Pregnant at 47? She enjoyed every minute
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I enjoyed every minute of being pregnant,she said.
Still, it was a surprise.
I thought I was going through pre-menopause,she said.
It just happened.
Brussel, now 48 years old, gave birth in December to a 6-pound, 10-ounce boy named Noah she carried for 39 weeks.
He was a cesarean birth, as were her four older children, ages 18 to 28.
Noah was the first child born to her and her husband, Mark Brussel, who was 56 years old.
They have been married for nearly four years.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on STLtoday.com
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Originally posted on January 19, 2012.
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