World's oldest mum at 67

[lisafremont]

There is an obvious reason why "child-bearing years" are during one's youth. To undue that natural law is very wrong, IMO. It's done only the thought only of what the mother or father wants, not what is good for the child or what the child might want or need.

And when this monumental selfishness is celebrated--- UGH!! Just a couple of years ago, a contemporary of mine, namely Curtis Sliwa's unmarried sister, pushing 60 and suddenly wanting a baby, had herself inseminated and gave birth to TWINS! A little boy and girl condemned to an old mother and no father. And this occasion was splashed across the local papers as something great. Peh!!

If these selfish people really wanted to become parents, there are many older children who have no parents, no home who are dying for a family. I see them every week in a feature on local news called "Wednesday's child." Each week one of these wonderful children is spotlighted. They are all lovely children and all of them need a mother and/or father.

I wish I could afford to adopt a couple of these kids, wish I had a place large enough. But sadly I do not.

 

[Vegas Bride]

I am a product of older parents, my father 61 and my mother 38 when I was born. Growing up I was left to roam and pretty much do what I wanted, my parents went to bed early and never knew most nights what time I came in from running the streets. My father died when I was 18, my mother is now gone also. I will have no parents to share my wedding with and grew up without grandparents. IMO a woman is selfish thinking only about what she wants for the moment to have a baby at such an old age as in her 60's. She may be regretting that she didn't have children when she was younger, but that doesn't mean she can change that now. Take in an older child, adopt a pet maybe but use some common sense and find one who is not young and needs a lot of exercise and activity. It should be necessary for a woman to go through serious mental screening to bring a new life into the world at such an old age.

VB

 

[2sisters]

Why in the world would you do IVF at age 67. Totally selfish. SHe will be dead before these kids graduate high school if the strain on a csection and pregnancy at the age of 67 does not kill her. There are reasons we go through menopause and are ripe to have kids during our younger years. Can she even take care of them? My twins 55 and 60 year old grandmas can't keep up with mine.

 

[BrendaStar]

All I can say is that they will be wearing diapers at the same time. :doh: :doh: :doh:

 

[sandraladeda]

These stories drive me nuts - how inconsiderate of the child's needs! Selfish is right, and unethical to boot - any MDs involved in assisting women of this age to bear children should be brought before their peers and lose their medical licenses on ethical grounds, imo....

 

[Opie]

These stories drive me nuts - how inconsiderate of the child's needs! Selfish is right, and unethical to boot - any MDs involved in assisting women of this age to bear children should be brought before their peers and lose their medical licenses on ethical grounds, imo....

I guess they are thinking: ethics, smethics, think of the $$$$ to be made doing this!

 

[AlwaysShocked]

I am really curious about the actual anatomy and physiology of this. I can understand the IVF process and the implanting of the fertilized egg.

But I thought a woman still had to have certain hormones in her body in order for the fertilized egg to implant and grow - for a placenta to develop. How does a 67 year old female body still have the ability to accomplish the fetal growth process?

(I am going to try to find some articles on this if I can.)

 

[reb]

how come men get to be fathers in their 60's, 70's, 80's whatever.. and no one blinks and eye or gets upset...?? isn't that irresponsible too?

 

[Floh]

how come men get to be fathers in their 60's, 70's, 80's whatever.. and no one blinks and eye or gets upset...?? isn't that irresponsible too?

I blink an eye and get upset!!! i mentioned on another thread Kevin Costner had no buisness becoming a new daddy! :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

 

[jubie]

I blink an eye and get upset!!! i mentioned on another thread Kevin Costner had no buisness becoming a new daddy! :banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

How come KC shouldn't have more kids?

Jubie

 

[jubie]

Oh and it's twins to boot!! Sounds like a single new mum to TWINS at 67 freaking years old!!

 

[concernedperson]

I think what Floh is trying portray that new parents in their 50's and 60's are putting their children at risk for being orphans. It isn't about the physiology but the reality. Children deserve parents that raise them to adulthood. Of course, there are never guarantees, but it is a reasonable expectation.

Children are a precious gift and with the gift comes the responsibility.

 

[Camper]

I went to the opening link, HOPING to see a picture of this MOTHER.

YOWEE, NUTZ to the doctor who DID the invitro, WHERE DID HE GET THE SPERM?

Remember the story some time ago, think it was covered on 60 minutes about this hair brained doctor who ran an invitro clinic, and just used HIS SPERM.

Impregnated 60 women who gave birth to HIS offsprings er whutevers. DO you suppose that 60 women came in for followups with their children, and all of their children looked the same, hee hee, oh heck. A waiting room full of the same age children who all looked the same, ya think, nah, er maybe.

WHY did the media bother to tell us half of a shocking story? WE need to get DAN RATHER on this case QUICK. He's not doing anything these days is he?

I want as Paul Harvey says, 'THE REST OF THE STORY'.

CRAZEEEEEEEEEEEE+++ IF IF these babies look like the doctor, we have a case for INVESTIGATORY INVESTIGATIONS, ASAP, Hmmm. Maybe it is such a sparse population that the doctors have to raise their own patients. $$$$$!

:banghead:

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[jilly]

All I can say is that they will be wearing diapers at the same time. :doh: :doh: :doh:

ROFLLLLLLL OMG I'm crying! still laffin.
Jay Leno made a crack the other nite about her being able to breast feed while leaning over pushing them in a stroller haha.

 

[reb]

i just noticed a trend of rich & famous men fathering children well into their senior years.. happens ALL the time, and no one seems to care (except for floh & i, apparently!). why the double standard?? because women are supposed to be the primary caregivers, and the men are just sperm donors??* because they're the ones giving birth? or is the uproar over the fact that scientists are messing with nature, and the men are fathering children naturally?

(* i recall that article about kenny rogers... with his weird fake plastic face.. how he's got some young new wife, and they had twins.. isn't he almost 70?? and he commented in an article, something like, "it's embarrassing.. but i really can't tell them apart".... he seemed kind of distant from his new babies.. as i imagine many fathers at that age might be... grandkids is one thing, but kids?!)

 

[Invisible]

We got a new puppy for Christmas, so we have had him for a little more than a week. I have to admit, that at 50 years old, I am discovering that I am too old for even a puppy!

 

[Floh]

Just staggering how pensioner Maria del Carmen didn't share with her family what she was up to! the family are - understandably, IMO - 'mystified'.

here we get a little background of pensioner Maria del Carmen.

Family turns against world's oldest mother, 67

THE 67-year-old woman who became the world’s oldest mother when she gave birth to twins two weeks ago has been publicly attacked by her own family.
The brother of Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara said that the family was “mystified” and questioned whether she was capable of bringing up her sons, Christian and Pau, who were born in a hospital in Barcelona.


Manuel Bousada de Lara, 73, said that his sister travelled to America for IVF without telling her relatives the reason for the trip.
He said: “My mother would roll in her grave if she knew what my sister has done. She would ask: ‘How are you going to bring up two boys at your age?’ ” The boys, who weighed 3.5lb each when they were born, are said by staff at the Sant Pau hospital to be doing well but are still being cared for in incubators. Their mother visits daily.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2546265,00.html

i really do not see how she is capable of bringing up her sons.

 

[Amraann]

i just noticed a trend of rich & famous men fathering children well into their senior years.. happens ALL the time, and no one seems to care (except for floh & i, apparently!). why the double standard?? because women are supposed to be the primary caregivers, and the men are just sperm donors??* because they're the ones giving birth? or is the uproar over the fact that scientists are messing with nature, and the men are fathering children naturally?

(* i recall that article about kenny rogers... with his weird fake plastic face.. how he's got some young new wife, and they had twins.. isn't he almost 70?? and he commented in an article, something like, "it's embarrassing.. but i really can't tell them apart".... he seemed kind of distant from his new babies.. as i imagine many fathers at that age might be... grandkids is one thing, but kids?!)

I think the issue is that these men are doing it naturally and usually with younger wives. Those children will at least have one parent.
But I suppose nothing is a garantee in life.
There are plenty of young people who die and leave young children.
My grandmother lived to 96 so if this women lived that long her children could be almost 30.

 

[Elphaba]

Yikes, 67 with newborns, and now her family turns against her. I feel for those babies... to lose the support of the external family is only going to make it harder.

 

[Pepper]

I am a product of older parents, my father 61 and my mother 38 when I was born. Growing up I was left to roam and pretty much do what I wanted, my parents went to bed early and never knew most nights what time I came in from running the streets. My father died when I was 18, my mother is now gone also. I will have no parents to share my wedding with and grew up without grandparents. IMO a woman is selfish thinking only about what she wants for the moment to have a baby at such an old age as in her 60's. She may be regretting that she didn't have children when she was younger, but that doesn't mean she can change that now. Take in an older child, adopt a pet maybe but use some common sense and find one who is not young and needs a lot of exercise and activity. It should be necessary for a woman to go through serious mental screening to bring a new life into the world at such an old age.

VB

Your story sounds very much like mine. My parents were 43 and 52 when I was born. No siblings, no grandparents, no cousins - just old parents. Dad died when I was 17.

I totally agree with you!