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Hi All,
I feel silly even thinking about this, because my youngest is only 7 months old, but I will be 42 on Monday (3/17) and I am already feeling like I would like to try to squeeze even one more little one into our family. Does that sound crazy? Have any of you/will any of you be prayerfully seeking another one, too?
Blessings,
Tea
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Happy birthday to us! I'll be 43 on 3/24. If my liver biopsy says if I can no longer take the (FDA Category X) arthritis medication I've been stuck taking for years, we may be considering what that change in circumstances means for the size of our family...  My husband and I waffle between being excited (and thinking we're getting WAY ahead of ourselves) and being scared out of our wits. 
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I shouldn't even be here,(on this forum) I was almost 34 when we had Maria, but I am so saddened when I think she might be our last. 34 just seems so young.
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41 and 10/12; she was baptized on my 42nd birthday.
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I had just turned 40 when I had my seventh. Now I'm 45 and my "baby" is a Kindergartener.
I would love to have another. I don't know if I can, because there are various health complications.
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I turned 41 1 month after dd4 was born. Oh, I would love to have another!!!!
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My last birth child was at age 35, miscarriage at 40 and adopted at age 42 and 44. So I am probably older than all of you! My youngest two are 6 and 8 now.
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My last was born when I was 39; I'm 43 now and would also love another.
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42 at the birth of our 10th---but very difficult pregnancies for the last 4- followed by a hyterectomy after #10 
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I've just turned 46 and my youngest is 6 months next week and the one above is just over 2. I was breastfeeding and really thought I couldn't possibly get pregnant with this one at my age!
I can't believe I'm that old. I just don't feel older than about 30 something.
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Well, looks like I beat you all. My last 3rd child was born what I was 38. During my pregnancy, they discovered a grapefruit sized cyst on one of my ovaries. 3 months after I gave birth to our Sarah, I had to have surgery to have it removed, along with my ovary. Went into premenopause at 41 and never could get pregnant again...I'm 49 now.
It's a real bummer when I think about not having more.
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I was 44 when I had number 8. Other than the usual aches and pains and vomiting, it was a really uncomplicated pregnancy. All I could think was "this is it - I never have to morning sick again!" She was only about a month when I began thinking....maybe I would have another. But I don't think so and it makes me really slow down and enjoy the little things with her.
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My youngest of 8 children is 14 months old and I was 42 when he was born. He really wants to be an older sibling. Really. He told me so
My mother had her last when she was 46. So we are hoping, just not at the begging stage yet, but I am sure after he slows his nursing down, I will be pestering Our Lord for "just one more".
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I was a little more than two weeks from my 39th birthday when I had #6. She will be five this May and I will be 44 in June. I would definitely be thrilled to have #7, but right now it doesn't seem to be in God's plan. It makes me sad to think that we may have let fear keep us from growing our family when we were a little younger. It is not too late, but I think my fertility is definitely on the wane even though I have completely regular cycles. I pray that as I go through this stage of life I remain open to His will, even if that means we are done at 6!
Oh, and I thank all you ladies who posted on this, as this issue has been on my heart lately. This is probably one of the only places where an almost 44-yr. old mom with six children can pine away that she should maybe have had more... and no one will think she's nuts!
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Happy Birthday, Tea! You're just a spring chicken in my book. I had baby #6 when I was 40 and baby #7 when I was 42. We had a miscarriage last month and I'll be 44 in 3 weeks. Are we prayerfully seeking another baby? You bet!! Praying for all of us as during this changing time in our lives. 
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I was 41 and 3 months when I had #6. No babes in sight since then, although he would love a baby sib. He used to kiss babies on the tv. 
I have a few health issues, so, I hate to even admit this, even though I would be thrilled, I would also be nervous to have another at this point (I will be 45 on the 24th.)
God Bless,
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Thank you Tea for posting this. I am coming up on 40 this year (so shouldn't be here yet, but lurk anyway!) and have had 2 miscarriages since the birth of #6 (who is now 2.5 yrs). After this last one, the dr made it sound as if my getting pregnant and not miscarrying at 39+ will be near impossible. It sounded as if our child bearing years are over and I was so sad to think that. We have been begging for another since right after our youngest was born and would love to have several more. Perhaps I will be as blessed as some of you all and still have a few more. You have shown that it is not a done deal just because I am turning the magic age of 40. Bless you for the hope it has given me!
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rm4mrfrus wrote:
| Thank you Tea for posting this. I am coming up on 40 this year (so shouldn't be here yet, but lurk anyway!) and have had 2 miscarriages since the birth of #6 (who is now 2.5 yrs). After this last one, the dr made it sound as if my getting pregnant and not miscarrying at 39+ will be near impossible. It sounded as if our child bearing years are over and I was so sad to think that. We have been begging for another since right after our youngest was born and would love to have several more. Perhaps I will be as blessed as some of you all and still have a few more. You have shown that it is not a done deal just because I am turning the magic age of 40. Bless you for the hope it has given me! |
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So Hollee, (if you don't mind me asking..) did the doc say it was because of "old" eggs? I was told that by one doctor after I had two miscarriages following the birth of #5. Other docs and nurses poo-pooed the idea of old eggs (I was 36 at the time). Then we had number six when I was 37, but I've had three miscarriages since then-- I'm now 39. I so want another, but am starting to feel like the first doc may have been right about the old egg thing. <big sigh> I also want to have tests done to make sure there is nothing on my end that I can do to help things, but we're military and it is so darn hard to get it done because the OB docs feel like I'm waaaaay past my baby havin' prime and are therefore reluctant to order such tests.
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Amy, I too had #6 at 37 but had not had any miscarriages until after that, then had 2 in a row. Yes, he did say "old eggs" and something about a 50-50 chance of either getting pregnant or giving birth once you hit 41 (with the numbers rapidly falling up to that point). I was feeling so sad and discouraged at that appt that I don't remember exactly what he said. I should have had my dh with me to listen also but I was trying to spare him some of the sadness of the appt by leaving him in the waiting room (we just miscarried last month).
We did talk about tests and he said that most were ruled out just by the fact that I have had 6 healthy pregnancies. He said there was a very short list of things we could check out but that he really thought that it was due to age. He also said that the tests were VERY expensive and depended on being covered by insurance.
I see that you are in VA, have you checked to see if the Tepeyac Clinic would do any tests for you? We are in VA too but too far away.
I'll add you to my prayers of begging for more! Looks like our boats are very similar!
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I had a bit of encouraging news at my six week post partum visit. I'm solidly 41 and just had a baby after 14 years of no fertility. My doctor was conveying his fear that I could have another baby. He was so concerned that he suggested that I take my temps daily -- just in case!
In the past, he basically scoffed at me for taking my temperatures once a week -- just in case. Now, he's had a major turn around.
I don't think he meant to make me feel so hopeful!
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