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The oldest you've known someone to get pregnant naturally?

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ineedtowomanup · 29/12/2024 10:56

My Grandmother was 44 when she had my youngest uncle, a healthy pregnancy and my uncle is now 47.

What's the oldest you've known someone to conceive and give birth?

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TheFormidableMrsC · 29/12/2024 14:56

Great Aunt at 51. Had adopted 3 children as she never started her periods and couldn't conceive. She lived until that baby was in her early 30's. I was a young teen at the time and I'm 55 now. I often wondered why nobody seemed to investigate why she didn't have periods. It's a family mystery but a happy one!

user23124 · 29/12/2024 14:51

53 the room next to me when I had ds 20 yo. It was a hidden pregnancy and the woman had 3 grandchildren- no idea whatsoever she was pregnant till labour.

AcrossthePond55 · 29/12/2024 14:49

My paternal grandmother. She was born in 1875, had her first in1895 at 20 and her last in 1926 at 51. There were 9 live births and apparently multiple miscarriages in between the live births.

VaddaABeetch · 29/12/2024 14:37

WanderingDreamingSpires · 29/12/2024 14:36

That poor lady! Imagine losing so many babies.

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She had 16 surviving children. I’m guessing the last twins didn’t survive as they weren’t as strong/she wasn’t as strong due to her age.

WanderingDreamingSpires · 29/12/2024 14:36

VaddaABeetch · 29/12/2024 14:35

She had 19 children in total. First at 21 last at 54.

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That poor lady! Imagine losing so many babies.

SarahB88 · 29/12/2024 14:36

Colleague of mine 46, her third child with all being born in her 40s and conceived naturally.

VaddaABeetch · 29/12/2024 14:35

WanderingDreamingSpires · 29/12/2024 14:31

Sorry, have I misunderstood? She already had 4 sets of twins, so 8 children, then went on to have 4 more sets of twins???!

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She had 19 children in total. First at 21 last at 54.

stayathomer · 29/12/2024 14:34

Dm was 46 and I’ve a friend who was 45.

WanderingDreamingSpires · 29/12/2024 14:31

VaddaABeetch · 29/12/2024 13:25

My GG at 51, 53 & 54. All twins where only one survived. Already had given birth to 4 m sets of twins

Sorry, have I misunderstood? She already had 4 sets of twins, so 8 children, then went on to have 4 more sets of twins???!

BornForLeaving · 29/12/2024 14:31

I know two women who got pregnant at 43 and 44 but both lost them at 7 and 12 weeks. 41 is the oldest I’ve known a woman to have a baby.

KimberleyClark · 29/12/2024 14:31

Great aunt by marriage, 49, second. She had her 50th birthday before the child’s first birthday. Friend at 46, first. She died of cancer when the child was 7.

MrsSkylerWhite · 29/12/2024 14:24

My grandmother, 46 when she had my mum (16 years after the previous child).

I was a spring chicken at just shy of 40 with our second.

ILoveAnnaQuay · 29/12/2024 14:23

My friend was 22, her brother was 24 and her mum was 53 when she realised that what she'd assumed was menopause was actually a surprise baby! Born healthy but diagnosed with autism in his teens.

Flocke · 29/12/2024 14:23

There’s a Wikipedia page about women who have conceived over 50. It really is very rare.

The receptionist at my old work used to talk all the time about a client of ours who had her babies at 51 and 53. She went on and on about how amazing it was and that I shouldn’t give up hope (I was over 40 and unable to conceive). I however had spoken to the client and she confided in me she used donor eggs. Not a problem at all obviously. But it wasn’t the amazing natural conception the receptionist used to think it was.

Spanglemum02 · 29/12/2024 14:22

Before contraception, the pill etc it was not uncommon to have a first grandchild and last child who were the same age like PP say. And the passing off of a grandchild as a surprise last child. Though my grandmother did actually have one of these when my aunt her oldest daughter was 17.

BobbyBiscuits · 29/12/2024 14:20

My mate was 43 I think. When you say naturally do you mean without IVF or other fertility treatment for either partner?

Isthisreasonable · 29/12/2024 14:17

Me, just shy of 45. A happy accident. Cousin's dd was pg at the same time, she was 25. Sadly she died of cancer before our dcs were teenagers.

VeterinaryCareAssistant · 29/12/2024 14:13

One of my work colleagues had her first child at 40. She'd been trying for years but conceived naturally.

A teacher from my children's old school had her 6th at 45.

Someone I went to school with had a surprise 3rd child at 42.

Then there's me becoming a grandmother in my thirties.

FrogOnAYuleLog · 29/12/2024 14:12

FrogOnAYuleLog · 29/12/2024 13:32

A few people saying 52! Can’t all be the same woman either, the 52 year old pregnancy I know was 20ish years ago. And definitely not a cover up for an out of wedlock pregnancy!

Siriusmuggle · 29/12/2024 14:07

Saschka · 29/12/2024 11:44

I’d also point out that in a lot of these “great aunt with teenage daughter had a surprise baby at 50 in 1957” cases, the baby was the teenage daughter’s and it was being passed off as the 50 year old’s for reasons of social acceptability.

There’s one of those in my family. Great grandma had 16 children. Except number 16 was actually the child of one of the older daughters. This was back in the 1920s or 30s. They almost carried it off but numbers 1-15 were redheads and number 16 had black hair 😂

Allywill · 29/12/2024 14:03

My grandma had my auntie at 46 when her other children were 18 (my mum), 23 and 24.

Nextyearhopes · 29/12/2024 13:49

45 and she now has a lovely healthy 3 year old son. Healthy pregnancy and birth, exercised throughout and was back in the pool one week later (was a competitive swimmer)

NeverDropYourMooncup · 29/12/2024 13:48

53, the little brother of our lovely lady on Reception.

They all thought she was dying of cancer - including Mum, who was scared and refused to go to the GP - until her baggy top got a bit tight and somebody saw her 'growth' stick a foot out.

BeachRide · 29/12/2024 13:47

A family friend had naturally-conceived triplets at 50. I had my last child at 47.

Spitalfieldrose · 29/12/2024 13:46

My Nan got pregnant with my Mum at 47 in 1949. To say she was pissed off is a massive understatement.