My wife was 38 when she got pregnant with our daughter and the physician warned us of the higher risk of Down’s Syndrome and asked if we wanted and amniocenteses. We knew from the beginning that we would choose life for her and declined. Thankfully she was born perfect and is a smart 14 year old space nerd and wants to be an astronaut that goes to Mars.
To heck with that! Mars is so over rated! Tell your daughter to be on the first ship to Kepler 415b!
“Thankfully she was born perfect and is a smart 14 year old space nerd and wants to be an astronaut that goes to Mars.”
I dabbled with the idea of being an astronaut for a while, but, alas, I am too short. Hope your daughter is successful. :)
I had amnios, just to know, but I would never have aborted the baby. I did like knowing what one could know. And my special needs boy didn’t have a special need that showed up. Can you imagine if autism and other needs did show up on an amnio? Why do parents need their child to be “perfect” before birth but afterward, they will love and fight for their child with needs? It’s hypocritical. If your 18 year old son loses a hand in an accident, why don’t you bring him out behind the barn and shoot him? Be a mensch: love your child as he is, even before he is born.
My mom was 42 when I was born... Of course some of you will say that is the reason I post like I do...