common, yet little has been written on this dramatic shift.

This book tells all and is the result of honest and revealing interviews.

The book covers a range of topics, including: the trend to late parenthood; how do you decide?; how easy is it?; the risks and differences with late motherhood; combating age prejudice; getting life back on track; having another baby; fathers over 40; and the benefits and delights.

Paperback: 203 pages
Click to order/for more info: Birth Begins at Forty

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They appear at first glance to be like any other semi-retired fifty-somethings.

But this Gold Coast couple is about to have their lives turned upside-down by becoming parents for the first time - without the help of IVF treatment.

All going to plan, at Pindara Hospital on June 15, Anthea Burns, 50 years old, will become one of the oldest women in Australia to have a baby who was conceived naturally.

The Australian record for the oldest mother was broken last year by a 57-year-old woman who gave birth to twins in a Perth hospital after receiving IVF treatment.

The couple have had no regrets before or since, and have set up a special trust for son Harry in case they died before he turned 18 years old.

This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on AdelaideNow.com.au
Read more: Anthea Burns is a mum-to-be at 50 and all without IVF
Originally posted on June 4, 2011.

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
50 Things You Can Do Today to Increase Your Fertility
by Sally Lewis and Nim Barnes

-- Practical advice and a holistic approach to help you conceive, including simple dietary and lifestyle changes and do it yourself complementary therapies.

In this accessible and informative guide, Sally Lewis explains how age, sexual infections, diet, excess weight, stress, and anxiety affect fertility.

Teaching how to discover the best time for conception; understand the link between body, mind, and fertility; and manage stress and relax to prevent anxiety, this is the ultimate guide to increasing the likelihood of conception at any age.

Paperback: 128 pages
Click to order/for more info: 50 Things You Can Do Today to Increase Your Fertility

Start reading 50 Things You Can Do Today to Increase Your Fertility on your Kindle in under a minute!

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March 25, 2012 - Actress Beth Littleford, 43, is a mom again after adopting a baby girl.

The Crazy, Stupid, Love star and her husband Rob Fox became proud parents to Halcyon Juna Fox in the early hours of Friday, her representative confirms to Us Weekly.

The little girl, known as Hallie, adopted from the U.S., was born on Friday, March 23rd at 1:05 a.m., weighing 6 lbs. 9 oz and measuring 18" long.

This is Littleford's second child and first adoption. The couple is already parents to biological son Jackson, six.

This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on cbs42.com
Read more: Actress Littleford Adopts Baby Daughter
Originally posted in March 25, 2012.

Photo Credit: HollywoodReporter.com
All rights reserved

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Long-Awaited Stork: A Guide to Parenting After Infertility
by Ellen Sarasohn Glazer

-- Parents who have wondered about the long term impact of infertility on their self-image will find the answers in this insightful book by Lois Melina, author of Raising Adopted Children and Making Sense of Adoption.

Finally, here's a book that's sensitive and responsive to the unique emotional experience of parenting after a long, arduous course of infertility diagnosis and treatment.

The Long-Awaited Stork gives you all the information, advice, and support you need to adjust to and cope with the special problems of parenting after infertility.

Paperback: 368 pages
Click to order/for more info: The Long-Awaited Stork

Photo credit: Felix Clay | Guardian.co.uk - All rights reserved

At 47 years old, Luisa Dillner has four children she adores – the eldest is 21 years old.

And now she's pregnant with her fifth child, the last thing she expected at her time of life.

First of all, my belt becomes tight.

My low-carb diet has been working a treat, so I am surprised and disappointed.

I recap how much I've eaten over the past week.

Then I start going off alcohol.

In a big way, because alcohol now has an unpleasant, metallic taste.

My partner notices, as I can't help noticing, I haven't had a period for a while.

Sweetly he puts an arm around me.

Maybe you're having an early menopause, he muses.
Don't worry, you'll be all right.

This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on Guardian.co.uk
Read more: I'm having a baby at 47
Originally posted on October 24th, 2009.

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Pregnancy After 40: 40 Things No One Told You About Being Pregnant Over 40 (Pregnancy Plan Series)
by Jill Conrad, Pregnancy Support Institute

-- So you're over 40, and you've decided to get pregnant. You are not alone.

A growing number of women are waiting to have a baby until they are over 40.
This book will reveal:

♥ How you can have a healthy baby in your forties (in spite of all the warnings).
♥ What the biggest risks are and what you can do about them (it may not be as bad as you think)
♥ The 3 most important things you can do to have a healthy baby after 40 (you might already be doing some of them)
♥ Why older mothers often make better parents (the surprising reason)
♥ The one thing you should do every night to keep you fertile and able to conceive naturally (it takes 5 minutes)
…and Much More!

So get started and discover how to have the safest pregnancy and the healthiest baby when you are over 40 and pregnant.

Start reading Pregnancy After 40 on your Kindle in under a minute!

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March 26, 2010 - Actress Monica Bellucci - pregnant at 45 years old - has bared her bump a la Demi Moore for the second time on a magazine cover.

Monica told the Italian edition of Vanity Fair magazine that she decided to reveal all again to show that being a middle-aged mum is not a problem.

Monica said that she had not used medical treatment to fall pregnant.

Maybe it's because my paternal grandmother had a child at 47 years old, but I think I'm just lucky.

This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on News.com.au
Read more: Six months pregnant Monica Bellucci cover girl of Italy Vanity Fair
Originally posted on March 26, 2010.

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Infertility and Adoption: A Husband and Father's Perspective
by Roy Sokol

-- Roy Sokol offers men a chance to be heard and women a rare opportunity to view the struggle with infertility from a male perspective.

Infertility and Adoption: A Husband and Father's Perspective brings to life the frustration, anger, humor, heartbreak, and sense of helplessness and a mental philosophy learned in Marine Corps training that helps in overcoming the psychological barriers.

While miracles in technology have brought joy to new families, those very advances have placed many couples into a spiraling cycle of hope and heartbreak.

One failed attempt may lead to another, but how do you give up when there is always another doctor, another procedure holding the possibility of your dream for a family?

Roy Sokol has captured the emotional turmoil he and his wife, Elizabeth, endured as they tried to conceive, the years their lives were put on hold, and the excruciating sense of loss and finally great happiness.

He writes too of the couple's journey through the bewildering world of adoption - a path to parenthood fraught with financial, legal, and emotional risks of its own.

Paperback: 48 pages
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A 46-year-old woman in her eighth month of pregnancy took part in a marathon recently held in Boston (the USA).

She covered 42 km within seven hours.

New York resident April Noan, who is to become 47 years old in several weeks, said her doctors and organizers of the marathon allowed her to participate in the heat.

What is more interesting, the woman does not understand why people make so much fuss about her deed?

Her opinion is, pregnancy is not a disease.

Women in past centuries treated pregnancy especially seriously, only when it came to its end.

This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on english.pravda.ru
Read more: Pregnant marathon athlete

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION
Making Babies the Hard Way: Living with Infertility and Treatment
by Caroline Gallup

-- A frank account of one couple's discovery that they cannot have children of their own, and their ensuing struggle through four years of fertility treatment.

One in six couples worldwide seek assistance to conceive and 80 percent of couples undergoing fertility treatment are currently unsuccessful.

Writing with humor and honesty, Caroline Gallup describes the social, emotional, spiritual and physical impact of infertility on her and her husband, Bruce, including feelings of bereavement for the absent child, the unavoidable sense of inadequacy and the day-to-day difficulties of financial pressure.

As well as telling her own moving story, she also offers information and guidance for others who are infertile, or who are considering or undergoing treatment.

Paperback: 240 pages
Click to order/for more info: Making Babies the Hard Way

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