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Pregnant at 40 and how I coped

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Tuesday, July 03, 2012 | 0 comments

I never planned to be pregnant at 40. But when it did happen I was delighted. I was in a strong marriage, we were both working and we had a lovely house.

The baby was planned - my husband is five years younger than me and we had been together a couple of years - so although we were a bit late starting a family, it wasn't something we particularly worried about.

When I was first pregnant, I didn't feel any different than any other woman. I was incredibly tired for the first few weeks - something I now know is normal.

I didn't have morning sickness and I tried hard not to tell anyone about the pregnancy until I was 12 weeks which proved difficult - as I am sure it does for any expectant mother.

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:

Image: Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health, by Toni Weschler. Publisher: Collins; 10th anniversary edition (October 31, 2006)

Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition:
The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health
by Toni Weschler

-- For any woman unhappy with her current method of birth control; demoralized by her quest to have a baby; or experiencing confusing symptoms in her cycle, this book provides answers to all these questions, plus amazing insights into a woman's body.

Weschler thoroughly explains the empowering Fertility Awareness Method, which in only a couple minutes a day allows a woman to:
• Enjoy highly effective, scientifically proven birth control without chemicals or devices
• Maximize her chances of conception or expedite fertility treatment by identifying impediments to conception
• Increase the likelihood of choosing the gender of her baby
• Gain control of her sexual and gynecological health

Paperback: 512 pages
Click to order/for more info: Taking Charge of Your Fertility

Category: 40

About Catherine: I am mom to three grown sons, two grandchildren and two rescue dogs. After years of raising my boys as a single mom, I remarried a wonderful man who had never had a child of his own. Unexpectedly, I found myself pregnant at 49!
Sadly we lost our precious baby at 8 weeks, and decided to try again. Five more losses, turned down for donor egg, foster care and adoption due to my age and losses - we have accepted there will be no more babies in our house.

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