Age for Pregnancy?

[Guest guest]

Hello Bee and all,

Just wondering what your thoughts are on what age or time of life a

woman should no longer try to conceive. So many say 20's and 30's are

ideal for child bearing for obvious reasons.

I'm in my early 40's, nearly 41. Do you think it's too late to start

trying, expecially since I've had and still have candida? Would it be

too much of a risk? Are birth defects more likely with a history of

candida combined with my current age? Or since I've been following the

diet just a little over a year, should my body be healthy enough.

I already have one child, a 5 year old. When I gave birth to him I had

a post partem haemorrage, lost 2 litres of blood and had transfusion.

Would I be likely to suffer same again?

Many thanks

[Guest guest]

> Hello Bee and all,

>

> Just wondering what your thoughts are on what age or time of life a

> woman should no longer try to conceive. So many say 20's and 30's

are

> ideal for child bearing for obvious reasons.

>

> I'm in my early 40's, nearly 41. Do you think it's too late to

start

> trying, expecially since I've had and still have candida? Would it

be

> too much of a risk? Are birth defects more likely with a history of

> candida combined with my current age? Or since I've been following

the

> diet just a little over a year, should my body be healthy enough.

>

> I already have one child, a 5 year old. When I gave birth to him I

had

> a post partem haemorrage, lost 2 litres of blood and had

transfusion.

> Would I be likely to suffer same again?

>

> Many thanks

>

Hi ,

I feel for you. I started my family later in life, having my first

child at 32. My youngest was born when I was 41. It was a more

taxing labor (but he was born closer to his due date than his

brothers, who were overdue and one was induced.) It took me a long

time to bounce back after his birth and during his birth I felt more

worn out (during the actual labor, not the pregnancy.) Of course, as

I think back on this, it might be because the midwife made me sit on

that %* & ^% bed instead of walking around and standing to deliver like

I wanted to. She was tired, y'know, and we had to do what was

convenient for HER!! Looking back, however, I can see I was

obviously not healthy. I *thought* I was healthy, but I was not.

Btw, he is my child with the least amount of problems (no diagnoses,

no meds.) He is also very loving, very creative, very imaginative.

Not that I love my others less, but I've enjoyed this one more, maybe

because I'm older and more mature. Whatever the reason, my youngest

and I have less struggles.

It's always a chance. I know of a woman in her thirties who gave

birth to a child with Down's Syndrome. Yet many women don't even

begin their families until their forties. They don't all have

problems with birth defects. I am no expert but I do have a passion

for the whole fertility thing--pregnancy, breastfeeding--and would

tell you to prayerfully go with your heart. As for us, because I was

an older mom (and when I was starting my family, 32 was considered

old), we refused all opportunities to abort the pregnancy if problems

showed. It didn't matter to us if the baby was going to have birth

defects--we were going to take what we were given and go with that.

As it is, my oldest had Apgar scores of 9 and 10 and he is now

considered disabled with mild developmental delays. You just never

know.

~Cathe

[Guest guest]

>

> Hello Bee and all,

>

> Just wondering what your thoughts are on what age or time of life a

> woman should no longer try to conceive. So many say 20's and 30's

are ideal for child bearing for obvious reasons.

>

> I'm in my early 40's, nearly 41. Do you think it's too late to

start trying, expecially since I've had and still have candida? Would

it be too much of a risk? Are birth defects more likely with a

history of candida combined with my current age? Or since I've been

following the diet just a little over a year, should my body be

healthy enough.

==>Hi . Dr. Price writes that babies acquire the " nutritional

status, " good or bad, from both parents upons conception, so your

husband's health is just as important as your's. I believe it is

important that both of your immune systems are strong before

conceiving.

I personally do not believe age is as much a factor as nutrients, and

the elimination of toxins. I think our bodies are designed to

produce children until menopause and the offspring will be as healthy

as the health of the parents.

The integrity of your eggs and your husband's sperm depends upon

nutrients. I don't believe the " tired egg syndrome " is caused by

aging, which they say causes defects like Downs Syndrome, etc. Dr.

Price writes a lot about physical and mental defectives, including a

Mongoloid boy, in his book " Nutrition and Physical Degeneration " and

that they are caused by a lack of nutrients. The groups he studied

didn't have the toxins we do, and I believe they are also a big

factor nowadays. I recommend you read two chapters in Dr. Prices'

book:

" Prenatal nutritional deformities and disease types " -

http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/price/price18.html

" One origin of physical deformities " -

http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/price/price17.html

The entire book is available here:

http://journeytoforever.org/farm_library/price/pricetoc.html

> I already have one child, a 5 year old. When I gave birth to him I

had a post partem haemorrage, lost 2 litres of blood and had

transfusion. Would I be likely to suffer same again?

==>It would only stand to reason that IF you are healthy you wouldn't

haemorrage like that, but I do not know all of the circumstances.

Luv, Bee

[Guest guest]

Thanks for starting this thread.

I am 42 and never have a child nor ever tried, but think about it

especially now. Now, I have a great husband who is 9 years younger

than I and he is not ready to have kids, if ever. I'm not obsessed

with it to the point feeling depressed if I cannot have child. I have

a friend who really wants a baby and is having trouble conceiving. I

think she will have a breakdown if she cannot have kids.

But now that I have Candida, I feel my window has been shut and that

is a challenging emotion. My biggest thing is that I'm so scared of

the pain and fatigue that I cannot imagine ever being able to cope.

And that was when I was feeling great!!

Another close girlfriend, who is 38, had a baby 16 months ago. She had

a great pregnancy but her little girl is a fussy handful. She is not

'sick' but will not eat most foods and has trouble sleeping. She just

found out she is pregnant again and this time she is sick and has

horrible fatigue all the time. I am convinced that she had Candida too

because she is addicted to sugar and suffers from recurring yeast

infections.

Anyway, it is great to hear stories from the brave moms out there. I

am thinking it would be a wonderful thing to adopt a child as well. My

friend cannot see past having her 'own' babies. It's all or nothing

for her.

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