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When late pregnancy challenges identity flexibility

I'm 42 and pregnant after years of thinking it wouldn't happen, and instead of feeling grateful I'm terrified that I'm too old to do this right and too set in my ways to change.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Long-established selfhood can feel too rigid to accommodate the radical reorganization that parenthood demands.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Pregnancy and prenatal care?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.