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Good question! I am 38 and had a m/c in July. My Dr (of course everyone is different) said it was ok to continue my exercising program (I go to Curves for women) as long as I did not get my heart rate over 20 beats per minute. I am not sure what kind of exercise your wife does but be sure she checks with the Dr about activity. Do they know why she mc? Mine was chromosomes...Good luck to you guys!

I am a retired professional athlete. I am 42 and 6 1/2 months pregnant with our second child. Most of my girlfriends are athletes too and are also a bit "later on" in years re: conception. I am not a doctor but was told that you want to keep your heartrate below 140 bpm (if you are fit - if you are not fit - probably lower you would have to discuss this with your doctor). It's important not to overheat that first trimester. Also if you do workout - make sure you go into it well hydrated and drink lot's of water afterwards. Honestly...after what we have been through - I would say that if a baby is meant to be it will be - I don't think moderate exercise will make you have a m/c - unless you have some sort of other condition (diabetes etc.)....we were preggers with two: one ectopic and on uterine...I was working out during the entire first 7 weeks and then had super bad pain - rushed to the hospital - they removed the ectopic pregnancy and believe it or not the uterine pregnancy held on! I guess what I am trying to say is that if a baby can go through all that and survive - then the universe must have meant for him to survive...oh darn...I hope I am making sense...Honestly I think the most important thing is to: exercise, drink plenty of water, take your vitamins, eat well and get the sleep you need. I don't think it's good hormonely to cut out exercise completely. It provides your body with so many good things: endorphins, oxygen etc...plus I find it helped me with my morning sickness....moderation is the key I think AND as I said - we are a great example of what a baby can survive if it's meant too.....emergency surgery at midnight at 8 weeks pregnant....those are my two cents!

Sincere thanks for your responses and for sharing your experiences. Unfortunately, we were not informed nor aware of a diagnosis of our m/c. Our Dr did a__sure us that there was nothing we could have done to save the pregnancy (the fate of the universe) ... but ... it's difficult to silence that soft whisper that asks "what if ...?". We do support modern practices encouraging exercise, but our latest path has led us to re-value the old fashioned concept of rest, rest, rest. We had been unsuccessful naturally for over a year, my wife's cycle had shortened to 26 days, and we had started IVF injections which were terminated midway because of insufficient follicle development. During our rest period before another IVF attempt, we had sought counsel from a Dr of Traditional Chinese Medicine who put us both on an herbal regime. Within a month, my wife ovulated as a 28 day cycle and Wham-Bam-We're-Pregnant! Sheer luck? Maybe ... but we are now continuing to put our trust in this Dr, and if we disregard her recommendation to eliminate physical activities, we fear the possibility of that "what if" turning from a whisper to a tormenting scream. However, our main quandary is about my wife's sporting pa__sion of 'curling' which requires considerable upper body force and speed. It's like scrubbing your kitchen floor in 24 second wind sprints. We were wondering if this would stress her abdominal area and should be avoided throughout all pregnancy phases starting from (possible) conception?

Hi, I am 43 years old now, and 34 weeks pregnant, I had a M/C last October, and I am sure there was nothing can be done to stop it or prevent it. It took me 3 months after that to conceive again, naturally both times. I wanted to tell you something about my experience with IVF and clomid, my body never responded well to both, actually with my 3 IVFs in my mid 20s, and clomid early 20s , I did not produce eggs, or poor quality ones, and when they left me alone, with any meds, i produced very good quality one egg. Last year I was seeing a naturopathic doctor, she gave some sessions of acupuncture and some natural remedies. From my experience I thing they helped. But still I would second opinion the lady who wrote before, those babies , if they are meant to be they will be. Just keep the faith, and don’t get the age arguments discourage you and your wife. I have been hearing them for ever, although I have what they call text book pregnancy, I still hear them. : ) good luck for you and your wife.

I am forty and 12 weeks pregnant. I had a miscarriage shortly before this pregnancy. I can tell you honestly that I did nothing different between the two. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. I would recommend that your wife stays as healthy as possible for herself and any future baby.