Show Notes
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 was pregnant again. She immediately began taking progesterone again and delivered her first son at 38 years old. And her second at 42 years old. And then her third at 45 years old. Now with 2 boys and a girl, all naturally conceived, Jenny is truly a testament to “delay is not denial!” Despite being diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes while pregnant with her second son, it never went away and she was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes after his birth which she has been able to control with her diet. An amazing story of grief and hopelessness to surprise and elation, Jenny is an inspiration. To hear more, tune in to this episode for Jenny’s full Pregnancy after 40 Journey and Story.
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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 health than she had ever been and was involved with a great man to whom she married shortly thereafter. Melinda’s amazing health journey led to increased fertility and she conceived shortly after getting married to the love of her life.
Mom at 44; Author at 46; Cancer-Kicker at 48; YouTuber at 50!
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 being induced. She also shares how chiropractic treatments helped alleviate some of her pregnancy-related ailments, both of her traumatic deliveries, and destigmatizing Postpartum Depression (PPD).
Brief Summary:
In this solo episode with Host, Michelle Johnson, she talks about the following: