Can a woman have kids naturally at 44?

[Anonymous]

Not rare. Had my first at almost 43 and my second at almost 45. Naturally.

[Anonymous]

Sure, but why would you want to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure, but why would you want to?

For the same reasons that she would want to at 20 or 30-something. Just because YOU wouldn't want to doesn't mean that others should follow suit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes- but it is very rare

It’s not that rare. Menopause babies are not uncommon in women who have already had babies. A friend was the ninth baby and born shorty after her mother’s 50th birthday in 1970.

My best friend in college was her mom’s first naturally at 44. She had married late. Her brother was born when her mom was 46! Both parents lived until she was in her 40s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone will have a story of their mom or grandma or aunt or their sister. It isn't that it isn't possible but it really is VERY rare to carry to term at 44 years of age. Yes, I know its possible and yes I know you know X amount of women but I think we need to be honest that its not common. And the people who you know within the last 20 years probably half of them have used ART that they kept private. And yes sometimes people don't even tell their best friends about ART. You never REALLY know is people got pregnant "naturally" or not.

So sick of the "anyone who had a baby after 35 most likely had fertility treatments and just didn't tell you because you never REALLY know" attitude by some people on DCUM. It's really sad and pathetic, honestly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone will have a story of their mom or grandma or aunt or their sister. It isn't that it isn't possible but it really is VERY rare to carry to term at 44 years of age. Yes, I know its possible and yes I know you know X amount of women but I think we need to be honest that its not common. And the people who you know within the last 20 years probably half of them have used ART that they kept private. And yes sometimes people don't even tell their best friends about ART. You never REALLY know is people got pregnant "naturally" or not.

So sick of the "anyone who had a baby after 35 most likely had fertility treatments and just didn't tell you because you never REALLY know" attitude by some people on DCUM. It's really sad and pathetic, honestly.

P.S. To the PP I was responding to, if you're someone who needed treatments and is hiding it from your close friends because you think it's some dirty shameful secret (and therefore you think that because you're doing it then it's somehow normal or common) then you should honestly get some therapy. Carrying around all that shame can't be good for you, especially for something that you don't even need to be ashamed about!

[Anonymous]

Yes. I think women who had no period in their teens and early 20s, might actually be more likely to get pregnant and have a healthy kid in their 40s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes- but it is very rare

It’s not that rare. Menopause babies are not uncommon in women who have already had babies. A friend was the ninth baby and born shorty after her mother’s 50th birthday in 1970.

I think we also don't know what the rates are because not everyone who becomes pregnant has these babies. My mom mentioned once she knew several friends/neighbors who got pregnant mid-late 40s, but terminated because they didn't want a baby after they were long done with that stage of life with kids in their 20s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I think women who had no period in their teens and early 20s, might actually be more likely to get pregnant and have a healthy kid in their 40s.

who has no period in their early 20s????

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I think women who had no period in their teens and early 20s, might actually be more likely to get pregnant and have a healthy kid in their 40s.

who has no period in their early 20s????

Good question! Only women I knew who didn't have a period until their early/mid-twenties were severely anorexic. Pro tip: longterm anorexia is not great for fertility.

[Anonymous]

I know a woman who got pregnant at 44 and delivered at 45. First baby.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. I think women who had no period in their teens and early 20s, might actually be more likely to get pregnant and have a healthy kid in their 40s.

who has no period in their early 20s????

It’s called PCOS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had my first at 43 and at 45 trying for my second. I suffered from infertility for many years and finally got pregnant naturally after doin keto for three months.

Standard keto? High protein keto? Did you also do intermittent fasting?

[Anonymous]

Had my fifth baby at that age... after one night of trying

[Anonymous]

Yes. My grandmother had an oops baby (healthy) at 47. I think in pre birth control days it wasn’t unusual for women to have their last kid in their 40s.

That being said it was not possible for me to have one naturally at that age.