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Joan Lunden, 58, has two sets of twins.
After trying to have children for nearly 40 years, a 60-year-old woman gave birth to twins in Canada last week. Indian-born Canadian Ranjit Hayer delivered twin boys, by Caesarean section at Calgary's Foothills Medical Centre this past Tuesday.
Whoa. I barely survived my twin pregnancy and labor and newborns when I was 31. I can't imagine doing it at 40, let alone when I am 60. But I also wouldn't know how another woman--especially one who suffered from infertility--feels.
Should a 60-year-old woman be allowed to have fertility treatments and, well, babies?
Even doctors don't agree.
Canadian fertility experts turned this mother away because of her advanced maternal age--I hate that medical term, makes me think of bed sores and Geritol--and the high risk of problems during a possible pregnancy.
So Ranjit Hayer went to her native India for fertilization. Obviously, it worked.
On one hand, who can blame this woman who desperately wanted children and who'd suffered from three miscarriages in the past? On the other hand, well, she's a 60-year-old post-menopausal female.
Ranjit is the oldest woman to give birth in Canada, though internationally, the oldest is around age 70. Her baby boys were born 7 weeks prematurely, and are currently in good condition. She had been pregnant with triplets, but one baby had to terminated because of medical problems. This is a heartwrenching story with a happy ending, for now.
Today's medical technology has evolved to the point that this can happen. Ranjit wasn't able to get pregnant with older methods when she tried in the past.
But are these methods healthy? I'm not the only CafeMom thinking about it early this morning. EmilysMom04 posted this news in her journal at 6:40 a.m., and while the rest of us were sleeping, Van822 posted about the 60-year-old mother in the private group THATs What I'm Talking About. What do you think?
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Comments (21)
I think that as long as she is a responsible parent then no government ought dictate is she should, or shouldn't, bear children.
I personally could not do it, and I do think it's selfish to have children at that age. But I can see the yearn for children and wanting to have one (or two) of my own, especially after trying & miscarrying.
I realize that death can occur at any age, but there's a greater chance of it as you age. The children only have a few years before mommy reaches the average of death for women. Why put a child through a higher chance is losing their parent(s) at a young age?
I suspect she will do a whole lot better than the average 14 year old who has children. At 60, surely she is old and wise enough to know what she was getting into.
And most likely she has the financial resources to hire HELP when and if she needs it!
I think it's weird, and I couldn't do it. But no one should regulate who can and can't have kids. There's not a big debate in the news when another 12 year old gets pregnant.
I agree with everyone else, I'd rather see a 60 year old having babies than a 12 year old.
ITA with the PPs As long as she can provide for them who are we to judge?
Allowed?? Seriously?
I am actually a little bothered by the idea that people think we should restrict people having kids.
Do I think that it's a great idea for a 60 year old to be going through fertility treatments, not really, however, I have suffered with infertility for many years and while I could never have afforded fertility treatments if I could have, I am not sure I wouldn't have.
If she was willing and able to go through the treatments and was successful then Good For Her!! And if she was able to go through that and pregnancy then she should be just fine as a Mom and I am sure she's got a great support system.
personally it's her choice if she's healthy enough for it. But IMHO I'd say no. I lost my mom suddenly at age 59. She met her youngest grandchild twice.
Allowed? I didn't realize she needed permission to have babies. Didn't women fight for choice in all reproduction or was it just abortion?
With medical breakthroughs a healthy woman can have children with little risk I was a healthy 60 yr old and felt fine..I was through having children and just got through empty nest the children were gone and the dog died, It was time to quit all that running around and slow down. But go for her!1 Go for it it was her hearts desire!
with medical