pg at age 46, 5LC and 12+ angels

My living children are aged from 26 down to 19 months. I have many many angels the most prominent being Annabelle, stillborn at 31 wks. In February this year I got a BFP and at 9wks I lost twins :( Last cycle was a chem pg with tests that never got darker so I am quite pleased at the noticeable darkening happening already.
At 12dpo the FRER is not as dark as with the twins but is darker than with Daniel (my 19mth old). The nausea and sore bbs are also a good sign and face break out :(

Usually I rush out and get betas done and then my Dr and OB both want early scans but this time am just sitting abck.
I am so tired of having great betas with a faster than doubling time and then scans with heartbeats which after a few weeks just stop so this time I am waiting til 11 weeks.
My OB always gives me an involved lecture over the NT scan and blood tests so thi stime I am getting my GP to arrange for just the scan if I get that far. I know already that no matter what the scan and blood tests come back as my age will automatically put my risk as well under 1:50 and I will be asked for CVS. I don't want to go through that again and from what I have read and been told by sonographers the NT scan and measurements are 99% accurate just on their own so that is all I am doing. We wouldn't terminate anyway unless there was something very radically wrong and life was impossible anyway.
So there, we go
now we just wait and see what happens over the next few days and then weeks.

OH and BTW, this was an all natural conception as there is no help available for women aged over 44 in Hobart (so I was told 6 wks before my 44th birthday :( )and we can't afford treatment on the Mainland.

Congrats!!!

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Congrats n GL hun hope u have a healthy n lovely preg.. :)

Congratulations :hug:

Awww congrats Angelicdragon, hoping for a h & h nine months to come for you and bubs :D

Congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:hug:

ps, your angel has a beautiful name, and meaning;-)

Congratulations!
sending sticky vibes~

Congratulations my love! I wish for you a happy healthy pregnancy! xxx

Congratulations!
Hoping for a smooth pregnancy. Sending loads of sticky vibes your way too.

xox

Congratulations!!
sending you lots and lots of :stickyvibesgirl:

From one tasmanian to another GOOD LUCK and sticky vibes

Congratulations.

Regards,
Dianne

Congratulations, and wishing you a very happy and healthy pregnancy :)

Hi jude. Congratulations on your bfp hun. I checked out your chart yesterday and was so happy to see the positive sign. I am praying that this little one is a nice sticky as well as healthy one. I am sending lots of sticky vibes and praying that this is your take home no6 bub. Look after yourself hun, hugs.

Huge congratuations and wishing you a smooth pregnancy ahead :confetti:

... that's just amazing within itself that you conceived naturally at 46 (we need to hear more of these encouraging stories) :D

i too would never have a CVS test again, so i understand you there !

Congratulations Jude!! Sending you loads of sticky vibes for this little bubba!

Congratulations, I wish you a very happy and healthy pregnancy x

Wishing you a happy and healthy 9months :hug:

What a lovely story. Thank you so much for sharing your little bun with us. I'm sending you a big bright rainbow to shine all around you and your precious cargo. May it's light and love keep you together until you can see each other earthside xxx

Huge congrats and lots of *sticky vibes* xxxx

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Congrats to you. How exciting!!!

All the best for a super 9 months!!

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Thank you everyone for your wonderful replies. It is really heartening to have such a support :)
So far so good and the tests are just getting darker and darker. Todays FRER the test line came up before the control line and is almost twice as dark as the control line which is not bad for 14dpo.

wow Judy, I was waiting for this announcement lol. Congratulations hun and may we oldies stick together :) I have to have an amnio I found out yesterday, but from the scan Froggie is all good. I'll just be keeping my fingers crossed that Froggie stays that way.

Here's to a very sticky bubs for you and a healthy one for us both. Take care and rest up xxx

Hi Jude - you are amazing, I take my hat off to you! Massive congrats on your pregnancy, and so happy that things are off to a great start - here's hoping for an easy cruise to your 11 week appointment babe..... now in the meantime, just forget you are pregnant okay!!! Hope to catch up soon hon xoxo

Great news Judy I am so thrilled for you and I pray I will be following you shortly you see we oldies can still do it !!!

Congratulations!!! It's been ages since i have seen your name on the forum! so this was lovely to see when i logged on this morning!!!

wishing you a beautiful pg journey and beyond!!

Huge congrats!!! What a journey you have had to date!!! Hope the rest of this journey is nice and boring :D

Congrats!!!!! I like the way you are dealing with your early pregnancy. I too made some different choices for myself this time around and it can make a world of difference. I don't see any reason why you should put yourself though any invasive procedure if it isn't going to change the outcome. Sooooo congrats again and I hope things go smoothly for you.

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Woohoo!

well my Dr wanted betas done so to date they are
16 dpo - 414
19 dpo - 903 doubling time of about 53 hours.
Progesterone at 19dpo was 67!
I had my last lot done this morning, 21dpo and will edit them in here when I get them this afternoon.

I was concerned at the doubling time not being 48 hrs even though the P4 was so high.
after some googling I found a blog from a lady who did IVF in 2005.
so bear in mind for 19dpo I was
beta 903, DT 53hr and P4 67
hers were
19dpo 902, DT 60hr, P4 62..... she had B/G twins!

I think if my Dr suggests a scan before 10 wks now I may go along with it just to find out.
nausea and sore bbs are good signs and my current bra is already too small :(

back again at the end of the day.
levels are not good so just waiting now to m/c yet again. I should be used to this right? :(
21dpo 1363 (doubling slowed to 80 hrs) progesterone dropped to 53

guess this my adieu from the pg boards :(

Judy huge hugs, I am so so sorry to read this :hug: :hug: :hug:.

It doesn't always mean you will m/c Judy. My biggest heartfelt wishes go out to you and your bubba. Fingers crossed it stays snuggled in there.

Wishing you a wonderful pregnancy

Well I am still pg... I had bad pains during the week so on Thursday my GP sent me for a scan thinking ectopic and also for more betas.
The beta was 6066 and progesterone 62 at 30dpo. The scan revealed a baby measuring 0.32cm and heartbeat of 108. Today I feel really ill so that is good.

Wow, I just found this thread - and what a rollercoaster you've had already. I'm so glad to read that you got to see that little beating heart. Hang in there little one! All the best for an uneventful remainder of your pregnancy, and a healthy, happy bubba in 34ish weeks!

Angelic dragon phew ! got me worried then for a minute but great news to see a heartbeat and good BT results I am praying every day that you will be ok this time and that I too can join you soon, sorry you had such bad pain but glad your feeling ill now thats great news means the hormones are really kicking in now !

keep us posted !

Yay Judy. Figures are good and illness is good. Fingers crossed you have an uneventful pregnancy for the rest.

Hi Judy

Congratulations - I wish you a H&H pregnancy hun :hug: and no more little scares!