Can a 51 year old get pregnant??

[TomorrowlandFamily]

Just assuming that 50 is the magic no more pregnancy age makes about as much sense as the old story that you can't get pregnant the first time.

That would be a double whammy for he, pg at 50 from the first time being intimate in 2 years. She taking a home pg test tomorrow, or maybe even tonight if i can convince her to just do it. She's scared.


Edited to add that I bought her the EPT that's sensitive up to 6 days before you even miss a period, so that test should be conclusive. I'll let you know. Let's hope she's just paranoid.

 

[knitster]

That would be a double whammy for he, pg at 50 from the first time being intimate in 2 years. She taking a home pg test tomorrow, or maybe even tonight if i can convince her to just do it. She's scared.

In the morning would be better. First morning urine has a higher concentration of the hormone that the test uses to detect pregnancy.

 

[Cantw8]

No, a 51 year old could not possibly get pregnant...her bones are way too brittle and I'm sure her ancient pelvis would shatter in an attempt to push out a baby Seriously??? Any woman, at any age can conceive if she ovulates and has viable eggs...did you take health class?

 

[SeaShelley]

No, a 51 year old could not possibly get pregnant...her bones are way too brittle and I'm sure her ancient pelvis would shatter in an attempt to push out a baby Seriously??? Any woman, at any age can conceive if she ovulates and has viable eggs...did you take health class?

Geez.....nice reply.

 

[cabanafrau]

Whenever I read of people who would be horribly upset to be pregnant, I want to say "Don't be so sad; I'll adopt the baby!"




Agh. I'm all about "taking charge of your fertility" and watching for ovulation cues and all of that, but even at 42 I'm watching things like a hawk, because I'm expecting changes. (of course, I'm watching cues because I WANT to have another baby, very different) To be using even that method, let alone the traditional, not very scientific, rhythm method, at that age, when you're wanting to AVOID pregnancy...that's just not the best decision ever.



That makes SO much more sense than "ya get what ya get". Glad someone is looking into it further.


Best of luck to your aunt; and remember that first sentence I wrote here.

I understand you're looking at this from the lens of someone trying to conceive, but why does the possibility we produce more eggs make SO much more sense than "ya get what ya get"?

 

[johnmuller]

I think it's possible.

 

[ccgirl]

Your doctor is wrong. Fertility drastically drops after 35.

I would think it depends on your body... One of my friends who is a little older than me has has twins and a singleton after 35... I think after 35 the chances of having a child with a problem rise... of course I've already had that lightning strike when I was 21.

Yes, exactly...depends on the person. I'm thinking her MD knows her medical history.

I was older than 35 when I got pregnant with my son. Took all of 2 weeks of trying for me to get pregnant. When I was 6 years younger trying to get pregnant with my DD, it took much longer than that.

 

[violetrose]

My sister is 44, will be 45 when she has her 3rd baby in July. She thought she was going through menopause, turns out she is pregnant. She had actually started perimenopause and was so irregular that she didn't think she could get pregnant. I guess she had a few eggs left in her! They just found out they are having a girl, they have two teenage sons ages 15 and 17. They are over the moon but it did come as a bit of a shock at first. They had genetic counseling and an amnio, Mom and baby are fine so far. My sister said it's easier this time than with her older two, no morning sickness and generally feels better than ever before. It can happen, and it's not always the end of the world when it does.

 

[Art 1]

I think it's possible.

As I posted earlier. It can. I know someone who is pregnant and will deliver at age 51.

 

[TomorrowlandFamily]

Well, pregnancy test negative. She's so relieved! And her poor husband, I think he'll have to wait another 2 year before she'll "be nice" again!

 

[Sgt Mickey]

Well, pregnancy test negative. She's so relieved! And her poor husband, I think he'll have to wait another 2 year before she'll "be nice" again!

 

[Cantw8]

Geez.....nice reply.

Thank you

 

[NotUrsula]

Just FYI, "rare" is relative. Here is the US Census table that shows the numbers: http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2012/tables/12s0080.pdf

Yes, it is a lot less likely to spontaneously conceive after 45 than it is 10 or 20 years earlier, but in 2006 through 2008, an average of 7000 children were born each year in the US to mothers who were over 45 at the time. So ... unusual?, Yes. Rare?, not so much.

FWIW, RE's are notorious for always citing the long odds; they do it to ward off malpractice accusations.