I gave birth to my beautiful little boy just days before my 55th birthday.  He is now approaching three.  I absolutely Love being a mother.  I am proud to be an Older Mom.  I wish I had the courage to be an older mom just a few years earlier, but am grateful for my son, the love and light of my life.

Advances in medicine and third Party Reproduction have opened possibilities to become a parent in ways unimaginable when I was growing up and fantasizing about my future family.   As I found myself moving through my “childbearing years” without the family of my dreams, I realized my dream would have to take new form.  But coming to this realization was not easy or quick.  The onset of menopause jolted me into my new reality.  Then I took comfort that third party reproduction could allow my “clock to keep ticking”.  However, after a few years I realized that even this route had an expiration date of sorts.

At around 53, still waiting for “Mr. Right” to (re)appear and skittish about doing it on my own, I asked my gynecologist about my window for achieving and sustaining a healthy pregnancy.  While … Continue reading..