It is widely known that maternal age does affect
fertility. When a woman reaches age 35, her chances of becoming pregnant
decreases and the likelihood that she will have a child with birth defects,
increases.
This is why when I was struggling with infertility, as
soon as I reached 35, I became very frightened and desperate to beat this
condition. When I finally became pregnant, I was a little over 35 and felt that
my pregnancy would be normal, turns out that was a problematic pregnancy, which
I lost at 28 weeks. The pregnancy with my son, although I was now older and as
a result more nervous and anxious, turned out normal. The pregnancy with my
daughter, now I was over 40 and terrified and felt on many occasions that she
would be born with birth defects, turns out I was highly favored by God and
apart from some very minor defects, she was born my perfect little girl. I am indeed grateful to all my doctors and other medical personnel who were so committed in seeing to it that my pregnancies were successful.
Thanks to the advancement in medical science, like me, more and more women of advanced age are getting pregnant, (some quite easily) and are having
perfectly healthy babies.
Follow the link below to learn more about maternal age
and fertility and see also the risks associated with conceiving after age 35.
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