So what is advanced maternal age, anyway?

[ProfessorArtNerd]

I have an irrational need to beat that age but I think I'm closing in on it. Fuck!

Ya, I guess I could google it but whateva! I do what I want!

[melindafelinda]

35 I think.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Oh ok. I thought it was 34. Don't tell my DH ok? (Ill be 34 in February hehe)

[leeann]

oh no- my 36 year old ovaries shrivel up as we GBCN

[melindafelinda]

It might be 34. Whatever it is, it's fucking bullshit.

[Deleted]

Oh shit.

[winston]

35.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Oh yeah, I know it's a dumb label, I'm just trying to use this as leverage to get my way and ttc sooner rather than later

[Deleted]

It's 35. But my doctor told me just this morning that I have the ovaries of a MUCH younger woman (true story!), so those rules clearly don't apply to me.
*blows on knuckles and shakes them*

[iamgrace]

35. I'm 37.

[ProfessorArtNerd]

Yeah? Well my doctor says that my uterus is almost too small for an IUD. Boom

[Muddled]

It's 35 at the time of delivery.

[wannabe]

I'm pretty sure it's 35. That's how old I was when I caught pregnant with the bean.

[Gato]

35. It's just a number. Each individual body has its own clock. I figured I could have kids into my 40s (which I did) because three of my relatives did. My grandma had her last at 47.

[anlo]

Oct 19, 2012 16:06:47 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

Yeah? Well my doctor says that my uterus is almost too small for an IUD. Boom

My uterus looks so young it got carded for an IUD.

[iamgrace]

Oct 19, 2012 16:10:33 GMT -5 anlo said:

Oct 19, 2012 16:06:47 GMT -5 ProfessorArtNerd said:

Yeah? Well my doctor says that my uterus is almost too small for an IUD. Boom

My uterus looks so young it got carded for an IUD.

lol

[Deleted]

Every time anyone sees my ovaries, they're all, "OMG! These are so young and fresh looking!" It's just so HARD to have such young looking ovaries, KWIM??

[Deleted]

Oct 19, 2012 16:17:58 GMT -5 @weeble said:

Every time anyone sees my ovaries, they're all, "OMG! These are so young and fresh looking!" It's just so HARD to have such young looking ovaries, KWIM??

Lmao!

I think it's weird that people get all mad about it. Our bodies are programmed to do their best breeding at an age that is currently socially unacceptable.

Meh.

[Deleted]

Caught pregnant is making me lol.

Especially in context of the recent baby boom.

[CaliSpiderman]

When I said something to my doctor about being close to "advanced maternal age" (while making quotation fingers and rolling my eyes), she said something about that actually being 32 or something (I forgot already because I'm so old...memory is going). She had another name for what 35 was. So basically my 35 year old ovaries fall asleep after watching Matlock.

[winnied]

Oct 19, 2012 16:09:29 GMT -5 wannabe said:

I'm pretty sure it's 35. That's how old I was when I caught pregnant with the bean.

Whhaaaaaaaat? You are a very young looking 35. Well done.

[papie]

35. Which is what I'll be in 9 days.

[Deleted]

It seems like a good thing to note for higher risks but like pp said, it really comes down to each body. The label is very stupid

[natsnow]

35 because you have a statistically higher chance of having a baby with a genetic abnormality

[angelaa73]

Oh yes. I was due to have adam 2 wks before my 35th so i got to skate out of the amino. No such luck w Erin. Wasn't that bad, though!

[TemperanceBrennan]

Oct 19, 2012 16:09:29 GMT -5 wannabe said:

I'm pretty sure it's 35. That's how old I was when I caught pregnant with the bean.

I thought it was 36. Guess I'll get there sooner than I thought. Also, I am totally stealing "caught pregnant" if I ever do.

[angelaa73]

Oh you CAN refuse amino. But I'm glad we did it or I wouldn't know about Erin's rh disease

[underwaterrhymes]

As far as I know amnio is never mandatory - regardless of your age. Granted, I go to a hippy dippy practice, and they're very non-invasive in their approach. Amnio was never mentioned other than to bring it up as an option if the NT scan revealed potential issues. I pushed for MaterniT21 because I'm anxious enough about the genetic issues our baby might have and wanted to rule out the trisomies, but wanted a non-invasive approach.

ETA - I'll be 38 at the time of delivery.

[iamgrace]

It wasn't suggested to me. I mean, I think my dr mentioned it as something to possibly do based on the results of other screening, but it certainly wasn't pushed on me. I would have refused.

[iamgrace]

And I was 35 when I caught pg with Henry (lol).