Stories of Pregnancy & Birth over 44 years old

Princess Lia, pregnant at 56

2009-11-01T09:00:00.002-05:00

This will be the first child of Paul and Lia. The princess was pregnant a few years ago, but lost the child and hopes this time she will manage to give birth to the child without problems.

The future mother confirmed the pregnancy and said that she feels very well and has had no problem so far. Price Paul stated that princess Lia and him have wanted a heir for a long time and tried to have a child 5 years ago, but this was not possible.

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Doctor defends pregnant woman, 56

2009-10-30T09:00:00.000-04:00

Tuesday 23 January 2001 - The director of a Harley Street clinic which helped a 56-year-old woman to conceive twins accused critics yesterday of wanting a "police state" where people could not plan their own families.

Professor Ian Craft, of the London Gynaecology and Fertility Centre, strongly defended its decision to treat Lynne Bezant, who will become the oldest mother of twins recorded in Britain.

Mrs Bezant and her husband Derek, 55, from Oxfordshire, are expecting the babies in June. They already have three grown-up children.

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I'm having a baby at 47

2009-10-26T09:00:00.003-04:00

At 47, Luisa Dillner has four children she adores – the eldest is 21. And now she's pregnant with a fifth, the last thing she expected at her time of life

First of all, my belt becomes tight. My low-carb diet has been working a treat so I am surprised and disappointed. I recap how much I've eaten over the past week. Then I start going off alcohol. In a big way, because alcohol now has an unpleasant, metallic taste. My partner notices, as I can't help noticing, that I haven't had a period for a while. Sweetly he puts an arm round me. "Maybe you're having an early menopause," he muses. "Don't worry, you'll be all right."

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Jane Seymour Recalls Scary 1st Months With Twins

2009-10-24T09:00:00.000-04:00

In an expansive new interview with About.com, actress and author Jane Seymour dishes on the highs — and occasional lows — of being a mom to twins. [born when she was 45]

When in-vitro fertilization resulted in two miscarriages, Jane says that she and husband James Keach had “almost given up,” but then a third pregnancy resulted in three embryos. One “never really formed,” and the end result were twin boys John and Kristopher, now 13.

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Pregnancy and home birth at 44

2009-09-28T09:00:00.003-04:00

Marta Becker of Vancouver says she had a complication-free pregnancy and home birth at 44.

Before her unexpected pregnancy, Ms. Becker says, she was absorbed by her career and rarely gave motherhood much thought.

The birth of a son almost 10 months ago altered the course of her life, as well as her relationship with a man 11 years younger, she says. Although they were happy together, they had no long-term commitment, “so the pregnancy definitely made a big impact.”

Her partner, a full-time student, was “stunned” by the news, she adds, but he quickly adjusted to fatherhood after the baby was born. “He's crazy in love with this kid.”

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Surprise baby at 43

2009-09-26T09:00:00.003-04:00

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Shelli Wakefield of San Jose, Calif., says she went off Depo-Provera, an injectable contraceptive, after her doctor told her it was “very unlikely” she would become pregnant again at age 41. Fourteen months later, Ms. Wakefield conceived her third child.

She and her husband were shocked, she says, but neither was upset about having their “surprise baby,” now six months old. “It's neat to have another chance at parenting,” Ms. Wakefield says.

Her 11-year-old daughter was delighted to be a big sister, she adds, but her 14-year-old son was less enthusiastic about the baby girl. “The hardest part for me is making sure that she's not a detriment to my older kids' lives.”

Ms. Wakefield says she's a calmer parent than she was when her eldest kids were infants, in part because of improved finances and her stable marriage of 17 years. But with maturity comes the reality of aging. “I get my Botox so I don't look like an old mom,” Ms. Wakefield says, “and I work out every day and I dye my hair.”

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Man, 56, diagnosed as infertile, meets woman, 44

2009-09-24T09:00:00.002-04:00

Birth control isn't part of their whirlwind romance – and they get pregnant before you can say “oopsy baby.” Inconceivable, right?

Well, not quite. That's how a baby girl was born to Laura Arpiainen, a Vancouver architect, now 46, and her partner, an interior designer. Their 14-month-old daughter was a “gift out of nowhere,” Ms. Arpiainen says.

The first-time mother wasn't trying to conceive, she adds, and her periods were irregular for several months before the pregnancy. “I thought I had menopause.”

Surprise, surprise.

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Alicia Anderson, 49, mom to Loukas, 2

2009-09-22T09:00:00.001-04:00

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Alicia Anderson Age: 49. Mother of Emma, and Loukas, age two. She is married to Bernard, 52

We had an 18-year-old daughter, Emma, who was our only child. She had a car crash and died in September 2002. It was terrible at the time, and still is. She's very much in our thoughts. We live in an above-average-sized house and felt that it was very empty. We looked at adopting, but didn't think that they would consider us because of our age (which has consequently proved to be rubbish actually) and because we were so emotional at the time that it would have been for the wrong reasons.

So we spoke about having another baby. I had more of a complication in that I had breast cancer that year too. I was on the drug Tamoxifen and I had to speak to the surgeon and the oncologist to see if they thought it was a good idea that I came off it for a period. They said they didn't see any complications, but advised me not to come of it for more than a year. At that time I had had the lump removed and radiotherapy for about six weeks. I was a little bit worried about the consequences of radiotherapy for the baby.

It didn't take long for me to conceive. I was absolutely delighted. We both were. Loukas was fine when he was born. I breastfed him for a month and then went back on the drug.

Second time around, I'm far more patient. We really do appreciate him. Loukas helped us to not only come to terms with what had happened to Emma, and at the time gave us a purpose to go on, but he's given us a great deal of happiness.

I worked during Emma's upbringing and I want to spend as much time as I can with Loukas. Losing Emma so early on you have certain regrets and I look back and think if only I had had a little bit more time with her. We have our own quality assurance accreditation company and I work for my husband at home.

I don't feel any difference at all being older. I might not do the Mother's Race, but I feel no more tired than I would have the first time around. Everyone has been delighted for us. I've only had one comment about my age. The young woman running an activity I took him to asked whether I was his grandmother. I just said: "No, I'm his mother."

I've made a lot of new young friends. I don't notice the age difference. They vary from late twenties to early forties. They all include me in any activities that are going on. I'm probably the oldest mum, but it doesn't bother me as long as I'm fit and healthy and can keep up with all of the activities.

I don't think an older mother offers any more or less than a younger mother. No age is too old to be a mother if you feel physically capable of looking after that child.

I do worry what will happen when Loukas goes to school when he's about 10. Will he get teased for having an older mother? Will they say: "Here's your grandmother collecting you"? But I think it's more acceptable these days. I'll just tell him not to let it bother him.

I would recommend being an older mother. The only regret I have at the moment is that I'm not able to have more children. I would have liked to have given him a sibling.

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Sasha Mears, 50, mom to Sadie, 6

2009-09-20T09:00:00.002-04:00

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Sasha Mears Age: 50. Mother to Sadie, aged six. She is married to Michael, 47, a cab driver and landscape gardener

I got married when I was 37 after Michael and I had been together for two years. I had had lots of relationships before, but never seriously considered spending the rest of my life with any of them. We started trying for a family as soon as we got married.

I didn't have any difficulty getting pregnant. It was getting to the next stage that proved to be the problem. They reckoned I lost the first one because of flu. I was grief stricken. In all, I had two definite miscarriages and two probable ones before Sadie came along. Every time you have a miscarriage it takes up to six months for your hormonal levels to re-establish themselves to a normal pitch ready to accept another pregnancy. So effectively every time a pregnancy fails you've lost another year.

I didn't have those years to lose so I went to the assisted conception unit at King's College Hospital in London on the NHS. They gave me drugs that boosted my ovulation rate. You produce six or seven eggs and they fertilise you synthetically. We did three cycles. On the third one I conceived, which was pregnancy number four, but it faltered again at around seven or eight weeks. As I was waiting to start the next cycle I conceived all by myself. I was thrilled. I was nearly 44 when I had Sadie.

I think there are a lot of advantages to being an older mother. For somebody like me who has always been a workaholic you make time because you know you haven't got time to waste. Sadie has never been to a childminder. We juggle work like mad so one or other is always there for her. I'm a theatrical costumier and make sure I get up at 5am three or four times a week to get enough hours of work done to keep my business afloat. But fortunately it's very well established, which it wouldn't be if I was younger. I don't have money worries at all.

I don't really worry about her being on her own in the future because I come from a very long-lived family. There is no cancer or heart disease. We die of boredom aged 93 having caught a cold cross-country running. My husband's family are also healthy and long-lived. You could go under a bus tomorrow. I have a will and there's a trust fund set up.

The only disadvantage of being an older mother is that we would have liked another child and it isn't going to happen. I don't think being an older mother is something that people should risk planning for because of the fertility issue. But if it happens to you be pleased because it carries huge advantages.

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Pauline Lyon, 63, mom to 7 & 11y olds

2009-09-18T09:00:00.002-04:00

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Pauline Lyon Age: 63. Mother of Brodie, seven, Lauren, 11, and Lisa, 36. She is married to David, 62

When David and I got married 16 years ago we immediately discussed having a baby to seal the marriage. I already had a child from a previous marriage and he had three. We tried to conceive naturally, but when nothing happened we underwent tests and decided to try IVF. It's very emotional and splits a lot of families up, but it brought us closer together. I was 51 when I had Lauren and 55 when I had Brodie. We went to two clinics in the UK. It took three attempts for both of them. We spent £7,500 on having Lauren and £11,000 on having Brodie, but you can't put a price on a baby.

People don't say anything now, but they did when we first had Lauren. Some were for it, some were against. There were one or two in the supermarket who thought I was Lauren's grandmother. It didn't bother me. You expect it really.

Lisa was a bit upset at first over Lauren. She was just stunned to think that her mum was pregnant at the age I was. But she gets on with them really well. I do all the things that other young mums do, such as the school run. Being older you have more patience and you're better off financially. Everything else is the same. You try to do the best for your children and give them the sort of things that you never had.

The only disadvantage to being an older mother is that you might not be around when they're grown up. It makes me feel awful really, but you can't dwell on it. We have made provisions for them. They both have bank accounts.

They know I'm older than other mums, I've told them, but children take that in their stride. It's not a problem for them. Lauren has said she does worry sometimes about her mum dying, but she hasn't spoken about it to me.

It's lovely to wake up to them every morning. Brodie especially is very affectionate. They come into my bed and we have cuddles and kisses. It's brilliant. I wouldn't be without them. Whatever we do, wherever we go, they're always with us. We never palm them off on other people. We like going to car boot sales, and I take them swimming occasionally and to the coast. We're like any other family.

I never feel tired. All the younger mums come up to school and stand there saying: "I'm knackered today." I never feel like that. I don't feel any different from when I was bringing up Lisa.

I'd have another one next week if we could afford it. Two years ago we went to Italy to see if the doctor who treated me would treat me again. He said he would, but then we had loads of tests and my blood pressure was a bit high. He said if I got it down, and it was OK for three months, he would treat us. But we've just moved house so it's on hold at the moment because of the cost. I gave up work in a circuit board factory a couple of years after I met David. I get a pension and family allowance now. David is unemployed at the moment. We'll try again if we can get the money together.

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Pamela Laycock, 50, mom of Toby, 5

2009-09-16T09:00:00.003-04:00

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Pamela Laycock Age: 50. Mother of Toby, aged five. Derek, her partner of 16 years, is 48, and runs a chauffeur company

I'd always wanted lots of children. We started consciously trying at the end of my thirties when I still hadn't got pregnant. I had IVF in the end, which cost about £14,000. I was 43 at the time. I made a conscious decision that after the age of 45 I would give up. It took only two attempts. I was very, very lucky. I was over the moon when I was told the news. It was better than winning the lottery.

It was then quite scary thinking that maybe something would go wrong. We made a decision not to have any tests for Down's Syndrome because whatever happened we would love that child and look after it. But Toby was absolutely perfect.

My husband loves children but it's never been the be all and end all for him to have one, whereas I desperately wanted one. Now he thinks it's the best thing that happened in the whole world. He still has a little tear when he thinks about Toby being born.

My mother was a bit taken aback when I told her I was pregnant, and worried that I wouldn't have the energy - but I do. I'm a London guide, and when I was pregnant I worked up until a week before he was born. I worked with two colleagues who were in their early thirties and pregnant and they were always having days off because they didn't feel well, and they stopped working way before they gave birth. I had no problem at all.

Being older I have more experience of life to share. I have done a lot, so I'm not desperate to travel. I have friends who had children in their twenties who are at university or leaving home and they're wondering what to do now. I'm too old to go backpacking and I'm lucky that I got all that out of my system before I had Toby. We also had a house, so we weren't struggling to get a foot on the property ladder.

I don't think of myself as being any different from other mums. Not many people know how old I am. Most of the mothers in Toby's class are coming up to 40 anyway. At my antenatal class there were seven of us all having our first and they were all in their mid-thirties onwards.

I do wish I had had him younger because I would have loved to have had more than one. We won't do IVF again because there would be too big an age gap with Toby. It's also too traumatic and expensive.

Toby doesn't recognise that I'm an older mum. I do worry that things might be said at a later date. I don't think I look my age at the minute, but nature will take its course and I'm sure people will make comments. Hopefully it will be something that Toby can brush off as it's not an oddity these days.

Obviously, I would like to see Toby married and it would be lovely to see grandchildren. I don't see why I won't. I don't intend to go before I'm 100.

Being a mother is all I've ever wanted to be and it completes the purpose of my life. I love every second I spend with him. It's the most wonderful experience. I think older mums are possibly more appreciative. I used to feel very left out and now I feel I belong.

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Janice Wulf, 62y mom, enjoys kids

2009-09-10T09:00:00.000-04:00

Feb 21 - Janice Wulf, a 62-year-old great-grandmother who became one of the oldest women in the world to successfully give birth talks to Today's host Campbell Brown.

Source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/11474452#

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Halle Berry, 43, pregnant again

2009-09-03T09:00:00.002-04:00

The 43-year-old actress is said to be three months pregnant with her second child with her model partner Gabriel Aubry. Their daughter Nahla was born 17 months ago.

A source said: "Halle is overjoyed. She's just ecstatic to be pregnant again. She wasn't sure if she'd have another baby, so she's very happy!"

Halle struggled to conceive Nahla - she took over 30 pregnancy tests before one confirmed she was to become a mother - and it is believed she underwent artificial insemination to get pregnant this time

The source added to Life and Style Weekly magazine: "The first time, she eventually conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF). This time, the baby was conceived through artificial insemination."

Read more: http://tvnz.co.nz/entertainment-news/halle-berry-pregnant-again-2963843

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The Duggars Expecting 19th Child

2009-09-01T09:00:00.000-04:00

The Learning Channel is going to have to change the name of "18 Kids and Counting," as the Duggar family announced this morning that they will be welcoming their 19th child in March.

Matriarch Michelle Duggar, 43, appeared on the "Today" show this morning to announce she is nearly three months pregnant. She and her husband, Jim Bob, live in Arkansas with their expansive clan, which ranges from 21-year-old Josh to 8-month-old Jordyn-Grace.

Josh and his wife Anna are expecting their first child, a girl to be named Mackynzie Renee, in October.

Michelle and Jim Bob said they are looking forward to their first grandchild and their next baby with equal enthusiasm.

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At 66, the new mother getting to grips with her baby

2009-08-15T11:04:00.003-04:00

Tenderly cradling the tiny baby, she looks every inch a doting grandmother.

In fact, this is Britain's oldest mother, out with her new son Jolyon on a shopping trip.

Elizabeth Adeney, 66, and her live-in nanny were spotted browsing Cambridge's high street with the baby.

Mrs Adeney, a divorcee, looked smitten with the son she fought so hard for, as she bottle fed him in a local restaurant.

She conceived Jolyon after travelling to the Ukraine to have IVF, which is banned in the UK for women over 50.

Read more: http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1206667/At-66-new-mother-getting-grips-baby.html

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I was 45 when I became pregnant

2009-08-10T09:00:00.000-04:00

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I was 45 and my husband was 50 when I became pregnant. We had been childless for 22 years and it was a great shock, to put it mildly. My docotor assured me that my age was no problem because my health was excellent. I had an uneventful and easy pregnancy, and was thrilled when I delivered a beautiful baby girl.

We had some adjustments to make to our lifestyle, but we handled them well, Chris has been the joy of my life. She is 32 now, happily married and has given me four beautiful grandchildren. I am now a widow - 78 years young.

Is it fair for a child to have a menopausal mom? I will let my daughter answer that question. I'm enclosing her letter.

Read more: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=R7wTAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZAcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6934,8015678&dq=older-mom

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Delighted Older Mum Celebrate Son's 1st Birthday

2009-08-07T09:00:00.000-04:00

A DELIGHTED mum is preparing to celebrate the first birthday of her ‘miracle’ son – who weighed less than a bag of sugar when he was born.

Simone Katz could hold baby Beau in the palm of her hand when he was born, more than three months prematurely and weighing just 1lb 15 oz, last year.

The 43 year-old feared her dream of having a child was going to be snatched away from her when doctors were forced to restart the youngster’s heart soon after his birth.

Read more: http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/4497462.STH_WOODFORD__Mum_prepares_for__miracle__baby_s_first_birthday/

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It wasn't the menopause, it was a miracle!

2009-08-03T09:00:00.000-04:00

With my feet in stirrups, I asked my gynaecologist about my symptoms, while she performed an internal exam. She said: 'Welcome to the menopause!' She advised me to exercise, start a diet, continue taking the hormones and see her again in a year.

On Friday, September 10, 1999, I saw another doctor. She suspected a large uterine or ovarian tumour and sent me for an emergency CAT scan. Afterwards, I fell asleep in the waiting area. 'Mrs Cohen.' Someone was shaking my shoulder.

'Mrs Cohen. We did find something in you. We found a baby.'

For the next two-and-a-half months, I stayed indoors and lay on my left side. I turned 45.

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Pregnant marathon athlete

2009-07-30T09:00:00.000-04:00

A 46-year-old woman in her eight month of pregnancy took part in a marathon recently held in Boston (the USA). She covered 42 km within seven hours.

New York resident April Noan, who is to become 47 in several weeks, said her doctors and organizers of the marathon allowed her to participate in the heat. What is more interesting, the woman does not understand, why people make so much fuss about her deed. Her opinion is, pregnancy is not a disease. Women in past centuries treated pregnancy especially seriously only when it came to its end.

Source: http://www.funreports.com/fun/24-04-2002/762-0

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I had a baby after 40

2009-07-28T09:00:00.002-04:00

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My husband and I were shaken when laboratory reports after an endless series of fever bouts showed that I was pregnant. At 45, I thought I was way in menopause and we had four children with our lastborn in senior one.

I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy. They found him home when they came for holidays. After two days, my last-born daughter wanted to hold him. The others gathered all around and thought he was sweet.

They then threw themselves into taking care of him which became their favourite chore, but only my last born daughter apologised although the actions of the rest showed regret. He is seven years old now and very spoilt from all the attention from his siblings. They can’t stop buying him gifts.

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Twin bundle of joy for mom at 58

2009-07-26T09:00:00.000-04:00

A 58-year-old woman overcame a history of nine miscarriages to become the proud mother of twin babies after a successful invitro fertilisation (IVF) at a hospital in Adoor in Pathanamthitta district.

Though Ramadevi may only be the second oldest Indian to conceive after 70-year-old Rajo Devi of Haryana, her doctors say she is the oldest in the country to give birth to twins.

Ramadevi gave birth to a baby boy and a girl weighing 1.7 kg and 1.3 kg respectively by caesarean, on July 16 and the mother and babies are “doing well’’, said Dr S Pappachan, infertility specialist of Lifeline Superspeciality Hospital, Adoor. Perhaps, what makes Ramadevi of Oachira in Kollam district special is the saga of miscarriages and infant deaths that have preceded this success.

Read more: http://www.deccanherald.com/content/15954/twin-bundle-joy-mom-58.html

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Mothers who beat the clock - Mary Shearing

2009-07-24T09:00:00.003-04:00

It seemed best to start with a woman who had lived with the stigma for the longest time, Mary Shearing, 70, a Californian, and her 16-year-old twins Kelly and Amy. Mary was one of the first post-menopausal women to have IVF, but although critics warned she was “cheating nature” and would never keep up with her girls’ interests, it didn’t work out that way.

Mary spends an hour in the gym every morning and water-skis regularly. It’s only now, with the girls almost grown up, that their mother’s age is starting to worry them.

“Our connection is fantastic — much better than with my first kids. I think they would have been better off if I’d been a little bit more mature. I had my first child when I was 19 and that was just too young.”

They are a loving family: indeed, it’s all but impossible to disapprove of Mary’s decision to have IVF at 53.

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Mothers who beat the clock - Carmela Bousada

2009-07-22T09:00:00.003-04:00

The moment I met Maria del Carmen Bousada, I was entranced. She was tiny, attractive, with delicate skin and lively green eyes that sparkled at the sight of her twin boys doing their best to send the crockery flying. “Here they are, the two whirlwinds,” she said. “I do not know how much time I have left with them.”

When I arranged to film her I wasn’t sure what to expect — a querulous elderly woman, perhaps, overwhelmed by the nappies and noise of infancy? Wrong: on arriving in her flat just a month ago, I found an elegant little chatterbox in a silky blouse and capri pants. As we talked, she bathed her boys, changed them and joined enthusiastically in all the silly games that toddlers play.

It was plain that the twins adored her; it was equally plain that this woman of nearly 70 was incontestably their mother. “I wish they were 18 already,” she told me. “Then I could have seen them grow up.” As they hugged her, I was thinking: surely no one could see these boys and wish they hadn’t been born?

Last week Christian and Pau became orphans. Their mother, who caused a furore in Spain when she gave birth days before her 67th birthday, died on Sunday.

Read more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article6718910.ece

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Arcelia Garcia, 54, Gives Birth to 3 Healthy Girls

2009-07-20T09:00:00.002-04:00

January 24, 2000 - When 54-year-old Arcelia Garcia began feeling tired last summer, she was running a schedule that would have put a woman half her age to shame. Yet she was troubled enough by her unexpected fatigue to take time out to visit her doctor.

Boy, was she in for a surprise. Not only was Garcia two months pregnant—she was carrying triplets. "The news came like a bright star," says Garcia, whose other children range in age from 16 to 35. "To have a child is so wonderful; you never feel like you're too old."

Her pregnancy stunned fertility experts for two reasons: The average age of menopause is 51, and triplets occur in just one of every 8,000 pregnancies. "The probability of someone over 50 having triplets is one in a million," says Dr. Larry Shields, a perinatal specialist at the University of Washington in Seattle.

Read more: http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20130317,00.html

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'It's never too late'53-year-old is new mother of twins

2009-07-18T09:00:00.001-04:00

Even at 53, Valley Stream resident Sarajean Grainson had a biological clock that never stopped ticking.

And now, six weeks after the birth of her twin sons, she wants women to know that it's never too late to be a mom.

After speaking to a 40-year-old friend who underwent in-vitro fertilization, Sarajean decided that the procedure was the best choice for her. To increase the chances of a pregnancy, she was implanted with two donor eggs from East Coast Fertility, a clinic in Plainview, in April 2006, and gave birth to a son, Luke, that December.

She and David went back to East Coast Fertility in September of 2008, hoping to give Luke a younger sibling. This time three donor eggs were implanted, and two of them turned out to be viable. The Grainsons were told they were having twins. "I was in shock," Sarajean said. "I was hysterical crying."

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