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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Sorry for not replying sooner.

To answer a few questions about how old I look, I don't look 44. I look about mid thirties. I don't think I dress matronly but I don't know. I wear lots of sweaters with belts, fitted or skinny jeans, flats or UGG boots. The only thing I wear from LL Bean is outwear. I try not to dress like a 19 year old though.

And I agree with the PP's that said it's hard to go through sleep deprivation or chase around a baby at my age. It is. I'm wayy more tired than in my thirties. But I'm still more high energy than many my age. And this isn't my first, it's my second, so I know what I'm in for. And while I wholeheartedly agree, it's not an optimal situation, it is what it is and I feel grateful to have a chance to have a baby.

To the PP who wants the back story...did IVF and banked only those that were genetically sound. This one was a blastocyst. Genetically sound blasts have a 60-75% of taking even in women of very advanced maternal age. I don't think it's that unrealistic to have a baby at 44. My friend is 46 and just gave birth to her second. I think it's possible if you eat a very nutritious diet, do acupuncture, and take supplements for at least 6 months prior to the cycle. These things can help to either slow or even reverse the aging process a bit.

To the PP who said fetuses of older women may suffer from premature birth..I plan to put myself on partial bed rest from 34 weeks on. The genetic testing we did was pretty comprehensive, with a 10% margin of error. Then additionally the nuchal test came out fine. Then the bloodwork for genetic abnormalities also came out fine. So far there's a 95% chance that it's healthy. Of course we won't know for sure until a couple years after birth because autism is not detectable with genetic testing and can occur spontaneously in toddlers.[/quote]

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