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busymomonli
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65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Her oldest daughter is 44. That's my age. If my mom told me she was pregnant with quadruplets, I think I would die.
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A 65-year-old Berlin woman who already has 13 children is pregnant again with quadruplets, Germany's RTL broadcaster reported 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.
It said it would broadcast an interview with the expectant mother, who has seven grandchildren, on Monday evening and plans to track her through the pregnancy and afterwards.
It said the pregnancy had so far been without any major complications and that if everything went well, the babies were due in the summer and that Raunigk would be the world's oldest mother of quadruplets.
Mass circulation newspaper Bild am Sonntag reported the four-baby pregnancy on its front-page, quoting the prospective mother-of-17, whose oldest daughter is reportedly 44, recalling the moment doctors broke the news.
"Certainly that was a shock for me.
"After the doctor discovered there were four, I had to give it some thought to begin with.
"On the scan it was just clear to see," Bild quoted her as saying, adding however she had not considered it an option to reduce the number of embryos.
At a time when other women her age are preparing to slow down and take things easier, Raunigk indicated she had no reservations about the challenges ahead.
"I'm not actually afraid. I simply assume I'll remain healthy and fit. In matters of organization I have enough experience, that's not new for me," she said.
Asked about moral doubts, RTL quoted her as asking: "How does one have to be at 65? One must apparently always fit some cliches which I find rather tiring.
"I think, one must decide that for oneself."
Her gynecologist, Kai Hertwig, was quoted on the RTL website ahead of Monday's broadcast as saying that quadruple pregnancies were always a strain but that everything was currently going well.
The biggest risk for the babies is being born prematurely and doctors are doing all they can to prevent that, the gynecologist added.
Raunigk made headlines 10 years ago too, when she gave birth to her 13th child, Lelia, at the age of 55.
"At first, I only wanted one child," Bild quoted her as saying at the time. "Not all were planned. But then things happen. I'm not a planner but rather spontaneous. And children keep me young."
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ANewDayHasCome
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65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Oh yeah bc that's the making of a healthy pregnancy for mom and babies.
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ANewDayHasCome
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65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
And what doctor would do fertility treatments on a woman of that age? So immoral and unethical.
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Re: 65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Posted by ANewDayHasCome
And what doctor would do fertility treatments on a woman of that age? So immoral and unethical.
Yes! This has to be incredibly dangerous. This winter an Arizona 30 something mother of quads died the day they were born and she was young and healthy.
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ElizaRags35
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65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Her reasoning is totally valid - her 9 year old wanted a younger sibling.
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Re: 65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Posted by ElizaRags35
Her reasoning is totally valid - her 9 year old wanted a younger sibling.
This was the first thought I had too.
I am all for woman having babies later in life and pursuing fertility treatments to achieve that if need be but this is incredibly irresponsible. What if something happens to her?? How many of her 13 already existing children are minors who depend on her??
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Re: 65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Posted by ElizaRags35
Her reasoning is totally valid - her 9 year old wanted a younger sibling.
You mean the 9 year old that she had at 55?! Umm, how about instead of a younger sibling you play with your nieces and nephews, some of which are older than you..but some younger
I know you were being sarcastic 
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Re: 65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Artificial insemination? So are they saying that these babies were from her own eggs? how in heck is that even possible?
Where is the father(s) of her children?
Very, very bizarre story.
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Re: 65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Her 13 children have 5 different fathers.
Message edited 4/13/2015 4:24:29 PM.
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65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
I just can't even imagine, she'd be 86 when they graduate college. I look at my father who is 60 with a 16 year old and he is a very different father to my sister than he was to us. And, I'm sorry, but I want to be LOOOOOOONG retired by the time I hit 65.
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Re: 65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
cant be her own eggs, if it is someone should just shoot me, because my eggs and ovaries have been fighting me every step of the way and I cant get preg.
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I just keep thinking about my dad who died at 67 from an illness than came on very suddenly. I think it's unfair to those babies.
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Re: 65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Posted by MrsProfessor
I just keep thinking about my dad who died at 67 from an illness than came on very suddenly. I think it's unfair to those babies.
right?
My dad never made it to 63
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Posted by hmm
cant be her own eggs, if it is someone should just shoot me, because my eggs and ovaries have been fighting me every step of the way and I cant get preg.
Sending you cyber hugs......
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Re: 65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
I read that they were donor eggs.
I guess different strokes for different folks. I don't know if I'd want to have a baby (or 4) at 65, but who am I to judge?
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65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Nasty
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Re: 65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Posted by ElizaRags35
Her reasoning is totally valid - her 9 year old wanted a younger sibling.
That was my first thought too. My kids might ask for a brother, but then they get bored like they do with anything new. What do you do then??
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Posted by jessnbrian
I just can't even imagine, she'd be 86 when they graduate college. I look at my father who is 60 with a 16 year old and he is a very different father to my sister than he was to us. And, I'm sorry, but I want to be LOOOOOOONG retired by the time I hit 65.
If she survives to 86.......
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Re: 65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Sorry, but this is disgusting.
This woman needs to be speaking with a therapist, and the doctor who went along with this nut should lose their license.
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Re: 65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Not for me and I don't even see how a doc could do this bc if her age and the till on her body...
But if these kids are loved and cared for then who am I to judge
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Re: 65 year old German woman pregnant with quadruplets
Posted by ElizaRags35
Her reasoning is totally valid - her 9 year old wanted a younger sibling.
I mean really!! Get the kid a puppy! Lol
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