Contains Natural Australian Women at Age 50 Years

                            

BRISBANE, KOMPAS.com - The chances of getting pregnant naturally is one in several million. However, Anthea Nicholas became Australia's oldest mother who gave birth naturally at age 50. Now, his son, Nicholas "Nicky" Byrnes, 18 months old, and healthy.

At first Anthea did not expect he would be able to conceive naturally. With her husband's low sperm count, and a 85 percent likelihood of a miscarriage, and other complications that may occur, the birth of his son felt like a miracle for Anthea. This report Adelaide Advertiser, on Saturday (22/12/2012).

Anthea is now 51 years old and her husband, Peter Byrnes (55), are both second marriage. Things began to change when Peter had to change diet and lifestyle after suffering health problems. It appears that dietary changes that make sperm Peter becomes active again.

When then Anthea went to the doctor with complaints of fatigue and other hormonal changes, doctors say it is a sign of menopause. However, her husband suspected the existence of other possibilities when Anthea kept vomiting.

Peter then bought a pregnancy test, but Anthea refused to use it. It was not until a few weeks later they received assurance that Anthea was pregnant, and Nicholas was born via cesarean section six weeks early on June 15 last year.

"My main concern when you're pregnant is if he will be healthy and will not have the abnormal thing, "said Anthea.

Having a child born through a normal pregnancy over the age of 50 years is rare. Earlier, in 1997 a British woman, Dawn Brooke, became the oldest woman containing naturally at the age of 59 years.

Contains through artificial insemination is still possible for women until the age of about 70 years. In 2008, the two oldest Indian woman to be a woman who gave birth at the age of 70 years via artificial insemination.

Correspondent reported Compass in Australia L Literature Wijaya , a parent in age of 50 years for Anthea and Peter was positive and negative. Both were living on the Sunshine Coast (Queensland) are people who are already successful in their business so that welfare is no longer a problem. However, taking care of the baby and spend time with Nicholas sometimes exhausting for both.

"Are we tired? Yes. Are we sometimes frutrasi? Yes. However, when she came into our bed in the morning, everything is gone. "Said Anthea.

At first, Anthea worried people would think Nicky is his grandson. "I suspect it will happen. When going to the playground for the first time, I had hesitated before then honestly say I was her mother, "said Anthea.