Baby Was Shock to 46 Year Old
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| Photo Credit: Kids, by Justine Furmanczyk |
But less than 48 hours later, she gave birth to a new son on her bedroom floor.
I can't even think of a word to describe how I felt when I saw the baby laying there, said Lois Grimsley, who gave birth shortly after noon Sunday to a 5-pound 14-ounce son, Marcus Brice.
He was crying and spitting out mucus.
Mrs. Grimsley complained of stomach pains shortly before the birth, but doctors diagnosed a urinary tract infection and hemorrhoids as the cause.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on The Tuscaloosa News
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Originally posted on February 18, 1986
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