30 year old with first pregnancy.

[headie21]

Lord knows ive done my share of reading and there are the concerns of being out of your 20s and concieving. I guess im just curious if the DR. Told yall anything extra to watch out for? I dont see mine till OCT 24th which will be my ninth week and I just want to make sure im not missing anything. I pretty much eating healthy and eating whrn my body tells me to. Trying to stay calm and not stress out about anything. Taking my prenatals. Trying to get enough sleep. Thank you in advance :-D

[vanessa_mackenzie]

Im having my second at 34. My doctor said there was no additional risk because of my age. 20-30 is the optimal age range for baby and mom.

[Clarabell1982]

Got diabetes*

[Clarabell1982]

Hey! I'm 31 & pregnant with my first aswell. I'm not sure if things are different here in the UK (I can sense an American accent in your typing) but I think here it's more if you're over 35. I got a test for Downs Syndrome at my first scan (part of my blood test) which apparently the older u are the higher the risk, but I don't know if everyone gets that?

I'm not doing any thing you aren't doing. Depending on your race, they may check for sickle cell anaemia risk. If you're overweight or hot duabetes in the family, they may check u for gestational diabetes, but as far as I know, that isn't age-related.

I think you're doing just fine from what you've said. Hope it all goes well :-)

[Emilee99]

I think the risks go up after 35. My doctor said it could be harder to conceive after 30 but I didn't need any additional.testing

[kolbysmom87]

They just suggest extra testing for stuff.