A MUM-of-12 who fell pregnant with her first baby when she was just 14 years old is now a grandmother at 36.

Veronica Merritt, from New York, regularly posts updates on her jumbo family on Instagram.

Veronica was still in school when she fell pregnant with her eldest child Victoria – who is now 22.

Since then, she's gone on to have Andrew, 17, Adam, 16, Mara, 14, Dash, 13, Darla, 11, Marvelous, nine, Martalya, seven, Amelia, five, Delilah, four, Donovan, two and her new baby born earlier this year.

Speaking exclusively to Fabulous in 2021, Veronica explained how she married and then subsequently divorced the father of her eldest two children.

The mum then married second husband Marty, 37, and the couple have gone on to have seven more children.

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Now the mum-of-12 is a grandmother as her oldest daughter Tori, 22, has a little bundle of joy for herself.

Veronica, who shares details of her massive family on Instagram and TikTok, says she never uses contraception due to her health conditions.

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She said: "I graduated high school with honors, I attempted college but got sick both times –  I have kidney disease and lost my kidney last year.”

What's more, the mum said she'd ultimately like to have 17 kids.

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Veronica continued: “Some of the children were planned. But I can't take hormonal birth control because my illness means I am prone to blood clots.

“I haven’t ruled out more children. I would like to have six more. I have spent eight-and-a-half years pregnant.”

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