Life's surprise is 1st birth for Teresa, 48
There was definitely a pregnant pause when shocked Birmingham patient Teresa Orr found out she was about to have a baby.
The 48-year-old had gone to the doctor thinking she had started menopause rather than becoming pregnant for the first time.
Delighted parents Teresa and William Orr, of Stirchley, have celebrated the birth of surprise baby Gracie after thinking they had married too late to start a family.
We only got married two years ago and never even thought about children because we are both in our late 40s, and thought it couldn't happen,
said doting dad William, a 47-year-old college lecturer at City College, in Handsworth.
We haven't had IVF [in-vitro fertilization] or any fertility treatments, it all happened completely naturally, so we feel very blessed.
A midwife at Birmingham Women's Hospital and an obstetrician friend of ours said it is the first time they had come across a woman getting pregnant for the first time at such a late age. They said it was very rare.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on BirminghamPost.net
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Originally posted on March 27, 2009
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I am 47 yrs. old and pregnant for the first time. I am at 7 weeks and really scared and nervous. My husband & I were told we were in the 1-3% unexplained infertility after trying back in my late 20's and 30's. We never took any fertility drugs. I thought I was experiencing menopause because my periods had started getting wacky. We do not plan on telling anyone until at least 12 weeks, maybe longer. I know I will be devastated if something happens at this point. Your story is something positive I will keep in my mind as time goes on.
Hi. I am 48 years old and believe I am going into menopause. However, this past week or so I have wondered if I could be pregnant. I am also one of the 1-3%unexpained infertility. My husband and I have been married soon 14 years. I came across this site tonight and read you story. I was wondering how your pregnancy is going. I hope it is good news.