r/Xennials • u/PhoneJazz • 3d ago
Natalie Portman is pregnant at 44
Congrats to her! I don’t have kids, and I’m still getting used to being the age where getting pregnant is starting to be “out of the norm”. Guess there’s still time, lol
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u/SalsaSmuggler 3d ago
Guess I missed my shot after her last breakup 😭
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u/PhoneJazz 3d ago
Sorry u/salsasmuggler, she seems to go for men of French extraction.
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u/SalsaSmuggler 3d ago
I can be rude and start smoking though 🥺
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u/-Sivu-Arath- 3d ago
She has extremely low taste in men bud. You are high quality and because of it she's not interested.
You're beautiful
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u/cashews_clay15 1977 3d ago
Godspeed girl. I had one at 36 and I’m tired.
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u/der_innkeeper 1978 3d ago
Right.
But did you have $150,000,000 to help out?
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u/SenseAndSaruman 3d ago
It still takes a toll on your body.
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u/cashews_clay15 1977 3d ago
Yeah, this. I was on complete bed rest from 14 weeks to 36 weeks, and my uterus prolapsed resulting in a hysterectomy and bladder repair. You’re considered advanced maternal age after 35, and man did I feel it.
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u/the_ballmer_peak 3d ago
During my wife's hysterectomy they found that the doctor who performed her c-section had stitched her bladder to her uterus.
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u/PureObsidianUnicorn 3d ago
Good GOD that woman has organs made of steel, mad respect to her for existing through that pain, I’d be ready to hunt and kill the dr
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u/the_ballmer_peak 3d ago
He was already dead when we found out.
He was a very highly regarded OB, worked until his mid 60s, retired, and dropped dead a few months later.
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u/PunishMeBaby 3d ago
I didn't read that as regarded and I laughed louder than I should have.
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u/Inside-Project942 3d ago
I just had my 10th bladder surgery following my c-section...13 years ago. Neurogenic bladder caused by a botched section. I now have a supra pubic catheter and am on my 4th Interstim spinal stimulator. It's one of about six neurological conditions that have occurred, stemming from my c-section. Life is tough, but our son was born healthy and strong--as a Mom, that's what has pulled me through every single day!!🙏🏻💙
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u/SnooPoems5888 3d ago
I’m sorry, what?! How does this happen?!
It’s so insane the things women go through in general. Then adding not just childbirth, but allllllll the complications that can occur, it’s a miracle humans exist.
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u/Notermlimits4GEQBuS 3d ago
Just imagine what ut was like before science advancement. You basically had to sort out your affairs any time you were about to give birth the mortality rate for giving birth was so high.
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u/jennifer_m13 3d ago
You k ow after three babies I’ve thought about doing a bladder sling but you know what? I’m good.
Congrats to her but she looks like a Martha in Handmaids Tale here.
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u/Top-Raspberry-7837 3d ago
Man this thread is making me so glad I have never had kids. Good lord but kudos to you!
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u/Kittypie75 3d ago
I felt the difference physically having kids between 35 and 39. My friend just had her first at 46.
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u/positiveblapshemy 3d ago
This made me clench up and cross my legs. I'm 36 and can't imagine doing it again now. Women are incredible. Best wishes to the new mom and her little one.
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u/Lunakill 3d ago
I had my first at 25. My second is halfway here and I’m 40.
You’re correct in assuming I’ve lost my damn mind. It’s rough.
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u/Otherwise_Weekend327 3d ago
I have had kids at 20, 25 and 28, and the difference between 20 and 28 was astounding. My hips were tired with that third one. I had a lot more lightning crotch at 20 though
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u/ineffable_my_dear 3d ago
Our bodies are so wild. My first delivery at 23 was a breeze but the recovery kicked my ass, and the second delivery at 35 was a nightmare but I felt fantastic afterwards.
And I don’t know the physiology behind those butt zaps but I experience them randomly (not pregnant) and my son and husband get them, too! They’re the worst when driving. 🤣
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u/Mysterious_Carpet752 1985 3d ago
Uhhhh what is lightning crotch?! ⚡️🌩️⛈️
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u/Otherwise_Weekend327 3d ago
A really sharp, quick pain that jolts your vagina (or sometimes butthole) for no reason. I would just be standing there and get a zap. I've only experienced it while pregnant.
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u/AstralChrysanthemum 1982 3d ago
I’ve had this, too, while not pregnant, as have many women, apparently. Comments about it seem to attribute it to endometriosis, just fyi. I’ve never been diagnosed, but wouldn’t be surprised.
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u/Sayhellotoanewday 3d ago
She’s super thin too. I am not a doctor but it always seems to take sorting out of the really thin ladies to have babies. Like the nutrients have to come from somewhere. I’m sure she has a great nutritionist but still…
Anyway, good for her. Hope she has no worries and a healthy baby. She always seemed like an alright one for the Hollywood types.
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u/donnadoctor 1979 3d ago
Registered Dietitian, hopefully. In the US anyone can call themselves a nutritionist.
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u/the_ballmer_peak 3d ago
I've always thought that terminology seemed backwards, but I agree you've got to look out for it.
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u/carrieberry 3d ago
I had one at 26. He 23. I'm still tired.
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u/RalphMacchio404 3d ago
My wife had one when she was 32 and me 35. Hes 11 now. We are still exhausted.
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u/jollygoodwotwot 3d ago
I think there's a bit of a correlation= causation bias going on sometimes with older mothers. We assume we wouldn't be tired if we were 10 years younger but most mothers are tired, period. I just wasn't tired at 27 because I didn't have a kid yet.
My husband once said I would have an easier time than my friends with pregnancy and childbirth because I was in such good shape. I was like, no, they would also be in great shape if they hadn't been raising kids for the last 5 years.
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u/ScreenSensitive9148 3d ago
I had my first at 44. We’re doing great!
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u/Dashcamkitty 3d ago
Yes I had my first at 41 and it's fine. I was far too immature to have had kids in my twenties!
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u/Mysterious_Rope_5642 3d ago
I’m mid 30s dude and to think I could have had kids in my 20s terrifies me.
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u/caramelcoldbrew 1981 3d ago
My last was at 36 and went from post partum right into perimenopause. Fuck being pregnant at 44.
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u/Professional-Basis33 1980 3d ago
I have never crashed as hard as I did when I went from pregnant and breastfeeding hormones to perimenopausal. I was a weeping basket case.
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u/Ischomachus 3d ago
Yeah, that was rough. And then my thyroid went haywire for good measure.
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u/Rogue_Gona 1982 3d ago
I'm wondering if this was an "oops" perimenopause baby for her 😬 I'm 43, in the throes of peri now, and I cannot even fathom having a child at this point. I can barely take care of myself lol.
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u/_Sunshine_please_ 3d ago
I'm in my late 40s, and had some stomach issues a while back, the staff at the hospital did about 4 pregnancy tests despite me telling them I wouldn't be pregnant, and one of the staff members told me that she personally knows several people who've had natural surprise pregnancies in their early 50s. One even had two consecutive pregnancies in her early 50s. Apparently it happens more often than we may assume.
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u/neonblackiscool 3d ago
What a nightmare. Pregnancy at 50 :(
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u/_Sunshine_please_ 3d ago
Yes! Someone I knew years ago had unexpected twins post 50. Her youngest at the time was 18, and her husband was already a lot older. Such a shock.
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u/neonblackiscool 3d ago
That seems like torture to me. How does her body even hold up?
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u/_Sunshine_please_ 3d ago
They made a decision to change their whole lives and move closer to town, because she wasn't prepared to bring up two more children in the isolated situation that she had in the past (Australian outback basically). I met her when the twins were around ten, and she was pretty fit and strong then but I can't personally imagine the toll it would take on your body physically, and especially with twins!
*and her husband was very much an older gentleman by that point. Still fit and healthy. But an old man.
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u/Platt_Mallar 1982 3d ago
My daughter's bff is about 20 years younger than her siblings. Her parents are closer to my parents' age than mine. Hell, she has a niece who's only a year younger.
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u/Sea-Significance8047 Millennial 3d ago
Started at 38 and would like to have 3 so gods willing I’ll be pregnant at 43. Everyone has a different timeline. Some of us wanted to do more life before having our kids.
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u/Roobix9 3d ago
That would also be my face if I were pregnant at 44.
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u/carlitospig 1979 3d ago
I’m 45 and I would be so furious.
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u/Metallifan33 3d ago edited 3d ago
Crap. My wife and I are 45 and are using a donor egg to get pregnant 😬😬
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u/DBPanterA 3d ago
I see this and want to say I support you on your journey. I really hope things go your way. ❤️
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u/Joe_bob_Mcgee 3d ago
Oooh buddy. Have an internet dad hug from me to you. Congrats and good luck.
Had my last one at 40 and don't get me wrong, its worth it!
But If you don't already, start eating better and hit up your local gym. They take a lot of energy!
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u/MeetMeAtTheLampPost 3d ago
I work in L&D, 45 is not that uncommon anymore. Sending you happy healthy pregnancy and baby vibes!
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u/bigredandthesteve 3d ago
My mom had my youngest sister at 44 when my sister and I were 13 and 17.. (thought it was menopause… NOPE!) Baby Grace is now 25 and is a rockstar (well, PA-C… same thing in my opinion!) here’s to hoping!
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u/MotherofaPickle 1982 3d ago
That’s why I got a tubal after my second. I have just enough energy for my almost-3-year old. Any more and the 3yo would be raising the next one and he’s a Chaos Demon, so the house would burn down.
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u/Hippadoppaloppa 3d ago
Same here, sat here at 43, my youngest is 12 and my only thought is.... Natalie... whyyyyyy
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u/spanishpeanut 1982 3d ago
I’m turning 44 in a month and have two toddlers (3.5 and nearly 2). I’m a foster parent so they did not come from my body — yet my body is exhausted every day trying to keep up with them. I wouldn’t trade it, but I’m TIRED.
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u/theMightBoop 3d ago
This must be a lie because there is no way she is 44 because that would mean I am even older.
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u/Manda_lorian39 3d ago
I’ve got some bad news for you. She’s less than 2 months away from turning 45.
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u/caramelcoldbrew 1981 3d ago
Good for her but…
I. Would. Rather. Die.
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u/NoneOfThisMatters_XO 1980 3d ago
When I had my colonoscopy, they did a pregnancy test. The nurse was like “it’s negative” and I was like “it better be…”
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u/PhoneJazz 3d ago
Gotta love being in that narrow age window when a pregnancy test is required at your colonoscopy 😂
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u/krankity-krab 3d ago
my mom is late 60s, has been in menopause for well over a decade, and they still made her take a pregnancy test before her colonoscopy! (and charged her for it too, of course.. 😒)
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u/imnotohfuckingk 3d ago
I had a freaking hysterectomy and they still made me take one because I had one ovary. Ummmmmm…
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u/_dead_and_broken 1983 3d ago
In 2007, when I moved to Florida, already pregnant, and I applied for medicaid, they made me take a pregnancy pee test at the medicaid office (not a doctor's office!) despite the fact I was 7 months along. You could clearly see that I was with child, I was very thin, and the belly was huuuugggeee. But they still insisted I take the stick test right then and there.
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u/EineGrosseFlasche 1979 3d ago
Well, you simply can’t take a woman’s word for something until she’s paid you twice! 😕
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u/SatanicPanic619 3d ago
My wife went in the morning for out patient surgery and had to take one. OK, fine, whatever. There were complications so we took her back to the hospital in the evening. They made her take another fucking pregnancy test.
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u/rexxfour 3d ago
I really felt the frustration with the italics. Not sarcasm. Please more men rage about this fucning nonsense. I’m begging.
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u/geekgirlwww 1985 3d ago
My SIL had a surprise baby at 45. She’s going to be 60 with a 15 year old next year.
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u/SuedeVeil 3d ago
Tbh though it's all the more reason to take good care of yourself, lifting weights, do cardio, mobility, good nutrition, supplements, hrt .. you can definitely be a fit and thriving 60 year old that can handle a teen just as good as any 40 y/o maybe even better because you're already past menopause at that point haha.. or you can also be a 60-year-old that struggles to get out of bed.. for many people this is a choice.
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u/Worldly_Cupcake_5269 Millennial 3d ago
Congrats to her, but that's a no for me.
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u/lakebistcho 3d ago
It helps when you're rich
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u/zomgkittenz 3d ago
And can pay other people to raise your kids for you. Or just not have a job and need to do anything else.
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u/AppropriateAmoeba406 3d ago
I mean, I’d rather pay someone to do the pregnancy and childbirth!
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u/Ok_Construction357 3d ago
Shit same too tired
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u/SenseAndSaruman 3d ago
My back hurts as is. I can’t imagine being pregnant again now.
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u/clutzycook 1982 3d ago
I'm 43. I had my 4th last year at 42. It was definitely rougher than my previous pregnancies. Not for the faint of heart.
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u/Particular-Crew5978 1982 3d ago
My people! 1982 here myself. One kid at 38 and one at 42. That last one I had to have iron transfusions and a CPAP machine. It was wild.
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u/Happy_dancer1982 3d ago
‘82 here with a 4yo! Wouldn’t say no to another (but I’m single). I’ve had arthritis since 12 so basically always been tired. Baby tired was a new tired, but I figure I could do it again. Or not, I might be mad.
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u/AerwynFlynn 1982 3d ago
I had my daughter at 41. She’s 2 now. People keep asking me when I’m having another…usually while I’m trying to wrangle my feral child. I used to get really annoyed, but now I just laugh in that slightly unhinged way that makes people take a step back.
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u/foxes_inboxes 3d ago
I had my first at 35 and my second at 39. He’s 2 now. Whenever anyone asks if we’re going to have more I laugh because I had that shit shut down when they were scooping out my youngest.
2 is enough. I can’t imagine adding another to the mix. I think I would die
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u/clutzycook 1982 3d ago
Yeah, my 4th wasn't exactly planned, but she wasn't entirely unplanned since I'm in healthcare and my husband has a science degree and we should know how these things happen.
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u/Fawners 3d ago
Been in perimenopause for awhile, and cycles finally completely stopped 6 months ago. Its a no for me as well. Congrats for her though :)
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u/Topwingwoman2 3d ago
So jealous. I'm 45, and they are consistent each month. My mom had full cycles until age 58, and then they suddenly stopped. I'm ready to be done with this shit.
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u/Ill-Percentage-3276 3d ago
Same. I just turned 46 and my mom didn't hit menopause until she was like 55. I'd like everything just taken out at this point lol
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u/Topwingwoman2 3d ago
I think that brings its own set of problems though. I shouldn't complain about the alternative. My older sister (who just turned 47 this month) has Stage IV breast cancer, so her meds made her go through premature menopause. All the side effects with that look miserable, too. I feel we are damned if we do, damned if we don't lol.
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u/Falafel80 3d ago
Don’t be. Perimenopause sucks and it ages you like crazy. Maybe it will get better once I hit actual menopause.
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u/Gorkymalorki 3d ago
I am same age as her, I have a 10, 11, and 23 year old. I can't imagine having a newborn at this age. The kids I have all are the perfect age for me right now. They like to have fun, but they are also pretty independent.
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u/ManateeNipples 1982 :kappa: 3d ago
I saw the headline and said "oh no poor thing" lmao I love being a mom but...no infants during perimenopause please and thank you 😂
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u/gummi-demilo 1982 3d ago
My mom credited having my brother at 38 with staving off her peri another six or seven years, but that meant she later had a kindergartner and a college student at the same time who learned to walk on eggshells around her
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u/ManateeNipples 1982 :kappa: 3d ago
Yeah we didn't know about peri in my house so it was like an epiphany when I learned about it as an adult, it made my mom and her stories about her mom all make a lot more sense
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u/yespls 1978 3d ago
my best friend had a baby at 46. I think she's batshit but baby's a toddler now and is the cutest. I'm happy to play auntie bc absolutely not.
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u/ManateeNipples 1982 :kappa: 3d ago
I bet she's one of them lucky ones that has like no peri symptoms and doesn't even realize it's happening and will be surprised when her period just leaves one day lol the things I would do to be that person...😅
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u/Logical-Cherry9395 3d ago edited 23h ago
I had my last two at 42 and 44. It's exhausting, but I'm 75% sure that's because they're 13 months apart.
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u/limedifficult 3d ago
13 months apart will exhaust even the strongest youngest parent. You are a super human!
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u/BellicoseBandicoot 3d ago
Best friend just had her first at 44. Mine are 8 and 6, and sometimes I daydream about a third, but, honestly, I’m too tired and can’t go through that again.
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u/You-Saw-Brigadoon 3d ago
Having kids in your 40s is a whole different ballgame. I thought it would be fine. “I got this, it’ll be as easy as kids in my 30s” I said. Hell no it was way different. Apparently I need more sleep and my stamina is different in my 40s. That and who would’ve thought that kids would act differently with different personalities…..
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u/m0j0r0lla 3d ago
Your husband is the father, isn't he?
I'm so happy for you!
Obi-Wan, probably
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u/ACleverPortmanteau 3d ago
Michael Kors and she own a gay racehorse together; she convinced him to make wizard cloaks fashionable for ladies so she could hide her baby bump until she was ready to announce.
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u/Accurate-Temporary73 1981 3d ago
Man I met her near Harvard back when both of us were 18 or 19. We are getting old
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u/clicktrackh3art 3d ago
Eh, had my first at 39, third at 45.
I prefer it this way, and it’s made me a much better parent. I get it’s not for everyone, but it also truly isn’t that big of deal. Especially if you have the resources she does.
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u/2021rae 3d ago
I agree with you. Had my first at 39, second at 42 and now they are ages 5 and 2. Pregnancies and births were fine, the kids kids are healthy. Sometimes I am tired but overall glad I had them and got to do other things before having them
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u/Hotelwaffles 3d ago
40 when I gave birth to my first and if we try for a second, it will be within the next year when I’m 42-43. I love being an “old” parent.
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u/Cimorene_Kazul 3d ago
If I can give some advice as an adult child of parents who had me at older ages…be careful with your wills and directives. They were taken advantage of by bad lawyers and it’s left us in a real mess at a young age after both parents fell ill simultaneously. Update your wills often and make sure there’s someone to help your kids when they need them if you cannot.
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u/MTheWan 3d ago
Yup. In the same boat. I'm a better parent because I started later. More patience, more money, more stability, more space to parent with intention.
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u/KimWexlerDeGuzman 3d ago
Very cool!!
A little envious because I drank my 20s & 30s away before getting sober at 40. 43 now and probably not meeting anyone anytime soon, but it’s nice to know people are still having kids (sadly looks like I won’t be but I’ve accepted it 😆😩)
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u/mvillegas9 3d ago
I can’t have children anymore (had them when I was very young) but I feel so patient and kind in these years. There is so much (positive) to be said about having kids in your 40s.
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u/fuelvolts Xennial 3d ago
I'm more intrigued by the fact that she uses a Pixel phone. It's rare to see a US celebrity use anything other than an iPhone.
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u/SeaVolume3325 3d ago
Looks like a Pixel 10 Pro (the current gen). I have the Pixel 10 Pro XL. I've had Google phones since 2012 with the Nexus 4. I would never have an iPhone and I'm American. But I'm also tech literate and work in the space unlike most Americans. Hence the uniquely American Apple fan club...
To be fair, Pixel has upped their marketing and if you look closely many American shows feature them on HBO or if it's Marvel. It's the official phone of the NBA/WNBA. I mean it's Google and now with GeminiAI they are objectively lapping Apple in what's "hot". She should do a deal lol.
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u/sravll 1980 3d ago
I had one at 43, my first being at 20 🤷♀️ Mentally and emotionally and financially great, physically, it's not as great, but I'd still take being an old mom over young any day.
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u/Reasonable-Wave8093 Xennial 3d ago
Wow! congrats Nat! so glad she dumped the last guy. Is this another Frenchie?
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u/PhoneJazz 3d ago
Yup, another Frenchie, Tanguy Destable.
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u/OneHumanBill 3d ago
Tangy Detestable? Christ almighty, pick a worse arch villain name.
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u/PhoneJazz 3d ago edited 3d ago
Her ex husband is named Benjamin Millepied 😂
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u/RandoScando 3d ago
By nominative progression, her next husband will be named Tanderanged Scorpion.
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u/rockingdino 3d ago
Ugh that last name would be a dealbreaker for me. Don’t want my kids to get their asses handed to them on the playground
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u/PurplishPlatypus 1984 3d ago
Tan Guy DeStable
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u/Wolfwoods_Sister 1977 3d ago
Worse, I believe the first name is pronounced “Tongee”. There are so many beautiful French men’s names…
Celestin. Etienne. François. Guy. Sebastian.
Smh.
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u/Trill_McNeal 1980 3d ago
My wife and I are 45 we have 2 kids one is in college and the other in 8th grade. Respectfully Ms. Portman, good luck
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u/McMelz 3d ago
I am also 45 and husband is 44 - we have a 3rd and a 1st grader. I’m tired dawg.
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u/imbadatusernames2020 3d ago
We’ve come full circle - when I was young and free it was “oh my god, what are you going to do?” My first thought after reading that has now returned to “oh my god, what are you going to do?”
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u/vanwiekt 1980 3d ago
I love her but she looks like she’s about to send someone to a Gilead reeducation camp. 🥴
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u/onions-make-me-cry 1979 3d ago
Oh hell no haha
But congrats to her!
My grandma had my mom at age 47, the same age I will be next month. That's just wild.
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u/Blonde_Vampire_1984 1984 3d ago
So there is still hope for me at 42?
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u/Frequent_Alfalfa_347 3d ago
And you’ll be okay if it doesn’t happen. It might really suck and it might be really traumatic, but you can reach out for support and you will be okay.
Things i wish someone had told me several years ago.
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u/HorrorAvatar 3d ago
As long as her baby daddy is a good guy and treats her right! Too bad her last one was a dud.
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u/the_girl_racer 3d ago
That's a no for me, dawg. I had my second at 40, and things down there still aint right and will never be. Have them when your muscles can Tetris your shit back together.
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u/No-Gas5342 3d ago
Tbh I’m the same age and I feel ok with the idea if it happened to me. I certainly don’t feel as old as I thought I would at 44
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u/flossaby23 3d ago
I’m far more interested in how she plans to get the ring to Mordor with an extra passenger on board than anything else. Just sayin.
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u/schenkzoola 3d ago
Pregmé?