On episode 35, we have Tamika Michelle Johnson on to share her pregnancy stories at 41 and 43. Originally, Tamika is from Connecticut, but she moved to Georgia almost 30 years. She has three children: her daughter she had when she was 25 as a single parent, then she got married at 41 and had her two sons after that. I guess it’s true, I turned 40 and I’m not able to conceive. She’s known her husband for about 14 years, but they weren’t together until she was 40 and he was 47. Together they wanted to have children together. She’s heard all of the ‘statics’ about pregnancy after 35. She though ..read more

On episode 34, we have Leah from New Jersey who is a wife, mother and life coach and meditation teacher. She’s been a meditation teacher for 15 years and a yoga instructor living on Miami beach. She recently moved to New Jersey. At 39, Leah was living in South Beach and didn’t feel like she had a clue who to date. She never dated the ‘dad’ type guys. She found a really nice guy, but he was 11 years younger than her. They were in a relationship for about a year when she realized she wanted to settle down, get married and start a family. He was 28 and wasn’t ready. They broke up when she was 40 ..read more

On episode 33, we have Caryn from South Carolina who is a wife, mother and fertility coach. She has three kids with her husband. Her oldest is 16, middle is 11 and her youngest is 8. She is on today to share her pregnancy story at 42. Before we get into her pregnancy at 42, we need to start from the beginning of her fertility journey. It wasn’t an easy one. She thought once you want to get pregnant no matter what age, she was going to get pregnant. That didn’t happen. She went through IVF with her first child. It was so easy, she thought. She assumed it would be just as easy for the other preg ..read more

On episode 31, we have Bethany from Massachusetts who is a holistic yoga teacher and a mother to two. She had secondary infertility. She was pregnant at 30 and 40 years old with 4 failed IVF transfers in between. She never gave up hope, though. During this recording, her sons are ten and the other will be one in June. Her first pregnancy, she calls a honeymoon baby, immediately pregnant after she got married at 30 years old. After the birth of her first, she was diagnosed during postpartum with thyroid issues. It led her down a holistic health journey that inspired her to become a yoga teacher ..read more

On episode 30, we have Victoria Lauture Ducker, host of New Mommy at 40 and myself on to discuss pregnancy loss. Next week we are back to sharing pregnancy stories over 40. I think it’s important we as women talk about loss. Victoria had a great pregnancy at 40 and is a mother to a three year old, but she has also dealt with loss. We shared her pregnancy story at 40 on episode 14.  I’ve had two miscarriages, an ectopic pregnancy where I lost my fallopian tube, and a failed round of IVF where I didn’t make to transfer day. Know you aren’t alone if you’ve gone through loss. For this show we ..read more

On episode 29, we have Mary from Fort Worth, Texas who is a homeschool mom of seven. Her and her husband have been married 16 years and their seven kids together range from 14 years old down to 9 months.  She was pregnant at 40 and 44. They had a miscarriage with the first baby. Surprised with the second. That’s when they didn’t try or prevent pregnancies. After they had four babies, she had a miscarriage, then had a few years of a break. Their 5th baby was a surprise at 38. She wanted one more but she wasn’t willing to try. With the disappointment of two miscarriages, she hesitated to tr ..read more

On episode 28, we have Ellie from Melbourne, Australia who is a mom of three and works in technology. She has two daughters from a previous relationship who are sixteen and ten. She thought her motherhood journey was finished. She calls it a midlife moment when her relationship wasn’t what she wanted out of life. She took a risk to end the relationship and rebuilt her life where she’s in a happy and loving relationship with her partner. Her partner has an 18 year old from a previous relationship. They’ve talked about having a baby together. She wished she could give him a baby but she said she ..read more

On episode 26, we have Janilyn that lives in Arlington, Texas but is from a tiny town in south Texas only known for being George Straight’s hometown. She was 41 during her pregnancy with her daughter. Janilyn’s journey to motherhood started over ten years ago. She says she wasn’t planning to get pregnant, but she was pregnant at 32 years old. She was shocked and scared. It took her a few days to come around. Her life wasn’t where she expected it to be. She had a house with her husband, but she didn’t have the job she wanted nor insurance. She became excited after a few days. About a week later ..read more

On episode 25, we have Sharon from New York who is a massage therapist, a student of nutrition and a personal trainer. She was 50 during her pregnancy. She has a 12 year old son while her partner is 61 who has a forty-year-old daughter and three teenage grand kids. Together, they have their 16-month-old daughter. He didn’t look at my family history, physical condition, pregnancy history or menstrual history. He said, “46, no.” Sharon always wanted a family, but she didn’t want one until she was ready to support everyone. She worked her way up through the corporate ladder and became a financi ..read more

On episode 24 we have Bianca from Scotland, who is a community nurse and mother to 7 children. She was pregnant at 42 and currently 34 weeks pregnant at 48. She says she never set out to have a big family. Bianca didn’t think her family was complete when she was 42. She hadn’t been trying long. She has a very regular 28-day cycle. She says as regular as clockwork, so when her cycle was late she suspected she was pregnant. She was at a job she hated, and she was back for only about 4 months from maternity leave with her last baby. It only took a few cycles to get pregnant. She couldn’t believe ..read more