Posted on 04/24/2011 1:03:01 PM PDT by Niuhuru
Three years after she married Nicolas Sarkozy following a whirlwind romance, Carla Bruni is pregnant with their first child together, it was claimed yesterday.
The 43-year-old wife of the French president is said to be in the early weeks of pregnancy, meaning the child would be born before the election next spring when Mr Sarkozy is hoping to win a second term.
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You have a point there. Even at full term, Carla may be lighter than Mooshelle.
And 3 months after birth Carla will be back to her normal slender self.
“Maternal age influences the chances of conceiving a baby with Down syndrome. At maternal age 20 to 24, the probability is one in 1562; at age 35 to 39 the probability is one in 214, and above age 45 the probability is one in 19.”
Carla Bruni good luck to ya. Be fruitful and multiply and all that. May God help you produce a good healthy child just not so ugly as your shrimpy husband
Mooshelle is just “big-boned!”
My mother at age 43 gave birth to my highly intelligent and gorgeous sister who in turn at the age of 43 gave birth to her mini-me who is also beautiful and intelligent.
I had 3 in my late 30s after smoking for decades and all three are just fine, actually better than fine.
While age definitely plays a factor, beyond that I really think it’s a roll of the dice. Sarah Palin leads a healthy lifestyle and had a Downs Syndrome baby she considers not only ok, but a blessing to her family. Nobody prays for their child to be born with Downs Syndrome, but mature couples who have faith certainly can accept it and see the blessing. What the Sarkozy’s would do is anyone’s guess.
Lucky and lucky.
I fully expect Barry & Michelle Antoinette to pull a stunt like this around election time.
I've read there's a big difference between late 30’s (like you) and mid 40’s (like SP) in regards to developmental problems and having kids.
OTOH, I had a neighbor back when I was growing up that was a heavy drug user (coke, grass, glue sniffing, who knows what else) and she had a daughter at 17 that is so severely retarded (wheelchair-bound, cannot speak, etc), we used to say the skank mother should have been arrested for child abuse and/or attempted murder.
Good luck to the Sarkozys.
This was posted above:
“Maternal age influences the chances of conceiving a baby with Down syndrome. At maternal age 20 to 24, the probability is one in 1562; at age 35 to 39 the probability is one in 214, and above age 45 the probability is one in 19.”
I would never argue that using mind-altering drugs wouldn’t be a sure, terrible hazard to any fetus. While smoking isn’t the smartest thing in the world for a variety of reasons, it doesn’t compare to using rec drugs, especially in pregnant women. I belive they said it could reduce birth weight, which becomes significant with premmies; multiples are notoriously early. I didn’t smoke during pregnancy, btw.
“...it doesn’t compare to using rec drugs...”
No way.
I wasn’t trying to make any comparison of the two, Dear Lord, no!
My grandmother started having healthy babies at 23 and gave birth to her last at age 47.
And what is wrong with a Down’s syndrome baby? I have a niece who has Downs and the world has never had a sweeter, more loving person in it. Down’s syndrome people are to be treasured.
That has to be THE cruelest picture in the world. Love it. Now, which one is telling YOU what to feed your children?
Is he sure it’s his?
Brilliant, whomever took that behind the scenes picture.
Is the LSM flipping out vis-a-vis Palin, that she is too old to become a mother?
I had my 4th child at age 39. Thank the Good Lord he was born perfectly healthy.
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