Pregnant at 49

[shiningseas1971]

8. I was a high risk pregnant mom of 39

and I don't like to tell women what to do with their bodies, especially at my age, but that's another story all together. I tend to look at this sort of thing a certain way. I am married, wasn't on birth control and neither my husband nor I had went to get fixed. I am catholic but don't attend church. The religion thing really has nothing to do with my opinions on this subject either. I realized the risks at my age in having another child, but my other pregnancies were uneventful so the OBGYN said that I probably had nothing to worry about. Everything went well until I was 28 weeks when I had to be rushed to the hospital for bleeding. I had developed a serious condition called Placenta Previa and it was complete. I had friends ask me if I was bleeping stupid. I just thought, are you kidding me? Who are you to say that to me! My son was delivered by c-section, medically necessary, a month early and was healthy. When I started this post, I didn't plan on saying all this. I read the whole article and thought to tell my story.