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I want to get prenant again but I am scared to death! I will turn 40 in November. I've been pregnant 10 times (m/c),(m/c),12 yr old,(m/c),(m/c),6 yr old,(m/c),4 yr old,2 yr old,(m/c). I have had no problem getting pregnant, but staying pregnant. My Dr. thinks I have antiphospholipid syndrome and I have been able to maintain my last 2 successful pregnancies by daily Fragmin injections. I had my last miscarriage a few days before Christmas. I had a D&E and it was determined that the baby had an extra chromosome. My regular OB-GYN has not come right out and said it, but I get the definite feeling that she thinks I am too old to become pregnant again. She told me that the numbers are very real and that a 40 yr old woman has a 1 - 100 chance of having a baby born with Down Syndrome. She said that a 40 yr old woman's eggs are a lot older which makes them stickier and more apt to stick to another chromosome. I feel Extremely blessed to have 4 wonderful children, but I have such a strong desire to have just one more baby. But...I am so scared of DS. Do I now have an increased risk of having another baby with an extra chromosome or some other issue due to having previous issues and also my age?