[ral8r7]

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Friday, July 4, 2008
70-year-old woman gives birth to twins
Omkari Panwar, a 70 year old Indian woman gave birth to a twin. The boy and girl where born premature but are in perfect health.

The woman and her 77-Year old Man always wanted a son to continue their farm. They already have two adult daughters and five grand children.

The poor family sold their buffalo’s, used all their savings and took a loan to get a special treatment to get pregnant.

They are delighted to finally get a son, as it is tradition in India that the son has the right to a dowry when he gets married. And that’s the reason why they spend so much money and tried one last time to get a son.

According to the proud father he can now die as a happy man

World's oldest mother gives birth to twins at 70 | Mail Online

[Mom2ThreeLovesCVS]

No thank you, by that time I'm gonna be playing with my grandbabies.

Wow, that is just amazing, good for them, I guess.

[rach]

Very bizarre story....

They didn't realize about 30 years ago that they didn't have a son yet and try then. I think it is almost unfair for their children as they aren't going to be around too much longer.

[Pixiefc]

I thought the same rach! I am almost *censor* and think about what if I get pregnant when I am 40 or something how old will my children be etc...so 77...that is CRAZY talk!

[ral8r7]

Who is going to take care of these babies? The older siblings?!

[dontbreakme]

Yeah I have mixed feelings on this. If a loving couple wants a child I would pray they'd be able to have that child somehow but this is just odd. Like others said I don't really think its fair to the kids because they are obviously not going to be around very long if the kids were born when they are that age! I mean why didn't they do it sooner? 70? Geesh.... Because they wanted an heir?

[twinners]

I don't know how she could physically make it through a twin pregnancy at 70 years old. Being pregnant with twins at 33 nearly killed me!

[angel wings]

I also say NO When my grandbabies go home I am tuckerd out.

[coupn_gal]

I looked at my husband and said "What Was She Thinking?"

I know their culture is different from ours but seriously....

[lifeworthliving]

At 77!!!!!!!!!! God lord, they'll die before those kids can have the farm.

[suzi1972]

Originally Posted by rach

Very bizarre story....

They didn't realize about 30 years ago that they didn't have a son yet and try then. I think it is almost unfair for their children as they aren't going to be around too much longer.

I agree! I'm exhausted at my age at the end of the day! I can't imagine being in my 70's with little ones!

[NoahsMomma]

Did anyone see the Oprah show rerun last week about women in India being hired to carry your embryo(baby) for $5500.00 US $$...It will buy the India women a brand new home & and education for her children. One women was paid $7500 to carry twins. You actually go over there, and they remove your egg and your DH stuff they mix them. When it splits in to 8 cells they take the embryo and put it into to the surrogate. A lot of American women who can't afford this in the US are going over there to have it done. It was an interesting show. But this old lady having a baby is just crazy. Her grand kids are going to end up raising the baby's.

[suzyqwerty1234]

watch the son end up gay and not get a dowry. this is so crazy...they didn't want a child they wanted a heir.

[Trish]

Yeah, I think it was kind of selfish of her to be having babies in her 70s. Most likely those children are not going to be fully raised by her.

[QueenAngie]

It is a different culture, but yet, it makes the girl daughters 'useless' when it comes to owning the family property.

Family also had to go into 'hock' according to the report that I read, so that boy baby will have lots of bills to pay off for being born.

[danielephant]

no kidding! WOW! Oh well to each his own I guess