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Jan 27, 2006 - Monaco's Princess Caroline is reportedly pregnant again - at the age of 49.
The new baby will be the princess' second with her third husband, Prince Ernst of Hanover.
Caroline, the daughter of film icon Grace Kelly, already has four children, aged from six to 21 years old.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on FemaleFirst.co.uk
Read more: Monaco's Princess Caroline reportedly pregnant at 49
Originally posted on January 27, 2006
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
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by Sylvia Hewlett
-- A survey, undertaken specially for this book, shows that 40% of women earning $50,000 or more a year are childless at age 45.
So why is the age-old business of having babies so very elusive for this generation of high-achieving women?
Why is it that all the new power and prestige do not translate into easier choices on the family front?
It seems that women can be astronauts, CEOs, Secretaries of State, but increasingly, they cannot be mothers.
Sylvia Hewlett's powerful book looks at the hard and disturbing facts and goes on to advocate a new way of approaching the question of motherhood vs. career for a new generation of women.
📚 Paperback: 352 pages
Click to order/for more info: Creating a Life
August 18, 2012 -- Dialysis and pregnancy rarely go hand in hand, but Kurla resident Sharifa Sheikh has pulled off the impossible by giving birth to her third child a fortnight back.
I thought I was putting on weight and was shocked when the doctor told me that I was 24 weeks pregnant,said the 42-year-old Sharifa, who also has two daughters.
What made it difficult for her to accept the situation was the fact that she had tried to get pregnant right after the birth of her second daughter who is now 12 years old but in vain.
Moreover, we have a 16-year-old daughter,said her 44-year-old husband, Mohammed Arif Sheikh, a driver who has been out of a job for the last three months and had to borrow heavily for his
accidental baby.
The boy, born in Kohinoor Hospital, Kurla, on July 31, is, in fact, a medical marvel.
It is extremely rare for a woman on dialysis to get pregnant,said nephrologist Aseem Thamba, who has been Sharifa's doctor since she was detected with kidney failure in 2005.
Usually, women with kidney failure are past their reproductive age.
Even if they are not, the fluctuations in hormones due to their disease is so immense that it's difficult to conceive.
Read more: 42-yr-old woman on dialysis pulls off rare pregnancy
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition:The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health
by Toni Weschler
-- For any woman unhappy with her current method of birth control; demoralized by her quest to have a baby, or experiencing confusing symptoms in her cycle, this book provides answers to all these questions, plus amazing insights into a woman's body.
Weschler thoroughly explains the empowering Fertility Awareness Method, which in only a couple minutes a day allows a woman to:
• Enjoy highly effective, scientifically proven birth control without chemicals or devices
• Maximize her chances of conception or expedite fertility treatment by identifying impediments to conception
• Increase the likelihood of choosing the gender of her baby
• Gain control of her sexual and gynecological health
Paperback: 512 pagesClick to order/for more info: Taking Charge of Your Fertility
I wanted to thank you for this wonderful program!
After years of trying to conceive and a failed IVF [InVitro Fetilization] and a failed FET [frozen embryo transfer], I ordered the Pregnancy Miracle book, by Lisa Olsen.
According to my infertility doctor, it was
very unlikelythat I could become pregnant with my own eggs.
But here I am, pregnant for the first time in my life.
I got pregnant naturally just two months after my failed FET, and after following the Pregnancy Miracle plan.
I am now seven months pregnant (see photo above).
I am spreading this miracle story to whomever I meet and who suffers from infertility.
Kind regards and thank you, Lisa!
-- Martha Francis, July 2009 (UK)
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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Sperm Meets Egg Plan: Getting Pregnant Fasterby Deanna Roy
-- The Sperm Meets Egg Plan is a step-by-step guide to achieving pregnancy without taking invasive tests, charting temperatures, or making mistakes in predicting your ovulation that result in mistimed attempts at fertilization.
Designed by Deanna Roy after months of trying made her believe she had a fertility problem, the plan will help you time intercourse whether you have a typical or atypical cycle.
It includes adjustments for common fertility problems, what to do if you are over forty, and considerations for trying again after a pregnancy loss.
This booklet includes 40 pages of instruction plus a 10-page sneak peek of Deanna's book Baby Dust. It should be a free download.
This FREE booklet is a THANK YOU to all the women who have supported Deanna's web site since the loss of her first baby in 1998.
Start reading The Sperm Meets Egg Plan on your Kindle in under a minute!Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.
July 18, 2012 -- Uma Thurman was spotted sitting in a coffee shop cradling her newborn baby daughter, just two days after having given birth.
The Hollywood superstar looked in remarkably good health as she perched on a stool in Woodstock, New York, yesterday.
The 42-year-old blonde sat in the Press and Blend cafe, gently and delicately cradling her baby daughter.
Uma was definitely not planning on having another kid. It was a surprise,a source told Us Weekly in February.
But she's over the moon about it, very excited.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on Dailymail.co.uk
Read more: New mother Uma Thurman steps out with baby TWO days after giving birth
Originally posted on February 18, 2009.
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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
INFERTILITY Road to Hell and Backby Azelene Williams
-- I love being a woman. To me, it is a privilege and there is nothing more satisfying.
I appreciate being honored and cherished for my femininity - for, after all, I am the potential mother of the next generation.
I value my fertility, value the gift of being able to carry a child and become a mother.
To me, this is the very essence of being a woman.
The children we bring into the world are small replicas of ourselves and our husbands; the pride and joy of grandfathers and grandmothers.
We dream of being mothers and for most of us, these dreams are realized naturally.
For this is the Miracle of Life.
But - what about when that longed-for baby never happens?
When you realize something is wrong and turn to professionals for help.
Tests are done; treatments tried without success.
You traipse from one doctor to the next; resulting in more disappointment and fading hope.
Your dream is shattered and the heartache is painful; almost unbearable.
What is wrong with you? Is it your fault?
How are you lacking? Why? The questions are still desperately being asked... but there are no answers.
Slowly your conviction grows that your entirety as a woman is incomplete.
I am a woman and this is my story...
Paperback: 228 pagesClick to order/for more info: INFERTILITY Road to Hell and Back
Many women have written to Dear Abby to ask about their over 40 pregnancy...
The Kansas City Star - Aug. 01, 2011
Dear Abby;
My parents had a
bonus babywhen they were in their early 40s. I was 17 years old, and my brother was 13 years old when we found out.
-- Proud Big Sister in Chicago
Dear Abby;
I was pregnant with twins at 45 years old, and my then-18-year-old daughter was furious with me, going as far as banning me from her high school graduation. It hurt, and I agonized over the decision, but in the end, I waddled in any way. I am so glad I did.
-- Unexpected Surprise in Texas
Dear Abby;
I was 42 years old with children ages 12 and 17, when we were surprised by an unplanned pregnancy. We were concerned, of course, with the statistics for a complicated pregnancy, so we had the testing done and trusted everything would be OK. My pregnancy and delivery were the best of all three, and my little girl has been a blessing to everyone.
-- Another Old Mom in Richmond
Bangor Daily News - Dec 19, 1997
Dear Abby;
At 44 years old, my mother announced to her doctor she might be pregnant with her seventh child. Without bothering to examine her, he informed her she was going thru the change. A few months later, Mom returned and said,
If I am not pregnant, what is moving around in my stomach?That was me!
The Deseret News - Nov 10, 1992
Dear Abby;
I was 45 years old and my husband was 50 years old when I became pregnant. We had been childless for 22 years, and it was quite a shock, to put it mildly.
Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal - Nov 21, 1986
Dear Abby;
Fifteen years ago, when I was 43 years old, and pregnant with my seventh child...
St. Joseph Gazette - Mar 30, 1979
Dear Abby;
After 24 years of marriage, my mother became pregnant. She was 47 years old and my father 55 years old. They were thrilled and are now the proud parents of a baby girl.
Daytona Beach Morning Journal - Apr 9, 1974
Dear Abby;
I am 44 years old and pregnant, but that's not my problem. I have had 27 children.
The Deseret News - Jan 9, 1969
Dear Abby;
Tell that 44-year-old woman who cried her eyes out and blamed her husband when she discovered she was pregnant, she should dry her eyes and thank God. I was 46 years old when the same thing happened to me. And my own mom was 48 years old when I was born.
-- San Diego
The Evening Independent - Nov 30, 1968
Dear Abby;
I am 44 years old, and always worked to help with
extrasand to assure our children of a college education — then discovered I was pregnant! ...
St. Joseph Gazette - Jul 17, 1963
Dear Abby;
Many women are able to bear children in their 50s - and have the children to prove it.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
How to Get Pregnant Fast: Crucial Knowledge for Getting Pregnantby Hillary J Lowndes
-- Discover the keys to getting giving yourself the best chances of getting pregnant. Don't surround yourself with information about what not to do.
Instead, you can take proactive steps to make sure that everything is just right. If you feel you can't get pregnant it may be because you're not taking the right approach.
The best way to get pregnant doesn't have to be stressful.
You can take control once you learn some of the science and some of the secrets that have been passed down through time.
Paperback: 124 pagesClick to order/for more info: How to Get Pregnant Fast
July 20, 2012 -- It was only a matter of time before a family as big as the Bates was given their own reality series.
Bearing 19 children, making them one of the largest families in the U.S., the Bates, from Lake City, Tennessee, are the stars of a new TLC series titled United Bates Of America.
The giant clan are best friends of the famous Duggar family who boast 19 children of their own.
The eight-part series began filming right after Kelly Bates, the family's 45-year-old mother, gave birth to baby number 19, Jeb Colton.
The Bates' children range in age from six months to 23, 18 of whom were seen in the TLC special Baby Makes 19 when it screened in March.
Read more: Watch out Duggars! Giant clan's equally-large family friends launch their OWN reality show
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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Zita West's Guide to Fertility and Assisted Conception: Essential Advice on Preparing Your Body for IVF and Other Fertility Treatmentsby Zita West
-- Embarking on IVF—or any assisted fertility treatment—can be a very demanding and stressful experience, but the right physical, nutritional, and emotional support can lessen these stresses and strains and increase the chances of success.
Here a leading fertility and pregnancy expert offers an in-depth explanation of all aspects of fertility and, uniquely, addresses the issues involved in using assisted conception.
She explains fertility from preconception and trying naturally to assisted conception, what is involved in the IVF process, how to prepare your body to increase the chances of conceiving successfully, the importance of a proactive approach to diet and nutrition, and how complementary therapies, such as acupuncture, can increase the chances of success.
Including interviews with leading experts in the field, case histories from patients, and the author's own holistic principles, this is an invaluable guide for the growing number of people who are considering or have already embarked on, medical intervention to enable them to conceive.
Paperback: 500 pagesClick to order/for more info: Zita West's Guide to Fertility and Assisted Conception
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She is back on Radio 4 with a new series of Bringing Up Britain, which looks at how we are raising the next generation.
QUESTION: You had your first child in your 40s. How is life as an older mother?
Well, I don't know what it's like to have had a baby when you're 25 years old, so I have nothing to compare it against.
I'm sure there are advantages to it – such as having more energy.
But, then, when I was 25 years old, I wasn't ready for the responsibility of bringing up another human being.
But I don't want to be some kind of poster girl for older motherhood.
That anxiety, when you know time is not on your side and you're not sure whether you're going to have children, can be very hard to deal with.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on DailyMail.co.uk
Read more: Question time with Mariella Fostrup
Originally posted on April 10, 2009
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
How to Get Pregnantby Sherman J. Silber
-- For decades, Dr. Silber's HOW TO GET PREGNANT has been the most popular resource for couples trying to conceive.
Now thoroughly revised and updated to include cutting-edge information on all the very latest treatments for infertility, this edition will be the ultimate guide for prospective parents in the 21st century.
The comprehensive text explains not only the essential facts of getting pregnant but also how to solve once insurmountable fertility problems.
Among the new high-tech tests and procedures covered is the revolutionary technique of antral follicle count, which allows women to calculate at any point in their lives how many remaining years of fertility they have and helps them to determine whether to preserve their eggs.
For all couples who dream of becoming parents, Dr. Silber's HOW TO GET PREGNANT will be the one and only book they need to address all their concerns about conceiving a healthy child.
Paperback: 512 pagesClick to order/for more info: How to Get Pregnant
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Biological clocks be damned, more American women than ever are having babies at an age when previous generations might have been sending their kids off to college.
The number of women delivering their bundles of joy after age 40 has doubled in the past two decades, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
Meet a diverse group of women - from Madonna to Sarah Palin - who have defied the odds of giving birth at 41, 51 and beyond.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on TheDailyBeast.com
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Pregnancy After 40: 40 Things No One Told You About Being Pregnant Over 40 (Pregnancy Plan Series)by Jill Conrad, Pregnancy Support Institute
-- So you're over 40 and you've decided to get pregnant. You are not alone.
A growing number of women are waiting to have a baby until they are over 40.
This book will reveal:
♥ How you can have a healthy baby in your forties (in spite of all the warnings).
♥ What the biggest risks are and what you can do about them (it may not be as bad as you think)
♥ The 3 most important things you can do to have a healthy baby after 40 (you might already be doing some of them)
♥ Why older mothers often make better parents (the surprising reason)
♥ The one thing you should do every night to keep you fertile and able to conceive naturally (it takes 5 minutes)
…and Much More!
So get started and discover how to have the safest pregnancy and the healthiest baby when you are over 40 and pregnant.
Start reading Pregnancy After 40 on your Kindle in under a minute!Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.
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The two babies will join their 17-month-old brother whose name has not been revealed.
In five months we are going to have three kids under the age of 2,Davidson pointed out.
We are in happy shock about it.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on MSN.com
Read more: Mary Stuart Masterson Pregnant With Twins!
Originally posted on March 9, 2011
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Brotherhood of Joseph: A Father's Memoir of Infertility and Adoption in the 21st Centuryby Brooks Hansen
-- Offering men a chance to be heard and women a rare opportunity to view the struggle with infertility from a male perspective, The Brotherhood of Joseph brings to life the anger, frustration, humor, heartbreak, and sense of helplessness that come to dominate the husband's role.
As his remarkable account reaches its finale in Siberia, however, Hansen's once again becomes the story of a husband and a wife who, even after years of medical frustration and fruitless paperwork, still must take one last risk together and trust in their most basic instincts before their new family can be born.
Start reading The Brotherhood of Joseph on your Kindle in under a minute!Don't have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here, or download a FREE Kindle Reading App.
It is totally possible to get pregnant in your 40s.
My husband has a relative from about 100 years ago, who had a healthy outcome pregnancy at 51 years old.
You know she had no medical assistance to help her get pregnant.
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There's a woman on FertilityFriend.com who is 45 years old, and pregnant after she had two or three miscarriages.
So far this pregnancy seems to be going fine for her.
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I'm 43 years old and I had a miscarriage in July 2003.
I'm pregnant again and this baby is due in July 2004.
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Remember, I told you about two women at my office going through early menopause, and then got pregnant?
Don't give up hope yet!
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There's a woman in the UK gave birth last year 63 years old.
It was her own egg and her husband's sperm.
He was younger than her.
It was her first child.
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
How to Get Pregnantby Sherman J. Silber
-- For decades, Dr. Silber's HOW TO GET PREGNANT has been the most popular resource for couples trying to conceive.
Now thoroughly revised and updated to include cutting-edge information on all the very latest treatments for infertility, this edition will be the ultimate guide for prospective parents in the 21st century.
The comprehensive text explains not only the essential facts of getting pregnant but also how to solve once insurmountable fertility problems.
Among the new high-tech tests and procedures covered is the revolutionary technique of antral follicle count, which allows women to calculate at any point in their lives how many remaining years of fertility they have and helps them to determine whether to preserve their eggs.
For all couples who dream of becoming parents, Dr. Silber's HOW TO GET PREGNANT will be the one and only book they need to address all their concerns about conceiving a healthy child.
Paperback: 512 pagesClick to order/for more info: How to Get Pregnant
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A passer-by said:
Uma looked like any regular fraught, working mum-to-be.
She was wearing no make-up and was extremely casually dressed – a world away from most Hollywood leading ladies.
The only reason people paid her any attention was because she was so heavily pregnant – otherwise, she would have gone unnoticed.
Uma, who has two children, recently said she wasn't fazed by her sex symbol image.
She added:
I am old enough now to ignore it.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on Mirror.co.uk on June 8, 2012
Read more: Ooh Uma! Heavily pregnant actress looks ready to give birth any day now
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Fertility Diet: Groundbreaking Research Reveals Natural Ways to Boost Ovulation and Improve Your Chances of Getting Pregnantby Jorge Chavarro, Walter Willett, Patrick Skerrett
-- Reveals startling new research from the landmark Nurses' Health Study, which shows that the food you eat can boost your fertility.
The book prescribes ten simple changes in diet and activity that can increase your chances of getting pregnant.
Groundbreaking findings into changes you can put into practice today, setting the stage for a healthy pregnancy and forming the foundation for an eating strategy that will serve you well for the rest of your life.
The Fertility Diet also offers a week's worth of meal plans and delicious recipes that will make following the guidelines easy and tasty.
Paperback: 288 pagesClick to order/for more info: The Fertility Diet
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Hey, I have to tell you this!
My grandmother had my mother when she was 46 years old!!
Forty-six!
Unbelievable...
Except I know it to be true because it happened to my grandmother.
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I have a friend who just found out she's pregnant.
She's 45 years old.
And she had a baby at 41/42 years old.
I don't think it's over for the 40-something's, just because of their age.
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I met a 45-year-old woman this week, who got pregnant naturally!
I was skeptical and pressed the issue (you did IUI [Intrauterine insemination], IVF [in vitro fertilization], SOMETHING?)
She said no, just timed sex.
Apparently, her mom had eight kids, one at 40 years old and another at 43 years old.
So she had fertility in her family, but still, I found her inspirational.
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My sister in law is 46 years old and she just gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
No tests, no idea what her FSH [Follicle-stimulating hormone] is and no problems.
She just tried and got pregnant and had no problems.
I think it's possible for all of us, we just might have to wait and go through more than some people.
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My Chinese Dr just told me of one of her patients who had 30 FSH.
She already into menopausal symptoms and is 45 years old.
She has just gotten pregnant!
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
But I Don't Feel Too Old to Be a Mommy! The Complete Sourcebook for Starting (and Re-Starting) Motherhood Beyond 35 and After 40by Doreen Nagle
-- The first and only book to fully address the concerns of the ever-growing but greatly ignored an audience of literate, educated women who have delayed motherhood.
In this comprehensive work, women who are considering parenting in their 30s, 40s, and later-whether for the first time or starting over-will find all the information they need to make informed choices.
Complete with quotes from medical experts, later-in-life moms, and their kids, this one-stop book will calm the doubts and fears of women considering motherhood after 35 and beyond 40 by providing supportive yet realistic information.
Paperback: 275 pagesClick to order/for more info: But I Don't Feel Too Old to Be a Mommy!
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When my mom researched her family tree, she was amazed at how many women had children late in life.
Right from when they got married at 15 or 16 years old (the research went back to 1529 AD, when early marriage was normal), until right when the menopause hit at 48 years old, or even 50 years old.
Both my grandmothers had their last child at 43 years old and 46 years old respectively...
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My husband and I tried for two years, and thought we just could not conceive.
Just when we had given up, I got pregnant with our son Benjamin.
We hadn't even tried to get pregnant that month and yet, there it was... a + HPT [home pregnancy test].
I was just shy of turning 42 years old.
Sadly, we lost our precious son to premature birth at 22 weeks.
However, God blessed us with another child just five short months later.
I gave birth, at 43 years old, in Dec. 2004 to my daughter Emma.
So... it can happen.
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My husband and I married when I was 41 years old and a bit.
We were TTC [trying to conceive] for about 18 months before I got pregnant.
I turned 43 years old a few weeks afterwards.
I am now at 20 weeks pregnant now, so pretty hopeful for this, our first baby!
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We just found out she is expecting!
They are well into their forties.
I would say she is at least 44 years old.
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My mother-in-law had my husband when she was 45 years old...
And that was 36 years ago.
AND he's got a brother 15 months younger than him.
AND his Dad was 60 years old when my husband was conceived!!
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
Test Tubes and Testosterone (Male Infertility)by Michael Saunders
-- What do you need to make a baby? A willing partner? A good sense of timing?
Some wine maybe? A nice meal and some amorous music? Not always.
There are times when all the romance (and luck) just simply will not do.
In those times, what you need is a specimen pot, a heap of drugs, so many ultra-sound scans that your wife or partner begins to glow in the dark and an unfeasibly large amount of tea.
Providing a rare yet enlightening male perspective on the world of IVF,
Test tubes and testosteroneis one man's experience of infertility and the IVF journey he embarked on with his wife in order to start a family.
Told with humor, wit, and insight, this book sheds light on issues that can be hard to discuss even with the closest of friends or relatives, making it a valuable book for anyone contemplating or going through IVF.
Paperback: 162 pagesClick to order/for more info: Test Tubes and Testosterone
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At 42 years old, novelist Lana Citron thought the doctor's words,
you're pregnant, were a joke.
Her chances of becoming pregnant were almost nil.
She gives an honest account of navigating the minefield of becoming an older mother or telling her oldest son and her ex-partner the news... and why she feels lucky.
I am now into my second trimester and all bodes well - or, rather, swell - as I have, at present, a bellyful of love flutters.
Currently working on a book about her pregnancy, The Diary Of An Accidental Mother, Lana Citron is the author of five novels. Her latest book is A Compendium Of Kisses.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on NZherald.co.nz
Read more: Expecting the unexpected: Getting knocked up at 42
Originally posted on April 12, 2012
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
One Mom's Journey to Motherhood: Infertility, Childbirth Complications, and Postpartum Depression, Oh My!by Ivy Shih Leung
-- Author Ivy Shih Leung shares her not-so-perfect road to motherhood in this book, part memoir, and part self-help guide, reflecting lessons learned in the form of helpful tips and information to empower readers on the biological and sociological roots behind postpartum depression (PPD).
She also seeks to raise awareness of the myths of motherhood and the stigma of PPD contributing to the silent suffering of many mothers, as well as the importance of adequate social support in the early postpartum weeks.
A culmination of Ivy's frightening PPD journey and her emergence from it with a passion to learn more about perinatal mood disorders, this book is fueled with passion to help other women and their families, anger from the unnecessary suffering Ivy went through from the lack of information available to the public about PPD, her doctors' ignorance and lack of sensitivity, and public remarks like,
There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance.
All of which shows there's still a long way to go in terms of educating the public about an illness suffered by one in eight new mothers.
Paperback: 428 pagesClick to order/for more info: One Mom's Journey to Motherhood
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Can't I get a free pass?she asked in the piece, noting even her Los Angeles manicurist seems shocked a 42-year-old would still be carrying baby weight four months after giving birth.
Moms across the country, she wrote, are suffering from an unrealistic celebrity culture idolizing both the
baby bumpand the
mommy bounce back, in which stars shed pregnancy weight within weeks and look even better than before.
Read more: Can a Mom Get a Break?
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
The Garden of Fertility: A Guide to Charting Your Fertility Signals to Prevent or Achieve Pregnancy--Naturally--and to Gauge Your Reproductive Healthby Katie Singer
-- A guide to using fertility awareness - that is, reading fertility signals in order to prevent or achieve pregnancy.
Certified fertility educator Katie Singer explains how to observe and chart fertility cycles to determine when a woman is most fertile to increase chances of conception or to exercise birth control naturally - a method that, when followed precisely, is as effective as the Pill.
Unlike other books on fertility awareness, The Garden of Fertility also describes how to use the charts to gauge the gynecological health and offers non-medical options for strengthening reproductive wellness.
This book provides all the information women never learned in sex education class but should have.
Paperback: 320 pagesClick to order/for more info: The Garden of Fertility
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