advanced maternal age

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Whats the oldest mom you have seen deliver successfully? I had a pt this past weekend who was in for Rhogam and a glucose tolerance who just turned age FIFTY in December!!!!!!

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We had a 42 year old woman that became surprise! pregnant with natural triplets. And they already had 4 kids 18-17-9-4 years old. And wouldn't you know... one of the babies had Down's. But they were great... joked about having live-in help and Dad worked at a center for mentally disabled children and adults. Sent from God to the perfect parents, I'm sure.

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The oldest we have has is 53 and 51 . The 53 y.o. had 22 y.o. doner eggs.

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.

Ya'll are giving me hope, that I could still have a baby at 38.

Now, if I can find a sperm donor..........

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I got a really big laugh with a lady in her late 40's who had 3 previous children, girls 19, 18, and 16. She told me: We're really happy now, but after all the lectures I've given my girls, do you know how hard it was to tell them Dad and I had an oops?"

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Originally posted by caroladybelle

Ya'll are giving me hope, that I could still have a baby at 38.

Now, if I can find a sperm donor..........

those are easy to find depends on how picky you are:)

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My Mom is 57 and if she had a baby at that age I don't know who we would have to commit first, her or my Dad....:confused: I think my Mom would be in the CCU along with Nancy.....:D

Seriously though, will these parents who are having babies when they are 50 or 55 be around to see these children raised to adulthood? 40 or even 45 I can reasonably fathom, but 55? :D I just wonder if we aren't going to have a generation of kids whose parents have died when they were teens....I suppose I am opening a can of worms with this....

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My friend's husband worries about this Deespoohbear,he's 52 and their son is 8.

Her answer is that NONE of us know for sure that we'll be here to see our babies grow up.

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The oldest was the 61 year old who lied about her age at the fertility clinic. That dad, I think he was 65, was so happy he just floated dwon the halls. A few months ago there was a follow up in the paper, the little girl is 4 or 5 now, doing well. I wouldn't even think about it but that family was so very, very happy.

My Mom was 37 when I was born. That was in the 40s when 37 wasn't just old, it was ancient. My Dad was 48.

As far as not being there long enough. My Mom's mother died when she was 8. You have your parents as long as you have them. The time is a gift.

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My grandmother was 45 when my mom was born 73 years ago at home. Mom turned out just fine. I guess there's hope for me at age 44!

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caroladybelle-

I had my last at 38. It was abreeze, really.

"older" mom's more at risk for gestational diabetes.

My best friend had her last one at 43- She had a section and the sx nicked her bladder.Thought she was going to be a goner because of the remoteness of the place. But she pulled through.

(it was in Old Harbor Alaska on Kodiak Island)

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Specializes in Oncology/Haemetology/HIV.
:D :D :D
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I had a pregnancy test a short time ago....prior to gamma globulin and rabies vaccination.

I told them that there was no need......I couldn't be pregnant...... the ER MD insisted though....

Can't have the Disease if you haven't been exposed lately.....

Talk about adding insult to injury................like the rabies bite wasn't bad enough...

Maybe I should call up those Kinky Kops at the Naughty Nurse site

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