""Are you their grandmother?" When I was growing up, I hated this question. My mother was 40 when she adopted me and my twin sister. She kept her grey hair short so it was an honest, if not cringeworthy, mistake. You might think I'd start my family earlier to avoid a similar situation, but I had big dreams. I moved from Texas to New York City to attend theater school."
"At 36, I began IVF treatment. We had a few setbacks with another loss and COVID. We decided to undergo one more round of IVF, and then we'd reevaluate our next steps. To our surprise, our five-year fertility journey and that last embryo resulted in the surprise of a lifetime: Not one. Not two. But three babies. Identical triplets. I was 41 when they were born."
The couple pursued parenthood after years of infertility, miscarriages, and IVF, ultimately conceiving identical triplets from a single embryo when the mother was 41 and the father 49. They experienced surprise and gratitude after a five-year fertility journey that included loss and pandemic delays. The parents enjoy advantages of having lived a carefree young adulthood, such as financial stability and life experiences, but also confront challenges of caring for three infants without a broader support network. Age-related concerns include energy demands and societal assumptions about older parents. Past infertility shapes their deep appreciation for three healthy daughters.
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