The age at which women decide they want to have children can be a sensitive topic - and British broadcaster Rachel Burden has caused quite a stir with her recent comments on the subject.
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Elsewhere, Nicola Rowley, 50, founder of UK-based NJRPR Communications Agency, had her son James when she was 40 in 2014 after trying for three years beforehand - and said 'it would have been selfish not to have had him'. 'And I think sometimes when I reflect on it, I think it was a really selfish thing to do. I came from a big family – I really wanted a big family. I had that moment where Luke and I sat around a table when the third child had gone to school and thought,"Oh, this is so boring".'
Reacting to an ITV snippet covering the story on This Morning, Rachel took to X to insist: 'Friends… this is not what I said, but hey ho. Probs best to listen to the whole pod for context.' Sally, from Kingston, Surrey, who works as a copywriter and PR, said one of the best decisions she ever made was to have a baby at 41 - even though her husband didn’t want any more children.
'Labour one was eight hours and then 12 the second time around. Having Sarah was a breeze, so much so, she was very nearly born in the toilet. I went for a wee and to my surprise, she literally fell out and a quick-witted midwife managed to dive in and catch her. 'I didn’t meet my now husband until I was 35 and this was just the way things happened in terms of having our family.
'I was fortunate I had absolutely no problems in getting pregnant, and was really excited, as was my husband on both occasions I became pregnant. 'Many of my friends in their 30s developed this during pregnancy. I was 42 when I got pregnant with twins; I’ll be 50 in a couple of weeks and the twins are now seven.
'When James came along, I had nothing but love for him and he's remained an only child,' said Nicola 'Although you are surrounded by scepticism and worry warts mostly from Dr Google, that can send you into a frenzy about being pregnant in your forties, I found so many positive websites / fertility coaches / acupuncturists and my fertility homeopath.
'More women are getting pregnant later in age and that really shouldn’t be frowned upon and we shouldn’t be fed fear we just need to adapt and listen/look out for signs so we don't run into bumps along the way with your bump.'Karen, 51, from Buckinghamshire, had her daughter Mia at 44, and said that she is 'far more relaxed as an older and more experienced mum'
Julie, who gave birth to her son Rufus when she was 40, has admitted that she has 'mixed opinions' on getting pregnant after 40. 'I think it's harmful to suggest . Fertility issues are an issue for quite a lot of women, and there's also rising costs to consider meaning so many women are hesitant about having babies and so that's one of the reasons they're delaying it until their 40s.
'I don't think you can put yourself in anybody else's shoes. What is right for one person isn't right for everybody.
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