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'I Found Courage to Share My Pregnancy News'

7th Pregnancy was "Wake-Up Call'
-- By Angela, BabyFit member from Australia

The day I found this site I was about 12 weeks into my 7th and VERY unplanned pregnancy. I had spent the preceding six weeks alternately in tears and vomiting. The only other person who knew I was pregnant was my husband. I was too scared to tell anyone else because I was worried how they would react and I was worried that because I was "over 40" that there may be something wrong with the baby. And I was worried that after we had the amnio, we may have had to choose to terminate the pregnancy and I wasn't sure how anyone, least of all my husband and I, would react to that. I was also very overweight.

I was desperately alone and very frightened but I wanted to be happy for the baby's sake, and I needed to be healthy for both our sakes.

BabyFit had everything I wanted. I started to follow the exercise routines and was using the nutrition tracker daily. I was a bit concerned because I never seemed to be able to eat enough to reach all the targets every day, but sometimes I came close and I figured that was pretty good.

After awhile, I got up the courage to post a message on the board. For the next eight weeks you guys took the place of my friends. You were the only other people who knew I was pregnant.


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Member Comments About this Article
"Happy for you to have accepted it and started enjoying your pregnancy. :)" -- BABY2200
"I was 45 when I had my first child. She was healthy when I carried her and she is a very healthy, normal, and active child now. I was very proud and thankful to have a good pregnancy with no complications. My advice to anyone over 40 who is having a baby is relax and enjoy the experience. Don't let others scare you because of your age. Take your prenatal vitamins daily and watch your diet. You and your baby will be just fine." -- MRSTITUS
"I to am 40 and I will be 41 by the time my little on arrives. I already have 3 kids that are spaced very far apart. My oldest is 15, my son 8 and my little one is 4. They to will all be a year older when the baby arrives. I am scared, my son had cancer but otherwise very healthy. No problems with my other children and now I have to have a cecerean. So I am freaked out right about now." -- LILREED40
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