27/02/2024
Whether at the age of 45 or 25 - You can ALWAYS be a MOM!
Age is just a number!
I have many patients that come to me hoping that it isn’t too late for them.
One of them was my patient Mary, aged 42yrs.
Of course, with age comes many barriers!
Mary had PCOD AND Hypertension
All this really had her worried about her 1st pregnancy.
Like I said above, AGE IS JUST A NUMBER!!
I explained this to Mary and reassured her that it was going to be great!
We started working on this by making lifestyle changes, diet and exercise.
The result? She conceived in 3rd month naturally!!!
When she came to me with this happy news, her eyes were filled with tears 🥺
And I couldn't control my excitement either!!
She started sailing through her pregnancy, excited to see her baby growth on scan in every visit!
But, uh oh, there came a hurdle..
Gestational diabetes greeted her at 24wks.
There's nothing a little determination can't fix!
So we started with close monitoring, diligent self care in the form of regular exercise, healthy diet plan along with tracking of blood sugar levels and blood pressure and timely antenatal check up
All this yielded an excellent outcome!!
Mary delivered a healthy baby girl at 38wks, breaking all stereotypes of "too old for a healthy baby" 👊🏻
When it comes to pregnancy, there is no "right age"
When you choose to be a parent is YOUR choice. There isn't any magical formula for this!
Trust the process & your gynecologist, she knows what's the best for you ❤️
[Maternal age, PCOS, pcod treatment, GDM, Gestation Hypertension, pregnant, mom to be, vaginal birth, C- Section, labor and delivery, birth journey, newborn arrival]
