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The following January, on Mozart's birthday, Our daughter Marjorie was born! It was a long 36 hour labor, and she had to be helped out with clamps, but she was a healthy 9lb 6oz little bundle of joy.

To my surprise, I got pregnant on my second cycle after my period started up again, using the simple window method we used to conceive John.

On the morning of September 19 I felt a twinge in my right ovary.

I was now no longer in denial, so when making love with my husband was not producing any results (not that I expected it anyway), I figured we should be more systematic in making my 2nd pregnancy happen.

But then with an ultrasound our doctor confirmed it for us.

At least we could try.

This time, the pregnancy test worked just right, and the pregnancy was confirmed before I started feeling nauseated.

At 45 - closing in on 46, I was too old to be considered for any medical assistance, unless we were willing to pay a great deal ....

Four days later, on my 41st birthday, when I could no longer drink coffee, chocolate tasted bad, and I had cravings for odd kinds of food, I was quite certain.

Alas, it ended in another early miscarriage.

It seemed a third child would be beyond reach, considering that I was now 45, although both of us really wanted it.

This was actually a day outside the window, but we had been diligent, and I thought there should be some sperm laying in wait - something I had learned was exactly the situation you wanted to conceive.

I was certain that any additional children would have to be conceived with some kind of assistance.

I still waited another month to test, worried I might miscarry again.

I told my husband the window for September, and we diligently made love during our window.

Our son John was born exactly 9 months after my ovulation.

I found a calculator on the internet which could determine the window for maximum fertility simply based on the last period, and the usual length of the cycle.