Season 5: Episode 9
Listen to the discussion with Integrative Health Practitioner, Fatima Pagtakhan as she shares details about mineral balancing and removing toxins from the body.
Guest: Fatima Pagtakhan, Kind Heart Lifestyle
Host: Isabel
Season 5: Episode 8
Dive into this conversation to hear Traci's fertility journey. She did not plan to have children and didn't think she had the nurturing personality to be a mom. After her husband expressed interest in having a baby, she was open to it. Traci went through the unfortunate cycle of multiple miscarriages and thought she could not have children. To her surprise, she became pregnant naturally in her mid 40s.
This episode has been re-edited from the original publication from September 2000.
Host: Isabel Prosper
Guest: Traci
Season 5: Episode 7
This is a solo episode, of me speaking about the benefits of having only one child. You have likely heard the term, "one and done". More parents are choosing to only have one child due to starting their parenting journey later, economic reasons, and some even say for environmental reasons. Whether you have made the choice to have only one child or you have found yourself having difficulty having another one, then this episode may be for you.
I will give you a few benefits as I see it today. Feel free to share your comments here too.
Season 5: Episode 6
We know that physical activity is essential in our children's lives. Unfortunately, intense activity has greater risk of injuries. More than 2.6 million children and teens end up in the emergency room with sports injuries each year. In this episode, I spoke to Dr. Naomi Brown, Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to find out how parents can prevent injuries and what to do when their child does get hurt.
Resources are available at: chop.edu/sports
Host: Isabel Prosper
IG: @firsttimemomsbeyond35
Guest: Naomi Brown, MD, Pediatric Sports Medicine Specialist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
Season 5: Episode 5
What do we need to know for women's midlife care? In this episode, I dove into the mission of Deiya Health with founders, Dr. Nirshila Chand and Dr. Rajasree Nambron. I asked them about hormones and peri-menopause. Deiya Health was offering a safety net of services and resources that sought to uplift, empower, and transform the lives of women everywhere.
They were in the very early stages at the time of this recording and have since decided to cease operations of Deiya Health. For now, you will find both doctor profiles on Linkedin.
This episode was recorded in May, 2024.
Host: Isabel
IG: @firsttimemomsbeyond35
Guests: Dr. Nirshila Chand and Dr. Rajasree Nambron
Season 5: Episode 4
This is a solo recording with Host, Isabel, scrolling through comments on Reddit from a post titled: Older moms, does it bother you being recognized as an "older" mom?
I share my comments too and would love to hear and see yours!
Host: Isabel Prosper
Instagram: @firsttimemomsbeyond35
Season 5: Episode 3
In this episode, I speak with Dr. Jerryl Lynn Rubin. She is 75 years old and enjoying her retirement years. She had her kids at 41 and 45 years old as a single lesbian mom, who created how she would have her children. She is now a grandmother with 4 grandkids and 1 on the way.
Interested in reaching out to Dr. Jerryl Lynn? You can email her at jlynnrubin@yahoo.com .
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Host: Isabel Prosper
Instagram: @firsttimemomsbeyond35
Episode recorded in May 2024.
Season 5: Episode 2
In this episode, I spoke to Dr. Naureen Haroon from Vision Without Limits. Does your age play a role with your vision and having children? Is there any risk for the baby's vision? Is there an eye-related condition to be concerned with? Dr. Haroon gives us more insight on eye health from pregnancy to postpartum.
Guest: Dr. Haroon, Vision Without Limits
Host: Isabel Prosper
Instagram: @firsttimemomsbeyond35
This episode was recorded: April, 2024
Season 5: Episode 1
In this episode, I speak with a women who fought fibroids and was told she would never have kids. She even considered a hysterectomy. Along her journey, she experienced bloating and to her surprise she found out that she was 7 months pregnant.
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 families get access to allergy care at home. You can learn more about her venture at allergeniq.com.
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DR. NANA MIREKU, MD
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.
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Instagram: @firsttimemomsbeyond35
CHA JONES
Instagram: @chajones
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 make it possible.
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LOUISE
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.
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ANNA VLACHOS
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.
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VIVIAN FROST
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.
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ANGIE SHEN:
YouTube Video: Looking for my future friend and surrogate
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 to start trying to have children, if that’s what she wanted. Without knowing she did make it to 10 weeks pregnant which wound up as an ectopic pregnancy and affected her left tube. Her talk with me is a good reminder to not let your busy life ignore signals that your body sends you.
Listen to learn more about her fertility and motherhood journey.
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Instagram: @firsttimemomsbeyond35
Sarah Howie Instagram: @the_40year_hustle
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 African Americans knowing more about their fertility early on in life. We talk about platelet rich plasma to help blood flow to the uterus. She tells women to claim their fertility regardless of how it happens. There is no set rule! Are you happy with where you are right now?
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YOLANDA MILLER Instagram: @boloaka
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.
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Instagram: @firsttimemomsbeyond35
TANYA
Instagram: @tcromz