First Time Moms Beyond 35

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...

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...

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 paren...

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 e...

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 . First Time...

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...

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...

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

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 o...

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

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...

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 f...

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.  ...

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 s...

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 endu...

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 supporti...

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

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

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...

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 blesse...

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...

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 birt...