I am 44 yrs old and 32 weeks pregnant. My husband is 38 and this is his first child. I find it a blessing and gift for him to have a child of his own. I have 2 daughters from a previous marriage and they are 15 and 12. He is a great step dad to them and we are all excited to have this experience amongst our family unit. Is this pregnancy as easy as when I was 28 and 32 with the others? NOOOOO! lol. I don't remember it being quite so tiring and ill feeling at this later part of this pregnancy. Also, I went through so many rough experiences like being told that I failed one of the blood tests and my child probably has Down's. Cried and cried. Went to high risk Dr. they sent me to and he was kinda a jerk. All he wanted me to do was have an amniocentesis which I refused. Then weeks later another high risk Dr. told me to do the Harmony test that is not invasive but a simple genetic blood screen that is 99% accurate for detecting Down's Syndrome! It was negative. So I'm in the clear. I also had to go through the nasty 4 hour glucose tolerance test because of the one that I failed the first time when you drink it and they only draw blood once. Passed it, as did with the first two children. My stomach has been horrible for 6 months now. Went through all kinds of tests/stool samples, even went to gastrologist= he feels its the pregnancy that is reacting on my body and should reside once have my child....Let's only pray cuz running to the bathroom all day is sooooo old! ;)
Otherwise, I am ecstatic about having my 3rd daughter. I am worried no doubt that I will be 50 when she starts kindergarten and my youngest will have graduated high school the summer before.....but everything happens for a reason and I feel blessed that God has allowed 2 soul mates to experience the gift of life together.
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I am 44 yrs old and 32 weeks pregnant. My husband is 38 and this is his first child. I find it a blessing and gift for him to have a child of his own. I have 2 daughters from a previous marriage and they are 15 and 12. He is a great step dad to them and we are all excited to have this experience amongst our family unit. Is this pregnancy as easy as when I was 28 and 32 with the others? NOOOOO! lol. I don't remember it being quite so tiring and ill feeling at this later part of this pregnancy. Also, I went through so many rough experiences like being told that I failed one of the blood tests and my child probably has Down's. Cried and cried. Went to high risk Dr. they sent me to and he was kinda a jerk. All he wanted me to do was have an amniocentesis which I refused. Then weeks later another high risk Dr. told me to do the Harmony test that is not invasive but a simple genetic blood screen that is 99% accurate for detecting Down's Syndrome! It was negative. So I'm in the clear. I also had to go through the nasty 4 hour glucose tolerance test because of the one that I failed the first time when you drink it and they only draw blood once. Passed it, as did with the first two children. My stomach has been horrible for 6 months now. Went through all kinds of tests/stool samples, even went to gastrologist= he feels its the pregnancy that is reacting on my body and should reside once have my child....Let's only pray cuz running to the bathroom all day is sooooo old! ;)
January 7, 2013 - 11:19amOtherwise, I am ecstatic about having my 3rd daughter. I am worried no doubt that I will be 50 when she starts kindergarten and my youngest will have graduated high school the summer before.....but everything happens for a reason and I feel blessed that God has allowed 2 soul mates to experience the gift of life together.
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