Late Motherhood Quotes

I always wanted children late; I had my first daughter at 39 and the second at 45.

Giving birth to triplets at the age of forty-three is no walk in the park, but I had little choice. I got married at the young age of forty, and both my husband, Shirish, and I were keen to start a family soon.

I gave birth aged 45, which was a bit of a shock.

And you know when I was growing up, I knew I wanted to have kids, but I knew I didn't want to do it alone. Then once I was 41, 42, I had to accept that I probably wouldn't have kids unless I decided to adopt later on, but even then it would be with a partner.

Why not have your first baby at sixty, when your husband is already dead and your career is over? Then you can really devote yourself to it.

I didn't think it was possible at my age, honestly. They call it a geriatric pregnancy.

I guess I was a mom so late in life, my daughter was the greatest thing since sliced bread.

So many women waited until later to get married and then even later after they got married to have children. And then they have problems, and it takes them five, six, seven years to have children.

It wasn't through choice that I became a mum at 36. I wanted to be a young mum but things never worked out for me.

For lots of reasons, including working crazy hours and having a job that required significant travel, I did not start trying to have a baby until I was in my late 30s. My experience is hardly unique. I am one of countless women who almost waited too long without realizing it.

We have a generation of women who think that they can just have IVF, and everything will be fine. The odds are against you once you start having IVF, and the odds are against you over the age of 35. And to pretend that it's easy to have a baby in your 40s or 50s is - it's just selling women a false dream.

There is something about having babies in your 40s that is unique in both a humiliating and amazing way.

I got pregnant at 40 by surprise. It's funny, because when we found out we were pregnant, I said, 'Okay, let's experience that.' You just have to just go with it because it's rare.

I had a career and I came to motherhood late and am not married and have never had such a trusting relationship with a man - and trust is where the real power of love comes from.

My greatest inspiration... is my mum, who had a baby at the age of 42 and is still so fit, independent and beautiful.

So, you know, Nathaniel was my first child, born when I was 40, so, uh... And then in due course, he wanted a brother, and then I thought, 'Oh, that'll be bloody lucky!' So, we ended up adopting a beautiful boy who was then five years old, from Ethiopia.