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Found In…

Welcome to our newest incarnation, “Found In…” We will feature blog posts and articles found on other sites which address topics germane to and involving new midlife mothers. This is our first blog post…Found In…News Mirror – UK, by Danny Buckland ” Surge in mid-life mothers leave doctors worried over health risks” – 5/26/2010

The number of 40-year-old mothers has almost trebled over the last two decades.

Data published yesterday showed 26,976 40-year-olds had babies in 2009 compared with 9,336 in 1989 and 14,252 in 1999. […]

How the Sandwich Generation Can Help Their Parents Create a Legacy of Meaning

By Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D. and Phyllis Goldberg, Ph. D.

With the high price of gasoline, are you thinking of canceling your vacation trip? This summer more and more Sandwiched Boomers are reducing their carbon footprint by taking “staycations” with their families. Why drive to a resort when there are community swimming pools around the corner? Why plan a remote getaway when you can relax in the beauty and serenity near you? You don’t need to travel to the city for excitement when you can create your own at home. […]

Infertility Myths

By Alice Domar, PhD

In honor of National Infertility Week April 24 – 30, 2011

Myth: If you just relax, you will get pregnant.

Truth: If only it were that easy! The fact is, the vast majority of individuals who have infertility have a medical reason, not a stress-related one. Upwards of 90% of all infertility cases are caused by physical problems. In the female partner, the major causes of infertility are absent or irregular ovulation, blocked fallopian tubes, abnormalities in the uterus, and endometriosis (a chronic painful condition where tissue from the lining of the uterus migrates into the pelvis and attaches to the reproductive organs). The male partner can have issues with sperm production which can lead to too few sperm, sperm which can’t swim correctly, and abnormally shaped sperm. […]

A Personal Story Celebrating Autism Awareness Month, April

by Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson

Denial is a powerful thing. But denial does not ultimately serve us well. It may keep the pain of truth away for a period of time, but it only serves to make the truth harder to bear once we face it. The most dangerous aspect of denial is that it keeps us from moving forward on a journey that we must ultimately take. […]

Putting the Children First

by Andrea Lynn

I came to motherhood late, which means I spent many years – most of my life – putting myself first. I’ve always been single, and independent, so I’ve had to take care of myself. But I’ve also been able to indulge myself. To eat what I wanted, when I wanted. To go out. To read. To sleep in. To exercise. To travel. To change my schedule at the drop of a hat. To save money and to spend money. Years and years – okay, decades – of worrying only about myself, my happiness, my comfort, my success. […]

Surrender to the Wind

by Valerie Gillies

We have them, in tightly balled fists. Carefully chosen, each has been kept for a good reason. Most felt deliciously smooth when acquired—just right. Now, they cut us like sharp bits of gravel. Yet, to toss them out is more than we can bear. Instead we withstand pain, expend energy, and often go through extreme gyrations to hold on to them. What are they? […]

Kodak Moments

by Cyma Shapiro

Yesterday, my son bounded up to me with so much energy and unbridled joy that I thought I would burst with pride. A few days ago, my daughter smiled her goofy school-girl smile and I promised myself that that image would remain an indelible mark on my brain until the day I die. […]

Rebonding With Your Husband in Midlife (AKA: Of Men and Manure)

by Julie Donner Andersen

Another secret to surviving marriage in midlife is to share a hobby together, say the experts. It will renew your bond, and give you something to talk about over dinner besides the war in the Middle East or the irony of how your youngest kid resembles the mailman, they advise. […]

Possibility

by Robin Gorman Newman

I need to feel like life holds possibility.

Since becoming a midlife mother, there are days when things feel so predictable, almost stagnant, that I find myself questioning my choice to parent. Being a stay at home mom who works from home in the suburbs was my choice, but it doesn’t come naturally to me. I know there’s a big world out there that doesn’t involve scheduling play dates, bath time, homework, etc., and I crave it. […]

The Changing Body

by Peg O'Neill

Like many women of various ages, I have an old pair of jeans in my closet that no longer fits. Why I haven’t donated them to some anonymous, younger, lithe woman who shops at the Goodwill store is complicated, and not entirely clear even to myself. But I think it has something to do with a belief, or hope, that I’ll be able to fit into them again, no problem, with just a subtle tweaking of my activity level and eating habits. […]

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