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My first thought would be how many children in the U.S.A. are being raised by their grandparents. I know a few doing so and it is not easy by any means. It is usually not something they plan either.

My father is the same age as this woman and he already has 9 grandchildren from only 2 kids. I know he does really good with my daughter who has been his pride since she was born but to raise her I am sure would take everything he had--and there is next to no way he could raise my two youngest--they are very "spirited" children--"taxing" is the word he uses, I think.

It would be great to know what made her decide to do this and what fears, if any, she had--I am sure everything that has been mentioned here had to be taken into account...

On that note though, I would have to disagree with Cutegirl in having the age of child bearing stop at 45. I have a friend that just had her 3rd child last week and she is like 46 and planning on maybe one more. She has had 3 kids in about 4 or 5 years (close) but unless you know the circumstances, for instance, she couldn't get pregnant for the first 10+ years of their marriage so they adopted 3 other children. She had a gastric bypass because she was told there was a possibility if she lost weight. Thats all it took and she has had three children of her own now and is cautious of her age and that she had other children at home. I think it is definitely an individual, couple decision not an age limit decision. But those are just my thoughts on it. It helps knowing someone in a position like that.

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I am not completely sure about this. I think we should take into consideration the health of the woman as well as the possibilities of birth defects, etc in the unborn baby. We know after 45, there is greater risk of birth defects (Dawn Syndrome, etc) in fetuses. Is that fair for the child just because the mother feels she wanted more children? I am not speaking about those cases where the woman found out she was pregnant but in those cases that (regardless of their age) plan to become pregnant despite the big risks they are being told to they could face.

In my case, I am having my third when I will be 33. I would like to have 7 children in total. That means my last one would probably be near my 40's. One thing for sure, I do not think I could have kids after 45. As a matter of fact, I would like to deliver my last one at 40-41 no more. I think is a bit too risky in my opinion after 45.

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Do you all remember the world oldest mom (66) who lied to her doctors and told them he was 55 and gave birth to twins? She passed away at the age of 69, leaving behind two toddlers.

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