Like Cláudia Raia, many other women have chosen to become mothers later; better understand the reasons that lead to this choice
Last Monday (19), an announcement stopped Brazil: the dancer and actress Claudia Raia revealed it she is pregnant at 55. The late pregnancy is the result of her marriage to dancer and actor Jarbas Homem de Mello.
Despite the great surprise, Claudia Raia had already commented on her desire to have a third child and above all about it feel ready to be a mother even in a period of maturity. “Why does a person in his fifties just have to be a grandmother if he wants to be a mother, if he has a new marriage? You can do whatever you want. I want to be a mother first and then I want to be a grandmother,” confessed the actress in an interview. to Sabrina Sato in 2020.
Claudia Raia’s desire drives a generation of women who chose to get pregnant later. Another recent case concerns actress Viviane Araújo, who recently had her first child and became her mother at the age of 47. In medicine the phenomenon is called late pregnancy, but it is important to understand what lies behind this choice that is gaining more and more followers.
The possibility of getting pregnant later
As with Claudia Raia, many of the late pregnancies that occur have to do with realization. Mainly because, in the period in which the woman’s body is fertile – that is, the moment in which pregnancy can occur more easily – coincides with moments of personal and professional results important.
This causes this desire to be postponed to quieter stages in life. After the age of 40, it is possible that a woman’s career will have more stability, hence a better financial situation to carry on a pregnancy.
Although late pregnancy is a real possibility (due to advances in medicine and technology), there is still a departure from society in the face of this situation, believing that age will not allow for the full experience of motherhood. But that’s not how things work! “The quality of motherhood has nothing to do with the age or gender of the person who proposes to fill this role,” explains psychologist Lígia Dantas.
Age, which is discrimination due to aging, mainly affects women. And when that choice is related to motherhood, there are always nasty comments that question the mood or rhythm of creation.
According to Lígia, a 50-year-old woman cannot be said to have less disposition than a 30-year-old woman. choice and responsibility“Therefore, it is worth remembering that being a mother goes far beyond desire: it has to do with affective, emotional and economic availability.
Late pregnancy is not synonymous with calmer motherhood
Although motherhood is at a more stable time in life, that doesn’t mean that a late pregnancy will be calmer. Therefore, in addition to professional help, it is also important have a support network, also because pregnancy is a period of ambivalence. “A child always affects family and couple dynamics. And however idealized or desired pregnancy is, this is a phase with changes, regardless of age”, says the specialist.
Furthermore, there are other issues that permeate the topic, such as, for example, access to medical care that promotes late pregnancy. In Claudia Raia’s case, she had already undergone egg freezing, which facilitates pregnancy after age 50, and in vitro fertilization, which is also a viable cure for those who have difficulty getting pregnant.
Finally, it is worth remembering that it will be increasingly common to meet women who have opted for late pregnancy. Advances in medicine are already able to find a way to transform the desire of those who have postponed (or not) motherhood to prioritize the desire to become what they want.
Source: Dr. Ligia Dantaspsychologist and creator of the psychological reception platform “Get on the wheel“.
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