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. Then three surgeries to rectify it all,” she shared. Kimberly now has functional hypothalamic amenorrhea, meaning her period has not returned, and is experiencing very low or nonexistent reproductive hormone levels. “It has been a rough ride and I'm sure it’s somehow connected to age and what's required to be pregnant at this age,” she said.
Katherine M., from Delray Beach, FL, had her first baby at 22 and then another at 38. In her county, the average age for first-time moms is 27, so Katherine knows what it’s like to be a “young” mom and an “old” mom. “I find that I am more patient and not as concerned with appearances as I was when I was much younger,” she told me.
While older moms might have a harder time bending down, many of them also noted that they’re more likely to have their overall lives together. Christina E., an American expat who currently lives in Dublin, Ireland, told me that she doesn’t think the relationships she had in her 20s would have withstood the challenges of parenting. As mentioned above, she was 38 when her son was born, and today she also appreciates the financial stability she achieved before becoming a parent.
Christina also believes that the confidence that comes with age helps you navigate the world of parenting. “Given all the judgement heaped on mothers, I find it easier to let that go. I can blow off comments that probably would have really upset me 10 or 15 years ago,” she admitted. As for the cons, Christina pointed out that having kids later means you're automatically limiting the size of your family.
And while she has more financial stability, that also has a flip side: “I fear they are materialistic because they haven’t grown up with the financial limits I had at their age. I should have decided ahead of time how to teach my kids minimalism instead of being so excited to give them everything.” Of course, individual life expectancies can vary, and it's hard to predict what will happen so far in the future.
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