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Permalink Reply by Kathy on October 16, 2010 at 7:24am

Any pregnancy after a certian age carries extra risk. Diabetes increases those risks even more but not by an astronomical amount. At the end of the day, I think a good A1c, and good control trumps age :-)

Permalink Reply by Heidi on October 16, 2010 at 9:50am

I just had my second baby at 38, he is great and so am I. I would just say to aim for a 6.0 A1C and you should be golden.
Make sure you have a great high risk OB, who really stays on you and your sugars.

Heidi

Permalink Reply by Patra Philips on October 25, 2010 at 2:51pm

I had twins at 43. My BG's were in tight control and I had absolutely no diabetic complications. Since I was high risk for many reasons ("advanced age" and T1) I had a LOT of doctor's appointments and some hospital bed rest... but really it was a pretty easy pregnancy.

Permalink Reply by Diabetic Dee on November 17, 2010 at 11:39am

Hi Patra,

Thxs for this comment, I will be 39 in jan and so concerned about not be able to get pregnant at such an age. Did you always have tight control prior my A1c is thru the roof so i want to consistantly get a normal reading before I dabble with the thought of getting pregnant. I want it to be well thought out to avoid any complications that I have control over. :)

Permalink Reply by Stefanie on October 30, 2010 at 12:55pm

I'm 38, 9 weeks pregnant, T1 for 26 years and yes, age is a factor but it is for anyone! Go for it, stay in tight control and good luck!

Permalink Reply by Carole on December 1, 2010 at 2:59pm

I had my 4th baby at 38 and my fifth at 40. Since my youngest is 22 this was awhile ago, so my starting A1C was probably in the 7's - (I am a LADA & became diabetic during my 2nd pregnancy, 34 years ago). I kept tight control (multiple shots not a pump) and had a good endo & ob & everything was fine with the 2 girls. (neither of these pregnancies were planned - so it is good that I kept my BS under what was considered really good control for that time period)

Permalink Reply by Denise Ventura on December 2, 2010 at 3:02pm

I remember 10 years ago when I was 26, the OB said, "Oh you better have kids now because the older you get, the harder it is with diabetes!" However these days, neither my endo or my BO say anything like that.

Permalink Reply by Donna on December 12, 2010 at 6:18pm

I was able to successfully have my first at 39 1/2 yrs and having T1 since I was 12.  My doctors informed me that there were some extra risks, but I think it was more because of my age than due to the diabetes.  If your in control of your diabetes when you conceive and remain committed to doing that for the 9 months, I think you will do fine!  My daughter is going on 6 months old now and I am sooooo glad that I decided to try to have a child. Best of luck to you!!!!