My sister was born to an older mother after several miscarriages.

My mom didn't complain much about the pregnancy itself. There were concerns that the baby would be mentally or developmentally challenged, but that didn't happen although the risks were higher.

The biggest problem I saw was that my mother was tired all the time. We pretty much lived on junk and easily made food during my teenage years, which was fine with us. My mother would often just lay down and fall asleep. Fortunately my sister was a pretty easy baby and would just curl up and fall asleep next to her when that happened. If she had been a more headstrong or active baby, there could have been some injuries due to not being watched closely all the time. We got lucky in a lot of ways that I would not count on.

My sister and I were also old enough to keep an eye on her, although we couldn't truly be responsible for her. It was helpful though. I was pretty involved in her care.

The biggest problem now comes from the fact that my father is close to 70 and can't retire because he has a teenage daughter to support. My parents raised my sister when they were in 'grandparent mode', so it was a very different upbringing than the one we got. In some ways, I think they did a better job. It was very hard though and definitely changed their options.