Pregnancy Complications: Adult Child

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Opinions Regarding Older Pregnancy

I'm curious about how other mothers feel about a healthy forty-four year old attempting a second pregnancy. I gave birth to my only daughter at the age of forty-one. She is beautiful and healthy. My pregnancy was unassisted in any way and otherwise a "piece of cake." I gained twenty-four pounds, didn't get so much as a stretch mark and ran a 5 k at eight months of pregnancy. I'm really feeling a pressing longing for a second child. My, partner, however, is older. He has an adult son and recently had a vasectomy.

Depression

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Depression or Jealousy?

I've been married for 7 years. I love my husband very much. When I came into this family he had been married before and had a 9 yr old daughter living w/ him at the time. Not a problem. But as we all know ... kids change. She started giving us trouble at about the age of 14 and eventually stopped listening to me because I wasn't her mother. I had many problems w/ her mother and that side of her family so I just surrendered. Now she is 17 and pregnant for the second time. She lost the 1st baby in the first trimester 7 months ago! She is...