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Sarajean Grainson, 53, new mom of twins

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Friday, May 04, 2018 | 0 comments

Image: David and Sarajean Grainson's family got a little larger when twin sons Matthew and David were born in May. Three-year-old Luke is now a big brother

July 02, 2009 - Even at 53 years old, Valley Stream resident Sarajean Grainson had a biological clock that never stopped ticking.

And now, six weeks after the birth of her twin sons, she wants women to know it's never too late to be a mom.

After speaking to a 40-year-old friend who underwent in-vitro fertilization, Sarajean decided the procedure was the best choice for her.

To increase the chances of a pregnancy, she was implanted with two donor eggs from East Coast Fertility, a clinic in Plainview, in April 2006, and gave birth to a son, Luke, the following December.

She and David went back to East Coast Fertility in September 2008, hoping to give Luke a younger sibling.

This time three donor eggs were implanted, and two of them turned out to be viable.

The Grainsons were told they were having twins.

I was in shock, Sarajean said. I was hysterical crying.

This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on Liherald.com
Read more: It's never too late - 53-year-old is new mother of twins

TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:

Image: Surviving In-vitro Fertilization: IVF Stories and Inspiration from the Women who have been there, by Karen Daniels. Publisher: CreateSpace (July 29, 2011)

Surviving In-vitro Fertilization: IVF Stories and Inspiration from the Women who have been there
by Karen Daniels

-- True IVF stories and inspiration from the women who have been there.

In-vitro fertilization is not a journey you need to take alone.

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They've struggled, cried, laughed, and inspired.

Let their experience guide you through the process and use their knowledge and tips as a beacon of insight for your own journey.

In-vitro fertilization is, on your best days, a journey that empowers you toward your ultimate goal of being a mom.

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About Catherine: I am mom to three grown sons, two grandchildren and two rescue dogs. After years of raising my boys as a single mom, I remarried a wonderful man who had never had a child of his own. Unexpectedly, I found myself pregnant at 49!
Sadly we lost our precious baby at 8 weeks, and decided to try again. Five more losses, turned down for donor egg, foster care and adoption due to my age and losses - we have accepted there will be no more babies in our house.

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