Stories of Pregnancy and Birth over 40 years old

Impossible to get Pregnant over 40?
07 Aug 2019 | Comments (2)
If it is so rare, so impossible, such a miracle to get pregnant spontaneously - why can I find so many stories? Offering inspiration, hope, and comfort to those trying to conceive and those finding themselves unexpectedly pregnant over 44 years old... TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION: Pregnancy Miracle
Scary Down's Syndrome Statistics?
29 Apr 2019 | Comments (6)
Personally I find the statistics we get about Down's Syndrome somewhat confusing. So I translated them into percentages. I think it is all too easy to think of 1-80 as one in 80%, but it is not. 1-80 translates to 1.25 % for DS, or 98.75% chance of NOT having Down Syndrome... Maternal age as
Welcome to our stories!
01 Jan 2011 | Comments (4)
My goal is to simply share stories I find online, for inspiration - to those trying - and comfort to those who find themselves unexpectedly pregnant! ... Sort of a "chicken soup for the TTCing over 44 soul". ... Your stories and feedback are welcome! ... Stock Photo credit: simmbarb All rig
Over 40 Birth Statistics
01 Jan 2011 | Comments (4)
Photo credit: Shaddy with the godmother at the park, Eleanore Fern Pagaduan In 2015, there were 224,938 live births in the United States to women ages 40 through 54. 754 of those live births to women 50-54 years old. In 2014, there were only 783 live births to women over 43, using donor eggs.

Cloth Diapers and Baby Deals

Monday, August 19, 2024 | Comments (0)

I had a dream last night about my baby product business, Born to Love, which I started way back in 1982! I woke...

After 30 years of marriage, birth at 52

Friday, April 16, 2021 | Comments (0)

After almost three decades of marriage, spent in the harrowing embrace of barrenness, and with three husbands, 52-year-old Alhaja Owolabi Kareem against all...

Almost 44 when Isabel arrived

Monday, April 12, 2021 | Comments (0)

I was still in my 20s (29 years old), when I duly brought forth my son Charlie, now 23 years old. Two years...

Rachel Dratch - midlife miracle at 44

Friday, April 02, 2021 | Comments (0)

April 2, 2012 - You may know Rachel Dratch as Debbie Downer from her stint on Saturday Night Live or for her cameos...

48-year-old mom gives birth to baby boy

Monday, March 15, 2021 | Comments (2)

Lori Riner is a mom again — at age 48. The Sparta woman gave birth Friday to a boy and became the oldest...

Grandma who's a mum again at 53

Friday, February 26, 2021 | Comments (0)

At the age of 53, Debbie Hughes imagined the only babies she would be looking after would be her granddaughters. Instead, despite taking...

Giving Birth After 50: Miraculous or Morally Wrong?

Monday, February 22, 2021 | Comments (3)

The intense debate surrounding a very touchy subject. In a fascinating article that recently appeared in New York Magazine, writer Lisa Miller outlines...