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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
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Emma Gill & Luke Green

'Geriatric' mum defends Stacey Solomon after she was shamed by trolls over pregnancy age

A mum has spoken out about attitudes towards pregnancy age after she was made to feel old having a baby at 42.

Lucy Baker shared her dismay after Stacey Solomon was shamed by online trolls after announcing she's pregnant with her fifth child, aged 33.

The mum-of-three was classed as a 'geriatric mum' - the medical term for those going through a pregnancy over the age of 35 - when she fell pregnant with her son Rocky.

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