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Little Tich

(6,171 posts)
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 05:01 AM Apr 2015

German woman set to become world's oldest mother of quadruplets

Source: The Telegraph / AFP

The 65-year-old Berlin woman, who already has 13 children and seven grandchildren, is due to give birth in the summer

A 65-year-old Berlin woman who already has 13 children is pregnant again with quadruplets, Germany's RTL broadcaster reported on Sunday.

The Russian and English teacher's pregnancy follows several attempts abroad at artificial insemination over the last year-and-a-half, according to the private TV channel.

The woman, Annegret Raunigk, decided to try to have another child because her youngest daughter, who is nine, wanted a little brother or sister, the channel said on its website.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/germany/11531871/German-woman-set-to-become-worlds-oldest-mother-of-quadruplets.html

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German woman set to become world's oldest mother of quadruplets (Original Post) Little Tich Apr 2015 OP
Maybe I am wrong get the red out Apr 2015 #1
If these children survive, they will be lucky to see their Mom DebJ Apr 2015 #2
I'm just going to say it: the lady is nuts. Vinca Apr 2015 #3
Gross. LuvNewcastle Apr 2015 #4
beyond twisted olddots Apr 2015 #5
best of luck to the kids, seems medically unethical. uppityperson Apr 2015 #6
If memory serves, Tony Randall fathered a child when he was in his 80s. brooklynite Apr 2015 #7
I think that so did Anthony Quinn. Beacool Apr 2015 #12
Best of luck to her. City Lights Apr 2015 #8
Hm, already has 13 children.... Novara Apr 2015 #9
This makes me feel tired! logosoco Apr 2015 #10
I know a woman PasadenaTrudy Apr 2015 #11
She already has 13 children????? Beacool Apr 2015 #13
Breeding like cats and rabbits. Trillo Apr 2015 #14
Some people have no sense of social responsibility. nt JudyM Apr 2015 #16
Yeah, but they're usually billionaires. nt valerief Apr 2015 #18
Theres a good reason for menopause shanti Apr 2015 #15
Good heavens! Can't she find another hobby? nt valerief Apr 2015 #17

get the red out

(13,468 posts)
1. Maybe I am wrong
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 05:58 AM
Apr 2015

But I would think this would be too risky, and that she isn't as in need of this as a woman in her child-birth years desperate to be a mother. I would hope this lady would receive some counseling since she already has a large family and is not content with that and letting the normal course of life proceed.

DebJ

(7,699 posts)
2. If these children survive, they will be lucky to see their Mom
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 07:46 AM
Apr 2015

at their high school graduation and have her be able to comprehend what is going on around her.
Their children won't have any grandparents and won't know what 'grandparent' even means.
How sad.

Novara

(5,853 posts)
9. Hm, already has 13 children....
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 11:20 AM
Apr 2015

....and this will add four more in one fell swoop.

The woman isn't a mother; she's a collector.

logosoco

(3,208 posts)
10. This makes me feel tired!
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 11:27 AM
Apr 2015

I take care of my grandsons, ages 5 and 7 while my daughter works. When they go home, I am ready to collapse!

I had three kids and if the youngest would have told me she wanted a younger sibling I would have told her that is not happening, our family was complete when she was born!

PasadenaTrudy

(3,998 posts)
11. I know a woman
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 12:26 PM
Apr 2015

who is 53 and dying to get pregnant. She's had 6 miscarriages, no kids. I feel bad for her, she's single, living in a residential motel, works the graveyard at Target stocking, has Lupus and other health issues. She still wants kids though. And no, she hasn't been through menopause yet.

Beacool

(30,253 posts)
13. She already has 13 children?????
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 12:58 PM
Apr 2015

I thought that this would be the story of someone who wasn't able to conceive in the past and this was her last chance to do so. Talk about a high risk pregnancy!!! 65 and pregnant with quadruplets? Good luck to her and the babies.

Trillo

(9,154 posts)
14. Breeding like cats and rabbits.
Mon Apr 13, 2015, 01:07 PM
Apr 2015

17 children total. The more responsible number is two. So, this one woman needs to be offset by 8 couples not having any children.

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