Late pregnancy - is it good? Doctors believe the best time to have children is a young age, when a woman has a strong immune system and health, she has a lot of strength. Psychologists add that maturity and a conscious desire to be a mother and to take care of new life is also important. As a rule, the first child appears in a woman between the ages of 22-23 to 30 years. But not always life turns out ideal. And modern society with its values push to the fact that women do not want to give birth early - they tend first to advance in their careers and live their own hobbies. That's why today the age of late pregnancy is 40 and up.
In addition, not always the desire to become a mother coincides with the body's capabilities - planning the baby can stretch for a long time. And in this case, a late first pregnancy becomes a reward for years of treatment.
What is a late pregnancy
Late pregnancy after the age of 40
Back in the 70-80s of the twentieth century, all women over 25-28 years of age were considered old, and the optimal age for a first pregnancy was around the age of twenty. Over the past decade a lot has changed in medicine, social life and people's minds. And today the first pregnancy when a woman is already over 30 years old is not a rare occurrence. And the age of late pregnancy is considered to be 40 years and older.
Is it good or bad? There are pros and cons. The former concern mainly the social side. The latter draw attention to the risks of late pregnancy associated with age-related changes in a woman's body and accumulated chronic diseases. But with the right approach to planning for late motherhood, these risks can be reduced to zero, and then a late pregnancy will end with the birth of a healthy baby.
Late first pregnancy
Late first pregnancy at age 40 - why does it happen? The desire to become a mother is inherent in the representatives of the fair sex by nature. But the maternal instinct is not always "woken up" simultaneously with puberty and the beginning of sexual desire. It often happens that women want to first get an education, work, and only then think about the family. And if this is added to the problems with conception and need a long treatment, pregnancy is pushed even further away.
The cause of late pregnancy sometimes become and intrafamily problems, when couples have not come to a consensus on when it is better to become parents. Conflict may end in divorce, and the woman needs time to remarry - and age, meanwhile, continues to add up.
If the couple decided to plan for a baby at the age of 35 or even 40, they should undergo a thorough screening for general and infectious diseases, reproductive problems and genetic abnormalities. This is best entrusted to an experienced doctor. Late pregnancy diagnosis is very important for a favorable outcome of pregnancy, as accumulated disease and fatigue can negatively affect the expectant mother and baby - so it is better to be treated and restored before conception.
Second Late Pregnancy
Why do women decide to have a second late pregnancy? There are many reasons:
The desire to catch the passing youth and be a young mother once more.
A second marriage in which the spouses want to have a child together.
The desire to have a second child of the opposite sex.
Gaining financial stability, stability, buying their own homes also push the idea of having another baby.
The reason for having a second child may be a family crisis - the family pregnancy (usually at the instigation of a woman) trying to solve their problems, smooth the alienation, to force his spouse to care. Unfortunately, this is not always possible - the man may consider late fatherhood is unacceptable to himself, and refuses to accept a late pregnancy. Instead of the expected improvement in family relationships, the couple risks permanently losing trust and warm feelings for each other.
The desire to have another baby can be associated with tragic events, when the first child tragically died, and the couple is having a hard time coping with the grief. The second late pregnancy in this case is a joy for the family: the newborn child becomes a light in the window and is literally bathed in love.
One of the rare cases is when a late pregnancy saves the first child: a bone marrow transplant from a related donor is needed for cancer of the blood and lymphatic system, but the genetic tests of the parents or relatives do not fit this role. A family decides to have another baby, not only to experience the joys of motherhood and fatherhood, but also in the hope that it can become a donor for an older son or daughter.
It happens that a woman believes that at her age (45 years and older) to get pregnant is no longer possible, because it came menopause. They mistake the symptoms of late pregnancy (delayed menstruation, swollen and sensitive breasts, nausea, decreased libido) for a sign of menopause. Two stripes on the test become a shock, and the results of the first ultrasound scan are perceived as a bad joke by the doctor. It is difficult to accept a late pregnancy in this case, because another child was not part of the life plans.
Late pregnancy cases
Cases of late pregnancy are so common that doctors have long ago revised the age range and lengthened the period during which having a child is considered quite normal - today it is 35-40 years. The term "old-born" for women as young as 25-30, which was widely used until very recently, is a thing of the past.
Cases of late pregnancy among stars of show business, film and theater clearly demonstrate that today giving birth at a fairly late age is the norm. Thus, Monica Bellucci gave birth at the age of 39 and 45, Halle Berry also became a mother twice - at 42 and 47, Celine Dion - at the age of 42. To the star of "Desperate Housewives" Marcia Cross the happiness of motherhood came in part 45 years, after lengthy infertility treatment. Domestic celebrities do not fall behind in the late pregnancy after 40 years: Olga Kabo gave birth at 44, Alyona Sviridova - at 47, Kristina Orbakaite - exactly at 40.
Lateest pregnancy
Cases of the latest pregnancy in the world are recorded in the Guinness Book of Records. A Spanish woman became the oldest mother who gave birth to twins at the age of 67, after IVF treatment with a donor egg. Previously, the record for the longest pregnancy belonged to Adrian Eliescu of Romania, who gave birth at 66.
Some cases of births by elderly mothers did not make it into the book of records due to the lack of supporting documents. But in fact, the age of the women in those cases is greater than that of the "book" record holders. Thus, the latest pregnancy in the world occurred at the Indian Rajo Devi at the age of 70 years after conception through IVF, and the woman became a mother of a girl. Omkari Panwar, 70, gave birth to twins conceived with the help of donor eggs and her husband's sperm. The happy father of the family was 78 years old by that time.
All of the described cases of the latest pregnancy occurred with the help of medicine (IVF). As for natural conception, the highest age of a woman here is 59 years old, and the mother who conceived, carried and bore a child without hormonal medication is 54 years old.
Benefits of late pregnancy at age 40
Today, the age of late pregnancy is 40 and older. The new model, in which a woman first arranges her life and career and then devotes herself to pregnancy and childbirth, is firmly entrenched in society. Therefore, the reasons for late pregnancy tend to be social. In addition, there are cases where planning for a baby is delayed because of long term fertility treatments.
What advantages are there for a woman in the case of a late pregnancy?
A conscious attitude to pregnancy and childbirth, child rearing and care.
By the age of 35-40, women already have an established idea about whether they need motherhood, understand how much they want a baby, and are ready for the limitations that motherhood imposes.
A stable financial situation.
As a rule, by the age of 40, expectant mothers have an established career, job stability, their own home. Confidence in their own financial well-being allows you to make the waiting time and the first years of life of a child comfortable and relaxed. Maternity leave from a stable job and a prestigious position provides a nice bonus in the form of a solid cash payment.
Proven over the years, a strong family.
Here roles and responsibilities are already fixed, the period of "fitting in" to each other is long behind, relationships have been tested by time. During pregnancy and the first years of the baby's life the woman will have the support of her spouse and a calm atmosphere at home.
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