‘How’s this possible?’ people cry about 63-year-old expecting a baby with hubby, 26… who’s younger than her 7 other kids
THEY decided to try and defy the odds by having a baby together – despite their 37-year age gap.
And now it seems their dreams of starting their own family are on their way to becoming a reality.
In a video on TikTok, Cheryl, 63, explained that they found out around a week ago that their surrogate was pregnant, after she shared her positive pregnancy test.
Quran, 26, and Cheryl were then able to go to the doctors with their surrogate, where they saw their baby for the first time and even got to hear their heartbeat.
“We’re so excited, y’all,” Cheryl said, as she held up the positive test while husband Quran beamed from ear-to-ear while showing off the scan pictures.
“I can’t wait,” he gushed.
“I’m so happy. I’m gonna be a father!
“We got a family finally.”
“It’s finally happening – we’re starting our family!”
People were quick to comment on the video, with many expressing their shock that the pair were actually going to have a baby together.
“How is this possible?” one wrote.
“I can NOT believe it,” another added.
“No way!” a third commented, with crying emojis.
“I don’t know what to say, except I hope things work out,” someone else added.
But others were more excited about the couple’s news.
“OMG Justin and Hailey Bieber, and now y’all!?” one exclaimed.
“I’m so happy, can’t wait to see your journey!”
“Congratulations!” another added.
“So happy for y’all and don’t listen to the haters, they are just jealous.”
The world's oldest mothers
WHILE older women often turn to adoption or surrogacy to have children, there are some who have defied the odds to have their babies later in life. Here are some of the world's oldest mothers:
Erramatti Mangamma
The then 74-year-old took the record of the world’s oldest mother when she gave birth in India to twin daughters – also making her the oldest mother of twins.
She conceived via IVF, and gave birth via caesarean section on 5th September, 2019.
Daljinder Kaur
After having two years of IVF treatments, Daljinder gave birth to a baby boy – her first child – in 2016, at the age of 72.
Dr. Anurag Bishnoi, who gave Daljinder fertility treatments, was criticised by her peers for treating someone of her age.
Rajo Devi Lohan
Rajo was 70 when she gave birth to daughter Naveen in November 2008.
At the time, she was the oldest first-time mother in the world, and therefore hit headlines globally.
Omkari Panwar
It was the 27th June 2008 when Omkari gave birth to twins – siblings for her and husband Charan Singh Panwar’s two adult daughters.
Desperate to have a son, Omkari went through IVF treatment, which her husband had to mortgage his land, spend his life savings, take out a credit card loan and sell his buffalos to pay for.
Margaret Adenuga
Margaret was 68 when she had twins in April 2020, after three failed IVF attempts.
While she was told the risks of getting pregnant at her age, she proceeded anyway, and was able to carry her twins to full-term with no issues.
“I don’t understand the amount of hate,” a third mused.
“They are happy. Who CARES about her age. Let them live!”
“OMG CONGRATS,” someone else yelled.
“Omg congratulations to you both praying for a safe pregnancy and delivery,” another added.
“I cannot wait to see your beautiful little one!”
Due to Cheryl’s age, she’s unable to carry her own child, so the pair tried to find a surrogate to have their baby.
Surrogacy uses the eggs of the intended mother, and fertilises them with sperm of the intended father.
But others questioned how Cheryl and Quran were even going to use a surrogate, if she doesn’t have any eggs.
The average age to go through the menopause in the US, where Quran and Cheryl are based, is 52.
Their surrogacy journey hasn’t been a smooth one either.
They were left devastated when their ‘perfect candidate’ – on whom they spent £7,000 trying to make the pregnancy dream a reality – pulled out of the process.
But despite the heartbreak, they insisted they weren’t willing to give in and adopt – despite people suggesting they should.