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Diamond_Dog

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1. When I became pregnant with my last kid at the age of 36

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sat May 7, 2022, 01:16 PM

May 2022

The doctors called mine a “geriatric pregnancy “. This was in 1993.

An acquaintance of mine got the same label when she was pregnant last summer at the age of 34!

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Motherhood deferred: US median age for giving birth hits 30 [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2022 OP

When I became pregnant with my last kid at the age of 36 Diamond_Dog May 2022 #1

That's insane! smirkymonkey May 2022 #2

I fully support whatever a woman wants to do. Diamond_Dog May 2022 #3

I do as well, I just wish people would think about it more before bringing children into the world. smirkymonkey May 2022 #4

This is the normal result of the development of modern society... Wounded Bear May 2022 #5

I was a month shy of my 39th birthday when... 3catwoman3 May 2022 #6