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Category Archives: Mothers Over 50
Fertility Eating on the Road
It can be especially rough trying to stick to a fertility diet (or any diet, for that matter) when you’re travelling. You may not have access to a kitchen, and depending on where you go, you may not be able … Continue reading
Father’s Day
It’s Father’s Day as I write this. The end of the day, the kids in bed, and they’ve survived, once again, this day our family does not celebrate. It was the first year Claire was really aware of Father’s Day, … Continue reading
The Myths and Realities of Open Adoption
Dear Reader: I first became interested in open adoption in 1985 when, in my clinical practice, I worked with two little guys adopted from foster care. These boys, ages 7 and 8, were tormented by unanswered questions about their first … Continue reading
Cyma Shapiro Interviews the Authors of The Mother’s Wisdom Deck
Q: Good Day, Niki. Thanks much for our time together. As a creator of Mothering with Soul, you have a unique, purposeful message. Tell me a little more about yourself, your collaborators, and your combined mission. A: Thanks for having … Continue reading
Mush Brain Ramblings (A Commentary on New Older Motherhood)
The whole issue of my age as a mother has never really bothered me. It is a miracle that I have Hope in my world and that both of us are healthy, happy and having such a wonderful time getting … Continue reading
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Old = Dirty? (A Commentary on the UK’s First Response Campaign)
Dear Reader: This commentary is in response to a new ad campaign in Britain sponsored by the pregnancy testing company First Response, which warns young women that their childbearing years are numbered. You can find related articles on midlifemothers/facebook. One of the … Continue reading
Old Enough for Gratitude
My mother just dodged a cancer scare. My uncle is in the middle of one. My brother is having heart problems, and on Sunday I rushed my 2-year-old into the ER with an allergic reaction, that, thank God, resolved itself … Continue reading
Parenting Colour-Blind
I prayed for the woman in Haiti who would be the mother of the child we would be adopting. I felt in my heart it would be a little girl. The required adoption course seemed like a mundane step on … Continue reading
Question: At 42 and still childless, is it time to have a baby with a sperm donor – instead of my long-term boyfriend?
June 20, 2013
Posted in Commentary, Daily Living, In Vitro/Natural Childbirth, Mothers Over 40, Mothers Over 50 | Tagged conceiving after 40, first time mothers over 40, having a baby after 40, mother over 40, pregnancy over 40 | Leave a comment