https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 18:26:35 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ama-amp-ttc#post-1322904 Mon, 06 Jan 2014 14:18:37 +0000 CatchAFallingStar 1322904@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@BKCaribBaby: great to hear!! I'm 35 and TTC. I sometimes feel giving up after trying for a year +. It gets so hard. But, I'm trying to stay hopeful! Great to hear stories like yours. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ama-amp-ttc#post-762410 Sun, 05 May 2013 22:41:50 +0000 BKCaribBaby 762410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I turned 35 when I was about 10 weeks along and had my daughter about 5.5 weeks ago. Pregnancy was pretty easy for me. I had gestational diabetes as well as large fibroids. I never agreed with the GD diagnosis and quite frankly think I never had it, but I went along with it. My fibroids are large, but as a Black woman, they tend to affect us more than any other group. I never felt my fibroids nor did they ever impede me in any during the pregnancy (although I ended up with a C-secion because of them). I worked out and felt great until about 38 weeks, but who doesn't feel icky at 38 weeks? Neither of these conditions were age specific. </p> <p>My daughter is healthy, and we were given a 1 in 10,000 chance for chromosomal abnormalities. I also got pregnant on my first cycle. Beginner's luck? </p> <p>If and when we decide on having #2, I'll be about 37/38. I think that's the longest I'd wait. I don't want to go past 40, if we choose to have another child. </p> <p>Good luck with your decision! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ama-amp-ttc#post-762098 Sun, 05 May 2013 16:58:48 +0000 JoJoGirl 762098@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am AMA - 35 now and due in 2.5 weeks. We had (relatively speaking) no trouble getting pregnant naturally (6 cycles after stopping BCP using basically only OPKs) and have had a very easy pregnancy so far. We're planning to start TTC with #2 when LO is a year old, I'll be 36. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ama-amp-ttc#post-761782 Sun, 05 May 2013 10:04:12 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 761782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My pregnancy was complicated, but the issues had nothing to do with age. I got pregnant and delivered at age 38. If I wanted another child (which I don't think we do at this point), I would consider doing it again (at age 41).</p> <p>I did and would screen for chromosomal anomalies, especially for those which are incompatible with life. For Downs, I would just want to be prepared. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ama-amp-ttc#post-761769 Sun, 05 May 2013 09:48:39 +0000 blackbird 761769@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>&lt;3 and noodles, that's all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ama-amp-ttc#post-761760 Sun, 05 May 2013 09:02:03 +0000 mrs. 64 761760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm not advanced maternal age, but my mom was 39 when she had my sister. She waited a few years after having me while deciding about #2 and then had a slight bit of IF (I'm really not sure how long) due to endometriosis. She got pregnant immediately after a lap for the endo. She did have hyperemesis gravidarum, but that had nothing to do with AMA because she had that with me as well. Other than that she had a healthy pregnancy and baby. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ama-amp-ttc#post-761610 Sun, 05 May 2013 05:12:44 +0000 SugarplumsMom 761610@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In case I freaked anyone out with the poll, I'll post an article I found while searching advanced maternal age.</p> <p><a href="http://www.mommyish.com/2013/01/17/advanced-maternal-age/" rel="nofollow">http://www.mommyish.com/2013/01/17/advanced-maternal-age/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/ama-amp-ttc#post-761607 Sun, 05 May 2013 04:52:46 +0000 SugarplumsMom 761607@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm feeling a little under the weather today and as I lay here, I'm thinking about my LO. Does she "need" a sibling? Do we want another? Can we even handle another? I promised myself to wait another year before we even <b>think</b> about it, but I'm getting old. Will I even be able to conceive IF we hold off that long? That's if we decide to.</p> <p>So this poll is out to all the older ladies. </p>