As women get older, it becomes harder and riskier for a woman to get pregnant. In this article we will discuss the problems associated with getting pregnant at 40 and beyond, plus also discuss fertility options and the benefits associated with getting pregnant later in life.

First let’s talk about your chances of getting pregnant. Well, this all depends on how far into your 40’s you are. For example, at 40 you have about a 40% chance of getting pregnant, but this drops dramatically to about 5% once your reach your mid 40’s. There are several reasons for this. One reason is that as you age you produce fewer eggs. Also, the eggs that you do produce have a higher chance of chromosomal abnormalities, which can potentially cause miscarriage or birth defects.

In addition to the difficulties in getting pregnant with a healthy baby, there are also health problems that the older mother-to-be can develop, such as gestational diabetes, pre-eclampsia, high blood pressure, and placenta praevia (low-lying placenta). Also, when it comes to actually giving birth, an older woman is more likely to experience labour complications such as premature labour, caesarean section, underweight baby, or the baby being in an awkward position.

However, there are some advantages to getting pregnant in your 40’s. One big advantage is that because you are more mature, you have more life experience and wisdom to pass on to your child. You will also be more emotionally ready to dedicate your life to another person, because you will already have lived your own life and done many things for yourself. This will make it much easier for you to put your own needs aside for the sake of your child.

Also, over recent years there have been great developments in fertility treatment such as IVF. This means that older women now have a greater chance of getting pregnanct and giving birth to healthy babies than they did in the past. A 40-year-old woman having IVF treatment will have about a 10% chance of conceiving during each treatment cycle. However, there are some fertility clinics which claim they achieve a 20% success rate.

If you are over 40 and you want to get pregnant, there really is no time to waste. With every year that passes your chances of pregnancy are reduced. For example, by the time you reach 43 your chances of getting pregnant with IVF treatment will have gone down to as low as 1-5%. Once you have passed 45, your best chance of getting pregnant is to use donor eggs.

So, as you can see, there is some hope for you to get pregnant once you reach 40. Though, there are risks and complications which can affect you or your baby, and the chances of getting pregnant rapidly fall as you progress through your 40’s. However, there are advantages to being an older mum, and there is fertility help available.

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