A woman who was desperate to have a baby boy has finally given birth to her first son, after read
more......having 11 daughters.
The
mum, named as 40-year-old Bhagyamma, gave birth to her 12th child at
home then called an ambulance who took the baby to a health centre where
doctors declared him healthy and well.
The boy, born last weekend, hasn't been named in reports yet.
He came after years of Bhagyamma trying for a son, but having girls time and time again.
The
birth happened in the village of Kurkenahalli, in the town of
Madhugiri, Tumkuru District, Karnataka State in southern India.
Proud
dad, 45-year-old Ramakrishnappa has been married to his wife for
sixteen years and said it was because of "social stigma" that put
pressure on the pair to keep trying for a boy.
The couple said: "We have not denied food, education and clothes to the rest of our children."
The family live on a large area of land and work as sheep farmers, owning 20 of the animals.
The
younger girls - Pavithra, 11, Sirisha, nine, and Meghana, seven, are
still at school while Akhila, four, and Sowmya go to preschool.
Sadly their fifth and eighth daughters died due to seizures at birth.
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