Found in the spellings of Atkinson, Aitchison, Acheson, Aicheson, and Aitcheson, it is as a patronymic form of the medieval male given name Atkin or Adkin, itself a double diminutive of the Hebrew name 'Adam', meaning 'red earth'.
But for natural conception, age rarely keeps women from getting pregnant until they are over 40. Even in their early 40s, though, most women are still able to get pregnant, especially if they use ovulation prediction.
If youâre starting to worry that youâll stick out like a sore-thumb in the antenatal classes donât worry-more and more people are delaying motherhood-whatever the reason, the result is the same. But there is no denying that the chances of getting pregnant naturally after the age of 40 significantly drop.