Anonymous
04/20/2018 12:07
Subject: Re:Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
Anonymous wrote:We should all pay for our daughters to freeze their eggs at 22/23 so they have this option at 48 if they want to take it.
Idk. I personally think that we don’t quite know the long-term health effects of elective freezing of eggs. In particular, I would be concerned that the increased hormones could lead to an increased risks for certain types of cancer. Additionally, I worry that as a society we need to focus on supporting motherhood through paid maternity leave and things like that first or else the new norm will be companies expecting women to delay having kids in a way that also is not a real choice.
Anonymous
04/20/2018 11:52
Subject: Re:Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
We should all pay for our daughters to freeze their eggs at 22/23 so they have this option at 48 if they want to take it.
Anonymous
04/20/2018 11:48
Subject: Re:Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
I know of two natural pregnancies at 45 and 47. The 45 year old is my best friend and had several miscarriages before this pregnancy. eventually one of them took and her daughter is her spitting image. The 47 year old was devastated because she did NOT want another child and thought she was menopausal; she continued her pregnancy and had a healthy daughter. It happens.
OTOH, I know one woman who delivered at 49 and has been open about their use of donor eggs. I don't speculate about people I don't know well because it's none of my business, and frankly, not all that interesting to me.
OTOH, I know one woman who delivered at 49 and has been open about their use of donor eggs. I don't speculate about people I don't know well because it's none of my business, and frankly, not all that interesting to me.
Anonymous
04/20/2018 11:41
Subject: Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I know 3 women who got pregnant over the age of 45, naturally. It is possible.Anonymous wrote:Yes it is. But we are going to pretend it isn't and when people ask about getting pregnant on their own at 45 we will be all Rachel Weisz did it!
48 in reproductive land is light years older than 45. And do you really know how your friends conceived? Were you in the room? I can tell you that 99% of donor egg couples don't tell a SOUL about how they conceived: not their mothers, their sisters, not even the children themselves.
There are thousands upon thousands of donor IVF cycles done yearly. These babies are all passed off as "miracle conceptions" (and miracles they are, but spontaneous they are not).
99% is a random number to pull out of your behind; some people are very forthcoming and some aren't. I have friends who have asked me to help them pick a sperm donor and others who don't announce their pregnancies until they are 6 months in. To assume everyone is the same, and that almost everyone who uses a donor egg lies about it is strange.
Anonymous
04/20/2018 11:38
Subject: Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
Anonymous wrote:My mom had me at 46, my older sister just went through menopause at 60. These things happen.
My mom had my little brother at 48, 100% naturally. Can't imagine our family without him. Obviously, it was higher risk, but he's brilliant and had no developmental delays.
Anonymous
04/20/2018 11:33
Subject: Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
Anonymous wrote:With all the own egg/embryo freezing becoming a normal practice for those of us who delay getting pregnant I truly hope this question will begin to disappear. Right now it is more celebrity types who are having late in life babies but with the heavy push for late 20's/30's women of all walks of life to store eggs later in life babies will become more and more the norm.
+1. My grandmother had her third baby naturally at age 47 (very much a surprise!). I had my second at age 48 using a frozen embryo from an earlier IVF cycle (so not as much of a surprise). I know a lot of women who have frozen eggs, frozen embryos, or both.
Congrats to Rachel W. I didn’t see The Mummy movies, but have been a fan since About a Boy.
Anonymous
04/20/2018 11:19
Subject: Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
I know 30-something grandmas. who the eff cares if someone gets mistaken for a grandma?
Anonymous
04/20/2018 10:37
Subject: Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:With all the own egg/embryo freezing becoming a normal practice for those of us who delay getting pregnant I truly hope this question will begin to disappear. Right now it is more celebrity types who are having late in life babies but with the heavy push for late 20's/30's women of all walks of life to store eggs later in life babies will become more and more the norm. My sister had twins just before she turned 50 9+ years ago. At nearly 60 - she is healthy, active, in an amazing job and I don't see her parenting as any different than her much younger kids. Who cares in what form the cells came together for that baby-lucky her!
She had twins just before turning 50? Poor kids.
I just turned 50. I can't even imagine having twins right now, and I'm in very good shape. Most women in that phase of life are 15+ yrs younger, so just relating to othe moms is hard.
I know having kids really late is relatively common, but I have twice seen mothers mistaken for grandmothers. I'm sure the lack of sleep contributed to it, and some people just look older than they are, but it was awkward and embarrasing for everyone.
oh... so better remain childless/have fewer kids then!
Anonymous
04/20/2018 10:35
Subject: Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I believe it was either donor eggs or her frozen eggs.
All of the women I know who had babies over age 45 (I know 3) had extreme complications and two of the three kids were born with Down's Syndrome.
what? did they do the tests?
Yes, and they both chose to continue the pregnancies.
Anonymous
04/20/2018 10:30
Subject: Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:With all the own egg/embryo freezing becoming a normal practice for those of us who delay getting pregnant I truly hope this question will begin to disappear. Right now it is more celebrity types who are having late in life babies but with the heavy push for late 20's/30's women of all walks of life to store eggs later in life babies will become more and more the norm. My sister had twins just before she turned 50 9+ years ago. At nearly 60 - she is healthy, active, in an amazing job and I don't see her parenting as any different than her much younger kids. Who cares in what form the cells came together for that baby-lucky her!
She had twins just before turning 50? Poor kids.
I just turned 50. I can't even imagine having twins right now, and I'm in very good shape. Most women in that phase of life are 15+ yrs younger, so just relating to othe moms is hard.
I know having kids really late is relatively common, but I have twice seen mothers mistaken for grandmothers. I'm sure the lack of sleep contributed to it, and some people just look older than they are, but it was awkward and embarrasing for everyone.
Anonymous
04/20/2018 10:26
Subject: Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
Anonymous wrote:She might have frozen her eggs from long ago.
why would she be doing this? she had a partner. if she were freezing anything, she froze embryos.
Anonymous
04/20/2018 10:06
Subject: Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
Anonymous wrote:With all the own egg/embryo freezing becoming a normal practice for those of us who delay getting pregnant I truly hope this question will begin to disappear. Right now it is more celebrity types who are having late in life babies but with the heavy push for late 20's/30's women of all walks of life to store eggs later in life babies will become more and more the norm. My sister had twins just before she turned 50 9+ years ago. At nearly 60 - she is healthy, active, in an amazing job and I don't see her parenting as any different than her much younger kids. Who cares in what form the cells came together for that baby-lucky her!
She had twins just before turning 50? Poor kids.
Anonymous
04/20/2018 10:00
Subject: Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
Anonymous wrote:I believe it was either donor eggs or her frozen eggs.
All of the women I know who had babies over age 45 (I know 3) had extreme complications and two of the three kids were born with Down's Syndrome.
Something to be aware of.
Anonymous
04/20/2018 09:58
Subject: Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
With all the own egg/embryo freezing becoming a normal practice for those of us who delay getting pregnant I truly hope this question will begin to disappear. Right now it is more celebrity types who are having late in life babies but with the heavy push for late 20's/30's women of all walks of life to store eggs later in life babies will become more and more the norm. My sister had twins just before she turned 50 9+ years ago. At nearly 60 - she is healthy, active, in an amazing job and I don't see her parenting as any different than her much younger kids. Who cares in what form the cells came together for that baby-lucky her!
Anonymous
04/20/2018 09:55
Subject: Rachel Weisz pregnant @ 48
Anonymous wrote:I believe it was either donor eggs or her frozen eggs.
All of the women I know who had babies over age 45 (I know 3) had extreme complications and two of the three kids were born with Down's Syndrome.
what? did they do the tests?