Health · Fitness & Nutrition · 14 hrs ago
Pregnant at 39, a mother says her third pregnancy is taking a greater toll
A 39-year-old woman is expecting her third son, with her due date about two months before her 40th birthday.
She has two sons, ages 7 and 9, and says this pregnancy was unexpected but welcome after several miscarriages.
Compared with her earlier pregnancies, she has had more nausea and fatigue, and her belly grew faster.
Her older children can now help with household tasks, which makes daily life easier.
She says her prenatal tests came back with good results and that she has a clean bill of health so far.
Her doctor plans to increase visits from monthly to weekly after 32 weeks for fetal monitoring and blood pressure checks.
She says this is the main medical difference from her previous pregnancies so far.
A 39-year-old mother says her third pregnancy is more tiring and uncomfortable than her first two.
She is five months pregnant and reports greater fatigue and nausea, faster belly growth, acid reflux, and more bathroom breaks.
The pregnancy was unexpected after several miscarriages, which she believes were likely related to her bicornuate uterus.
Prenatal tests came back with good news, and she says she has a clean bill of health.
Her doctor plans to increase visits from monthly to weekly after 32 weeks for fetal monitoring and blood pressure checks.
- Who
- Bethaney Phillips, a 39-year-old mother expecting her third child.
- What
- She says this pregnancy is taking a greater toll than her first two.
- When
- She is five months pregnant; the baby is due two months before her 40th birthday in April.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- She says she is more tired and nauseous, and her belly has grown faster; she suggests this may be related to it being her third advanced pregnancy.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
This body is doing a lot of growing, and it's exhausted.
The pregnancy was unexpected, but not unwelcome.
Medically, this is the only change from my previous pregnancies I've seen so far, thanks to an otherwise clean bill of health.
Phillips had continual cramping and asked her husband to buy a pregnancy test, which showed a positive result.
She reported greater fatigue and nausea and said her belly had grown faster than in her earlier pregnancies.
Her doctor plans to increase visits to once a week for fetal monitoring and blood pressure checks.
- Age
- 39
- Pregnancy
- Third child
- Children at home
- Two sons, ages 7 and 9
- Current stage
- Five months pregnant
- Prenatal monitoring
- Weekly visits planned after 32 weeks
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