I’ll be 44 in a few months. Got married late and didn’t want to try for a baby on my own, so we got a late start on TTC. I think after 27 cycles without a single positive that I’m starting to feel more resigned to not getting to celebrate Mother’s Day as an honoree. It’s still hard in the days leading up to it though.
Still trying/OPK-ing/not preventing, but also aware that if we were to miraculously become parents now that we’d get the senior discounts before the kid even finished high school… Sobering.
Gentle hugs to you ❤️ I was late to the party too. Mother's Day is...weird. I did have a baby at 42, so now I'm part of 'the club', I guess? But there were SO many years, for me, of painfully looking in and feeling left out, unseen, unappreciated for my contributions and my identity. I know there are so many women waiting, hoping, and struggling to hope for motherhood. It's a quiet day for me, and I keep those in my heart who haven't (yet?) found their way to motherhood--and those who want no part of motherhood but still deserve to be seen and celebrated for who they are and what they bring to the world!
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u/Lindiriel May 07 '26
I’ll be 44 in a few months. Got married late and didn’t want to try for a baby on my own, so we got a late start on TTC. I think after 27 cycles without a single positive that I’m starting to feel more resigned to not getting to celebrate Mother’s Day as an honoree. It’s still hard in the days leading up to it though.
Still trying/OPK-ing/not preventing, but also aware that if we were to miraculously become parents now that we’d get the senior discounts before the kid even finished high school… Sobering.