Anyone with children will tell you what an amazing experience it is – creating new life and watching your children as they develop new skills and grow each day is a joy to behold. It\u2019s also a very demanding time and if you happen to be experiencing the menopause at the same time as caring for young children and teenagers, then it\u2019s likely that your home life is going to be one big rollercoaster.<\/p>\n
A number of factors have contributed to the trend to have children later in life. Better education\/career\/travel opportunities, the desire to achieve personal goals, meeting the right partner and\/or access to fertility treatments have all played a part. But it wasn\u2019t so long ago that \u2018geriatric mothers\u2019 were the exception rather than the rule and 2021 data from the Office of National Statistics<\/a> shows that not only is the birth rate in younger women decreasing, but that women aged between 35 to 39 years saw a 5% increase in fertility rates. And UK Parliament statistics<\/a> confirm that 61% of births in 2010 to women in their forties were either first or second children. Proof that women are indeed choosing to wait longer to have children and that many mothers are juggling the needs of raising a young family at the same time as experiencing major hormonal changes within their own bodies.<\/p>\n
3 expert tips to help you parent through the menopause<\/strong><\/p>\n
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For more stories, advice and interviews, head to the\u00a0Menopause Your Way Stories hub<\/a>. To browse and shop a curated edit of menopause products, visit the\u00a0Menopause Your Way page on QVC<\/a>.<\/p>\n
We understand there\u2019s a lot of information out there on the menopause. You can read through the\u00a0<\/em>NICE guidance on menopause management<\/i><\/a>, as well as the\u00a0<\/em>NHS overview on the menopause<\/i><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"