That statistics make for terrifying reading don't they.

I'm 42 in a couple of months. I lost 4 bubs on the road to this pregnancy, all at very early stages and so no testing was done. This baby was conceived naturally but I've had regular injections and what seems like handfuls of tablets daily until I reached 13 weeks to help things along.

My OB (also my FS) has been very supportive along the way - partly due to him just being him but also because his own wife had their 3rd bub when she was 43.

I know I'm lucky, but I don't believe I'm rare. There are quite a few women I chat to in my OB's office that are 40+. One of the mum's at my DD's pre primary is due in a few weeks and she's almost 44.

My DH and I initially embarked on our attempts to conceive #3 with a "whatever happens happens" sort of attitude. My attitude quickly changed to an "I desperately want another baby" attitude - had it not we would never have undertaken all the drugs etc. I had put a deadline on our efforts though - for my own mental and emotional wellbeing but that is something that is going to be different for me than it is for you, than it is for the next woman.

I wish you the best of luck on your TTC journey. I hope its a short and sweet one for you.