| Most women over 35 are fearful of having
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| | parents, etc.
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| a baby because they view the common
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| | FACT: What is unfair is for a child to be
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| misconceptions as truth. My goal is to
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| | raised in an unloving environment. I've
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| ease their fears by dispelling the myths
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| | talked with many adults who were raised
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| with facts. Let's look at two popular
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| | by parents who neglected them.
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| myths.
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| | Fortunately, a grandparent filled the
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| MYTH : Mothers over 35 do not have the
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| | void with lots of love and care. I've
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| energy to attend to the needs of a baby.
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| | never heard any of these adults complain
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| FACT: I always laugh when I hear this
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| | or make reference to their grandparents'
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| one. Show me a mother under or over 35
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| | age.
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| who doesn't feel overwhelmed at times
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| | I do believe that all parents, young and
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| especially doing the first year of
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| | old, should have a plan in case they
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| motherhood and I'll show you a mother
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| | become disabled or suffer a long-term
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| who's in denial. Or she has a slew of
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| | sickness. This will alleviate some of the
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| servants.
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| | burden for their children.
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| The average newborn cries more than any
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| | Interestingly, studies show current older
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| new mom ever anticipates. The average
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| | mothers are better educated, more stable
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| newborn sleeps from 15 minutes to 2 hours
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| | and displayed more patience and other
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| before waking up for feeding.
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| | qualities that were beneficial to the
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| Translation: The best scenario with the
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| | development of a child. Combined with
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| best baby. Mom gets to bed at 11:00 p.m.
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| | love a child soars in this environment.
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| She is awaken at midnight by the sweet
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| | Perhaps, the best response to this myth
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| whimper of her newborn. She is awakened
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| | can be found in an article written a few
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| at 2 a.m by the sweet whimper of her
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| | years ago, the May/June 2002 issue of
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| newborn. She is awaken at 4 a.m. by the
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| | AARP Modern Maturity magazine.
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| crying of her newborn. Baby does not want
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| | In this article Richard Paulson, M.D.
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| to go back to sleep until 5a.m. You tell
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| | chief of reproductive endocrinology and
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| me what woman whether she is 25, 35, or
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| | infertility at the University of Southern
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| 45 wouldn't feel zapped after getting out
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| | California School of Medicine says the
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| of bed several times at night to feed or
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| | orphan issue is overblown and points to
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| just to hold and comfort her crying baby?
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| | former patient who in 1996, at age 63
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| The truth is taking care of a baby is
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| | became the oldest woman in the world to
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| hard work and does require lots of
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| | give birth.
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| energy. It's important to eat healthy
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| | At the time of the article the former
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| and, every now and then, to allow people
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| | patient was 69 and her daughter was five.
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| you trust to watch your little one for an
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| | Both were healthy, though the former
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| hour or two while you take a break.
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| | patient was receiving help with
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| MYTH : It is unfair to a child to have
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| | childcare. Guess who was helping her? Her
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| older parents. Children will become
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| | 90 year old mother!
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| orphans or have to take care of older
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