Pregnant at age five

Well last night I told everyone the youngest I had heard of being pregnant was twelve. It WAS the youngest I HAD heard of....Check this out though.

Lina Medina born September 27th 1933. This young lady starting having her first menstrual cycle at the age of eight months. Her periods became regular three years of age. From the looks of this....From what my mom found for me last night this young girl was pregnant at the age of five years old.

Medina was brought to a hospital by her parents at the age of five years due to increasing abdominal size. She was originally thought to have had a tumor, but her doctors determined she was in her seventh month of pregnancy Dr. Gerardo Lozada took her to Lima, Peru, prior to the surgery to have other specialists confirm that Medina was pregnant.

Five years old? Are you kidding me? First of all WHO was the babies daddy? At five, Lina was more than likely raped. That's what I'm assuming at least. This poor girl was lying on an operating table, having a caesarean section done to deliver her own child at the age of five.

Medina's son weighed 2.7 kg (6.0 lb; 0.43 st) at birth and was named Gerardo after her doctor. Gerardo was raised believing that Medina was his sister, but found out at the age of 10 that she was his mother. He grew up healthy but died in 1979 at the age of 40 of a bone marrow disease.

I will provide the link here to the rest of Medina's story: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lina_Medina


Now, that being said, what is the OLDEST age to have given birth?
What I'm seeing is mid SEVENTIES! Yes, it happens. And yes its an amazing thing.

Now, the woman with THE most children?

The woman who gave birth to 69 children in the 17th century Russia had given birth 27 times in her marriage. Each time she gave birth AT home without the help of anyone but neighbors when the midwife wasn't available.  Want the rest of the story? Check it out here:  69

Dad,

I love and miss you so very much, I know you didn't want to read about some women giving birth, but it amazed me! lol I love you, stay safe and hurry home my amazing hero