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Another failed IVF and feeling very down. I am 40 and that, along with my high BMI seems to be my biggest issues. I would love to know how many of my fellow BBers have conceived and had a successful pregnancy aged 40+. Naturally or through Assisted Conception, it doesn't matter, I just need something to stop me from feeling like giving up :(
Thanks.
I was 39 when I conceived my little man, took a year.
Last year my friends both at the age of 43 had little people (one a boy and one a girl), after about a year of trying.
Don't give up,
Hugs,
Don't give up hunni, not just yet, I'm right behind ya! I'm sure there are a lot of women who have fallen preggers after 40. I know one close to home, she's 43, had a child who is 12 now and then she got preggers naturally and just had a baby. THERE IS PLENTY OF HOPE!!!!!!!!
I'm the result of a 40+ conception and I have a little brother too (little brother is almost a foot taller than me but he'll always be my little brother lol).
My BFF had a baby thru ivf age 40, she is a lovely 8 yr old now
A GF of mine who turned 41 in August has just conceived naturally... She had twins through IVF about 5 years ago.
Don't give up Hun :hug:
My sister conceived naturally at 40, her bubba is due in January. Hugs xxx
My younger brother is an IVF baby, Dad was 49, and his DP was in her early 40's, 41 I think.
:hug:
I was 40 when I conceived DD2 on second (natural) attempt. DP was 47.
I've done my family tree and lots of women in my family have had babies in their forties.
I had a patient who was 46 and fell pregnant naturally after trying 18 months. Anything is possible!
My friend fell after trying for 6 months with one baby at 42 and then a surprise at 44! My Aunty had both my cousins when she was in her early 40's. There is lots of success stories!
Hi had just turned 41 when we fell pregnant with DS on round 5 of IVF. He has just turned 2. While the docs won't say that stress isn't a factor I think this did play a part in our previous failed attempts. I had a very stressful job and went through 4 failed attempts. Stopped for a year and tried again after being made redundant when stress was no longer there. And guess what it worked despite my eggs being 2 years older than our first attempt!
Best of luck - remember it only takes one good one x
I had Connor at 40 through IUI, 20 months ago, am now 42 and considering trying for a second one next year......i have a family history of late life babies.
I was 6 weeks pregnant on my 40th birthday - a natural conception. Then tried very hard for 5 years naturally, IVF and donor eggs but no luck. Don't give up.
In my mothers' group when I had DD there was one 40 yr old pg mum-to-be who had successfully conceived through IVF (first baby, DH 50). Another had conceived naturally at 42 after several m/cs (also had a 12 year old DD). Last year, one of my friends had her third DD at 40, also has a 5 and 7 year old.
In our area, having a baby at 40 is common. Me having a baby at 29 was not at all common. At 34 I'm just hitting average.
Thanks everyone :)
All of these wonderful stories help immensely!!
I don't feel quite as hopeless now. I will keep coming back to read this thread when I feel too old to conceive.
Thanks x
My mum is 42 nearly 43 and had my little sister in feb 2011. She also had my brother in 07 (38 or 39??) She also fell pg at 40-41 but had an abortion. So 3 pregnancies between 38/9 to 42.
I wouldn't be here without my Grandmother having my Mum at 41 :)
My Mum had me at 40 :D
I didn't even think of the Playgroup mums. One of the ladies there went to the dr's cause she couldn't stand this menopause business ROFLwhen the dr told her she was 12 weeks pregnant! She had a 12 yr ds and an 8 yr old dd and had lost twins a few year earlier. It was a lively surprise for the family. She was 42!
Just thought I'd pop in with another success story...
A gf of mine had numerous rounds of IVF to get her DD (now aged 6) and her DS (aged 2). She's just told me that she's 6 wks pg with an oopsie bub conceived without any help! She turned 40 last month. :D
I love this thread :D
I read an old magazine article last week about a woman who conceived at 50. She tried AC but it didn't work so she gave up. She thought her period went missing because of menopause but her husband suggested she pee on a stick after she went to a party and felt sick and she got a BFP.
I turned 41 in August and am on my 5th pregnancy for the year. The first four were the result of five cycles of trying. This pregnancy was our sixth cycle of trying. All conceptions have been natural, but after my 3rd loss I went to a fertility specialist. 4th pregnancy was a sneaky one that by some miracle snuck in prior to my DH going overseas and us starting with the whole drug regime.
I was originally going to do ovulation stimulation followed by pretty full on support following ovulation as if I was pregnant. I decided not to do the ovulation stimulation in the end, so this was again a natural conception but I have been taking pretty high doses of provera and asprin as well as twice weekly injections of pregnyl and will continue until I hit 12 weeks next week.
At my OB the other day there was a woman there who is 44, and my OB's wife gave birth to their 3rd child at 41.
Good luck N2L. I really hope you are growing your own beautiful bundle soon.
ETA: The mother of one of the kids in my DD's kindy fell pregnant naturally at 45 after a couple of failed cycles at IVF.