Looking for the help to become pregnant? Take into account that women over 35 may take longer to be able to conceive.
There are so many positive things about having children when we are older.
On the other hand there are some risks you have to take into account.
I know exactly how you feel, because that's just how it was for me.
When I tried to get pregnant I was nearly 33 years old.
I married my second husband and we both yearned to have a baby...
1.
Women over 35 may take longer to be able to conceive.
This is related to those eggs we have had since birth.
We don't make new eggs as men make new sperm.
Our eggs are with us almost from conception.
They don't always age well.
They can lose quality and there can be fewer of them.
This is one reason to seek help to become pregnant from your health care provider if you have been unable to achieve pregnancy after trying for 6 months.
2.
There is an increase in spontaneous miscarriage.
There is an increase in spontaneous miscarriage with an approximate risk of 25 percent in women age 35-39 and 51 percent in women 40-44.
If you look at this another way, women 35-39 have a 75 percent chance of not having a miscarriage.
3.
Down Syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities The concern many women over 35 hear about most often is Down Syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities.
At 35 a woman's risk of any clinically significant chromosome abnormalities is about 1 in 200.
Her risk of a baby with Down Syndrome is about 1 in 365.
In other words, the odds of having an absolutely normal baby would be about 99.
34 percent.
Have you tried so many things to help get pregnant? Are you frustrated...
disappointed...
or truth be told, even a bit angry that you're not pregnant yet?