| To me, 'older women' are 80. Not a ripe, pert(ish) | | | | to identify any abnormalities early on. Many couples |
| 30-40 something. It's a bit of a harsh label really. To | | | | can now get IVF on the NHS and those just needing |
| be politically correct I guess we should be referred to | | | | a little assistance can also obtain this free on the NHS. |
| as 'fertility challenged' or 'reluctantly childless'. | | | | If you are approaching your 40's and haven't yet |
| The fact is that some of us 30 - 40 something's | | | | been able to conceive it makes sense to seek help. |
| haven't had the opportunity to start a family. We | | | | If our egg quality drops like a stone after the age of |
| didn't want to shack up and conceive with the first | | | | 35 then every month spent pondering if you do need |
| bloke we pulled, we didn't selfishly pursue our careers | | | | help is a month wasted. |
| first; we just didn't have the right bloke at the right | | | | Whilst you wait for the fertility check up take a good |
| time. Selfishly we wanted everything to be perfect if | | | | look at yourself, your partner and your lifestyle and |
| we bought a baby into the world. | | | | try to establish if the root of the problem is already |
| Sadly for many of us we are finding that despite the | | | | known to you. If you and your partner could give |
| time being right for us now, our bodies are not | | | | Sumo wrestlers a run for their money in the weight |
| playing ball. | | | | department, then lose weight. If you prefer cuddling |
| Women are bombarded by messages every day | | | | up on the sofa to running a marathon, then take |
| screaming "Don't postpone motherhood!", "Which | | | | more exercise (bedroom activities included!). If you're |
| career first?" etc etc. Aren't our biological clocks | | | | working 2 jobs, stressed to high heaven and your |
| already screaming at us loud enough? | | | | hair is falling out then calm down dear. |
| If you are at the edge of fertility, what are your | | | | Pregnancy puts a huge strain on the body and even |
| options? The facts are that while a 30 year old | | | | completely fit people often feel exhausted so it |
| woman will usually conceive within a year of trying | | | | makes sense to be in the best physical condition prior |
| only 1 in 4 women aged 40 will conceive within a | | | | to conceiving. |
| year. And worse still, one in sixty six 40 year old | | | | If achieving the God given right to motherhood is |
| women have a chance of having a baby with a | | | | important to you, making these little changes prior to |
| chromosomal abnormality. Grim news. | | | | being told you must make these changes, puts us |
| The good news is that medical advances mean that | | | | back in control. And what woman doesn't like to be in |
| new and exciting technologies are out there. There | | | | control? |
| are now advanced screening tests for older women | | | | |