News about the death of the one time “oldest mother” at age 69, leaving behind her 31-month old twin boys, added sparks to the ongoing debate about age and parenthood. The question is basically “How old is too old to have a baby?” The answer has always been left for the biological clock to [...]
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This weekend I met an inspiring mother of an adult and it got me thinking about what kind of a mom I hope to be when my son is grown up.
The mom I met was out rock climbing. She was standing on the edge of a cliff in a state park about an hour out [...]
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At the grocery store, I am confronted by front page pictures of Jamie Lynn Spears and her new baby while waiting to checkout. I might not even be inclined to notice too much except for the fact that my teenage daughter points the magazine out. The headline proclaims how being a mom is [...]
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I was talking to a dear friend several months ago about her ‘birth plan‘ for the upcoming birth of her first child. A birth plan is an opportunity for you to discuss and plan ‘ideally’ how you’d like your child’s birth to happen with your health care provider. Just doing a simple internet search, I [...]
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