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Reflecting On My First Year Of Motherhood At Age 44

Reflecting On My First Year Of Motherhood At Age 44

In just a few weeks my twins will turn one, and I will be 44. I am an older mom who thought I knew what I was getting myself into, but I am finally realizing that despite all the advice given to me and research I did on my own, I was truly not prepared.

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Finding Mom Friends at Age 38

Finding Mom Friends at Age 38

I’m at a place now where I want to meet friends without the kids. It’s starting to work. I have several friends that have kids who are my kids’ age that I love and enjoy. I also have a few friends whose kids I couldn’t pick out of a lineup and vice versa.

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Pregnancy Past 40 on Al Jazeera “The Stream”

Pregnancy Past 40 on Al Jazeera “The Stream”

Deciding if, and when, to have a child is a very personal decision. Now, thanks to advances in reproductive medicine, that decision doesn’t always have to be restricted to the “ideal” child bearing years – either by parameters set up by science, or society.

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Having An Older Mom Has Influenced Me In My Motherhood

Having An Older Mom Has Influenced Me In My Motherhood

Growing up with an “older mom” in the 80s had a certain stigma to it. It simply wasn’t as common as it is today. My sisters are 17 & 19 years older than me so my mom actually started having kids in her 20s. I was that serendipitous surprise when she was 43 years old.

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What Every Woman Should Know About Pregnancy After Age 35

What Every Woman Should Know About Pregnancy After Age 35

It’s official. Women have babies after age 35 and MORE women are having babies after age 35 now than ever before. The “advanced maternal age” woman is more becoming a typical patient rather than the unicorn that she once was.

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