Older Moms with Babies-Why?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I married my husband when I was 25 and he was 27. We tried and tried to get pregnant, but couldn't afford the kind of infertility treatments that other people could. Because we were both in law enforcement at the time we also were not prime candidates for adoption. Two years ago at 45 I stopped having periods, was very tired and was gaining weight. I went to my OB for HRT for menopause. God smiled on me with twin boys instead! The happiest moment of my life was having my GYN do a sonagram right there in the office and show me my boys at 16 weeks (yes, I was FOUR MONTHS PREGNANT!). I called my husband to come to the doctor's office and didn't tell him why, we both cried!

They are 18 months old now and the joys of our lives. When people ask me, and they have, why we waited so long, I just smile and laugh!

I got a little teary after reading this.

[Anonymous]

I married my husband when I was 25 and he was 27. We tried and tried to get pregnant, but couldn't afford the kind of infertility treatments that other people could. Because we were both in law enforcement at the time we also were not prime candidates for adoption. Two years ago at 45 I stopped having periods, was very tired and was gaining weight. I went to my OB for HRT for menopause. God smiled on me with twin boys instead! The happiest moment of my life was having my GYN do a sonagram right there in the office and show me my boys at 16 weeks (yes, I was FOUR MONTHS PREGNANT!). I called my husband to come to the doctor's office and didn't tell him why, we both cried!

They are 18 months old now and the joys of our lives. When people ask me, and they have, why we waited so long, I just smile and laugh!

This is one of the most heartwarming stories I've read on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I married my husband when I was 25 and he was 27. We tried and tried to get pregnant, but couldn't afford the kind of infertility treatments that other people could. Because we were both in law enforcement at the time we also were not prime candidates for adoption. Two years ago at 45 I stopped having periods, was very tired and was gaining weight. I went to my OB for HRT for menopause. God smiled on me with twin boys instead! The happiest moment of my life was having my GYN do a sonagram right there in the office and show me my boys at 16 weeks (yes, I was FOUR MONTHS PREGNANT!). I called my husband to come to the doctor's office and didn't tell him why, we both cried!

They are 18 months old now and the joys of our lives. When people ask me, and they have, why we waited so long, I just smile and laugh!

I think you must be a great mother!

[Anonymous]

Thanks for this story (the one everyone is referring to). It reminds me that you NEVER know what people are going through...congrats to you and your new family!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I married my husband when I was 25 and he was 27. We tried and tried to get pregnant, but couldn't afford the kind of infertility treatments that other people could. Because we were both in law enforcement at the time we also were not prime candidates for adoption. Two years ago at 45 I stopped having periods, was very tired and was gaining weight. I went to my OB for HRT for menopause. God smiled on me with twin boys instead! The happiest moment of my life was having my GYN do a sonagram right there in the office and show me my boys at 16 weeks (yes, I was FOUR MONTHS PREGNANT!). I called my husband to come to the doctor's office and didn't tell him why, we both cried!

They are 18 months old now and the joys of our lives. When people ask me, and they have, why we waited so long, I just smile and laugh!

I am so glad I read this. Congratulations. I hope to be so blessed one day. I also hope OP is reading.

[Anonymous]

You know, this sounds like a good note on which to end this thread.

[Anonymous]

I think the OP shouldn't receive more responses.

[Anonymous]

Oooooh- 16:41 here. Let this die! Why stick in another dig?

[Anonymous]

hmmm, why would you have children early? are you dependent? are you uneducated?

OP, how does that question sound to you?

[Anonymous]

I had 2 children at the young age of 21-23 barely out of college and then one at 30. Remarried at 40 and had a child with him (he had no chidren)at the age of 44.
All of my children are a blessing and joy. Fortunately where I lived I wasn't judged nor questioned when I had them at 20 nor at 40 something. They've kept me young and fit! It's a personal choice.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I married my husband when I was 25 and he was 27. We tried and tried to get pregnant, but couldn't afford the kind of infertility treatments that other people could. Because we were both in law enforcement at the time we also were not prime candidates for adoption. Two years ago at 45 I stopped having periods, was very tired and was gaining weight. I went to my OB for HRT for menopause. God smiled on me with twin boys instead! The happiest moment of my life was having my GYN do a sonagram right there in the office and show me my boys at 16 weeks (yes, I was FOUR MONTHS PREGNANT!). I called my husband to come to the doctor's office and didn't tell him why, we both cried!

They are 18 months old now and the joys of our lives. When people ask me, and they have, why we waited so long, I just smile and laugh!

[Anonymous]

posted 7/6/2008 - almost a year ago

enough

[Anonymous]

i can't imagine handling a teenager child being in my mid 50's!!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I married my husband when I was 25 and he was 27. We tried and tried to get pregnant, but couldn't afford the kind of infertility treatments that other people could. Because we were both in law enforcement at the time we also were not prime candidates for adoption. Two years ago at 45 I stopped having periods, was very tired and was gaining weight. I went to my OB for HRT for menopause. God smiled on me with twin boys instead! The happiest moment of my life was having my GYN do a sonagram right there in the office and show me my boys at 16 weeks (yes, I was FOUR MONTHS PREGNANT!). I called my husband to come to the doctor's office and didn't tell him why, we both cried!

They are 18 months old now and the joys of our lives. When people ask me, and they have, why we waited so long, I just smile and laugh!

There are never too many good stories like this.
Care to share yours?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:i can't imagine handling a teenager child being in my mid 50's!!!!

Well, go on your knees and thank God you were lucky enough to have kids early and do not have to. Some of us were not that lucky and consider it a blessing to have kids at all, let alone in our 40s!