A few years ago I was 35, just married, and ready to have a baby. I’d spent most of my adult life actively trying to avoid pregnancy, and then, poof, it was what I wanted most. I was scared I’d waited too long because of everything I’d ever heard about women and 35 and all that.
I started asking friends and even women I’d just met how they’d gotten pregnant. Once you start getting real about this, it’s amazing what you hear.
I had never assumed the journey to parenthood was easy, though for some friends it was. What surprised me was how hard it had been for so many people I cared about.
Excerpt from Kerry Shaw’s article in MindBodyGreen- Read more.