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Grandmother was 50 when she conceived

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Wednesday, October 14, 2009 | 2 comments

Miracles happen. My father was born in 1908. My grandmother was fifty when she conceived. She was ecstatic. No one else was.

My grandfather dropped dead two years later. I think it was from shock. He had nephews who were his age.

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2 comments

Anonymous says:

25 December 2009 at 19:08:00 GMT-5

awww, wonderful news about giving birth at 50, but I must say the way you wrote your post, just made me giggle...*dropped dead two years later, think it was from shock'..aww, I'm sorry, there was a bit of humor in it...so cute!
Anonymous says:

25 December 2009 at 19:09:00 GMT-5

I've been trying on and off in my early 40s, no baby has come into my arms yet...but just wondering, if a woman is consistent in her baby making without skipping any months in between, will she get pregnant sooner?

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