Surrogacy and Gestational ‘Womb Mates’ with Guest Jessie Jaskulsky!
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Surrogacy and Gestational ‘Womb Mates’ with Guest Jessie Jaskulsky!

On this episode, Sonia and Jessica are joined by Surrogacy Consultant and Concierge, Jessie Jaskulsky. Jessie has two baby girls who were born via surrogacy! The three discuss the Jessie’s journey to geriatric mama-hood as well as her two very different and educational experiences with the surrogacy process.

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The Chronicles of A Geriatric Mama in the Labor and Delivery Wing!
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The Chronicles of A Geriatric Mama in the Labor and Delivery Wing!

On this episode, Sonia and Jessica discuss the inevitable bumps and bruises of toddlerhood, their postpartum hospital experiences and their first few weeks at home as geriatric mamas to their miracle babies. C-Sections, solving colic symptoms, precious moments, postpartum rage texts, and bottles shaped like boobs; are they just another mommy marketing hoax?!

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HOPEisode: Natalie’s Story!
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HOPEisode: Natalie’s Story!

On this first ever HOPEisode, Sonia and Jessica are joined by Jessica’s friend Natalie. Natalie welcomed her rainbow baby in October of 2018 at the age of thirty eight. Listen as she shares her journey to becoming a geriatric mama! From heartbreaking loss to geriatric pregnancy, ‘clampsy rage’ included; to her postpartum surprises!

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Crazy Pregnancy Myths Mostly Debunked!
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Crazy Pregnancy Myths Mostly Debunked!

On this episode, Sonia and Jessica discuss the craziest pregnancy myths they’ve ever heard; including hairy orange babies, dirty amniotic fluid and styes. Luckily they’re mostly not true.

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Real Talk: Fostering to Adopt With Guest, Abi Pooler!
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Real Talk: Fostering to Adopt With Guest, Abi Pooler!

On this episode, Sonia and Jessica are joined by Sonia’s life long friend Abi Pooler. Abi adopted her baby boy in January, 2023! The three discuss the details, challenges and most joyous moments of Abi’s fostering and adoption experiences.

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Parenting Styles At Home & On Hulu!
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Parenting Styles At Home & On Hulu!

On this episode, Sonia and Jessica discuss twelve parenting styles found in three binge-worthy parenting tv series; Bringing Up Baby, Parental Guidance and Hulu’s, The Parent Test, the cringiest moments, the surprisingly most Gilmore Girls parenting style and is the hostess with the mostest really the mostest?

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Miscarriages and a Baby Teradactyl with BFF Guest Tiffany Baynard</a>!
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Miscarriages and a Baby Teradactyl with BFF Guest Tiffany Baynard!

On this episode, Sonia and Jessica are joined once again by long-time bff Tiffany Baynard. This time, the three discuss miscarriages; personal experiences, the statistics, why the topic is so taboo, some ways to cope, and how friends and family members can support parents who have experienced this devastating loss.

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Irresponsible Reproductive Citizens?! Let’s Flop Into It!</a>
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Irresponsible Reproductive Citizens?! Let’s Flop Into It!

On this episode Jessica and Sonia discuss the stigma of being an older mom! AKA an irresponsible reproductive citizen. They share the stats, question why women decided they needed to do it all, and share the many titles geriatric mamas have been given; people truly say the darnedest things!

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Meet the Geriatric Mamas!
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Meet the Geriatric Mamas!

In this first episode, Sonia and Jessica discuss their journeys to geriatric mamahood, why they waited so long to have children, fertility treatments, miscarriages, pregnancy reveals and miracle rainbow babies.

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Geriatric Mamas Podcast Official Trailer!
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Geriatric Mamas Podcast Official Trailer!

Geriatric Mamas is a real and unfiltered podcast about life as advanced maternal aged mamas hosted by Jessica Rizzieri and Sonia Tapley. Neither of them were familiar with the term Geriatric Pregnancy before getting pregnant. Who is?! They’ll be sharing fertility journeys, birth stories, parenting, recipes, health and wellness, funny stories, and whatever else their old AF geriatric hearts desire! So, follow along and join the conversation as they lean in to geriatric parenthood!

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