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elleng

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15. I 'admonished' my OB for referring to me as a 'geriatric primo whatever,'

Reply to leftieNanner (Reply #10)

Tue Apr 13, 2021, 01:36 PM

Apr 2021

daughter #1 born 2 weeks before my 40th, #2 born 4 months after my 43rd!

(Good friends, mother much younger than I, had a DS birth; he remains one of my daughter's favorite 'brothers,' tho long-distance now. We remain connected with him and his 2 brothers, younger and older than he.))

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Court: Ohio can enforce ban on abortions after Down syndrome diagnosis [View all] Diamond_Dog Apr 2021 OP

RSO rso Apr 2021 #1

So basically no abortions for women older than 35, since statistically it is well known the risk of hlthe2b Apr 2021 #2

Even though the risk is much higher, PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #5

This issue is going after providers who supposedly know or should know DS is a likely possibility... hlthe2b Apr 2021 #7

DS can be diagnosed very early in pregnancy Freddie Apr 2021 #3

While I personally do not think I'd have had an abortion PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #4

I had two "Geriatric" pregnancies leftieNanner Apr 2021 #6

Exactly. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #9

38 and 41 leftieNanner Apr 2021 #10

There's a lot to be said for being an older parent. PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 2021 #11

I 'admonished' my OB for referring to me as a 'geriatric primo whatever,' elleng Apr 2021 #15

While it is true that the risk for Down Syndrome is PoindexterOglethorpe May 2021 #17

So what do they call it when women are made redundant in corporate mergers, acqusitions, re-orgs, or Backseat Driver Apr 2021 #13

I don't know what I would have done but I was tested with my last child...and I have Demsrule86 May 2021 #16

Oh god, this makes me sick! Lunabell Apr 2021 #8

+1000 Diamond_Dog Apr 2021 #12

Disgusting ruling! Backseat Driver Apr 2021 #14