My own mom had a baby in her 40’s, when I was a teen. Over the years, many rude people have inquired or speculated that I was the actual mother.
The news report does give people cause to wonder, when it says Palin, an “elderly multipara” as the doctors say, with a Down’s Syndrome baby on the way, would linger to give a speech in Texas after her water broke (weeks before due date), before flying home to Alaska. That really is strange, if true. (IF true. Reporters can really mess up the facts.) But that’s not enough tin foil to make a decent hat.
And why do they think, over at hotair, that the trooper issue is a legitimate concern? If anyone should have their head examined over that, it’s the guy who refused to fire the guy who tazed the boy.
We must hope Palin comes Teflon coated. She’s going to need it.
Her water was “leaking”, and she was not in active labor. Experienced mothers KNOW what active labor feels like - trust me - you CANNOT be mistaken. As for the risk of infection - some doctors are more cautious than others. My OB was a pioneer in this field and was able to delay labor for a mother whose water broke for a MONTH! (Dr. Postelwaite).
Now, if you want to hear something crazy — try being in active labor with your third child with contractions coming every 2 minutes, IN a hospital (with what I assume a faulty fetal monitor) and being told they are going to send you home for breakfast!!!! And getting angry with you when you throw up because they forced you to drink orange juice while in ACTIVE LABOR!!! I was ready to just say - “F this” and deliver my baby myself. Thank GOD the shift changed at 7 a.m. and my NEW nurse hurriedly called an intern to come break my water! The intern makes it no further than the doorway of my room and says - what do you mean “INDUCE” by breaking her water are you people BLIND??? Please note that my OB was LIVID when he found out they had been lying to him on the phone all night.