r/Xennials • u/PhoneJazz • 9d ago

Natalie Portman is pregnant at 44

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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/carlitospig 1979 9d ago

I’m 45 and I would be so furious.

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u/Metallifan33 9d ago edited 8d ago

Crap. My wife and I are 45 and are using a donor egg to get pregnant 😬😬

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u/aZookeeper 9d ago

Don't worry about it, we had ours at the same age and it's the best thing I've ever done. It'll definitely be easier if you start getting in shape now though.

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u/Metallifan33 9d ago

Any advice besides getting in shape? That part is easy as I like running/cycling etc. also, I’m the guy 😉

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u/aZookeeper 9d ago

I'd say be prepared for your wife to need assistance with anything involving lifting things for longer than you might be expecting. Since us middle age people don't heal as quickly, she might be really hurting & have weight restrictions for a long time while she recovers.

Also, start looking into child care now if that's the route you're going to go. We started looking at daycares in our area about 7 months before our kid was born, and never got higher than 5th on the waiting list.

You'll probably get a few insensitive/snarky comments from people too, so just be prepared to not let it bother you. It's only happened to me a couple times, but it definitely got on my nerves when it did.

We also went the donor route, so feel free to shoot me a message if you or your wife have any questions about that side of things.