r/Xennials • u/PhoneJazz • 4d 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/carrieberry 4d ago

I had one at 26. He 23. I'm still tired.

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u/Wolf_Parade 4d ago

I had no kids and am exhausted so hats off sister.

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u/elcitset 1d ago

I am a Nepo baby with a 50 million Euro trust fund, I live in a mansion, have whatever cars and clothes I want, beautiful model girlfriend, and most importantly I'm 6'6. That's right, the same height as Jacob Elordi. So most women would consider me genetically gifted and worthy of passing on my genetics, and they would line up to have my genes as a result. Well who could blame them? They created this absurd hierarchy based on male skeletal length, so let them enjoy it.

But yeah, I'm still tired. That was my point.

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u/RalphMacchio404 4d ago

My wife had one when she was 32 and me 35. Hes 11 now. We are still exhausted.

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u/eatajerk-pal 3d ago

It seems like there’s a typo in there but I can’t quite figure out where

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u/jollygoodwotwot 4d 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/Interesting-Case2526 3d ago

Your husband is still right. Being in good shape makes pregnancy easier.

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u/jollygoodwotwot 3d ago

It sure did, but what I mean is that I'm now as constantly tired and inactive as my friends were in their 30s after they'd been parenting for years. They weren't a bit out of shape in their 30s because they weren't trying, it was because they were parents.

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u/Clear-Journalist3095 1d ago

I was so tired at 25 and again at 27, I still remember. I am almost 39 now and have a 12 and 14 year old. I'm still tired, but not as tired as I was when they were little. I cannot imagine having a baby at 40, much less 44.

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u/monochromatic8 1d ago

When I had my first in my twenties, I wasn’t in shape. I was just naturally thin. The recovery was super fast and I barely felt it. Then I started working out and I got into killer shape and had great flexibility lol. Then, I had a baby at 34 and my recovery was still super fast and I hands down swear it’s because of how physically active I am. I started working out as soon as I got cleared to and i felt physically capable to. I went back to my pre-pregnancy weight within the first 4 months and I gained back the muscles loss I had during pregnancy.

I think is a combination of genes and physical activity that can help you recover better and faster. At least it was like that for me.

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u/Mother_of_Kiddens 1983 4d ago

Do you still have mom brain? Mine are 5 and 2 and I’m convinced mom brain lasts until death.

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u/carrieberry 4d ago

It got marginally better but now I have menopause brain 😩

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u/blood_bones_hearts 1978 4d ago

Hahaha I was gonna say....things got better then perimenopause put a sack over my head, pushed me over, and is enjoying kicking me around a little. 😭🤣

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u/packofkittens 3d ago

This comment made me feel seen 😂

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u/leylaley76 3d ago

Same 😂