slenderella64

Hello there, my name is Tracey and I am 44 [turning 45 this year] and unexpectedly expecting....lol. What a lovely surprise this was, as we had always wanted more, but it just never happened. Once we had all the tests done in the early stages [CVS, 4D Scans etc] and all was well, then I really started to relax and enjoy the experience. I am very happy and feel blessed to be given this opportunity to bring another child into the world. My husband and I have three other daughters, with the birth of this child, I will have had a child every decade of my fertile life. I had my other children at 19, 21 and 31. They are 26, 24 and 14 and wonderful young women whose company I love. I am due on the 24th of September this year, but my OB is insisting on a caesarean delivery so I will probably go in for that around the 17th of September. [date isn't set yet because I kept pushing for the chance to have a vaginal delivery] I was lapbanded on November 7th last year [2008] and had my first and only fill in December. By the second week in January I could only manage thin liquids, so I knew something was wrong and went back to my surgeon to have some fill taken out. I only had 3ml in, so she was a bit bemused by the whole thing, she took out 1ml, but it made no difference, she then removed another mil, but again, no difference. She took out the remaining mil, and I could manage soft food again. Woohoo!!! About three weeks after that, we found out I was pregnant and it became clear...lol. Anyway, I haven't been able to eat much, due to my stomach swelling around the band and giving me HUGE restriction, even though the band is not inflated at all. I have actually lost weight while I have been pregnant, which worried me at first, but because I have had fortnightly scans and blood tests, the doctor had continually reassured me that all is well. I make sure I eat as balanced a diet as possible and have been on Elevit from the day I found out I was pregnant. I am now 19 weeks and the baby is 18cms and weighs 280gms [approx of course] according to my morphology scan last Monday. I have lost 22kgs since my WLS in November last year. You can read my entire story on my blog at Time to downsize. if you are interested. Drop by and say hi.

Hi there, I am 44 [turning 45 this year] and found myself to be unexpectantly pregnant! Which was a lovely surprise, but worried me a LOT in regards to my age and the high risk of Chromosomal abnormalities associated with being pregnant at this age. I had numerous scans in the early stages, for dating etc, because I seriously HAD NO IDEA that I was pregnant, so I had no idea how far along I was. I decided to skip the nucal transparency test and go straight for the CVS testing in the 11th week of my pregnancy. We had excellent results and have been reassured that all is well. Now that we have had the testing, I have really settled in to enjoying the pregnancy and I feel fantastic!! I don't feel any more tired than I did with my previous pregnancies. If anything, due to losing so much weight with my lapband, I feel better in some ways. I am lighter, more healthy and have more energy than previous pregnancies. I have had a child every decade of my fertile life so far and I don't feel that bearing a child at this age [so far] is more difficult or taxing. My other daughters are 26 24 and 13.