Kasey is thirty something when her doctor tells her that she is very unlikely to get pregnant the old fashioned way. This sets off a chain of events that she details in her book, Thirty Something and the Clock is Ticking.
The book is well written and easy to read, but I’m not sure I connected with Kasey in the way she would have liked. However, I’ll be the first to admit that I’m not her ideal audience, having had my children at 17 and 20 respectively. Of course, I thank my lucky stars that I did, because PCOS and various reproductive issues mean that a third baby is very unlikely to happen naturally for us.
If we’d added age to the factors already stacked against us in my fertility lottery, I probably would have ended up in the same position Kasey was in, having to make the decision to try IVF or not.
Kasey explores what motherhood will mean to her identity and her career, among other things. This is where she lost me a little, because I decided I wanted a baby and went for it, figuring that I would work everything else out in the 9 months between conception and pushing a squalling monster out of my vagina (an adorable squalling monster I should add).
All in all, reading her book was an enjoyable few hours on the couch curled up with her story and a hot chocolate.
And if you’re in Kasey’s position, told ‘have children now, or not at all’ I thouroughly recommend the book – it should help clarify your thinking for you a bit.
You can read more about the book, or Kasey, at her website.
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