Welcome To ‘Geriatric’ Mamas!
We’re ‘Geriatric’ Mamas — your real, unfiltered sisterhood for women starting motherhood after 35. Think fertility, health, parenting, and the whole ‘advanced maternal age’ life, but without all the boring clinic pamphlets, (Most of the time).
Neither of us even knew the term ‘geriatric pregnancy’ before getting pregnant or sitting in the fertility clinic office. Like, who came up with that? It’s outdated, wildly offensive, and also kind of absurd — so we decided to own the joke and have some fun with it.
Tune into the podcast for real fertility journeys, women’s health revelations, self-care rituals, and the most unbelievable things doctors have said to women trying to conceive over 35. Expect birth stories, laugh-out-loud motherhood moments, and everything in between from the world of ‘geriatric’ mamas.
Come lean into this version of motherhood with us. New episodes are live on Thursdays, wherever you listen to podcasts.
Sonia
Hey, I’m Sonia! I didn’t picture my road to motherhood being a long, and ‘geriatric’ fertility journey, but life writes the best scripts. My husband and I spent four years on this rollercoaster: perfectly timed cycles, a shrine of supplements, every fertility article (and live-tweet) imaginable, and that gnawing, late-night question—will this ever happen for us?
We finally chose IVF. Not glamorous, not easy, but absolutely the right move. On our first round we retrieved 12 eggs. Eight embryos formed. Five survived freezing. Genetic testing shrunk that to three. And just one—one tiny, stubborn, perfect one—was deemed viable.
That single embryo became our daughter, Annabelle.
She is, without a doubt, our miracle. If you’ve been through fertility treatments, you already know how those numbers carry whole lives inside them—hope, fear, and a quiet kind of strength you didn’t know you were capable of until you had to be.
Jessica
Hey, I’m Jessica! A 5 time IUI, and 3 time IVF failure story (for another time), and proud ‘geriatric’ mama to my 8 month old rainbow baby boy, Hayden. I’ve been with my amazing husband, Adam, for 13 years and married for 5 (in September).
I didn’t choose the geriatric life, the geriatric life chose me… hmmm, doesn’t have the same effect as thug life… I spent the majority of my 20’s trying to figure out who I was and what I wanted to do with my life. I partied (a lot!), I traveled, and eventually packed my little Toyota Corolla and drove myself and pug, LoLa, from Maine to California where I ended up meeting my husband. We relocated to Dallas, Texas (where my husband is from) and have been living here for 12 years.
I always knew I wanted kids, I just knew I was far too selfish at the time my maternal clock was ticking to make it happen. I chose to live my life with no regrets and focused on developing myself professionally, financially and mentally. I’m not the same person I was in my 20’s and am extremely grateful for having the time to become the best version of myself before starting a family. I didn’t realize I’d be at the ‘prehistoric’ age of 39 when I had my first child, but here we are!
On our blog and podcast I’ll be sharing my full journey to ‘geriatric’ mama-hood. I’ll also be opening up about what it’s like to be a first time mama at 40, reliving some embarrassing moments, offering advice and tips based on personal experiences, answering questions, and having fun girl talk with my geriatric bff, Sonia!
CONTACT
INQUIRIES
hello@geriatricmamas.com
SONIA
sonia@geriatricmamas.com
JESSICA
jessica@geriatricmamas.com