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I, too, am 42 and pregnant. I will be 43 when I deliver in April 2006. I have a 12 year old who will be 13 and a 15 year old who will be 16 when I have this baby. I am having a girl and my other two are boys. I am divorced and have been dating this one man since 2000. We have tried for 5 years to conceive and now I am pregnant. I love babies and children. I consider this pregnancy a blessing and a gift from God. Though I do have days when I think that I must be crazy at my age to be pregnant. Other days I am happy. I am a bit overweight and worry about my baby's movement though I feel her move every day. I work and do not always notice her move until I get home and relax. I worry though that she should be moving more. The doctor listened to her heartbeat and said she was moving about though I did not feel her move. Perhaps it is because I have a bit more cushion and do not always feel every movement. I also have been diagnosed with gestational diabetes, which I had with my first child. I am worried about this new development. Tomorrow, I have three appointments to see dieticians and go over testing my blood 2 hours after I eat each time to check my sugar levels. I never had to do this before but my first child was born in 1990 and things are different now. I am hoping to avoid taking insulin. I am hoping that a diet change will help with my sugar levels. Anyway, I am happy but I do worry a lot over things and I think sometimes I read too much on the internet, which does not help with the worrying. I also have a problem child who has issues with attending school due to anxiety. That causes me stress that I do not need. I worry that the stress from those issues will affect my unborn child. I try to avoid stress but it is not always possible considering I am divorced mom with two other children dealing with their issues on my own because their father will not help except to criticize. My fiancé' does not live with me and so he cannot provide support or help with my children and they are not his and their father should help. However, he is useless at times and so I choose to deal with these issues on my own the best that I can. I have a lot going on and it is overwhelming at times. Anyway, congratulations to all the expectant mothers out there and best of luck to all of you. Best wishes. :-)

Hi Stacey E. I am also 42 and pregnant and on pins and needles as I am only 5 1/2 weeks and am awaiting my bloodwork. I had to comment though on the movements, or lack of, that you mentioned. I was pregnant at 35 with my second child and was very worried throughout as I didn't seem to feel much movement at all. I kept thinking the worst for months and it took all the happiness out of my pregnancy. My first child, a daughter who is now 17, moved constantly and would kick and roll over all the time so that is all I had to compare it to. If you are worried though I would share it with my doctor to put your mind at ease. I read on another forum a woman who was expecting and also did not feel much and it turned out that her amniotic fluid was low, and she needed to hydrate more and I believe they put her on some sort of medication and she was fine. I have also been told the busier you are, the more active you are, the less the little guys move around, or perhaps we just don't feel them as much. Hope I have been of some help. Good luck to you, and me and all older and wiser moms on here.

I was 42 when I gave birth naturally (and in only 7 hours from first contraction to birth) to a happy, healthy baby boy in October!!! Everything will be fine and now you can enjoy your time being pregnant --- I wish you a happy and wonderful pregnancy

i am also 42 and found out i am pregnant. i have had alot of things happen to me in the past medicaly so i am scared as heck. every thing so far looks good just a couple of days ago they did some testing for down syndrome i am scared and really did not want to know,hopefully all is well

howcrazzy - Congratulation and I am happy for you. I just turned 41 on the 3rd and I am still trying. How far along are you. Krissy68

krissy68 I am 14 weeks now. Also all my tests were good. It is kinda werd my youngest is 16 and oldest is 21. So i feel like i am starting all over. I am very happy though and excited. I think its a girl

howcrazzy - I'm so happy for you!!!! Take care of yourself and rub your belly for me. When will you find out what you are having? Keeping my fingers cross that it is a girl. Krissy68