Race like being hispanic doesn’t have anything to do with it. I knew a hispanic woman who had unprotected sex since she was 17 or so and did not get pregnant once.

http://www.tonguewag.com/journals/catherine6067/

I applaud the link above for posting thousands of women over 40 conceiving and giving birth, healthy…read it and SMILE!

I’m so glad to see her discussing infertility and donor eggs publicly. I think many women end up with a very deluded sense of normal fertility as they age and celebrities who have babies well into their forties and never discuss fertility treatment have a lot to do with that. Obviously it is no ones business how their baby was made but it is refreshing to see it addressed without embarassment.

And since they were seen leaving a fertility clinic before they were married (and she is likely further along than she is letting on) I have a feeling this was an assisted pregnancy and not a honeymoon baby. I guess anything is possible but at 44 getting pregnant naturally with your own eggs, on your first month trying would be pretty remarkable. There is a reason people tell stories about their grandmother or aunt who had a surprise pregnancy in their late forties or even fifties…because it is rare enough to be worth mentioning and telling stories about!

Gianna,

Unlike Marcia Cross, who I applaud for being so open about fertility struggles, a lot of women (and their partners) don’t tell people when they have difficulty conceiving. So, it may just be that the women you know who conceive in their 40′s are keeping the details of those conceptions private.

I’m infertile and I know an equal number of anglos and latinos who are infertile (my husband’s latino, so we have a very diverse circle of friends and family). But it’s something that a lot of latina friends are very, very private about and have only shared with me because of my openness about my own infertility.

gianna, that is interesting, but I doubt it has anything to do with race. Infertility affects women at any age, not just older women. It is a proven fact that fertility declines with age. My aunt had her last baby at 45 and I have friends who are Hispanic who had to go through IVF at 25 so it just depends on the woman and her body.

Congrats to Marcia and her hubby! I LOVED her as Kimberly on Melrose Place! She plays evil so well!

I’m hispanic and I’ve known many hispanic women who have no problem conceiving at that age..
But I see this problem mostly with white women. (I don’t about other races) I would be very interested to know the cause of this. Maybe they should do studies on this.

I can not wait to see what their baby will look like. Marcia has such an exquisite look, no doubt they’ll have a beautiful child.

I am so happy for Marcia and her hubby. Her clock was tickin’!

Oh, so the baby will be so cute. Especially if she/he gets her mommy’s red hair!!! Congratulations for Marcia and Tom.