sj, did you read the comments of the article on the Salty Brine incident? Ha! They included a link to a version in the Daily Mail - [link]
Also, welcome to the elderly parents club! Although I gather it is more common now. Many of the parents in my kids classes were young enough to be my kids. My sister's grandchildren are younger than my kids! I was 38/40 when mine were born. Older and wiser than the youngster parents I say. And certainly better equipped to totally ignore any unsolicited advice from any direction.
Or I was kidnapped by aliens.
If so, I hope they injected you with superpowers. Seems only fair.
I'm glad I'm in good company in the elderly parent club. I turned 38 at this last birthday, and TCG will be 48 in September.
I hadn't read the comments until now. The Daily Mail article looks like crap based on everything else I read.
My cousin's wedding was today. I'm glad they had a beautiful day for it. I forgot when it was after I decided it wasn't feasible to be two hours from home with busy summer traffic this close to my due date.
I'm glad I'm in good company in the elderly parent club. I turned 38 at this last birthday, and TCG will be 48 in September.
I turn 40 next Friday, and M is 45. Advanced Maternal Age for the win!
juliana, has anyone referred to your pregnancy as a geriatric pregnancy? Because that's fun.
"Geriatric pregnancy", hell. I have a friend who had two kids after she turned 50.
juliana, has anyone referred to your pregnancy as a geriatric pregnancy? Because that's fun.
No, but I know my friend in Minneapolis who was 38 when her son was born got to hear that. Kaiser Permanente is Very Serious about Not Using That Term (I asked, out of curiosity). I think the relatively higher maternal age in SF has something to do with that.
I think the relatively higher maternal age in SF has something to do with that.
Emmett's mom was 38 when she had him and she was the youngest mother-to-be her OB/GYN was seeing at the time.
Emmett's mom was 38 when she had him and she was the youngest mother-to-be her OB/GYN was seeing at the time.
Data from 2010 says that the median age of mothers giving birth in SF was 33, so that sounds about right. My OB/GYN is very emphatic about my age not be anything to worry about. (Or something like that. I just got up.)
In conclusion, sj's docs should take a page from SF's OB/GYN practices.