 |
|
 |
| General General questions and meet 'n greet and welcome! |
12-08-2008, 05:03 AM
|
#1
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: i live in the middle of nowhere north carolina
Posts: 19
|
A New Baby
My mother is going to have a baby in the next week or so, and I am so worried cause my mom is older than the average pregnant woman. They say you are not supposed to have children after 33 or something and my mom is 37. I don't just want to sit here and worry all the time but I can't help it.
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 05:25 AM
|
#2
|
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Netherlands
Posts: 4,036
|
What have the doctors told her?
... My aunt had a baby when she was 40 and she was fine...
And oh, congratulations ^_^
__________________
"I've an idea. Why don't we play a little game. Let's pretend that we're human beings, and that we're actually alive. Just for a while. What do you say? Let's pretend we're human. Oh, brother, it's such a long time since I was with anyone who got enthusiastic about anything."
― Jack Osborne
add me on
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 05:39 AM
|
#3
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 523
|
Have you told her you are worried about her? If it helps, lots of women are not even starting families until their late 30's - early 40's these days with no problems.
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 06:08 AM
|
#4
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: i live in the middle of nowhere north carolina
Posts: 19
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Geoluhread
What have the doctors told her?
... My aunt had a baby when she was 40 and she was fine...
And oh, congratulations ^_^
|
The doctors said that she was healthy enough for a child, but that it was still a risk. She is supposed to go into labor any day now.
It's a girl ^_^
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 06:51 AM
|
#5
|
Join Date: Dec 2007
Posts: 690
|
Didn't she have tests to find out if it had Downs Syndrome?
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 07:31 AM
|
#6
|
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Bangkok
Posts: 1,921
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by .:_MOONCHiLD_:.
The doctors said that she was healthy enough for a child, but that it was still a risk. She is supposed to go into labor any day now.
It's a girl ^_^
|
Hey! Congrats!!
She'll need a lot of rest and supports.
__________________
"Expecting the world to treat you fairly because you are good is like expecting the bull not to charge because you are a vegetarian."
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 07:43 AM
|
#7
|
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: R'lyeh
Posts: 2,104
|
Your mother should be fine.
But babies are horrible.
I'm sorry for your gain.
__________________
"One mohawk wasn't enough to keep up with how badass he is so he had to get two." - Haunted House, about me, YEAH, ME!
Terror Nuclear,Terror Nuclear
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 07:54 AM
|
#8
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 191
|
My grandma had my Mother and Aunt at 16 and 17 and then had my Uncle at 37. Really as age goes on, you're right, it's not as healthy, but it's even LESS healthy in their 40's because they are preparing for menopause. The hospital will take good care of her.
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 08:32 AM
|
#9
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: i live in the middle of nowhere north carolina
Posts: 19
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Malice In Wonderland
Your mother should be fine.
But babies are horrible.
I'm sorry for your gain.
|
I sleep across the hall T-T
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 08:35 AM
|
#10
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: i live in the middle of nowhere north carolina
Posts: 19
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Sir. Helpmann
Didn't she have tests to find out if it had Downs Syndrome?
|
She didn't have the tests done. The doctor said that it wasn't really necessary.
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 09:11 AM
|
#11
|
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: R'lyeh
Posts: 2,104
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by .:_MOONCHiLD_:.
I sleep across the hall T-T
|
I am sorry to hear that.
Invest in earplugs.
And a rifle.
__________________
"One mohawk wasn't enough to keep up with how badass he is so he had to get two." - Haunted House, about me, YEAH, ME!
Terror Nuclear,Terror Nuclear
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 09:22 AM
|
#12
|
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Heaven and Earth
Posts: 2,606
|
My mom had me when she was 39. My husband's mom had him when she was in her late 30's as well, and he's perfectly healthy in every way.
Unless your mom drinks, smokes, or does drugs, I'm sure your new little sister will be fine.  More parents are having babies later in life, so I don't know where the 33 thing comes from. :P
__________________
"Follow your bliss..."
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 09:28 AM
|
#13
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 523
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by .:_MOONCHiLD_:.
She didn't have the tests done. The doctor said that it wasn't really necessary.
|
Isnt a very good doctor then
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 09:40 AM
|
#14
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: i live in the middle of nowhere north carolina
Posts: 19
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Malice In Wonderland
I am sorry to hear that.
Invest in earplugs.
And a rifle.
|
I got some at Wal-mart. ^_-
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 09:42 AM
|
#15
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
Posts: 48
|
There was a 71 year old woman who had twins or something like that... Ok possibly a few years younger, but still able to recieve pensions I'm sure!!
If a woman is older there is an increased risk of complications, but they mean in the late forties usually.
Little sisters are great ^^, much preferable to a little brother who rugby tackles you when you're pouring a boiling hot cup of tea without a lid on the kettle so the water goes all over your hand, then you scream in utter agony whilst assaulting him with a teaspoon for the next fifteen minutes before tripping over a chair and jarring your knee
...
That was not a good day.
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 09:43 AM
|
#16
|
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Maryland/D.C.
Posts: 611
|
I'm sure you mom will be fine. My 37 year old friend just had her first baby. My mother had me when she was 41.
__________________
Hate is never without reason...love is never without treason. - Kovenant
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 10:25 AM
|
#17
|
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Earth.
Posts: 8,001
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Alarica
Isnt a very good doctor then
|
That isn't true.
The tests are elective tests anyway, and doctors only strongly recommend it if your baby is at high risk.
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 10:29 AM
|
#18
|
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Nowhere
Posts: 1,835
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by .:_MOONCHiLD_:.
My mother is going to have a baby in the next week or so, and I am so worried cause my mom is older than the average pregnant woman. They say you are not supposed to have children after 33 or something and my mom is 37. I don't just want to sit here and worry all the time but I can't help it.
|
My congratulations to her. She's not the only one having a baby. My wife goes into delivery this Thursday.
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 10:38 AM
|
#19
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 191
|
I'm glad my Mom had her tubes tied.
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 10:56 AM
|
#20
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 523
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Underwater Ophelia
That isn't true.
The tests are elective tests anyway, and doctors only strongly recommend it if your baby is at high risk.
|
Actually, they recommend the tests to most women these days because risk of defects increases with maternal age. The triple is done in the uk to determine level of risk. Although with multiple pregnancies the results arent accurate anyway and a lot of women dont have an amnio because of risk such as miscarriage or premature labour.
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 12:08 PM
|
#21
|
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Heaven and Earth
Posts: 2,606
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Steele_Mistress
I'm glad my Mom had her tubes tied.
|
That's not a guarantee. My mom supposedly had hers tied...and then hey ho! She got pregnant with me. XD
There's only a couple of very sure ways to not get pregnant:
1. Have all your or your partner's reproductive organs taken out.
2. Never have sex with someone of the opposite sex.
3. Only have the kind of sexual relations that don't involve semen entering the vagina.
__________________
"Follow your bliss..."
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 09:56 PM
|
#22
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 191
|
Tam Li Hua < She really did have hers done [correctly]. My parents, before the seperation, had sex after I was born up until the seperation and no pregnancy ever occured.
|
|
|
|
|
12-08-2008, 10:09 PM
|
#23
|
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Back in Wisconsin(thinking about invading the south)
Posts: 3,693
|
My mother had my brother past the recommended age (I won't say how for beyond though since she is sensitive about her age) and he didn't have any birth defects.
__________________
"The chaos of the world viewed from a distance reveals perfection."- me
"Never overestimate the intellect of someone so foolish that they would exploit and perpetuate stupidity in the people around them, for they create their own damnation as they tear out and sell the pillars that support society as a whole, bringing it crashing down upon them."-me
“I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.”- Einstein
|
|
|
|
|
12-09-2008, 12:50 AM
|
#24
|
Join Date: Nov 2008
Posts: 523
|
Birth defects are incredibly rare and most are detectable on ultra sound, normally in early scans. Here, thats 20wks or earlier. Was a woman here in her 60's i think, dont quote me on it though, had IVF and had a baby. Was all over the papers, and babys fine. I do think worrying when shes due to drop any day, is a bit OTT though, when shes had kids before and got this far. Worst thing will be the crying through the night and smelly nappies!
|
|
|
|
|
12-09-2008, 05:36 AM
|
#25
|
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: i live in the middle of nowhere north carolina
Posts: 19
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by Beneath the Shadows
My congratulations to her. She's not the only one having a baby. My wife goes into delivery this Thursday.
|
I think that is when my mom is going to go into labor. If she doesn't have the baby this week they want to induce her next Friday.
Is it a boy or girl?
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 01:10 AM.
|
|
