Pregnancy 35 and Older Community

This is a patient support forum for pregnancy in women older than 35. Discussions include pregnancy, postpartum, and newborns.

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hotflashes

mistmeke

I am 39 weeks tomarrow and ive been haveing hot flashes for the past several days is this normal?

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Anyone know of natural pregnancy at 47?

Janet1962

Does anyone know of anyone who is 47 or older who has become pregnant, and / or carried to term, a child from their own eggs? I am 47, fi...

19 answers | 8 comments

How do you feel about Prenatal Testing and what tests should you do?

Sara_MHModerator

Pregnancy at a certain age comes with some increased risks. Most are certainly happy to be pregnant and those risks are well worth it. ...

Fist time pregnancy?

purple1234567

I'm just curious- how many are pregnant for the first time at 35+ and how many have had other pregnancies?

3 answers | 3 comments

Will skipping a month of Provera harm me?

Sfarr74

I am a 44 yr old woman and I want to have a baby. Will skipping a monthly dose of Provera harm me? I just had a negative pregnancy test b...

3 answers | 5 comments

Pregnant and problems with Mother in Law?

specialmom

Anyone pregnant and having issues with a difficult mother in law?

Has anyone ever made a rude comment about you being an older pregnant lady?

specialmom

Just curious if anyone has had someone make any rude comments about being pregnant at an older age or about your trying to get pregnant w...

2 answers | 2 comments

depression

mamaof_two

I've been dating this guy for 4 years now. We had a son last year. Our second son is due in one week and he cheated on me with another gi...

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High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy

specialmom

High blood pressure can be a problem in any pregnancy but particularly with advanced maternal age. Anyone have this issue?

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41 with low AMH

momof2in2018

41 with a low amh but still wanting to try...anyone have any luck with still conceiving without going into a fertility doctor?? THANKS

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What are the chances to get naturally pregnant if you are 47?

Marujita00

According to doctors and science. I heard the chances are low and you may only get pregnant if you will go through some artificial treat...

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Missed period and tubal

wendysculy

I am 41 years old and my period is about 5 days late. I had a tubal about 5 years ago. I took a pregnancy test and its negative. My thoug...

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Anyone here use clearblue connected?

worriedbabe

I’ve had 3 days of flashing smileys but no static smiley...meaning my e3g has risen but haven’t caught my lh surge. Just wondering how ma...

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Does heartbeart disappear then reappears??

Farheen26

I am 8 weeks pregnant went for a scan but on tvs also the dr could not find heartbeat tge baby is of 8 weeks also. Earlier at 7 weeks I h...

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Has anyone had luck using chasteberry extract to get or stay pregnant?

over40trying

A friend and ex-coworker (a man) suggested I take chasteberry to help me get pregnant. He said his wife had some kind of medical issue th...

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Mirena IUD pregnancy & low/slow rising hcg levels

leight

I got pregnant with the Mirena in place last year and ended up having a blighted ovum...fast forward to this september, I had another Mir...

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could I be pregnant even though my hpt came back negative?

MarHub67

I missed my period for six months been having pregnancy symptoms I brought a home fetal doppler and heard three different heartbeats coul...

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Any advice?

45pregnant

Hi. I'm April. I'm 45,first time Mom,expecting in May 2019. My family and friends have turned their backs on me. They aren't happy for me...

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Pregnant Over 35, how much is TOO much weight to gain with pregnancy?

mombojombo

Some women see pregnancy as that green light to load up the calories. What do you think is a healthy weight gain and what is too much?

Redheads and childbirth...

seattlemom2plus

I was curious if there were any other natural redheads on here that get concerned with some of the myths that are surrounded with redhead...

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