Miscellaneous

A most redemptive birth story

David Kent was born three weeks early on February 11th, 2026: two days after the 70th birthday of his namesake, my late father David Caplin (this is the completely scientific reason I knew immediately we were having a boy: a February due date). Since I was induced (thanks to complications with gestational diabetes and cholestasis),… Continue reading A most redemptive birth story

Miscellaneous, Social Issues

I have minimal regrets as a “geriatric mom”

I read with interest – and a bit of sadness – the following article from The Free Press: “What I’ve Learned From Watching People Wait to Have Children” by maternal-fetal medicine physician Sarah Poggi (the article is behind a paywall, but you can read a condensed version on Instagram).  As the title suggests, Poggi describes… Continue reading I have minimal regrets as a “geriatric mom”