For what it's worth, in this conversation: My very good friend had an unplanned pregnancy when she was 44 years old. She had no idea what her FSH [follicle stimulating hormone] was. She delivered her son when she was 45 years old. I know that doesn't necessarily resonate with some of us here. She might not have had high FSH, and she did have other children many years previously. Her son is 16 years younger than his closest in age sister, and she wasn't struggling with TTC [trying to conceive]. But I just wanted to share my friend's experience to show the anonymous poster's choice of a ..read more

Hi ladies, I have you all beat! I'm 48 years old with my first pregnancy, my husband is 48 years old as well. I am 14 weeks pregnant, feeling great and either swimming 1500 or running a mile every other day. All the first-round tests were normal, and my neonatologist does not recommend an amniocentesis. We are blessed and feel very lucky. It doesn't hurt to be extremely active all your life... TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION: The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies by Randine Lewis -- Infertility affects one out of six couples ..read more

My grandmother had her sixth and last baby when she was 47 years old. Yes, it was a spontaneous pregnancy. She thought she was having the menopause. She was surprised to give birth to a healthy baby boy, at home, after 45-minute labor. He's in his 50s now, and a physician and father himself. My grandmother was VERY shocked, needless to say. TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION: What He Can Expect When She's Not Expecting How to Support Your Wife, Save Your Marriage, and Conquer Infertility! by Marc Sedaka and Gregory Rosen -- Mark Sedaka stood by while he and his wife endured endless rounds of dr ..read more

This is how you can mess up, and find yourself pregnant at 50 years old. That's EXACTLY what happened to the mother of a friend of mine many years ago. She was having herself a casual little fling with a man she'd met in the Bahamas. She thought she was post-menopausal, done with birth control and wham! She found herself pregnant at 53 years old! TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION: The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies by Randine Lewis -- Infertility affects one out of six couples today. Dr. Lewis presents a groundbreaking al ..read more

I am just a couple months shy of being 49 years old and have been making my empty nest plans with excitement. Then I recently found out I am expecting baby #4 on my 27-year-old's birthday. My youngest is almost 16 years old, learning to drive and full of teenage attitude!! I should be the poster Mom for poor family planning. I had babies when I was 22 years old, 23 years old, then again at 33 years old, and now again at 49 years old! When I went to the doctor five years ago and asked for a tubal ligation, he told me I had less than a 1% chance of getting pregnant at my age. Only people ..read more

Sure it can happen! I used to work in radiology, and one day we had a 50+-year-old woman come in for a prenatal sonogram. She was very surprised to learn that day, she was pregnant with twins... And the babies were due in just six more weeks! TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION: Eat Yourself Pregnant: Essential Recipes to Boost your Fertility by Zita West --Zita West, midwife to Cate Blanchett, Stella McCartney, and Kate Winslet, shares her expertise in nutrition to help you and your baby stay healthy naturally throughout your pregnancy. It is crucial to eat an optimum diet during pregnancy. Your ..read more

I heard about somebody who gave birth to twins when she was 49 years old. My OB/GYN said pregnancy was possible until approximately 50 years old, depending on the person. I guess it does not happen a lot, because most people of that age don't want babies anymore. But, if they would try, there might be more. Photo credit: Pumpkin Twins, by Joelle Inge-Messerschmidt | www.photographybyjoelle.com TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION: Acupuncture and IVF: Increase IVF Success by 40-60% by Lifang Liang -- The information in this book can increase your success rate with in vitro fertilization (IV ..read more

My 45-year-old friend is happily expecting her first baby, after giving up on fertility treatments. My husband's first cousin had a baby at 44 years old, and another baby at 45 years old - which was a surprise. They thought she was too old to get pregnant, so they didn't use birth control - and voila! My father told me about his own aunt who had a baby at 51 years old in Italy. This was a long time ago as my father is 80 years old. So there was no chance in h*ll that it was donor egg. The fact is, before birth control and things like tubal ligation, women routinely gave birth into thei ..read more

Right now, on another fertility forum, there are currently about sixteen women who are pregnant and over 40 years old. Of those women, one woman is 44 years old - pregnant with IVF [in vitro fertilization], but with her own eggs. She will be 45 years old when she delivers her baby. Four of the women are 45 years old - all natural pregnancies. Two of those women with their first pregnancy ever! One woman is 47 years old. These pregnancies are ALL with their own eggs. TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION: Eat, Love, Get Pregnant: A Couple's Guide To Boosting Fertility and Having A Healthy Baby by ..read more

North West Kent Family History Society Volume 6, Issue Number 10 Date: July 1994 Pages: 336-37 Author: Doris Pullen Title: My Grandmother had a Baby at 51 - Detail: BANKS of London etc, 19c [1½ pp] Source: North West Kent Family History Society Journal Read past journals: North West Kent Family History Quarterly and Back Journals TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION: The Infertility Cure: The Ancient Chinese Wellness Program for Getting Pregnant and Having Healthy Babies by Randine Lewis -- Infertility affects one out of six couples today. Dr. Lewis presents a groundbreaking alternative appr ..read more