She’s 62, he’s 60. Her reason for having a baby by IVF - to fulfil her husband’s dream of becoming a father. What a shallow irresponsible reason. These are two very selfish people. Was there any real thought for their child and what his future holds as the son of old age pensioners? This smacks of vanity and self-regard.
“We have no regrets,” she says. Are they speaking for their son JJ, too? When he is ten they will be in their seventies. When he is twenty they will be in their eighties. What a burden for him. How thoughtless and uncaring.
There was a similar newspaper story a few days earlier. This time twins were born (if that term can be applied to a Caesarean section) to a 59 year old woman, again by IVF. Vanity, all is vanity.
The joys of children in their informative years sharing lively and interesting persuits with energetic young parents are denied to these children of the elderly.
I am all for staying young if possible but having a baby in your latter years is not the way.
I have enough trouble keeping up with my grandson - and I can give him back! - the thought of a baby now, no thanks. She seems very selfish to me.