Advanced age and pregnancy

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henrysmaman - 109 days ago.
Mango, where I live it's standard that everyone is advised to have the NT scan, 1st trimester screen & 2nd trimester screen. I know a lot of people choose to opt out of a lot of the screenings because there definitely is a chance for a false positive (like with what happened to me). I choose to have all the screenings because I just like to have as much info as possible and getting the bad result on my NT made my decision to have cvs much easier. Being 'old' and pregnant makes me very nervous and I've had 3 miscarriages so I'm not sure my eggs are in the best shape (even though my fsh is excellent). I'm just a worried by nature and feel better being closely monitored. :).

henrysmaman - 109 days ago.
Older- thank you for your input! I went ahead and had cvs and paid for expedited results. Everything came back ok! I'm having another baby boy too. :). I agree with you that factoring in age is ridiculous. For me it really was bad blood work. The nuchal fold was well within normal range but my hcg & Papp A were low. I'm just so relieved he is fine!

kathy24 - 109 days ago.
I'm so tired of all the doctors appt I hate being high risk the only good thing about it is all the extra ultra sounds. I had an appt today with my rheumotologist and my lab work is showing my lupus is going crazy on me now. My potatisum is low and they dont know why my inflammation is above 60,000 now and normal is under 20,000. MY BP was 168/112 so I'm thinking I will be having my baby in the next 2-3 weeks guess we will see.

mangomomma - 111 days ago.
Why would you have a NT scan, is it because of our 'mature age' or previous issues? I've only had the usual bloodwork, urine test. I've read where others are already knowing their HGC levels, etc... Is it because of previous problems? I fell like a first tme mom again. lol

older1sttimemom2Be - 111 days ago.
HENRYSMAMAN: I am 41 and I did have the NT scan and blood work and it all came back perfect, but I still have the amnio because honestly, I just don't put much faith or stock in the blood work. They factor in our age which is really unfair. I think you should have an amnio if you are worried. It's the only way to know 100 percent what is really going on. My first baby a year ago was very sick. We found out at the 12 week scan and her NT was 5.0mm and she was full of fluid. You can read my blogs on my page. If your odds are that high there must be something in the ultrasound as well as in your bloodwork. I would definitely be asking a lot of questions and try to find out what is going on. I will keep you in my prayers. xxx

henrysmaman - 112 days ago.
Oops that was supposed to say high risk.

henrysmaman - 112 days ago.
Did anyone have first trimester screen - NT scan & blood work? Mine came back as Hugh risk for down syndrome, 1:20. I'm scared. Would really love to hear about positive outcomes. I'm 39 by the way, so my baseline risk was 1:63. :(

mangomomma - 112 days ago.
Kathy~what a wonderful aunt you have. I'm so happy for you that you are having a girl. It goes without saying that I want this baby to be healthy, but after that, I would love another girl. I feel like I missed out on my dd when she was born because I was so young, and working full time:( I know dh would love a boy to carry on his name, so I'm torn. I know once the lil one is here, we'll both love him/her with all of our hearts. holymotherofgod~first of all, I love your name, and I seem to say it quite a bit in my house! lol secondly, not sure how much of a benefit it is, since you are the one carrying the baby, but I'm all for any type of benefit with our 'advanced age' lol. I don't feel like I'm 40, so that's my benefit! wow June, cannot imagine, thankfully trish is here. GL trish for tomorrow, please let us know how it went. So thankfull there are gals like you all and I'm not the only one:) Have a great day!!!

trishj2012 - 112 days ago.
Week 9 is here and u/s and dr visit is tomorrow. Very anxious. June - when I was pregnant with my last child, my 17 year old was pregnant also. There were a lot of raging hormones and we fought like crazy. Just try to be supportive and if you need to talk let me know.

juneforlife61@gmail.com - 112 days ago.
I am a young mother, but I just found out my 44 year old MOTHER is PREGNANT!!! Can someone say FATHER OF THE BRIDE II!! I am very stressed out and nervous for her and her boyfriend, who is in his late 50s. Has anyone been in this situation before? Is there a tactful way for me to handle this? I don't even know what to feel, but I know my already-raging hormones are pissed off and scared. Thanks. June

holymotherofgod - 112 days ago.
Question: if the woman is 'of advanced age' but the father is younger (me 38, him 30) does this change the risk factors to our benefit slightly?

kathy24 - 113 days ago.
mangomomma- Yes I know all about the clothes, I have 2 boys and I'm finally getting my girl so I had no clothes at all. I'm pretty sure thats the only reason my aunt threw me a shower. I have a 19 year old in his first year of collge a 3 year old and this one on the way so don't feel bad about the age.

mangomomma - 113 days ago.
Wow Kathy! I'm so excited for you. Does it seem real yet? Glad you got clothes. My two cousins had babies about 2 years ago. So I'm hoping to get a lot of hand me downs, or at least borrow a lot of stuff. I really don't want to go out and buy brand new everything when I know this is the last. My mom asked me if we were thinking of one more after this. LOL no. I feel a lil bad that when this one gets into kindergarten, my ds, who's the youngest right now, will be a senior in high school. But oh well. Never would have thought I'd be having another one at this age anyway:)

kathy24 - 113 days ago.
mangomomma- My shower went great, not a big turn out since it was the weekend of fall break and alot of my friends went out of town, but I got tons of clothes whch is what I needed. I had my appt today with the high risk OB doctor and an ultra sound everything looks great except my BP is still high 167/96. The high risk doc said said she will not let me go past 37 weeks and is sending a letter to my regular OB doc saying schulde the c-section for week 37 and no latter than that so I have 3 weeks to go unless she decides to come sooner.

mangomomma - 113 days ago.
Kathy~how did your baby shower go? @gabbagirl~baby dust to you and fingers are crossed. @TRISH~I'm the same way with this one. I just think og all those celebrities in the news having their babies later than us:) It IS so nice to have other ladies that are around the same age to talk to. I'm loving this site!!

kathy24 - 116 days ago.
So excited for tomorrow its my baby shower!!

gabbagirl - 116 days ago.
I am 37 years old and trying for my third baby I have 14 year old and a 3 year old I am hoping it does no tka eforever I am glad I found some ladies in my shoes :)

TRISHJ2012 - 116 days ago.
I do not know why I am so nervous this time. I have 3 children . 19 years old, 17 years old, and 18 months old. Maybe because of all the hype of being 35 and pregnant.. I am just glad to see there are other women in my shoes. Thanks for all the encouraging words.

mangomomma - 120 days ago.
Thankyou happymamma. Yes, a big smile with some tears, too.

happymama (jen) - 120 days ago.
I'm so happy for you, mangomama! You must have had such a huge smile when you saw that heartbeat!

mangomomma - 120 days ago.
Had my first u/s today and got to see peanut's heartbeat. What a great feeling seeing that and the fetal pole and yolk sac and being told everything looks great!!! Showed dh the pics. LOL the look on his face, like what is this? Told him next time he's going so he can actually see the heart beating:) Hope everyone's having a good day.

mzkae - 125 days ago.
Thanks ladies! I am counting everyday as a blessing! The dr is trying to wait until the 27th to do an u/s so we can actually see something. I am feeling very preg already. Bring all the symptoms on...at this point, I welcome them!

sage39 - 126 days ago.
Mzkae, hope all is good!

Vikki - 126 days ago.
mzkae:- Good luck! <3

mzkae - 127 days ago.
Thanks ladies. I have to see the dr right away due to haing a tubal reversal. They just have to make sure it is in the right place, not in my tubes. Plus I had a m/c in Jan. He is just being very cautious.