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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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elfshenanigans · 29/12/2024 13:46

I have 4 friends who got naturally pregnant between 42 and 44. Two had a baby with down syndrome (both had an abortion). One had a miscarriage and one went in to have a healthy baby.

Marylou62 · 29/12/2024 13:46

My own midwife gave birth at 49...
And my MIL got pregnant at 52 but had a miscarriage...

Chocolatetoothache · 29/12/2024 13:44

Early 50s. A friend’s mother, more than 50 years ago now. It’s very rare at that age though.

Uricon2 · 29/12/2024 13:43

Good point and it happened a lot, but in gt Gran's case, her (surviving) daughters were married with children themselves when she had her last. She isn't on my Nan's wedding photo in May 1918 as she was having the poor little boy who died a few months later in the 'flu.

StrawberryDream24 · 29/12/2024 13:39

My sister's running club mate - 47/48.
A surprise.

Our neighbour growing up - 45.

My school mate's Mum - 45.

Both also surprises.

My great aunt had her youngest child at 45.

I grew up on the border between Northern Ireland and Ireland; until recently times a lot of couples would not use contraception due to religious beliefs. It was common for women to have babies in their 40s. Though probably mostly early 40s, occasionally mid 40s.

custardpyjamas · 29/12/2024 13:36

My DGM had a surprise baby at 45. Five previous children.

ThinWomansBrain · 29/12/2024 13:33

Friend, 50 - found out when she went to the GP with menopause symptoms (having previously been told that she was unable to conceive)

FrogOnAYuleLog · 29/12/2024 13:32
Zamazenta · 29/12/2024 13:32

My friend at 46. Natural conception after 4 miscarriages during 10 years of trying.

Baby girl was 3 weeks early but healthy and now a lively 9yr old.

ForAzureSeal · 29/12/2024 13:31

47

Bizarred · 29/12/2024 13:30

My cousin at 45.

BigSilly · 29/12/2024 13:29

47,but when I was in hospital having my eldest there was a 52 year old woman who said it was a ' surprise' pregnancy', she was being delivered very early though. I don't know the details but it was less risky than continuing

Meadowfinch · 29/12/2024 13:29

I conceived naturally at 44& 5 months. Ds arrived, full term and healthy when I was 45y 2m.

Aliflowers · 29/12/2024 13:29

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.

Very true. Good aul catholic Ireland here. My friends “sister” is her mother. Like everyone knows this including her but just not spoken about.

in saying that another friends mam got pregnant at 49 and had her brother at 50. We were in our late teens and the woman thought she was going through menopause until she became visibly pregnant.

Snowmanscarf · 29/12/2024 13:28

Around 42. Had grandchildren the same age as youngest child.

ithinkilikethislittlelife · 29/12/2024 13:27

I had a baby at 40 and another at 45. I'm the oldest person I know 👶🏻

Radionowhere · 29/12/2024 13:26

47, accidental. Healthy baby.
Edited to add other children were mid to late teens.
Not me - thank goodness 😅

IncessantNameChanger · 29/12/2024 13:25

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.

In my dad's case my gran had 15 kids so she was definitely still popping them herself much to her horror well into her mid 40s. Dr kept telling her it was impossible to have a baby past 40.

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

Pomegranatecarnage · 29/12/2024 13:25

A woman I know had her second at 46, another school Mum had her 5th at 47.
Edited to say that my grandmother had my Dad when she was 44. He was born an uncle as his eldest brother was born when she was 17, so was 27 years older.

Uricon2 · 29/12/2024 13:24

Great grandmother, 52. First baby at either 15 or 16.

ETA baby was fine. She had a hard life my great gran, lost 4 children in a period of less than 10 years to illness and a further baby later much in the flu of 1918. The one at 52 was her last and fought in WW2, all her other sons having been in WW1.

Girasoli · 29/12/2024 13:22

43 (DHs close friends mum with DHs friend). A few at 41/42

GreyCarpet · 29/12/2024 13:21

My grandma also had my dad at 44. He'd be 74 now.

I personally know a few women who conceived naturally at 44 but no one older than that.

SweetBaklava · 29/12/2024 13:20

A lovely woman in my post-natal yoga class was 52! Had been with her even older DH for fifteen years and had given up trying years before, assumed completely infertile, then got the shock of their lives... I wouldn't plan a child deliberately at that age, but I just remember feeling totally delighted for her at the time - she was so happy and just couldn't believe their luck with their gorgeous baby girl 🥰

DutchTeenyPixie · 29/12/2024 13:17

All of my NCT group (except me) were late 30s and 40s with their first baby. All conceived without IVF etc.