How old were you when you had your first child?

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What role were you at the firm at that time?

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Same! A month before my 31st birthday

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A few months before my 30th birthday.

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31, unplanned. I would have been quite a few years older otherwise!

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Same. Who knew you could get pregnant the day your IUD came out?! šŸ˜‚

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wow good for you!

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Will be a few weeks shy of my 35th birthday, just outside of the range to be considered ā€œgeriatric.ā€

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Geriatric / ā€œadvanced maternal ageā€ got insurance to cover any and all tests I wanted! The label made me have some feels, but ultimately it saved us some $$

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