I have three beautiful daughters: Hannah 18, Heather 15, and Athena 10. I always knew I wanted one more baby to complete my family, but I wanted the time to be right: I wanted to make sure I had the financial means to support another child, the time to spend with my other children while they are growing up (thus the 3+ years' age difference) and, most of all, the support and commitment from my husband, Steve. These things took almost seven years to work out, but last July I told Steve I wanted another baby more than anything in the world, and (after much thought and discussion), he agreed!
I got pregnant in November, but I had a blighted ovum an miscarried in December. That was kind of shocking, because for some reason I thought that, with three healthy pregnancies behind me, I wouldn't have any problems. Wrong. I guess the age thing really does matter. However, I vowed I was NOT going to give up! I am really confident that my body knows what to do (even with the higher risks at age 43) and that this is going to work out ok.
My doctor told me to wait a month before trying to conceive again, which I did. I was all ready for business in February, but broke my leg! This put a real damper on my sex life for the next three months; I didn't try to conceive again until June. Thankfully, I had been keeping track of my cycles and it appeared that I was still ovulating normally.
On Tuesday, July 29th, I decided I couldn't wait another day and took a pregancy test. Guess what?? It was positive!!! My due date is March 9th, 2011. I am very excited!
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