My name is Cathy and I am 51 years old. I have 4 kids. My oldest is 18 and my youngest is 4. Yes you read that right! I have a 4 year old. Now you are probably thinking what are you doing with a 4 year old at the age of 51? Well I asked myself that also and the answer is I did not think I would get pregnant.
When I started dating my boyfriend 7 years ago I was not planning any children at all. I was done with having kids. Then 2 years into our relationship I got pregnant. At first it was a shock! Once the shock wore off it was OMG I am going to have a baby! When that wore off then it was all about being healthy in order to bring a healthy child into this world. And that is what I did. I started to eat healthy and tried to take care of myself. I did start to bleed in my second trimester and thank God it stopped. I was worried that there would be something wrong with my baby because of my age. We were worried that the baby would have a birth defect or possibly not even survive. All the ultrasounds showed that the baby was developing ok. The doctor still wanted me to have an amnio to check for down syndrome but I said no as the doctor said I could lose the baby because of it.
As my pregnancy went on things were going well. My blood pressure was good, no sugar in my urine and my weight was good. I wanted to have a normal birth but because of my previous c-section the doctor said it would be better to have a c-section rather than a normal birth. So that us what I did. On June 21st 2012 my 7lb 5oz baby boy was born. He is growing into a little man. He is smart and funny and can be a handful when he wants to be but I would not change a thing.
I hope I have not been rambling too much.
