Hi to all, new here. I am 40 with 4 children 21(B),18(B),16(B),15(G). Was married for 20 years. Now I am with a man for 3 years who has no children. He changes his mind whether he wants them or not. He is scared I think from being around teens, and doesn't know the joy of the beginning years. Anyway, I told him in the beginning of the relationship (within first 6 mths of dating that I wanted another when I am 41 or so. So, he knows I am trying, and hasn't said a word. Enough rambling, my question is: I am taking ovulex, has anyone else tried it? ?#2: I read alot about having babies later in life and the chances of abnormalities. Does anyone out there have Healthy children from previous relationships, and than had another over 40 that is also healthy. Are your chances higher, lower, or the same? ?#3: Do you have to get amnio? Aren't there blood tests that will show you the same thing? I remember having blood tests around 3mths with others for spina b. and something else. Ok enough for now. Also, are there any flight attendants out there who are 40+ and trying. Does altitude make a difference and make it more difficult to conceive?
m/c mentioned
Hi Welcome to the board.....my name is Sarah and I hang out more at the IVF Board than here as I am attempting my second IVF. My egg retrieval is only hours away as i type this----scheduled for 7:30 am tomorrow morning.
I just turned 42 and this is my birthday gift.....it is also my final attempt at getting pg. w/ my own eggs. Don't know if we'll move to DE next or adopt or remain childless. I have a GREAT feeling about this cycle and hope I am not wrong !!!!!
I'll try to answer some of your questions.....
my question is: I am taking ovulex, has anyone else tried it? ?
I have not taken Ovulex but have seen it advertised. Presently I am doing acupuncture, eating as much organic food as possible, taking baby aspirin, Co-Enzyme Q-10 and Omega Fish Oils plus keto-7 DHEA. If this IVF doesn't work then I am going to TCM just to get my hormones back in balance since I have been taking fertility drugs for 2.5 years.
#2: I read alot about having babies later in life and the chances of abnormalities. Does anyone out there have Healthy children from previous relationships, and than had another over 40 that is also healthy. Are your chances higher, lower, or the same? ?
I had two miscarriages, one at 39 and one at 40 but I didn't get married until I was 38 so i don't have previous children. All I will say is that studies have shown that as a woman ages, so do her eggs and the chances of abnormalities increases also. Down's Syndrome and Trisomy-13 are much more common in older women. There have also been studies that show that chances of conceiving naturally or even with reproductive technology strongly decline after age 35---
#3: Do you have to get amnio? Aren't there blood tests that will show you the same thing? I remember having blood tests around 3mths with others for spina b. and something else.
If this IVF works, I am not planning on an amnio...too much risk of m/c. There are however blood tests to check for various problems...can't think off the top of my head what they are. I will do a blood test but not do anything invasive....I will trust in God as far as that goes and be blessed with what He gives me.
Also, are there any flight attendants out there who are 40+ and trying. Does altitude make a difference and make it more difficult to conceive?
How strange that you would ask that. I have been a Flight Attendant for the last 19 years and I truly believe that flying increases IF. F/A's have one of the highest incidences of m/c. Doctors will say no but if you also are an F/A then next time you do a trans-con flight, drink half of a bottle of H20 and then set it aside in the galley. Take a look at it after your 5 hour flight and it will most likely be a little bit collapsed from the pressurization.
In addition, the book "Getting Pregnant"-What Couples Need to Know by Lauersen and Bouchez stae that there is an increased risk for airline personnel due to overexposure to high-altitude radiation. Increased risk in females is m/c, premature labor and menstrual irregularities.
I can't tell you how many F/A's have had trouble conceiving. I contacted our union- AFA--- and asked if they would ever consider doing an IF survey for our work group but they are too busy fighting other things on Capitol Hill. I hope eventually to see something done regarding reproductive health of flight crews.
Hope that answered some of your ???'s-- have to get to bed. Big day tomorrow. Plus I have to get up and do my yoga before heading down to see how many eggs I can put in the basket. Sad thing is, last time they got 17...which is great for an old lady like me---but I need quality not quatity....wonder if flying the friendly skies has screwed up my chances....I have to have faith that it has not!
Take care and free to ask anything else. If I can help I will....
Good Luck !
Jeremiah 29:11--"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord. "Plans to prosper you and not to harm you to give you
Tell me more about Ovulex? My RE tells me with my post menopausal hormone level's, I must get pregnant naturally (without Clomid etc) so if there is something out there which can get these 40 year old ovaries to start ovulating again I need it : )
Lee
Lee