Home | Log out

Monday, July 6, 2009

Jo Ann Foster: Giving birth at age 50

Monday, July 6, 2009
When Kemper Scott Foster arrived on the planet June 9, it didn't matter that Jo Ann and her husband, Scott, had created him in a petri dish, an amalgam of Scott's sperm and another woman's egg.

It didn't matter that, days later, Jo Ann faced a complication that threatened to render Kemper Scott a motherless child.

What mattered to Jo Ann was that her baby boy was healthy and much doted upon, by his proud 53-year-old papa and his big sister, who is 21.

"How did you do it, and do you think maybe I could do it too?" a middle-aged hospital nurse wanted to know.

Finally, Jo Ann sighed. For nine months, that was the question she'd been longing to hear.

Read more: http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/210692


Life Begins... - Miscarriage stories of loss, hope & help
Pregnancy Stories by Age - Daily blog of hope & inspiration!
You Can Get Pregnant in Your 40's - Sharing articles, discussing options & suggestions

Recent Keyword Searches: pregnancy at 48 years old, proud mother at age 45, pregnancy at 50 years old, 53 year old woman gives birth to twins in valley stream, natural pregnancy at age 48