An unhealthy first marriage resulted in an unhealthy, overweight, stay-at-home mom of 3 boys for our guest Melinda for years. As a divorcee, she then became responsible for caring for and financially supporting her sons and she didn’t know what to do. Unhappy with her own physical appearance, Melinda lacked the self-confidence to even go out and apply for a job. Determined to change that though, Melinda transformed not only her body, but her life altogether. At 40 years old she was in better hea...
Jan 17, 2022•53 min
Mom at 44; Author at 46; Cancer-Kicker at 48; YouTuber at 50! After becoming a mother for the first time at 44 years old, writing a book titled, "The Joy of Later Motherhood" and then becoming a mentor and fertility coach, Bettina Gordon - Wayne empowers women from all over the world by living and promoting her "It's Never Too Late to Live the Life You Love, Reinvent Successfully, and Defy Aging Along the Way!" mantra. In this Pregnancy After 40 Podcast interview, Bettina shares her life journey...
Nov 14, 2021•1 hr 4 min
While both of Mary Beth’s pregnancies were relatively healthy at 38 and 41, she is very candid in this “Pregnancy After 40” episode about the mental and physical toll that pregnancy had on her which prevented her from truly enjoying the time she spent carrying her daughters. During this journey, Mary Beth talks about how her initial reluctance in having to visit both her OB and MFM Specialist on different days during her 3rd trimester ended up being a lifesaver for her daughter and led to her be...
Sep 07, 2021•57 min
Brief Summary: An easy natural conception for her first child at 39 years old led Leann and her husband to believe that it would not take that long to conceive their second child. Several years later with a miscarriage along the way, Leann shares her “Pregnancy After 40” story and journey, including an emergency induction due to high blood pressure which turned into preeclampsia. Many hours later, Leann’s daughter was born several weeks early and had to return to the hospital days after being di...
Jul 11, 2021•58 min
In this solo episode with Host, Michelle Johnson, she talks about the following: * Overview of her over 40 pregnancies & update * The importance of prioritizing your health & mental well-being * 5 Things to Expect when you get pregnant at 40 and older * Future of this Podcast * 2 Huge Announcements ______________________________________________________________________ Women's First presents the... "FERTILITY & PREGNANCY EXPO" on April 30, 2022! Pre-register today at www.pregnancyafte...
Jun 27, 2021•43 min
Brief Summary: In this 2 part episode, Linsey Griffith, Doula and founder of "The Ohio Doula" group, shares her experience as a surrogate for 2 different couples, how and why she choose to be a surrogate. She also explains her perspective of how she felt about carrying and delivering a baby for another couple, how she coped emotionally and how she explained it to her children when the babies didn’t come home with her after all was said and done. ABOUT LINSEY GRIFFITH: Linsey Griffith has been a ...
Jun 20, 2021•34 min
In this 2 part episode interview, Linsey Griffith, Doula and founder of "The Ohio Doula" group, shares her expertise on the increasingly popular HYPNOBIRTHING technique during labor, placenta encapsulation process and procedure, and why so many women are now requesting PLACENTA ENCAPSULATION immediately after birth! ABOUT LINSEY GRIFFITH: Linsey Griffith has been a birth professional for over 11 years. and has attended over 225 births. She is a compassionate and experienced Doula, Childbirth Edu...
Jun 13, 2021•40 min
In this 2-part episode, Emilia shares how her first miscarriage was one of the most devastating experiences that she had ever experienced. To get through it all, Emelia not only founded a community of women who had previous pregnancy losses, but she also wrote a book about her experience to process the trauma and subsequently changed her whole lifestyle. Her change in lifestyle included quitting her high stress job and nutritional supplements that she attributes to her finally being able to conc...
May 30, 2021•30 min
In this 2-part episode, Emilia shares how her first miscarriage was one of the most devastating experiences that she had ever experienced. To get through it all, Emelia not only founded a community of women who had previous pregnancy losses, but she also wrote a book about her experience to process the trauma and subsequently changed her whole lifestyle. Her change in lifestyle included quitting her high-stress job and nutritional supplements that she attributes to her finally being able to conc...
May 23, 2021•29 min
In this episode, Dr. Emily Kiberd shares how she helps women struggling with Postpartum thyroiditis, Hashimoto’s and how to workout without burning out as a new mama so you can feel your best and show up for the people that matter the most. ABOUT DR. EMILY T. KIBERD: After having her first baby, Dr. Kiberd was chronically sick and didn’t feel like herself. She was: *Exhausted even after sleeping 14 hours a night *Gaining weight no matter how much she worked out *Struggled to finish her sentences...
May 16, 2021•42 min
Traveling the world as a member of a singing group in her 20’s and 30’s, Jake reconnected with her life’s true love in her 40’s and immediately went to a reproductive specialist to try to conceive a baby while she had time. After multiple losses and procedures throughout the years and being told that she had a less than 5% chance of having a viable pregnancy, Jake got pregnant via egg donation from a younger family member. While Jake had several issues during her pregnancy, she ultimately gave b...
May 09, 2021•53 min
Join us this episode as Ryan Kipping, a clinically trained Registered Dietitian Nutritionist, Certified Lactation Educator, and Author of "The Feel-Good Pregnancy Cookbook" shares how she helps women feel confident in their ability to properly nourish a growing baby through a real food approach. ABOUT RYANN KIPPING: Ryann is the founder of The Prenatal Nutritionist, a virtual nutrition private practice, which focuses on preparing women for pregnancy and conquering nutrition during and after preg...
Apr 25, 2021•32 min
Being proactive about freezing her eggs “before it was too late” in her 30’s, Katie thought this was the responsible thing to do after her recent divorce until Mr. Right came along. A few years later, Katie met her husband at 41 years old and when they married they immediately transferred Katie’s eggs, but it unsuccessful by all accounts. As a result, the couple was told that Katie had a less than 1% chance of conceiving with her own eggs and was advised to use an egg donor. Believing what the d...
Apr 18, 2021•50 min
In this episode, Freya Morani, Birth Doula and Wellness & Fertility Consultant shares how diet and nutrition can and will improve your fertility and the services that she offers as a birth doula. About Freya Morani: Freya Mórani is the Founder and CEO of RootMama. She is a certified doula, trained breastfeeding educator, childbirth educator, and wellness coach. She provides intuitive and professional support to women, infants, and families during preconception, pregnancy, birth, and postpart...
Apr 11, 2021•41 min
After having a highly lucrative career and achieving financial success, Q didn’t stress about having a baby until one day she realized that she was in her 40’s and was missing the one thing that would make her life complete – a baby. To avoid spending too much time trying to conceive naturally on her own, Q and her husband sought the assistance of Fertility Specialists to help them have a baby after several months of trying. With no known infertility issues, Q was unaware of the emotional and ph...
Apr 04, 2021•38 min
After having a highly lucrative career and achieving financial success, Q didn’t stress about having a baby until one day she realized that she was in her 40’s and was missing the one thing that would make her life complete – a baby. To avoid spending too much time trying to conceive naturally on her own, Q and her husband sought the assistance of Fertility Specialists to help them have a baby after several months of trying. With no known infertility issues, Q was unaware of the emotional and ph...
Apr 04, 2021•43 min
In this episode, Deb Flashenberg, a Prenatal and Postnatal Yoga Director & Childbirth Educator and Founder of the "Prenatal Yoga Center" discusses: * How the "Prenatal Yoga Center" Guides you through the sometimes bumpy road of pregnancy, birth, and parenthood; * How she educates women to make informed decisions about their unique pregnancy and birth allowing them to be an active participant in this experience; *How Yoga provides more ease, balance, and comfort to your body to help you have ...
Mar 28, 2021•45 min
Sophia was told in 2017 by her doctor that she would not need birth control because she had huge fibroids and endometriosis and informed that pregnancy was not possible. She accepted the fact that she wouldn’t have any more children but continued to suffer with the pain associated with having fibroids a few more years until it was unbearable. She was advised that the only way to alleviate the pain caused by the fibroids was to have a hysterectomy. Being in her 40’s already and already having 2 o...
Mar 14, 2021•40 min
Casey Seiden, a registered dietitian and certified diabetes care and education specialist, has a passion for helping women to eat well together with their diabetes. She helps women with gestational diabetes, pre-diabetes, and type II diabetes have balanced blood sugars, all while feeling less stressed and trapped by a restrictive diet plan. Nutrition looks different for each of us, but Casey believes that delicious food should always be the foundation. As a food-loving dietitian, Casey’s mission...
Mar 01, 2021•34 min
Not having been on any form of birth control since her mid 30’s, neither Jessica, her husband or her 14-year-old daughter expected her to have a baby at 41 years old. And while Jessica and her husband soon embraced the arrival of a new baby, their daughter, who vehemently opposed having a sibling, was a harder sell. Having to deal their daughter’s shock and anger in having a new baby in the home, this was the hardest part of Jessica’s pregnancy, but she shares how the couple was able to overcome...
Feb 14, 2021•50 min
Ashley Brichter, a certified childbirth educator, birth and postpartum doula, and lactation counselor is the founder of Birth Smarter, which provides relevant and inclusive education for expectant parents virtually across the world. With over a decade of experience supporting new parents, Ashley provides one-on-one support, group classes, lectures, and distance learning for the perinatal population and the professionals who serve them. After the birth of her first child in 2014, Ashley became dr...
Jan 31, 2021•55 min
With her husband being told flat out that he would never be able to have children, both Joanna and her husband were shocked and excited when they found out that they were expecting a baby together. However, being treated for anxiety and a degenerative disc condition for years, fear and paranoia reared their ugly heads during this pregnancy for Joanna, especially since her doctor was constantly reminding her of all the risks of having a baby at 42 years old. Joanna shares how she was weaned from ...
Jan 17, 2021•26 min
Defining herself as a “Realist but also an Optimist” who treats patients, not numbers on paper, Dr. Ellen Wood has over 20 years of infertility experience and shares how she helps women in achieving their dreams of conceiving and having a baby at an advanced age. An advocate of achieving that dream using various methods, Dr. Wood gives advice and suggestions on conceiving regardless of the method, including naturally, hormone therapy, IUI, IVF and/or Egg Donation and more. Dr. Wood is board cert...
Jan 03, 2021•1 hr 3 min
Already having 4 children, with her youngest being 14 years old, and thinking that she was done having children and accepting the fact that she was pre-menopausal, Rachel was stunned when she found out that she was unknowingly 18 weeks pregnant. Initially being concerned about having a baby at this age, Rachel soon embraced this pregnancy and chronicled her entire Pregnancy After 40 Journey on Instagram. Hailing from Australia, super positive and motivational, and refreshingly honest, Rachel had...
Dec 20, 2020•1 hr 2 min
As a result of Dr. Robert Setton and his wife struggling with infertility and conceiving a baby on their own, he decided to changed his medical specialty from cardiology to reproductive endocrinology to assist other women and their partners to conceive. Experiencing several failed IVF transfers and being told that his wife would never be able to conceive using her own eggs at 40 years old, nothing was further from the truth as the couple conceived their oldest child on their 6th IVF transfer and...
Dec 06, 2020•1 hr 1 min
As an athlete all of her life, Kelly was devastated when she became disabled as a result of a spinal condition in her early 30’s. Soon confined to a wheelchair Kelly found peace and encouragement in her friend turned husband, who was also disabled. Desiring to have children, despite their disabilities, the couple tried numerous unsuccessful rounds of IVF and eventually gave up and instead adopted their daughter. However, wanting their daughter to grow up with a sibling, Kelly and her husband dec...
Nov 22, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Jenny’s first pregnancy in her 20’s ended tragically when she went into preterm labor and had to deliver her son 24 weeks due to having an incompetent cervix. Understandably devastated, Jenny and her husband tried to conceive several years later and began taking progesterone to support her pregnancy. Unfortunately, Jenny suffered a total of 6 miscarriages and finally gave up. Once she let her dream of having a baby go, one night she was advised to take a pregnancy test and to her surprise she wa...
Nov 09, 2020•50 min
After 14 years of unsuccessfully trying to have a baby both on her own and via IVF multiple times, Sara and her husband began to accept the fact that they wouldn’t have any children, especially after being diagnosed with PCOS, Type 1 Diabetes and an autoimmune disease in her teens. Sara never had periods on her own unless she was put on medication or hormones to force them happen. With IVF treatments she was able to conceive yet suffered countless miscarriages over the years. As a result, it was...
Oct 25, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Despite being pregnant 6 times and this being her 5th baby, this pregnancy at 40 years old proved to be the most challenging of them all for Tanya. After miscarrying her first child due to an incompetent cervix, Tanya was all too familiar with needing and having a cerclage for the remainder of her pregnancies in order to successfully deliver. However, during this pregnancy at 40 years old, not only did she have her cerclage done early in the pregnancy, Tanya also experienced a subchorionic hemor...
Oct 11, 2020•33 min
Despite being pregnant 6 times and this being her 5th baby, this pregnancy at 40 years old proved to be the most challenging of them all for Tanya. After miscarrying her first child due to an incompetent cervix, Tanya was all too familiar with needing and having a cerclage for the remainder of her pregnancies in order to successfully deliver. However, during this pregnancy at 40 years old, not only did she have her cerclage done early in the pregnancy, Tanya also experienced a subchorionic hemor...
Sep 27, 2020•31 min
