I think this is going WAY too far! What do you think?

@ersmommy1 (12588)
United States
December 8, 2008 9:41am CST
Indian woman gives birth aged 70. Rajo Devi, who married 50 years ago, gave birth to a baby girl on November 28 after in vitro fertilisation, said Anurag Bishnoi, a doctor at the Hisar fertility centre in Haryana state. I know there are parents who go to all lengths to have children. But at what age do you stop trying? Not trying to sound judgemental here, but at around 70 I am thinking about grandparenting, not parenting.
11 responses
NOHESAUCE
@NOHESAUCE (3)
• United States
8 Dec 08
o my!!! she is to to old ,at this age all she have to be doing is resting and having fun with her grandsons,i think womens need to stop having babys at the age of 30
jadegoat
@jadegoat (89)
• United States
9 Dec 08
I am sorry but, I must disagree with you. If I had stopped having children at the age of thirty 2 of my three children would not be here. I had my last child at 33 and gave birth naturally and both children are healthy and happy. Almost 4 $ 5 now I can say I would do it all again. even now at the age of 36 if we hadnt' decided other wise. I do agree that 70 is crazy but, I think I am a much better mom to my two youngest than I ever was to my child who is now 16. Not to say I was bad, just better now. I am more mature, take time with more patience, and am financially better off to raise children. When I was in my twenties it was a constant struggle. Not to mention I wasn't ready for my first marriage, which fell apart. fortunately for my oldest daughter her father and I were mature enough to work it out so she could have both parents, just apart. Just not mature enough to know we weren't right to begin with.
jakill
@jakill (835)
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10 Dec 08
We all agree that the age of 70 is not the time to give birth. I do wonder why the doctor agreed to it and hope it was not just to get their money. I also hope they have made adequate arrangements to supplement the care of their daughter, as it will clearly be needed while they live and after they are no longer there for her. Let's hope their advanced age isn't too much of a disadvantage for the little girl. She is certain to feel different from her peers, so her family will have to make up for this with a lot of love and care.
Ithink
@Ithink (9980)
• United States
9 Dec 08
I agree with you! I stopped having kids at 30 as I wanted to be able to do things with them. I cant imagine being 70 and even getting up at night with a baby! Another thing is, will she even be alive to see the baby go to school, let alone graduate?! Im now 43 and we have guardianship of our granddaughter, she has been with us since birth. I worry about how much I will get to see of her life, if I will be here to see her graduate, to help her as she grows, to watch her get married and more! I honestly think it is insane and to think it was on purpose!!!
frafitz
@frafitz (6)
• United States
9 Dec 08
This is maybe right for her ... but not for me i was done at 30 i expect to be a great-grandparent at 70ish so Good Luck to them.
tiffrocks33
@tiffrocks33 (71)
• United States
8 Dec 08
It is wrong, and I want to know why the doctor did this procedure. I think doctors should start putting limits on what they do. Science and medicine are great and have done lots to help people but people having children at 70 or having 6 babies at once is not natural. I think they some times go to far and when are they going to say enough.
mzplased
@mzplased (255)
• United States
9 Dec 08
Wow, it seems alittle selfish to the child doesnt it? In reality how long is she going to be able to care for the child? Why would someone of that age want to become a mother again Wonder if she was in her right mind..LOL It just seems that there should be some age limit, she was no spring chicken so there had to be some health concerns in addition to ones a younger woman has.
riyasam
@riyasam (16556)
• India
8 Dec 08
hi,i think the urge to become a mother doesnot stop with age but that age of 70seems to be too far fetched.childbearing and rearing is an stressful process and at that age i do not think one can handle the stress.
ronaldinu
@ronaldinu (12422)
• Malta
8 Dec 08
I do share your views. Even if the body is able to conceive a child at the age of seventy but is the woman able to take care of the child? Is it for the child to have a 70 year old parent while her friends mother is 20/30/40 years old. What about the age gap? © ronaldinu 2008
lilybug
@lilybug (21107)
• United States
8 Dec 08
I think 70 is a little old to be risking the complications that go along with giving birth at an older age. I personally am done having kids already, but if I was not I would not try past the age of 40.
DaddyOfTheRose
@DaddyOfTheRose (2934)
• United States
8 Dec 08
That is a difficult issue. As there are so many people in the world and crowding will lead to excessive drains on the environment and possibly warfare. I would probably encourage people to have smaller families, fewer children. I don't think everyone needs to have children. I believe, if you cannot conceive, you probably should consider adoption or being involved in the children of friends or siblings. I don't think the 70 year old mother was a good idea.
katsmeow1213
@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
8 Dec 08
I think that is the most selfish thing in the world. First of all, my in laws are over 70, they were like 70 when we first started having kids. I don't trust them with the smaller kids because I know they don't have the health or energy to chase after them or care for them properly. I also don't expect my in laws to live to see any of my kids graduate. So this child's parents will probably not live to see the child reach adulthood. They're robbing the child of a normal upbringing, robbing the child's offspring of having a normal family (grandparents etc). What's gonna happen to this kid when they're too sick to care for it? What's gonna happen to it when they die? Have they even thought of that?