We share one woman's pregnancy journey over 40, birth and postpartum every Monday. We laugh, cry, share a little TMI and openly talk about the ones we lost. Our mission is to help women trying to conceive believe pregnancy is possible after 40. We also celebrate and support women who are pregnant through all four trimesters and beyond. Not only is pregnancy is possible over 40, it can also be amazing! It's not too late, and we are not too old!
It's just your podcast host Jamie Massey talking to one woman about her experience and her opinions with her pregnancy over 40. While we do share what doctors have told us and medical stuff, this isn't a show for medical advise.
Hi! Just wanted to let you know there will not be a show this week or next. The plan was to publish a show today about Money during TTC and it was terrible. I couldn't publish it. Instead, I decided to take a break for a few weeks, refresh and come back strong in 2024. I have so much I'm working on behind the scenes, I can't wait to show you! Have a great holiday and I'll see you next year! -Jamie Massey
063. Tara is half English and half American who now lives in New York City. She’s lived in ten countries and recorded the show while visiting family in the Bahamas. Thinking about having children happened decades ago for Tara. In her 30’s Tara calls herself a typical city woman who focused on her career, dated a lot, but no one serious. She ended a five-year relationship at 30, and the question of children was ever present for her. She wasn’t sure if she wanted children, but the idea of freezing...
062. Gayle was pregnant at 42 and 45, but this is her story at 45. Her fiancé, Dean is nine years younger than her. She calls herself an original cougar. They have been together for almost 17 years, so she was ready to have kids before he was. Today, Gayle is a young 49 and lives near London in a place called Brixton with her fiancé and their two children. She always wanted a sibling for her first child, so they would have a close bond like she had with hers. She just couldn’t imagine just havin...
061. Ashlee’s journey to motherhood started when she was just 24 years old. In fact, she’s had babies in her 20’s, 30’s and her last now at 40. She has a three-month-old, a 15 year old, a 13 year old, a 10 year old and an eight year old. In 2020, her fifth pregnancy and birth was a surrogacy. After the surrogacy she felt like her family was complete. It wasn’t two years later when she thought someone was missing. Join us as Ashlee shares how she planned her fifth baby and her tricks for breastfe...
060. Nana is almost 42 and recently married with their son that is four and half months old. When she first got together with her now husband, they were ready to have kids right away. She says it was quite a journey to have her son. Through pregnancy loss at 23 weeks on Christmas Day, her doctor told her not to get pregnant again. Find out her healing strategy and how she got her body ready for pregnancy again. Pregnancy for her was a mental challenge. Find out her journey to her son at 41 and h...
059. Tanika was born and raised in Fresno, California. She currently lives in Manhattan, New York and is a project manager by trade. She had her first daughter at 23 and is a single mother by choice. There was a burning desire in her heart to have another child. She felt like she was meant to shepherd another soul, so she looked up videos on YouTube. She found other single moms by choice and how they built their support system and what it entailed. At 46 years old, she decided to re-embark on mo...
058. Ch-a was born and raised in California, but currently lives in Clearwater, Florida with her four-month old daughter, partner and her mother. From eight years old all the way into her 20’s she was a competitive athlete. She ran track in college and has always been an athlete. She still feels like she benefits from the hard work she’s put her body. She conceived at 45 naturally, but she miscarried. A year later, at 46 trying to have a baby was the last thing on her mind. She had been in Calif...
057. This is a special episode because it’s not just a pregnancy story. This is an overview of Barb’s “a 1,000 tiny steps” to her pregnancy. Barb was a scholarship runner at BU in the eighties and ran for Nike for several years. Barb never planned to have children. She had a pretty rough childhood, so, she wanted to end the cycle of abuse in her family. She didn’t need to be a mother, she was happy being the cool auntie. Instead, she became pregnant but lost her son, Gordy at 25-weeks. It wasn’t...
056. Nisha, from London who is three-months postpartum is sharing her IVF journey at 43. In her 30’s she didn’t know if she wanted to have children. She asked herself in her late 30’s if she would regret not having children, and she firmly said, “yes, I would regret it.” She tried naturally to have children for a year after she got married at 41. It just didn’t happen. It took her awhile to decide if she wanted to put her body through the IVF process. With only a 2% chance of having twins, she r...
055. Maria grew up in Germany but is a Spaniard that now lives in Austin, Texas. She’s always been fit and has lived an active lifestyle. For most of her life, she never thought she wanted to be a mother. At 39, something clicked that changed her mind. She shares her challenging journey to pregnancy with several failed IUI’s. Despite only having morning sickness for one day, she too had her challenges through pregnancy. Join us as she shares her journey to motherhood and the true meaning of her ...
054. This is our one-year anniversary show! I am talking about believing pregnancy is possible over 40, so we can have a better TTC experience. We are looking at how I believe, the process I go through, and a list of thoughts that have helped me. If you are pregnant, this works for believing anything. This episode has nothing to do with religion or God or faith or whatever upper power you believe. My goal is not to tell you that if you believe hard enough, you will get pregnant. Our experience g...
053. Heather joins us from Canberra, Australia to share her third pregnancy at 41. She didn’t think her family was complete after her second daughter, but as the years went by, she wasn’t sure it was going to happen. Join us as she tells us how it only took one holiday to have a great third pregnancy. Her goal of the pregnancy was to never see a doctor her entire pregnancy. She also explains how food played a role in her pregnancy to control gestational diabetes, and how labor stalled after goin...
052. Typically we share pregnancy stories of women over 40. Today's show is a little different because I've been on vacation. In this episode, I finally share the story of the day we transferred our first embryo using donor eggs. I also share three things past guests have shared that have stuck with me and three thoughts I've been thinking that have helped me through my journey. It's not that my story doesn't have a happy ending, my story just isn't finished yet.
051. Sabrina, from Baltimore is sharing her pregnancy at 41. She is a lawyer and judge by day and a fitness instructor by night for fun. Her mom always told her from a young age that their family was fertile. She assumed it was just something ‘mom’s say’ and didn’t put much thought into it. She had never been on birth control, but she hadn’t been in a serious relationship until her current partner. She never thought she needed to be on birth control, but she never had the chance to test it. She ...
050. Sonia’s journey started on her first date with her husband when she was just 37. She said she wanted to have a baby. She would move on if he didn’t. A year later she was trying to conceive. A cycling crash, multiple surgeries, and four failed IUI’s later she was still on her journey. She was committed to IVF. Join us as Sonia tells us her emotional journey to a rough pregnancy and fearful birth to her daughter with donor eggs at 44. It wasn’t until Sonia held her daughter for the first time...
049. Coco has been writing and singing since she was ten years old and dreams of being Chrissy Hinde of The Pretenders. She met her husband at just 18 years old through their love of music. She didn’t think she was a ‘kid-person’ but had been thinking about motherhood. At 39, she saw a sign and immediately stopped birth control. Her mother was ill while she was trying but wanted her to hold on to see her grandchild. Join us as we share Coco's amazing pregnancy, challenging birth, and the transit...
048. Jamey’s journey to motherhood started when she was 30 years old the summer before her wedding. She wanted to start a family right away and knew time wasn’t on her side. Her ten-year journey started out with IUI’s, then IVF, then donor eggs, and finally embryo adoption. Join us as she shares how it got her to exactly where she was supposed to be with an easy pregnancy. She was eleven-weeks postpartum during the recording of the show. Resources: Join the community waitlist! Be a part of the a...
047. Joy is an athlete from a small town in Oregon who made changes in her diet to improve her gut health. Those changes impacted her cycle. She thought she was perimenopausal but instead was pregnant at 42. She ran her best race and had COVID but didn’t know she was pregnant yet. Having a third baby wasn’t her plan. Find out how she turned this into exciting news and was the best pregnancy and recovery of her three pregnancies. Resources: Join the community waitlist! Be a part of the anniversar...
046. Amelie, from Belgium is on to share her pregnancy at 41. She spent a year trying to conceive before she saw a fertility doctor. Before the testing was even completed, she canceled it all because it caused too much stress and anxiety. Find out how long after until she became pregnant, and how she kept the gender a secret from everyone including her husband. Despite the stress of fertility testing, she remained calm and peaceful throughout her pregnancy. Resources: Join the community waitlist...
045. Jake grew up in the entertainment industry and later joined a Canadian country band called Farmers Daughter. In her 40’s she accepted being just an aunt until an old love came back in her life for her to realize she wanted a family. Her doctor only gave her a 5% chance of conceiving with donor eggs at 51. Find out how they found their egg donor and struggled through 5 transfers before she became pregnant with her daughter. Resources: Join the community waitlist! Leave feedback for the podca...
044. Jenna’s motherhood journey started at just 17 years old. After her fourth baby at 38, she didn’t think her family was complete. Four miscarriages later, Jenna had hope it was going to be the next one. Pregnant again at 43, she started bleeding at 9 weeks and assumed the worst. She went to the hospital to be seen about her broke hand and tailbone when an ultrasound showed a healthy growing baby. Join us how she spent most of the pregnancy vomiting and just how she decided she was going to de...
043. Alissa has been an entrepreneur her entire adult life and has never worked for anyone but herself since she graduated college. She was a hairdresser for 18 years then started a fabric store to give herself more freedom. She wanted a child and knew it would be on her own with the support of her sister and mom. Join us as Alissa went from her list of sperm donors to her solo journey to motherhood at 41. Alissa has a 14-month-old son and is a single mom by choice. Resources: Join the community...
042. Jodie, from Alabama is on to share her pregnancy at 40. She had her first son when she was just 18 years old. Now, she is a grandmother with eight kids at home. Her 4th pregnancy was an ectopic where her tube ruptured. Her last three pregnancies have been home births and she performs her own prenatal care. She charts her cycle and has fully educated herself on birth over the years. Join us as Jodie shares how she had a powerful unassisted hospital birth. Resources: Join the community waitli...
041. Sophia, from London is on to share her pregnancy at 40. Her children are almost 3 and 4 years old and exactly one year apart. Her pregnancy with her daughter was in 2020. It gave her stress and anxiety, so this isn’t one of those ‘perfect’ pregnancies. I believe it’s important to share all pregnancy stories. Join us as we find out how both of her children were born on the same day. Fun Fact: It was her wedding anniversary the day we recorded this. Resources: Join the community waitlist! Ove...
040. We have Tracy on from Michigan. She was 41 during her pregnancy with her second child and the daughter she dreamed. After being hospitalized for two weeks, she came home deciding she needed to work on herself and be strong for her son. She wasn’t planning to get pregnant. In fact, she gave up on the idea of having a second child after loss. The day she got back to her pre-pregnancy weight was the day she found out she was pregnant with her daughter. Find out how she was able to have a 1-pus...
039. We have Audrey from South Carolina. She was 40 during her pregnancy with her fifth child that was three months old during the recording. She wasn’t planning to get pregnant. If it happens, it happens. She actually doesn’t like being pregnant. Before, Audrey focused on pregnancy and birth. This time, she wanted to focus all on postpartum after she planned for a water birth. Join us as Audrey tells how she found out she was pregnant to her delivery in the shower and her healing postpartum jou...
038. We have La-Anna from Baltimore, Maryland. She was 40 during her pregnancy with her second daughter and is one year old now. La-Anna is the creator of Hope Still Stands which is based on her journey from self-hatred to hope. Dealing with infertility, low self-worth, mental health issues are just a few things she overcame in her journey. She shares her story to inspire and ignite hope in others. She’s in search of other women with two uteruses just like her to support and spread awareness. Re...
037. Sam joins us to share her solo journey pregnancy story at 42. I'm happy to celebrate Sam and the other single mothers by choice. Travel is Sam's life: she’s been to 72 countries and 7 continents and has lived in 3 different countries. Her life’s goal is to work to travel, but that has changed since her 40 birthday where her fertility journey began. She moved to Australia from New York City when she was 29 weeks pregnant to be closer to family. Resources: Join the community waitlist! Over 40...
036. We have Jo McDonald on from Northern Ireland who is intuitive mama coach. She has three children, 12, 9 and 1 year old. Because of the age gap, people assume her third baby was an accident. She says no, this one has been so longed for. Join us today to see how Jo’s time helped her grow the strength and courage to become a mom again at 40. Resources: Join the community waitlist! Over 40 Fabulous and Pregnant on Instagram Jo on Instagram https://intuitivemamacoach.com/ Doona Car seat/stroller...
035. Tamika, from Georgia who is the creator of the Facebook group: Pregnancy After Forty Private Group and author of 40 plus Fertility Tips is on to share her pregnancies at 41 and 43. She has three children: her daughter when she was 25 as a single parent, then she married at 41 and had her two sons after that. See how release led to her two sons.
