I had mine at 36 and 38. With my first I developed preeclampsia and HELLP syndrome. My son was a preemie who had IUGR and spent 4 weeks in the NICU. Many years later he is healthy and developmentally normal. I had no issues with my second pregnancy, and my blood pressure is once again in the normal range without medication. I was healthy and athletic before my pregnancy and could never have predicted what would go wrong. But even after my ordeal, I would do it all again.

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Anonymous wrote:Got pregnant easily at 36. My son has Down Syndrome.

Did you do the pre-natal testing around 10 weeks?

I did CVS with all my AMA pregnancies. The test gives a definitive answer about all 23 chromosomes. It even catches partial deletions and duplications. It also test for about 200 rare genetic conditions - rare, but when you combine them all your chance is not as tiny as it might appear at first.

I did have a Down pregnancy at age 38, which I terminated. My pregnancy at 40 was healthy and resulted in the most amazing child. I couldn't have dreamt her up that perfect and healthy even if I tried. All my pregnancies were conceived easily. I would say up to age 44 it's quite possible to get pregnant. 44-46 unlikely, but not impossible. My mom had my youngest sib at 45 back in the 80s with zero assistance!