RE: Advanced Maternal Age . . .
Well, what OBs mean by AMA is 35.
My plan was to have 2 children in my early 30s and be done. I had Sarah at 32, and thought wow that was easy, let's do it again. I did NOT want to have children after the age of 35. Well, life has not worked out the way I planned. I was 36 when I had Leah. I will be 38 when this baby is born (knock on wood). I never saw myself giving birth at 38, and well, here I am.
I now have a mental block about being pregnant and giving birth after 40. But you know, I am no longer ruling it out because you never know what life is going to deal out to you. I am now a firm believe in never say never. You really do NOT know what you will do until you are actually faced with that situation. You may think you know, but you don't.
Beth, mom to older DD (8/01) and younger DD (10/06) and always missing Leah (4/22 - 5/1/05)