"We learned that it's what's best for baby, " said my own pediatrician.

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And I have since updated my baby math: If I don't get pregnant on my own within the next year or so, I plan to thaw my eggs and hopefully give birth to my first child at 44 and maybe a second by 46.

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It took me leaving a 20-year career on Wall Street, having a baby at 43 and a living through a couple of serious health scares to realize that my own health and wellbeing greatly affect the health and wellbeing of everyone and everything around me.

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