I suspected that i was pregnant....got the OTC test...positive...hmmm...time to flip out (just a little!) this is my OB rotation, too. so we just completed the lecture on "complications and horrors of pregnancy & childbirth" and now I'm petrified (I have an 8 yo and 3 yo, didn't know enough to be scared) also didn't see many moms my age during my clinicals. I am calling my OB office tomorrow, "I'd like a mid-wife, please". have any of ya'll had children at this age? did everything go o.k.? am i being paranoid about the whole maternal age thing? i feel like i am going to get all the complications!! also, anyone experience pregnancy during nursing school? i graduate in Aug 2004, i will be approximately 5 months along by then.
thanks to all who replied....i'm not as scared of the "possible" complications, both of my other pregnancies were trouble free at 32 yo and 36 yo, although my eight yo daughter wants me to have twins, yikes!! i was stunned at being pregnant at first (i thought we were done) but now i like the idea. the whole time during ob class i thought "i don't remember that part with the 1st one" or "if i had known that with my pregnancies i might have done it a little different" or even "i wish i could be pregnant just one more time, i do love it" but the last thought was quickly replaced with "naw, you're 40, too old, bad timing, and besides, be grateful for the two healthy children that you have, and also you will be starting a new career" I guess God knew better and about the longing to experience pregnancy "just one more time" I am very content and appreciate all the supportive replies to this "elderly multipara"!!!
My third child was born just ten days after I graduated from nursing school. Yep, it was tiring, but not more than most students with kids at home. I'm sure you'll do fine. It worked out nice for me. I could take as much "maternity leave" as I wanted, before I looked for a job. :)
If your other pregnancies were healthy, I'm sure this one will be too. Good luck and enjoy!
Hi: I did invitro at age 35 in the worse semester of nursing school and it worked so I was pregnant two semesters got out for the summer on May 19th she was born on the 31st of May. I had my summer off went back when she was 14 weeks for my final semester. It was really hard but I made it through. Good luck you will do fine.
kellye
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thanks to all who replied....i'm not as scared of the "possible" complications, both of my other pregnancies were trouble free at 32 yo and 36 yo, although my eight yo daughter wants me to have twins, yikes!! i was stunned at being pregnant at first (i thought we were done) but now i like the idea. the whole time during ob class i thought "i don't remember that part with the 1st one" or "if i had known that with my pregnancies i might have done it a little different" or even "i wish i could be pregnant just one more time, i do love it" but the last thought was quickly replaced with "naw, you're 40, too old, bad timing, and besides, be grateful for the two healthy children that you have, and also you will be starting a new career" I guess God knew better and about the longing to experience pregnancy "just one more time" I am very content and appreciate all the supportive replies to this "elderly multipara"!!!
kellye