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Portman also said that this pregnancy differs from her previous due to the wisdom that comes with age. \u201cThere is a gratitude that when you\u2019re young, you don\u2019t necessarily grasp,\u201d she said. At present, “there\u2019s a calm and knowing myself: who I want to spend time with, what kind of energy I want around me that makes the experience so beautiful every day. And knowing it\u2019s probably the last time, I cherish every moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI read so many books the first time, and now I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh, we know what to do.\u2019 It\u2019s okay. You figure it out. We\u2019re going to make lots of mistakes, no matter how hard we try,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n
:And also, we\u2019re going to do a lot right without having to do research. I feel like if you\u2019re just present and loving, that\u2019s the best thing possible.\u201d (Destable, who is 45, is also a veteran when it comes to parenting: He is father to two sons with French actress Louise Bourgoin<\/a>: \u00c9tienne, born in April 2016, and Vadim, born in 2020.)<\/p>\n Natalie Portman and son Aleph Portman-Millepied at a Lakers game on October 22, 2018<\/p>\n <\/span>Allen Berezovsky\/Getty Images<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The actor also recommends her current home of Paris as a place to enjoy one’s pregnancy. \u201cThere\u2019s been beautiful spring weather,\u201d she said. \u201cIt\u2019s been pretty amazing to just walk in the incredible parks here and go see art. Just the usual things you do when you\u2019re not working.”<\/p>\n A final perk is a difference in medical standards, she joked. “In France, they consider full-term to be 41 weeks rather than 40, so I guess I get an extra week to be pregnant this time around.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n