Hi,

I had 3 pregnancies in 2007 - one of which resulted in my son being born in 2008. I was 42 at the time. No fertility drugs were involved.

Egg quality is generally not too good over 40. That's why women over 40 are more likely to have early losses & to conceive bubs with DS.

I read recently that sperm quality can change after 35 so if your partner is of a similar age then this could cause issues.

The risk for DS for a woman over 35 with a partner of similar age or older is twice that of a woman of 35 or over with a partner who is 24 or under (my ex and I fell into the second category here). These are little known facts but have been found to be true in a number of research projects. Until recently all the blame was being put on older women, but now it's thought older men contribute as well.

The problem is there is no way of knowing if all your eggs are no good or if some of them are perfect. I just hoped that I had one good one left & it turns out I did. I hope you also have one good one left.