Shock as Pregnant Woman Reveals Her Dad, 70, Is Expecting an Affair Baby

A woman has been backed online after she shared her upset that her father was expecting another baby.

On the popular discussion site Mumsnet, the woman explained that her 70-year-old dad had announced that his girlfriend was pregnant.

The latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau have revealed that women are waiting longer before starting families, with the average age of new moms rising to 30 years old for the first time ever.

"I can't wrap my head around this," wrote the poster. "He's still married to my mom. They've not got on for as long as I can remember but they stayed married and living together—albeit very separately in a very big house."

But when her dad announced that he was expecting a baby with another woman, the family was shocked.

"The woman he has gotten pregnant is 45, and apparently it was a big shock at her age as she didn't think she could have kids," explained the poster. "He wants to 'do the right thing' and be with her—funnily enough, the exact same reason he married my mom."

The poster wrote that she herself was having a baby in a few weeks' time and was struggling with the thought of another sibling.

"[I'm] not entirely sure how to process the whole thing," the Mumsnet user wrote. "It's just surreal to be honest. He's going to have a baby younger than his grandchild."

Parenting expert and coach Jane Evans told Newsweek: "New relationships when parents split up are often a bridge too far for the children. Timing can help, but if it's during an existing marriage or partnership, then children of age will understandably feel hurt, confused and even angry. The same goes for pregnancies that happen this way."

On Mumsnet, users headed to the comments to share their thoughts and advice with the poster. One wrote: "I think it's normal to feel a bit strange about it," while another posted: "My main worry would be for the child. Who's going to provide for them?"

"I'm really sorry you're in this situation, hope you and your mom can support each other through it. Sending love," wrote another Mumsnet user.

Evans added: "We all have a total right to feel our feelings. In a situation where one of your parents is causing emotional pain to the other, and behaving in a way you are finding disrespectful, confusing, and with no regard to you and your own children, it is very understandable to feel hurt, overlooked, and at a loss to appreciate it."

But despite the upset being felt by the adults in the situation, Evans said that the new baby should not be blamed for any of the circumstances.

"No innocent baby can cause a rift as they are never responsible at all. They may well grow up feeling they are somehow to blame, though, which is very sad," added Evans.

Meanwhile, some replies on the Mumsnet post backed the mom-to-be, despite her age. "I don't think someone would say a word if he was 50 and she was 25. If she has good health—why not? 45 is not a pensioner," wrote one user.

Newsweek was not able to verify the details of the case.