Woman, 66 years old, gives birth to her 10th child: People 'should have more children'

[libertybele]

What an absolute blessing to be healthy enough to deliver a 10th child!!! 

Woman, 66 years old, gives birth to her 10th child: People 'should have more children

A 66-year-old woman in Germany has given birth to her 10th child.

Alexandra Hildebrandt, owner of the Wall Museum at Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin, welcomed her new son, Philipp, on March 19, according to today.com and other outlets.

The mom had her first child back in 1977, followed by eight children after she turned 50 — who were all born via C-section.

Her children include Svetlana, 45; Artiom, 36; twins Elisabeth and Maximilian, 12; Alexandra, 10; Leopold, 8; Anna, 7; Maria, 4 and Katharina, 2.

Hildebrandt told TODAY that she did not use any fertility drugs and did not have difficulty conceiving..............

https://www.foxnews.com/health/woman-66-years-old-gives-birth-10th-child-people-should-have-more-children

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

Some people should sure. Some people should have no kids, including many who are parents today. My wife and I know a couple who have 6 kids and counting. 1 is enough for us. But not everyone should have kids. But yeah, some people are just natural parents and just cannot get enough of it. More power to them. 66 seems "problematic" though with the kid aging and stuff. I remember hearing that nearly any post pubescent woman with a womb can get pregnant and deliver a baby, there is no upper age limit, although there is an upper age limit on egg supply and production.

[libertybele]

Some people should sure. Some people should have no kids, including many who are parents today. My wife and I know a couple who have 6 kids and counting. 1 is enough for us. But not everyone should have kids. But yeah, some people are just natural parents and just cannot get enough of it. More power to them. 66 seems "problematic" though with the kid aging and stuff. I remember hearing that nearly any post pubescent woman with a womb can get pregnant and deliver a baby, there is no upper age limit, although there is an upper age limit on egg supply and production.

I was very blessed to have two children.  The Lord decided that was enough for us.

[berdie]

To each his own, I guess. But I can't imagine having the energy to raise little kids and a baby at 66. She's much tougher than I.

[roamer_1]

Here's the flipside.

Have your 1.6 kids. And when you get old you'll have just those two to split your care.
And one of them will wind up a POS, and won't help at all...

But if you have four or six kids, the weight is way different wrt handling your retirement needs.

That's the damnable lie that causes folks to depend upon government instead of family and cements government and social security as the keepers of the old. And you'll die alone in a old folks home.

Jussayin.

[libertybele]

To each his own, I guess. But I can't imagine having the energy to raise little kids and a baby at 66. She's much tougher than I.

I hear you and I am thankful for each morning that I wake up.  My energy level is diminishing, so her genes are much, much better than mine. 

[libertybele]

Here's the flipside.

Have your 1.6 kids. And when you get old you'll have just those two to split your care.
And one of them will wind up a POS, and won't help at all...

But if you have four or six kids, the weight is way different wrt handling your retirement needs.

That's the damnable lie that causes folks to depend upon government instead of family and cements government and social security as the keepers of the old. And you'll die alone in a old folks home.

Jussayin.

There's a lot of truth to what you say.

[mystery-ak]

 

[Polly Ticks]

Here's the flipside.

Have your 1.6 kids. And when you get old you'll have just those two to split your care.
And one of them will wind up a POS, and won't help at all...

But if you have four or six kids, the weight is way different wrt handling your retirement needs.

That's the damnable lie that causes folks to depend upon government instead of family and cements government and social security as the keepers of the old. And you'll die alone in a old folks home.

Jussayin.

.... or one of the kids could move several hundred miles away.  My brother is a great guy and was a very good son to our parents, but he doesn't live anywhere close to here and consequently 99.9% of their care fell to me.

Mr. Ticks and I have told our 5 sons that our retirement plan is to live with each of them for 3 months at a time.      I'm not really sure how that's going to work, though, with 3 of them still living at home.

In any case, I can't imagine having a new baby at my age, never mind in another decade. Being Mimi for a weekend is enough to wear me out pretty good.

[roamer_1]

Mr. Ticks and I have told our 5 sons that our retirement plan is to live with each of them for 3 months at a time.      I'm not really sure how that's going to work, though, with 3 of them still living at home.

Well that's easy... Just get you a motor home and park it in the driveway... Look at all the money you'll save on gas. 

In any case, I can't imagine having a new baby at my age, never mind in another decade. Being Mimi for a weekend is enough to wear me out pretty good.

Naw... This is pretty weird as anyone knows. But womenfolks bore huge families in the past as a mark of God's blessing... Now, no doubt they got it all out of the way while they were younger than this, to be sure.

[Wingnut]

Mr. Ticks and I have told our 5 sons that our retirement plan is to live with each of them for 3 months at a time.      I'm not really sure how that's going to work, though, with 3 of them still living at home.

I did not LOL at that... I actually Laughed out Lawd!   

[GtHawk]

Well that's easy... Just get you a motor home and park it in the driveway... Look at all the money you'll save on gas. 

Naw... This is pretty weird as anyone knows. But womenfolks bore huge families in the past as a mark of God's blessing... Now, no doubt they got it all out of the way while they were younger than this, to be sure.

I thought they bore huge families to help on the farm and because the mortality rate was so high.

[roamer_1]

I thought they bore huge families to help on the farm and because the mortality rate was so high.

There were more children born to my grandfolks on my father's side (city folks) than on my mother's (country folks).

I can point to many people in my father's generation, living in the city, with eight or more kids.

It's a lie.

[Sighlass]

One of our old family homes is still somewhat standing.... One room bottom, with two tiny rooms on top. Six children in that tiny house... how the heck. Mrs. Lass and I had 4 and we were freaks compared to most folks around here. But there is still the family or two that have 8-11 kids around here. Mostly homeschool God-fearing families, good folks that you have no problem letting your kids stay the night with.

But we do tend to get rolled every Halloween.

[mountaineer]

Apparently, not all women go through menopause. 

[Wingnut]

Apparently, not all women go through menopause. 

Just men who think they are women. 

[jafo2010]

I am 1 of 2 and there was one house with 1 child, but every other house had 6 or more.  4 households had 10, 10, 11 and one with 13 kids, one being blind and retarded.  And the household with 13 children in a 1,000 square foot  house, they divorced.  Can you believe it?

Anyway, the next door neighbor had 6 kids, and the sister and her husband of the mother both died within months of one another, and their 4 kids came to live with the neighbor in a 1,200 square foot house.  They lived with that crowd for about two years and moved to a bigger house.

Today, I have 3, my second wife has one, and I am certain we will never see a single grandchild.  So, we have a very empty big barn of a house empty nest.  I would welcome kids with us, but not my wife.  Her only child was the worst nightmare of a child.   Thus, she did not want another.

I even suggested adopting a kid or two, and she said hell no.  I saw an ad of a boy in Oklahoma, about 11 years of age, saying he was hoping to find his FOREVER FAMILY.  It was so moving, I called the next day to inquire about him.  Turned out the video I saw on FB was 4 months old and he had 200 families inquire about adopting him.  There are so many kids that have no one, they grow up, become 18 and are all on their own to find their way.  Very sad to me.

And I think the average in the USA is 1.2 children per couple.  And fertility is in rapid decline.  The USA is not on a good path for many things.  One cannot have a declining population and have a healthy nation.  Our celebration of abortion will pave the way for total decline of this nation.

[Smokin Joe]

I thought they bore huge families to help on the farm and because the mortality rate was so high.

I am pretty sure that was a factor as well.

[roamer_1]

I am pretty sure that was a factor as well.

No. The only factor that changed was effective birth control.

[DefiantMassRINO]

It helps if you are rich and have good insurance ... which most people are not and do not have.

[roamer_1]

It helps if you are rich and have good insurance ... which most people are not and do not have.

I find that to be a detriment. Life is for living. It's messy. It's supposed to be. The hard things are what shape us... And the things of immeasurable worth are always free.I think you have to walk through the valley to get to see what's on the mountaintop. And it ain't no where near the same thing if you take a helicopter.

[Smokin Joe]

I find that to be a detriment. Life is for living. It's messy. It's supposed to be. The hard things are what shape us... And the things of immeasurable worth are always free.I think you have to walk through the valley to get to see what's on the mountaintop. And it ain't no where near the same thing if you take a helicopter.

It is easier to be thankful for the little things when you have had nothing.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

It helps if you are rich and have good insurance ... which most people are not and do not have.

 

The lady I know with 6 kids and wanting more is solidly middle class. She just loves being a mother that much and has the energy for it... she cuts costs where she can and runs a professional photography studio.

[jmyrlefuller]

I find that to be a detriment. Life is for living. It's messy. It's supposed to be. The hard things are what shape us... And the things of immeasurable worth are always free.I think you have to walk through the valley to get to see what's on the mountaintop. And it ain't no where near the same thing if you take a helicopter.

Tell that the woman who won't even agree to a first date if there's any inkling the man can't "provide" lavish lifestyle.

We live in a broken, corrupt society, and my continued lack of access to a next of kin is evidence of it.

[roamer_1]

We live in a broken, corrupt society, and my continued lack of access to a next of kin is evidence of it.

That assumes two things

First that there is a society that is not corrupt - That is not true this side of heaven...
And second, that the whole of it is corrupt - That is too broad a brush. The wheat grows up with the tare.