Season 4 Finale. Is it possible to prevent allergies from an early age?  I spoke to Dr. Mireku, a Pediatric Allergist & Immunology Specialist. She is also a food allergy Mama of two. She shared her experience and thoughts working with kids who suffer from food allergies.  She is on a mission to educate, diagnose, and treat 1 million allergic individuals and families. She is based in Southlake, TX and ready to launch a new location in McKinney, TX.  She is also using technology to help...

Cha Jones lives her life with intention.  She has traveled the world and currently lives in Mexico.  She had her baby at 43 and then wrote a book called, You Can Manifest Your Dreams. In this episode, she shared how she manifested her baby to existence and what life is like for her today. ISABEL PROSPER Instagram: @firsttimemomsbeyond35 CHA JONES Instagram: @chajones chajones.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

Louise was born with a bicornuate uterus, which means her uterus is heart shaped.  According to Cleveland Clinic, only .5% of women are born with this condition. A heart shaped uterus does not impair the ability to conceive, however a pregnancy with this shaped uterus will be considered high-risk.  Louise shared that although she didn't expect to get pregnant she was ready for this all of her adult life.  Listen to hear how incredible the timing was for her and what she thinks happened to...

I spoke to Anna Vlachos, a former TV Reporter in Toronto, Canada to hear her motherhood journey story.  She conceived all 3 children naturally in her 40s!  She didn't expect to get pregnant so easily, yet that is exactly what happened for her and she even conceived her last child while she was on birth control. ISABEL PROSPER @firsttimemomsbeyond35 ANNA VLACHOS @anna.vlachos.1 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

Vivian Frost is a wife, a mother, and a life coach.  She became a first time mom at 46 and currently has a 5 year old.  She shared her fertility journey, which includes hyperthyroidism (aka Hashimoto's disease).  We also talked about whether or not it's selfish to have a baby after 40.  I welcome you to share your thoughts too. ISABEL PROSPER @firsttimemomsbeyond35 VIVIAN FROST @vivian_frost_coaching vivianfrost.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to...

Angie is looking for a surrogate. She has been on the journey to become a single mom by choice for the last 8 years. Her journey includes trying to get pregnant with her own eggs, attempting adoption, supporting an egg donor and 3 failed transfers.  She even had a close friend offer to be her surrogate, which also resulted in a failed transfer.  At this present time, Angie is searching for a new surrogate that can continue on this fertility/motherhood journey with her. ISABEL...

Sarah Howie started a blog to offer advice, inspiration and courage for women who are feeling the struggle of getting pregnant in their 30s and 40s.  In this episode, she lets us know the importance of listening to your body at all stages of life and how she went from not thinking about having children to getting pregnant naturally in her 40s.  Sarah had pain on and off for years.  She had severe adhesions on her organs including her ovaries.  At 35, she was told by a doctor that she needed...

Paula Giroday is a mother, actress, wellness enthusiast, and human design reader.  She always knew she wanted to be a mom, but she also didn't think there was going to be a time that was "too late".  After all, her mom birthed her in her 30s.  Paula is married and now has two children.  In this episode, she gave details on the emergency c-section for her first delivery.  She also talks about her second child's delivery, which was a planned home birth. In many cases, a natural delivery is...

Yolanda is based in Atlanta, GA and she tells us about her “never give up story”.  Her life includes the loss of her parents early in her life and she also went through a divorce. She has a successful career in clinical health and knew it would be hard to meet another spouse and have a family.  Her mindset helped her to get to where she is today.  Despite the challenges she had endured in life, she had to be happy whether she was going to have a baby or not. She touches on the importance of...

Jessica shares her joyful life without kids!  She and her husband were on the path to have children several years ago and faced multiple challenges along the way.  They grew through that experience and made peace that their lives can be joyful with or without kids. Jessica Stephens is a corporate marketer turned social marketer, online entrepreneur and podcast host. She's passionate about supporting people in transforming their daily actions to be on purpose and love their life! Career,...

Meet Tanya. She is based in Vancouver, BC, where she met her partner in her 40s and pretty much became an instant bonus mom after only a few months of dating him. Listen in on our conversation as she tells me about how they met, how they continue to grow together and what it is like to help raise teenagers. ISABEL PROSPER Instagram: @firsttimemomsbeyond35 TANYA Instagram: @tcromz --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. ...

RH Mnati gives us more thoughts on motherhood early in the journey. She talk about the need for a mom tribe because we shouldn’t have to go through this journey alone. RH Mnati tells us how she could have prepared for postpartum. Postpartum support: https://www.postpartum.net/ ISABEL PROSPER Instagram: @firsttimemomsbeyond35 RH MNATI Instagram: @babiesat40 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast:...

RH Mnati is back to share the details of what life was like when she returned home with a new baby and heightened emotions.  She was not prepared for all the challenges she was hit with.  Of course, having this baby was incredibly magical, but the load of pressures that instantly came with motherhood was overwhelming. The first pressure was feeding the baby every 2-3 hours, and then the disagreements of how to do or what to do with the baby.  Then the dark feelings arose, which finally led to...

In this episode, I am speaking with Megan Houk, who had an ovary removed in her 20s. When trying to conceive in her early 30s she struggled to get pregnant even after many options, including IUI and IVF. She and her husband eventually decided to commit to adoption and worked with a plethora of agencies. After two adoptions, she found herself pregnant when she wasn’t even trying! She is blessed and living a beautiful life with her husband and three children in Ohio. We have reached the end of...

Picture this...you have reached an age that you and everyone around you thought you'd be married with kids already.  You have convinced yourself that you are happy single and successful with your career.  You are truly happy and have an awesome career.  Did you ever access why you feel the way you do about marriage and kids?  It is okay to not want either, if that is true, but if you really want a child...you better check yourself before you wreck yourself. In today's episode, RH Mnati tells...

This month is Cesarean Awareness Month.  Did you know there is actually an organization called International Cesarean Awareness Network? If you didn’t, you’re not alone because I just learned about it too.  This organization’s purpose is to: to improve maternal-child health by reducing preventable cesareans through education support cesarean recovery, and  advocate for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).  In this episode, I shared my c-section story.  I had a planned c-section and...

Leselle started a company called Full Belly Life to help moms live life fully.  She says we need to live out of the fullness of our belly to live the life that we dream. Leselle’s journey includes fibroid removal (UFE) and the success from overcoming that.  She herself became a mom at 43, after being told by her doctor that she likely would not get pregnant on her own.  She was even told that she would likely need donor eggs.  She recalled that in her 30s she had a dream where she saw her...

This episode is our continuation from last week with Vivien Zbinden. She is a naturopath, herbalist and fertility expert. She uses a holistic approach to educate and coach women on their fertility journey.  Her methods include: lifestyle modifications, healing foods, herbs, supplements and mind-body programs to help women get healthy, balance hormones, reset fertility, get pregnant and give birth to a healthy, beautiful baby. I hope this helps someone today.  In Part 2 we will cover how to...

In today's episode, I am talking to Vivien Zbinden.  She is a naturopath, herbalist and fertility expert. She uses a holistic approach to educate and coach women on their fertility journey.  Her methods include: lifestyle modifications, healing foods, herbs, supplements and mind-body programs to help women get healthy, balance hormones, reset fertility, get pregnant and give birth to a healthy, beautiful baby. I hope this helps someone today.  In Part 2 we will cover how to treat the body,...

On today’s episode, I spoke with Digital Creator, Lorraine Kamesha.  She gave birth to twins 10 years ago and now at 37 years old she just had a baby! She’s had many videos go viral on TikTok and Instgram where she talks about having a baby later in life.  I wanted to connect with her because she is badass! She is helping normalize raising babies later in life.  Here are a couple of her videos that I love: All Moms Over 30 Stand Up and It’s amazing the things that come out of people’s...

In this episode, I interviewed Kate Vogel, a fitness coach who had her baby at 40 years old.  Becoming a mother can be overwhelming and entering into motherhood for the first time after 40 is another story!  Kate tried to find content to give her the support she needed. Sadly, she wasn’t finding the right information. With a background in health and fitness, she decided to learn more about "advanced maternal age" pregnancy and postpartum.  Kate is now a health coach helping women over 40...

Alejandra Schrader is an author, plant-based nutrition certified chef, food champion, entrepreneur, and activist based in Los Angeles, CA. She is the author of “The Low-Carbon Cookbook and Action Plan: Reduce Food Waste and Combat Climate Change with 140 Sustainable Plant-Based Recipes” (DK/Penguin Random House, June 2021). Alejandra joined me for a conversation on the First Time Moms Beyond 35 Podcast to talk about her surprise pregnancy at 46!  This is good news for anyone thinking about...

Kelly is the blogger behind, justourviewfromhere.com and she is based in Ontario, Canada.  In this episode, she tells me about her journey to motherhood after age 40.  She actually met her husband at 43!  Back in 2014, her goal was to inspire others women trying to conceive later in life and her blog has now evolved to appeal to all moms.  After a couple of years of trying to conceive she was successful with donor embyros.  Take a listen to her story. You can stay connected with her...

In this episode I am speaking to Maria, who tried to conceive for 13 years.  Just as she was about to give up and accept her faith, she found out she was pregnant.  She found herself stressed during her pregnancy because she had previously miscarried.  Another layer of worry was added when she was given the news of a 99% chance her baby had trisomy 18 (a condition that causes severe developmental delays).  She was faced with the possibility that she would need to abort the baby.  She stood...