Posted on 07/09/2006 5:19:54 PM PDT by Aussie Dasher
LONDON (AP) -- A 62-year-old child psychologist has given birth to a boy, becoming the oldest British woman to have a baby.
Patti Farrant - known professionally as Patricia Rashbrook - delivered her son, J.J., by Caesarean section on Wednesday, according to The Daily Mail newspaper. The baby was conceived after fertility treatments.
Farrant has three grown children from a previous marriage. It is the first child for her husband, John, 60, an education management consultant.
"He is adorable, and seeing him for the first time was beyond words," she told the newspaper. "Having been through so much to have him, we are overjoyed. His birth was absolutely wonderful and deeply moving for both of us."
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Does anyone give any consideration to the welfare of the child? By the time he turns 21, his mother will be 83 (if he hasn't fallen off the twig already)!!! It's lunacy!
This is RIDICULOUS!
Socialists = self-absorbed sickos. To these people, the government (= the taxpayers) will take care of their offspring. So what worries? Do it in the road, man!
Sometimes young parents die; sometimes older people bring up their grandchildren or other relatives.
What boggles my mind is that this lady would go through IVF, pregnancy, and a c-section in order to give birth to a baby her husband conceived with another woman.
The timing isn't too bad...by the time the parents stop changing the kid's diaper, the kid can start changing the parents'. /sarc
The first conversation between the kid and his mum:
"I hate you, Grandma!!"
"No, I am NOT your grandmother!!"
God help her. I have a 3-week old right now (and a 2-yr. old) and am in my twenties, and I am typing this in the midst of living hell.
It's funny that you never hear how "sick" this is when the father is older. You usually just get nudges and winks and "way to go's". As long as it's an old guy and a young woman it's ok, but should an older woman have a baby...SICK!!
My grandparents raised my cousin due to the death of his parents. My grandmother was in her 60's when she began caring for him, a newborn. She died at 86, well after he was on his own. He was very well taken care of and loved.
Many grandparents raise their grandchildren. If this couple wants to raise their own child and have the means to do it, more power to them.
There is a good chance neither of these parents will live till the kids 2-th Birthday. If they live they may not be mentally fit.
Yes many Grandparemnts raise kids of deceased parents. I know of one such, who is raising her grandchild and her husband just died of a heart attack. talk about a living hell.
They are a bit old... but you are a bit more negative Sgt.
LOL!
She has already said they have arranged guardians for the child. Plus the older siblings are available to help raise him and be there for him when they are gone. This kid has more love and support around him now and for his future than many single-child households. And probably a lot of financial security, and parents who are not going to dump him into daycare while they pursue careers.
Like most others, my first reactions were negative on this post. Then, I read your comment -- and realized that my wife and I are actually "parenting" a pair of grade-school girls (ages nine and seven).
Shortly before we retired, we had to help rescue our daughter and her two girls from a disastrous marriage. Fortunately, our retirement home (and, certainly, our "chunk of the Texas Piney Woods") is big enough to accomodate all three of them until our daughter's teaching career enables her to set up her own, independent household.
We expected to be a couple of old codgers stuck by ourselves out in the boonies. But, instead, our lives are filled with soccer and softball games, dance recitals, spectacularly good report cards -- and, best of all -- wonderful good night hugs -- and occasional Saturday morning "snuggletimes"! And Granddad gets to teach a new generation how to shoot, hunt, fish, camp -- and generally enjoy the wonders of the Lord's great outdoors!
Our elder granddaughter was born when I was 60, so I know that old folks probably learn a lot about parenting via their "first families".
OTOH, "our girls" (unlike Patti Farran's son) have a wonderful mother to sustain them -- when my wife and I finally wear out the stents we both lug around.
But, until then, anyone who hurts or tries to take away this old codger's "kids" will face serious objections (and a lot of firepower...)!
Only out of necessity. In this case, I doubt the grandparents are even alive because the parents are so old. So if the parents croak, then what?
If these folks were to open a daycare center, 30-something parents wouldn't think twice about their ages when flocking to dump their babies with them for 12 hours a day.
More power to them. Welcome to the world, JJ.
My sister had her last child when she was in her mid 40's.
She always used to say how great she felt while pregnant, and how much fun it was to have a baby again.
After a couple years, she started sounding really tired.
I always joke with her and say, "It's not having a baby when you're 43 that's hard, it's running after a 2 year old when you're 45 that will wear you out."
Imagine going to little league games at 70? Or in England kiddie Soccer.
My husband was raised by his grandparents...they were both in their mid 60s when they began to raise him, from the age of 1yr old...
They both lived to be in their 90s, and were happy to attend our wedding, and a year later, happy to see us bring their great grandson into the world...
Probably the best reason a 62 yr old shouldn't be having a baby-------
With all the new technology regarding fertility recently, a 65-year-old woman was able to give birth to a baby
When she was discharged from the hospital and went home, her relatives came to visit.
''May we see the new baby?" one asked.
"Not yet," said the mother. "I'll make coffee and we can visit for awhile first."
Thirty minutes had passed, and another relative asked, "May we
see the new baby now?"
"No, not yet," said the mother.
After another few minutes had elapsed, they asked again, "May
we see the baby now?"
"No, not yet," replied the mother.
Growing very impatient, they asked, "Well, when can we see the baby?"
"WHEN HE CRIES!" she told them.
"WHEN HE CRIES??" they demanded.
"Why do we have to wait until he CRIES??"
"BECAUSE I forgot where I put him."
Your daughter and grandchildren are very fortunate!
It's true there are many issues for parents in their 60's that aren't faced by younger people, but loving parents (or grandparents) deal with those.
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