Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I actually did a research paper for my English #101 course a few years back on this very topic.

In the U.S., it has NEVER been documented of a women 45 and over, conceiving a child naturally using her own fertilized eggs, carrying a child to term and giving birth to a healthy baby. Never.

So even if you did get pregnant OP, your chances of miscarrying the child are already at 50 per cent. Then your odds drop at actually carrying it to term.

I wouldn't waste any money on buying Plan B. The Morning After Pill makes you nauseous as heck plus at your age it wouldn't make sense.

Simply not true! There have been MANY healthy babies born full term to over 45 year old women. Just look at what the other posters said!

Tell that to my Irish aunts (op of this post)!!! We all stay fertile very old. I got knocked up on the first try at 35 and 38 and still get regular periods at 45. In fact, my hormones override the bc. We have many 'oops' babies in 40s--and several twins. In fact, for some families there is a window right before menopause where they are even more fertile and releasing more than 1 egg per cycle. The last hurrah so to speak.

This is not common, but scientific studies show some have the genetic tendency toward longer fertility.

Anonymous wrote:After a LONG dry spell, I reconnected w/an ex over the past few days and needless to say, made up for lost time and then some.

Anyway, in the heat of passion, I didn't use any type of birth control and neither did he.

My last menstrual period was Sept. 13th, I had sexual relations 21st-23rd and my cycles can vary from every 25 to every 27 days.

Online research says at my age my chances are 1%...Even less than.

Yet, my co-workers are telling me until I hit menopause I am fair game and can get pregnant any time I have unprotected sex.

Who's right here?

OP - where'd ya go? any updates?

Anonymous wrote:I actually did a research paper for my English #101 course a few years back on this very topic.

In the U.S., it has NEVER been documented of a women 45 and over, conceiving a child naturally using her own fertilized eggs, carrying a child to term and giving birth to a healthy baby. Never.

So even if you did get pregnant OP, your chances of miscarrying the child are already at 50 per cent. Then your odds drop at actually carrying it to term.

I wouldn't waste any money on buying Plan B. The Morning After Pill makes you nauseous as heck plus at your age it wouldn't make sense.

I know a woman, directly know her, and she had twins at 50 with her own eggs.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:But, but, but she discussed this at length in her college class. Obviously, they didn't duscuss the average age of menopause...

And there was overwhelming consensus in the class! Because having a bunch of 20 year olds agree totally makes it true!

I'm stealing this from another thread, but PP needs to call the college and get a refund.

Lol! So true!

Anonymous wrote:I think the "no documented cases" PP is thinking exclusively of pregnancy via IVF. Natural pregnancies over 45, particularly among women with proven fertility, are a completely different story.

But that's not true either. There was a pg for a 49 yo woman with her own egg at the New Hope clinic in NY.

http://nypost.com/2009/11/22/woman-49-oldest-in-vitro-pregnancy/

Sister-in-law became pregnant at 46 and had my nephew at 47. Rare but it happens.

There was an interesting peer-reviewed article that came out recently finding a high correlation between extreme longevity and being able to get pregnant naturally at an older age. Some people just age more slowly. So the same women that are living to be 110+ are the ones that are able to get pregnant naturally well into their 40's.
I thought it was interesting because my family has a history of both unplanned births well into the '40s, and women living to be well over 100. I got my tubes tied before turning 40 because I didn't want to have my own mid-life surprise!
So, OP, I'd look at your relatives -- anyone else have a baby in their 40s? Or live to be over 100?