Mom, 46, finally falls pregnant after 14 years

When Julie Mintz froze her eggs in 2011 at age 33, she had no idea it would take nearly 14 years, and a staggering series of setbacks, before she’d meet her daughter. Now 47, the Los Angeles-based singer welcomed baby Ophelia Laurette this May. Her daughter was conceived from one of the 28 eggs Mintz froze over a decade ago. “I just knew that I really wanted to be a mom,” she told PEOPLE. “And living in a big city, it’s harder to meet a partner. I just thought it would be a really good insurance policy.” Initially, Mintz assumed she wouldn’t need them. “I thought, ‘I am sure I’ll never have to use them, hopefully,’” she recalls. But by 39, still single, she considered freezing more. Her doctor advised against it: “You are essentially guaranteed two biological children from those 28 present eggs.” Having developed ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome previously, she decided against another round, something she now calls “the first error in my whole process.” She met her partner Stephen at 41 and tried to conceive naturally, but PCOS made it difficult. At 42, she decided to use her frozen eggs. But a year after blood and genetic testing, she learned that… CONTINUE READING…