Pregnant Over 40..? UPDATE
By tessah
@tessah (6617)
United States
May 30, 2008 8:24pm CST
to let those who posted on my original discussion that were interested in knowing.. i went to the doc yesterday. got a full once over, poked, prodded (the man even checked my gums, he was very thorough) had my blood sucked out, giant qtip swabbings of areas i cant see without some acrobatics and a beveled mirror.. the works. initial findings? im healthy healthy healthy! the only thing even remotely concerning him was my cholesterol level which was slightly elevated, which i can work on easilly enough. bacon has been the meat of choice lately, and i think that did me in on the test LOL i asked him about the statistics.. the numbers.. my age etc etc.. and im lucky enough that he actually did a big portion of his residency in pre/postnatals.. in this time, he never saw even a single baby born with any form of anything wrong at all, and he said a little more than half of his patients were 35-40+ i can live with those odds 
he has now reccomended i see an obgyn.. to get more info, consultation, etc from someone who specializes in the field itself.. but as far as hes concerned.. all systems are a GO! so i will make another appointment.. prolly get poked and prodded again.. and with any luck.. malliki and i will be pregnant before the summers over! weeee and booyah!!
he has now reccomended i see an obgyn.. to get more info, consultation, etc from someone who specializes in the field itself.. but as far as hes concerned.. all systems are a GO! so i will make another appointment.. prolly get poked and prodded again.. and with any luck.. malliki and i will be pregnant before the summers over! weeee and booyah!!1 person likes this
5 responses
@edgyk8inmomma (2157)
• United States
24 Jun 08
WooHooo, congrats girly!!!
I wish you two all the best, and have fun in the making;)
@edgyk8inmomma (2157)
• United States
25 Jun 08
Good..I'm glad ;)
I have been focusing on my studies, lugging kids to and from day camps, working more than usual, and trying to keep the house from being sucked up into the tornato that has apparently been rampanging it.
@gemini_rose (16264)
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23 Jun 08
I found it, found the update discussion, yessss! I have been looking for it for ages! I am really pleased for you and knew it would all be fine. You did the right thing by getting checked out first because now you will relax and your mind is at ease.
I did not know that eating bacon was bad for cholesterol, I eat a bacon buttie about twice a week, is that bad for me do you think? I have been lucky actually cos usually bacon affects my tummy but for some reason it has not so I am making the most of it! I really like your hubbys name, I had it in mind for one of my boys you know, but was not taken seriously. I am glad that all is going good for you, and I really hope that I will be reading a positive (get it?) discussion real soon xxx
@tessah (6617)
• United States
24 Jun 08
awesomely.. i got the last bits of my tests back on mine n mals anniversary this past weekend.. and all was peachy, thus baby making has commenced!! coincidentally.. the day of our anniversary is also the same day both of my daughters were conceived (its also the day all of my animals were born LOL) Summers` Solstice is a big deal around here!!
(its also the day all of my animals were born LOL) Summers` Solstice is a big deal around here!!
@Ravenladyj (22902)
• United States
31 May 08
RIGHT ON TESS!! thats fabulous!!! You've got positive babymakingvibes coming your way from me thats for damn sure!
@lucy02 (5015)
• United States
31 May 08
That's great! I've known a few women over 40 that have had babies and they were fine. One was even a serious diabetic. Women seem to be having babies later and later now. I didn't get married until just before I turned 40. I had a procedure done for cervical cancer cells a few years before though and was told I might not be able to carry a child full term and my husband was told by the army that it would be unlikely for him to father a child so we didn't have much choice in the matter.
@littleowl (7157)
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2 Jun 08
Hi Tessah-CONGRATULATIONS-that is lovely to hear-it will be lovely to hear your disscussions on your littleone when he/she is born-children are a blessing and will always be there for you-this will be more than that for you too-bright blessings littleowl
