Jun 16, 2009
Pregnancy & Labor Term of the Day: “Advanced Maternal Age”
Advanced Maternal Age
1. When a mother is age 35 or older at the time of delivery of her baby;
2. The age at which a woman is officially too old to date Jack Nicholson;
3. When an actress reaches the point in her career that she will only be considered for roles such as “Crazy Cat Lady” and “Charlie Sheen’s Mother”;
4. The time in a woman’s life when she must trade in her mini-skirts for Bermuda shorts, according to Glamour magazine’s monthly “What to Wear in Your 20s, 30s, 40s and Beyond (a.k.a. ‘When You Have One Foot in the Grave’)!” column.
KatCav
says:
Ugh…. because I had twins, I was of Advanced Maternal Age at only 33. My life is officially over. Must trade in hotpants for the bermudas….
June 16th, 2009 at 12:04 pm -Cowgirl in the Sand
says:
I have a huge red sticker across the top of my chart that says (in all caps) “HIGH RISK PREGNANCY: ADVANCED MATERNAL AGE”. It was there for my last pregnancy too (and I was just a sprightly 34 back then!). Regardless, I wore hot pants to the delivery room.
June 16th, 2009 at 12:20 pm -Candy
says:
Let’s hear it for hot pants!
June 16th, 2009 at 12:35 pm -Gwendolyn
says:
I’m 37 and pregnant. It just made me feel all warm and fuzzy when I saw the word ‘Elder’ on my ultrasound request form at the hospital…
June 16th, 2009 at 3:59 pm -Tere
says:
Oh am I in trouble! I didn’t even have my first child till I was 36. But, God is so good! He gave me 2 more. My last was at age 43….Of course, she came after 3 miscarriages. But, I’ll concentrate on the rejoicing part! My doc always told me he was not afraid of my age – that we make better parents. Time will tell.
June 17th, 2009 at 2:26 pm -Mountainmamma
says:
having my first at 34, maybe my husband shuld get me a stroller too…..
September 16th, 2009 at 3:13 pm -