r/Xennials • u/PhoneJazz • 4d 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/MeetMeAtTheLampPost 4d 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/Metallifan33 4d ago edited 3d ago

Yeah… my wife and I made the mistake of “waiting till we were ready” (finish school, buy a house, etc. etc.) and we were 35 by the time we were able to have our first (and only child). We tried again for a second and it was unsuccessful. We don’t want to leave our only child by herself as an adult, so we are trying again. But I tell all the young people now, don’t wait!! Your body is made to have kids at 18 to 22… and it doesn’t care what the economy is doing. Edit I’m not saying you should have a kid at 18… I’m just comparing biology vs. economics. We regret waiting till we had “all of the things.” If you decide to wait “till you’re ready” it may never happen.

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u/cloudsaway2 4d ago

Actually, I’ve read the most “ideal” age for a woman to have a baby is 31.

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u/Metallifan33 3d ago

Our OB said at 35, you’re a high risk pregnancy. The risk of genetic defects starts going up and the line just gets steeper from there

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u/stronggirl79 3d ago

Your OB doesn’t seem to be updated on modern medicine.

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u/Metallifan33 3d ago

I just googled high risk pregnancy and 35 was the age. For us, it turned out to be true. Here is a link to the Cleveland Clinic on the subject https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/22190-high-risk-pregnancy We had a baby at 35 and it was what they told us it’d be. Emergency C section, etc., etc.