- Claudette Cook, 60, was told she could not conceive when she was 51
- She and husband Ross, now aged 55, did in-vitro fertilization for 10 years
- Now they have welcomed their first children, twins Isaac and Isiah
Mia De Graaf For Dailymail.com
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A 60-year-old woman has celebrated becoming a mother for the first time after giving birth to healthy twin boys.
Claudette Cook married her husband Ross, 55, 10 years ago after meeting in church in Pike County, Indiana.
A year later she was told, at the age of 51, she was too old to have children.
However, the couple persevered, exploring all kinds of assisted reproductive technology, including in-vitro fertilization (IVF).
Finally, on Sunday September 25, the couple welcomed fraternal twin sons Isaac and Isiah.
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First-time mom: Claudette Cook has become a mother for the first time after giving birth to fraternal twin sons Isaac and Isiah. She is pictured (above) with one of her sons in hospital
The boys arrived a month before Claudette’s due date but doctors say they are doing well
‘I cried,’ Claudette told NBC4. ‘I was like, you know, you look at TV and you see other people in the delivery room and you’re like, oh my goodness.
‘And, it was me. So, joy, it was so sweet. Everything changed in that moment. Once they’re born, your life changes.’
Though the boys arrived a month before Claudette’s due date, doctors say the pair are healthy and doing well.
They each weighed around five pounds, and were delivered by cesarean section to avoid any complication.
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Claudette said her faith has helped motivate her through their 10-year battle to conceive.
Good diet and exercise were also key factors, she admits.
‘Age is but a number with God. Plus, I was healthy and in shape,’ she told NBC.
‘I was like, yes, I know I can do this – I know I can.’
Claudette and Ross (pictured after the birth) were told they were too old to have children just one year after they got married in 2006. Undeterred, they embarked on 10 years of IVF
Overjoyed: Claudette and her husband Ross, who married in 2006 after meeting in church
IVF is the fertilization of eggs outside a woman’s body.
First she is given fertility drugs to stimulate the ripening of several eggs.
Midway through her menstrual cycle, immediately after ovulation, the ripe eggs are removed through the vagina or abdomen and mixed with the man’s sperm and placed in an incubator.
These are then replaced in the uterine wall in the hope that one of the fertilized eggs ‘takes’.
Prices vary across the country.
On average, patients can expect to pay $12,000 for their first procedure.
They will then have to pay another $5,000 for PGD (pre-genetic diagnosis), which tests the embryos for any genetic disorders before implanting them in the womb.
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