Single mother, 58, gives birth to IVF twins
Three weeks have passed since Carole Hobson brought her IVF twins home from hospital and it’s clear her once ordered life as a mature, single career woman has been completely turned on its head.
A sky-high pile of freshly-washed babygros, bedding and towels sits on the dining table and the ironing board stands permanently in the living room. With the volume of washing, there is obviously little point in putting it away.
She tries to snatch a quick toasted cheese sandwich while son Matthew and daughter Freida sleep upstairs, but manages only a mouthful before the babies start crying in unison.
As you can hear, they both have a lusty set of lungs,
she smiles, padding upstairs to lift Freida gently from her cot while replacing Matthew's dummy.
Carole is averaging just two or three hours of sleep a night and admits to feeling completely exhausted at times with the relentless routine of feeding, burping, changing, washing and sterilizing bottles. After all, she does not have a partner to share the strain.
And at 58, she is embarking on first-time motherhood at an age when most women are looking forward to retirement, grandchildren, holidays and a spot of gentle gardening.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on Dailymail.co.uk
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Originally posted on March 19, 2011.
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