A grandma has given birth to triplets !!

I had Minibags, all naturally, when I was six weeks short of 45. It's been great!

I hope that when she is 75 or 80 she doesn't expect her 20-25 year olds to rally around after her. Their lives will be just beginning!

45 is ok annsixty. (Nature says yes)

So, her and the partner have good lucrative jobs? And how long does she think she can work and look after three babies? Oh yes! She will put them in daycare at taxpayers' expense. The IVF debt will be paid off in a couple of years? How long before she's on benefits?

Are they the current husband's children? If not, how long will a forty year old stick around with an aging mother of three babies?

Rubbish all round. Silly woman.

Shudder. No thanks

My friend told me last night her D who was 45 last month is pregnant(planned) my friend is very anxious and torn between happy and not keen.

I had a baby at 42.

Seemed a good idea (and it was really, because I adore my little girl, she is gorgeous and very rewarding!)

However, having a child who is barely 6 when you are approaching 50 is no joke!! Thank god I have an elder daughter who at 28 is more able to run around after her than me, and helps me a lot (I hope to repay the favour when she has children........although I think colouring books and a bit of light baking might suit me better then!)

How a woman in her fifties would cope with triplets is beyond me!!!!

Dad is 40. With that in mind, I suppose it is up to her.

I wouldn't criticise, it's her choice. I do feel sorry for the babies when they're older and I take your point littlefierce regarding older fathers.
I do however think she's mad

Technically she's young enough for this to have happened naturally as menopause is so variable. Wouldn't be something I'd choose, but wouldn't judge her either. What really irritates me is that men of this age who father children rarely get criticised.

Having 3 teenagers when you're 70 would be very hard going if you survive that long !!

Makes me tired just thinking about it. Selfish woman.