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Sharon
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Date Posted: 09/16/09 2:32pm
In reply to:
Liz
's message, "Oh Lord!" on 09/ 5/09 6:13am
Life does hold surprises!
I was 40 when I had my last one. That was 9 years ago. He was definitely a surprise! I'm SO happy that he's a part of my life, though. (My oldest is 29 and my youngest is now 9.)
Having a child later in life keeps you young. It helps you to not fall into some of the traps we fall into as we age - a young child will keep you from becoming sedentary, for instance ;-) They also help us to continue to look at life with fresh eyes and to see things we've grown so accustomed to that we no longer notice - sunsets, trains, bugs. And, they provide you with some of the warmest hugs you'll ever receive.
A couple of things: Sometimes pregnancies miscarry that that occur later in a mother's life. Our declining hormones and the receptivity of the tissue in our wombs contributes to this. So, while you shouldn't worry overly about miscarrying, you might want to be aware of any unusual things, like spotting or cramping.
Also, don't let doctors scare you about Down's Syndrome. True, our chances increase of having a child with Down Syndrome as we get older, but they are only about 5% for women over 45. That means that you have a 95% chance of delivering a baby without Down's Syndrome. My doctors wanted to do a amniocentisis. I explained that I didn't want to do a procedure that might result in CAUSING me to miscarry. They finally agreed. Instead, my doctor did an ultrasound at a certain number of weeks (I think it's about 12-14) that measures the nuchal thickness (http://www.diagnosticultrasound.org.uk/nuchal_translucency.htm). It's non-invasive and is very accurate.
Sharon
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