Geriatric pregnancy

We invited Natalie, a Certified Doula to talk with us about geriatric pregnancy. Together, we answer a lot of your questions and dive into a wide range of topics that can help educate, support + empower you to make the best decision for your body + your baby!

You might be surprised at what age medical professionals consider a pregnancy "geriatric". A Doula and Maternity Concierge discusses why we need to ditch the term "geriatric pregnancy", and shares her expertise on the real risks associated with advanced maternal age pregnancies.

The answers given by the majority of those who want to be mothers at an advanced age (other than those with health problems); It is either "I don't feel ready right now" or "I have a little more time to offer him a good future financially" or "My priority is my job". It can be overlooked that this idea, which increases in direct proportion to time, actually comes with many problems when it is said that "now is the time".

If you’re having a geriatric pregnancy, there’s no reason to think that you and your baby won’t be perfectly happy and healthy. The post What Having A ‘Geriatric’ Pregnancy Really Means appeared first on Scary Mommy.

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Women having children over the age of 35 get a tough rap. I remember a friend indignantly telling me she was referred to as having a “geriatric pregnancy”. Yup, that’s an actual medical term, although evidently it’s now been replaced by “advanced maternal age”, which is an ever so slight improvement.

Are you trying to get pregnant, but worried that you're above 40 now? Here are some tips that might help you if you're trying to conceive over 40. #pregnancy #latepregnancy #motherhood #conception #overforty #geriatric #conceive

How do you hold on to hope of pregnancy with your own eggs after 40? When people tell you that, after 40, there's only a 1-2% chance of pregnancy? When, even if you get pregnant, doctors will call it a geriatric pregnancy? Click to read the post and find out...

"Everyone assumes I'm my kid's grandma."

If you're having an advanced maternal age (AMA) pregnancy, it's important to be aware of the manipulations you may face from doctors and medical professionals throughout the birth experience.

Pregnancy is an amazing journey and I’m in due in the next couple of days. I'm writing down my birth story so I will always remember. Here’s my 39th week of pregnancy over forty. #overforty #olderwomen #geriatric #thirdtrimester

If you're 35+ and worried about being pregnant, check out my personal experience with being 35 years old and pregnant. You'll be surprised!

Dear Plus Size Mom, I am guilty of judging you by your BMI (how is that even a THING IN PREGNANCY)?!!?! I am guilty of dreading our time together doing fetal monitoring. I am guilty for thinking about your weight before thinking about your pregnancy. And I am sorry. #plussizepregnancy #pregnancy #laboranddeliverynurse #nurse #plusmommy

Any woman that is over 35 when pregnant is considered to be having a...

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Geriatric at 35: Highs and Lows of an Older Mom http://kansascity.citymomsblog.com/geriatric-35-highs-lows-older-mom/

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Stages of #pregnancy are divided into three trimesters. Here you'll learn about each one as we explain in detail all the exciting things happening to both you and your growing baby. #Gynae #Gynaecology #ChildBirth #Infertility

Geriatric pregnancy...Advanced Maternal Age. Terrible terms that set up camp in my head when I was pregnant.