Older Mum - Shock Pregnancy

Hi, I just found out yesterday I am pregnant, what a shock. I have 5 yr old twins who were though IVF and since then we have taken no precautions.

All of a sudden I had very sore boobs and am a week late so did a test and voila I am pregnant - very nervous and excited at the same time. I will be 42 when the baby is born.

Any other older mums out there

Congrats Kelly! I'm 39 at the moment with a newborn, and my partner is 48 if that is "older" ?

All the best for a happy & healthy pregnancy :)

Thanks Kazbah - I'm still in shock but very happy of course, we never really thought it would happen naturally. I was 36 when my twins were born and all through that pregnancy the doctors would say because of your advanced age.... wonder what they will say this time :)

Just noticed that I better change my picture of my boys, I haven't chatted on here since there where little.

Congratulations! What a lovely surprise!

congratulations!!! wishing you a happy and healthy pregnancy!

Congratulations Kelly! Great news!
I am 40 with a newborn son, I have twins as well they are 8 now. PM me if you want to chat.
All the best

Congratulations and welcome back! I remember when your twins were born!

Congratulations :)

Congratulations Kelly!

I love hearing stories like yours!! Not only are they so lovely for the person who's telling it but it gives all of us "more mature" women hope that it does happen!

I am 40 in two months :o

Wishing you all the best for a very happy and healthy pregnancy, and looking forward to seeing you around on BB :)

take care x

n2l

Congrats what a lovely surprise!!!

wow congrats!! how great for you, wishing you a smooth and trouble-free pregnancy ;)

That's fantastic! I'm 41 with a 9-month-old and 3 year old and my partner is 48 (need to update my sig). If I didn't have such bloody awful pregnancies, we'd be trying for another.

FWIW, I didn't cop any comments about being an older mum. Someone told me that the average age of mums at the private hospital I went to is 39 and certainly in my circle, all my friends have given birth post-37. One had her second at 44.

Infact, I usually tried to ram my age down the health professionals' throats expecting/wanting them to tell me I was a miracle but none of them really raised an eyebrow :)

Congratulations!!! thats fantastic news :D:D

Congrats and welcome back.

I'm 38 expecting twins and have an 18 mth old DD as well (all through IVF), so you are definately not alone in being an "older mummy".

Welcome back Kelly!!! I am almost 42 with a 12 month old so I guess I count!

Congratulations how exciting. I will be 38 in two months.

Congrats! What lovely news.

congrats on your natural pregnancy all the best for the coming months

Congratulations!! I am 39 with a 2yo and 5yo - no more on the horizon but I am still in the older mum category :lol:

Congratulations Kelly!! Wishing you the best for your pregnancy.
I am 37 (38 in a few months) and have 7 children ranging from 16 down to 15mths.
I would have loved another but due to my last two being born extremely premature I am stopping here....plus the fact I am now on my own :D

Congratulations !

Huge congrats Kelly!! What fabulous news for you and your DH I bet! I'm 40 (will be 41 next month) and I've got a 13 month old boy through IVF. We will be trying for another bub sometime this year (IVF also). FX crossed!

Wishing you lots and lots of sticky vibes and a lovely, happy and healthy pg hun!!!

Congratulations to you!! What wonderful news. Your twins will be very excited when they find out :)

I am currently 42 and will be 43 when little squirt is born at the end of August. I fell pg naturally for our first baby, Ellen, who was born and angel at full term 13/1/10.
Squirt was also naturally concieved..........go those older girls! Good luck with your pregnancy.

heartfelt congrats Kelly, that's brilliant news and so inspiring to many older say first time Mums :D

I had unexplained infertility and was told by a well known Gyno/IVF specialist in Melb that my only option left was IVF, yet i perserved and fell pregnant naturally and gave birth to my DD at 40yrs+4mths.

I had a trouble free pregnancy just some high blood pressure which is common with older Mums, and had a brilliant drug-free birth :dance:

Wishing you Kelly a wonderful pregnancy journey :pregnant:

How exciting! Big congratulations!

I hope you have a very smooth and trouble-free pregnancy.

xox

yay thats great news

lol I thought I remembered you boys names! Congratulations!!

How wonderful! :D

Wishing you a H&H pregnancy!

oooh this is so exciting

Hoping you have a happy & healthy pregnancy!

Thanks everyone for your encouring words

I am still in shock, I can't believe after all these years it has happened naturally (we were trying for 4 years before we had our boys through IVF)

I have a doctors appointment tomorrow to confirm and plan whats next. I am hoping we can do an early ultrasound and not have to wait till 12 weeks.

I want to shout it from the rooftops, but think we will keep it pretty quiet till the ultrasound. Though our friends and family will be wondering why we have such big smiles on our faces and family we are going camping with at easter will wonder why I won't have a glass of wine with them, might end up letting them in on the secret.

Congratulations! What a lovely surprise. Wishing you all the best for your pregnancy.

I am 41 and my baby is almost 2 weeks old. There are quite a few of us 'older Mum's' around the place :D

yipee! congrats
wishing you a wonderful pregnancy!!! :)

Congratulations Kelly, what a wonderful surprise for your family! I just love reading about miracles like yours.

Wishing you all the best for a happy and healthy pregnancy x

That is great news. How exciting for you for it all to happen naturally this time.

Best wishes for this exciting time!!

a BIG congrats to you it gives us " older "mums some hope of pregnancy. i am 39 and DH is 50 ( wow he's old, LOL) i am having 2 x embies transferred today actually and hope to have one more pregnany after this one that is out of these embryos. i am not going to do IVF/ ICSI cycle again as it just takes so much out of me. so thats it, but i have 12 eggs and find out today how many embies ( maybe all 12 ). so lots to freeze.

good luck to you during your pregnancy, and wow for it being natural. x x :dance:
:happyforyou:

Congratulations :-D

How exciting!! Congratulations! :dance:

Wishing you a fabulous pregnancy and beyond xx

Congratulations

congratulations, what a lovely surprise!!!