How old is too old, do you think?

[BZ88]

I share these concerns. Then I remind myself that my grandmother like many during her time had 6 children total 2 of which were in her 40s. I believe it's definitely possible to have healthy children in our 40s.

[mommymachine]

My mom had me at 40. I'm A-Okay! My husbands Aunt had twin boys at 48!!! They will be two in September and healthy strong little men. Her pregnancy was fantastic, zero complications...had a C-section at 37 weeks because one was presenting wrong.

[beingmommy]

BZ88 and Mommymachine thank you! It IS true that women have had babies in their 40s for years. I guess it is all the recent stuff about "advanced maternal age" and such that gets me all stressed out.

[BZ88]

I saw this post. Incredible.

A midlife fertility surge left Louise holding FOUR babies in her 40s: The little-known phenomenon that can deliver big surprises | Mail Online

[beingmommy]

BZ88 wow! I cried while reading that. How amazing for that couple! I wonder about the idea of a last burst of fertility. I've always been fertile but since my DS2 was born, I got my AF back at 5 months despite exclusively BFing and now, every month I have crazy huge amounts of EWCM. More than anytime in the past. Hmmmmmmm.

[BZ88]

Let's take advantage of this last surge. I believe it's totally possible to have healthy babies in your 40 so ladies let's think positive and focus on caring for our bodies.

Not sure if there's much activity on this later mom board. I'm wondering if anyone had a personalized diet for us later moms ie. Dhea eating lots of good fats veggies and protein exercise HIIT and IF (eating in a 8-10 hour window).

[atomic sagebrush]

Well, not all those things are going to be necessary or doable for older moms, but I do have a diet that is better for fertility that I've had a lot of my older moms on here, 5 posts from top, called "atomic fertility diet" (yes, this is a PCOS thread but the diet works for anyone who needs to maintain higher levels of fertility and there are variants for pink and blue) : http://genderdreaming.com/forum/gend...rt-3-pcos.html

[Makali]

Hi there,

I don't think there can be a blanket cutoff age and every individual is unique and incomparable. I dont think there is a 'too old' until you reach menopause.

My mother had my younger brother when she was 40. I am currently 39 with twins. There are mothers in the toddler group I take my 2 year old daughter to who are in their mid-forties (one of whom has a 2 year old girl and a newborn daughter and she herself is 43). The lady sharing the same room with me at the post natal ward after I had my son had just turned 50.

I asked my midwife if she thought I was too old and she looked at me odd and said "I get loads of mothers much older than you. Only today I saw two ladies in their 50's." And she also added that they were healthy pregnancies with no complications.

There is no such thing as 'too old' in my opinion. Medical textbooks are there as statistical guides. They're in no way determinant. Women used to have children well into their 40's in the victorian times and before according to census records. Nowadays healthy pregnancies and childbriths for women in their 40's and over have nearly caught up to their younger counterparts with the medical advancement in place.

[maidentomother]

My maternal grandmother conceived my mother (and her twin brother) at age 40, then my mother had me at 36 and later my brother at 43, both perfect pregnancies. My mum also conceived boy/girl twins at 47, it was an oops/unplanned, and she miscarried them both.

My paternal grandmother had my dad and then 2 of my aunts, all between age 45-50! She had 6 children total (4 girls, 2 boys).

[Jenneilbluebell]

loving this thread ladies

im 38 this year and we are having to hold off a little longer until we hope to get our baby together, but i agree with whats been said, congrats on your twins makali xx