I will never depend on a man – I'm freezing my eggs at 37 so I can have a baby whenever I please

The Daily Mail ^ | 12/29/2022 | Siofra Brennan

[Dr. Sivana]

A career-driven feminist determined to 'never depend on a man' has frozen some of her eggs so she can start a family by herself whenever she pleases.

Amela Smailbegovic from Orlando, Florida, is a real estate magnate and entrepreneur who operates across the US, and has 'never depended on a man for anything'.

Now 37, she fled the former Yugoslavia in 1994.

'I guess my main mantra has always been female empowerment and women succeeding in business,'

'I'm one of the few women in my position because it's always been led by men.

'All of my houses are paid off. All my cars are paid off. Businesses doing great.

'I've never been dependent on a man for anything and never will be.

Amela had set herself a deadline for having a child – at age 39 at the latest.

During the pandemic, she realised how much she wanted to become a mother and did two rounds of IVF – and is now set to freeze her eggs.

She said: 'I turned around and I'm like, "Oh my gosh, like I'm late 30s".

'I always said that I'd have a child by 39 so that gives me two years.

'I was so focused when I was young in being successful and independent that it never dawned on me that the biological clock is ticking until recently.

'I stray from the societal norms they place on us and would rather have a loyal, healthy partnership.

She is currently a top manager in a timeshare firm generating $30-40 million in annual sales.

She added: 'However, marriage or not, I'd prefer my child to have a great father and male role model, which is why I held off.'

[TChad]

I pity her cats.

[Glad2bnuts]

Can anyone who is a parent imagine being 70 years old, and still with dependents around you? I do it in a small way, as I have 15 grands, but 6 of them are in the 19-24 range. 9 range from 14 to 1. I am happy for 2 days max around the little ones, then it is COME GET THEM please????

[Glad2bnuts]

Ask Laz...

[Vaduz]

Turkey baster babe never been dependent on a man for anything and never will be.

[FLT-bird]

“I’d prefer my child to have a great father and male role model, which is why I held off.”

You were too picky and you waited until your best years were well behind you. A man looking to start a family is not going to go for a 37 year old woman. 27 yes. 37 No.

[FLT-bird]

Well....my parents were 41 when I was born (the last of 6).

They always said I kept them young.

[Tired of Taxes]

This notion that women can’t get pregnant in their 40’s is nonsense.

Many generations of women have had babies in their 40’s.

Many of my family members and friends were born to mothers in their mid-40’s.

Many women I knew in my generation also gave birth in their mid- to late 40’s, but NOT with IVF. They had surprise pregnancies.

Usually, couples try to avoid pregnancy in those years, but not because pregnancy isn’t possible.

The only couples I’ve ever known who had trouble conceiving were having trouble in their 20’s.

[Dr. Sivana]

This notion that women can’t get pregnant in their 40’s is nonsense.

Of course that is correct, but it gets considerably harder. There are fertility drugs that can help (e.g. clomed). But, for those who aren't open to a special needs child the odds of a Downs Baby goes up considerably after 40.

In my personal experience (I am not a medical doctor), most of the women I've known whom have had children in their forties are the ones who have already had several other children already.

[Jolla]

Your parents had 5 others and knew what they were doing, this lady is single and no children.