Pregnancy
Trying
Being Pregnant
Giving Birth
Postpartum
Infertility
Baby
Feeding
Sleeping
Teething
Baby Health
Kids
Toddler
Little Kids
Bigger Kids
Family
Food
Parenting
Travel
Home
Fun
Education
Shopping
Product Reviews
Gift Guides
Gear
You
Women's Health
Sex and Relationships
Style and Beauty
Newsletters
Maternal age
Parenting
After you turn 40, being a mom gets better than ever
Turning 40 isn't as scary as it seems. Knowing who you are, combined with finally getting a good night's sleep, is a recipe for a great decade.
Joanna Myers
5 minutes
Family life
8 things not to say to an older mom with a baby
"You are so brave. How do you have the energy? I can’t imagine having kids at your age." If you think this is a compliment, we have some news for you.
Athena Reich
5 minutes
Trying to conceive
What an ovarian reserve test can tell you about your fertility
Did your doctor recommend an ovarian reserve test? Here’s what the test can tell you and how it might help guide your fertility options.
Raina Delisle
5 minutes
Trying to conceive
What are your odds of getting pregnant each month?
Get the real numbers on how likely you are to get pregnant each month, at every age, and how to increase those odds to get pregnant faster.
Alex Mlynek
3 minutes
Trying to conceive
The best age to have a baby
There are all kinds of pros and cons to having children later in life. But could there be a perfect time to get pregnant?
Wendy Haaf
4 minutes
Trying to conceive
How I'm building my family with donor eggs and sperm
At the age of 36, I still hadn't found a partner to build a family with, so I decided to do it alone.
Athena Reich
8 minutes
Parenting
This was not my dream. But I’m glad I chose to be a single mom
This was not my dream. My dream was to live happily ever after! But if I kept waiting for one dream to happen, I might miss out entirely on both.
Athena Reich
8 minutes
Trying to conceive
Getting pregnant after 40
Here are the statistics, tips and info you'll need to know if you're planning on getting pregnant after 40.
Karen Robock
6 minutes
Being pregnant
Being 40 and pregnant is the new normal
For the first time in recorded Canadian history, mothers over 40 are officially having more kids than teens are.
Meagan Campbell
4 minutes
Advertisement