# 65 year old mother of 13 pregnant with quads

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65-year-old-mother-of-13-pregnant-with-quads/717735>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 15, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65-year-old-mother-of-13-pregnant-with-quads/717735 "2015-04-15T14:30:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65-year-old-mother-of-13-pregnant-with-quads/717735/1 "2015-04-15T14:30:32Z")

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[“My youngest daughter said she wanted a younger sibling”](http://www.cnn.com/videos/world/2015/04/14/grandma-pregnant-quadruplets-65-orig.rtl)

StG

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**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65-year-old-mother-of-13-pregnant-with-quads/717735/2 "2015-04-15T14:36:18Z")

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Just because we _can_ doesn’t mean we _should_.

I wish the mom and the new kids well, and will maintain it’s her choice, but it’s not one I agree with.

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65-year-old-mother-of-13-pregnant-with-quads/717735/3 "2015-04-15T15:20:48Z")

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I don’t understand it. I’m 61 and ain’t no way I would want a baby at this stage of my life, let along FOUR! Good luck to her, but I think she’s out of her freekin’ mind!!!

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**Author:** ![G0sp3l](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c68b51/32.png) [@G0sp3l](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/G0sp3l)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65-year-old-mother-of-13-pregnant-with-quads/717735/4 "2015-04-15T15:25:32Z")

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Thirteen kids already and now a quad? Don’t brood mares get retired?

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2015, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/65-year-old-mother-of-13-pregnant-with-quads/717735/5 "2015-04-15T15:41:04Z")

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[Already a thread.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=754264)