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How to get pregnant naturally in your 40s

by Kendra Smith 1 Comment

Some women prefer to put off pregnancy while they establish themselves professionally in the world. From achieving that dream job to getting a promotion at a company you’ve worked at for several years, earning your way up the corporate ladder takes time and patience. For ladies who have yet to meet the right partner, this can make the path to motherhood even longer to navigate.

Gone are the days where women were expected to get married and settle down with children in their early 20s, but many still choose to start planning for families in their late 20s and early 30s. However, if you’re in your 40s and deciding to finally ready to become a first time mother, does this make your journey more likely to end in frustration?

The short answer: Of course not! With these helpful tips, you can learn more about how to get pregnant naturally in your 40s, or at the very come closer to fulfilling your dreams of parenthood.

Age and fertility
Once women enter their 40s, there’s a change in the way their bodies are able to procreate. The quality and quantity of eggs are likely to decline as women venture further into their 40s, and while it’s not impossible to get pregnant naturally in one’s 40s, it can be very difficult.

“Natural pregnancies – when a woman is trying to get pregnant with her own egg – do occur in women in their mid 40s, but it would be nearly miraculous,” Joshua Klein, M.D, of Reproductive Medicine Associates of New York-Brooklyn, told Fox News.

Celebrity inspiration
While getting pregnant in your 40s naturally can be tricky, it’s not altogether impossible – just look at Halle Berry!

The Oscar winner, who has appeared in such films as “Catwoman” and “Gothika,” is already a mom to 5-year-old daughter Nahla, but she recently dropped the bombshell that she’s pregnant for the second time – at 46-years-old!

“I feel fantastic,” Berry told CNN after going public with the news. “This has been the biggest surprise of my life, to tell you the truth. Thought I was kind of past the point where this could be a reality for me.”

Berry, who is impacted by Type 1 diabetes, has an inspirational story that can really be heartwarming for women who are trying to get pregnant in their 40s without exploring fertility treatments.

Of course, it’s also important to consider all the options, so women who are struggling to get pregnant after several months should consult with their healthcare providers about this.

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  1. jeanette says

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    I am 43 and at 42 I had a miscarriage. In my first husband I never god pregnant and I try but never did in my husband now I did get pregnant but had a miscarriage. I still want to get pregnant but now I found out I have diabetes so I’m scare and upsad because I think It’s too late for me so please help me.

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