Pregnant celebrities after 40. It's never too late: stars who gave birth in adulthood. What will people think

As you know, happiness does not depend on age, status and financial situation. For a woman, the desire to become a mother often becomes one of her life goals. The main thing is to confidently go to your dream and not despair along the way. Our stars, who have known the happiness of motherhood after 40 years old, claim that their life with the birth of a baby has acquired a new meaning and is painted with bright colors.

Anna Banshchikova

Svetlana Permyakova

Olga Kabo

Ilze Liepa

Olga Drozdova

Victoria Makarska

Maria Poroshina

Christina Orbakaite

Marina Mogilevskaya

Marina Zudina

Olesya Sudzilovskaya

Evelina Bledans

Ingeborga Dapkunaite

Stars for the most part prefer to first make a career, and only then acquire offspring. Early motherhood has already become a rarity, and in Hollywood the term “young mother” will soon be abolished as unnecessary: ​​few actresses go on maternity leave before 30.

Many are waiting even longer: a huge number of celebrities have become mothers, having overcome the 40-year milestone. gave birth to her first daughter at 40, the second at 43. she became a mother for the third time at 44. Celine Dion and both experienced the happiness of motherhood at 42 - and both had twins.

Domestic celebrities are not far behind: Olga Drozdova gave birth at 42, like Olesya Sudzilovskaya, at 41, Olga Kabo at 44. But this is far from the limit. We remember which of the stars gave birth at the age of over 45 years.

Janet Jackson

Few believed the rumors about Janet Jackson's pregnancy, because the singer was already preparing to celebrate her 50th birthday! But the conversations turned out to be true, and at the age of 50, Michael Jackson's sister became a mother. True, the star's marriage was shortly after a happy event: after only three months it became known that the singer broke up with the baby's father, billionaire Wissama al-Mana.

Monica Bellucci

In the early 2000s, she heard from doctors that her chances of having children were minimal. And yet, two years after the examination, Monica and her then-husband had a daughter, Virgo. The actress gave birth to her second child at 45: in 2010, the couple celebrated the birth of baby Leonie.

Women over 40 who want to have children are usually afraid that they will not be able to bear a child. And after giving birth, they worry that the husband would not leave them, frightened of problems,

— said Bellucci about late motherhood.

Alas, to a certain extent, she hit the mark: already in 2013, the world learned about the separation of Bellucci and Kassel.

The ballerina Ilze Liepa, who was on our list, could not save her marriage, because she became a mother at the age of 46. She and her husband, businessman Vladislav Paulus, also lived together for only three years after the birth of their daughter Nadezhda.

The ballerina does not hide the fact that for a long time she could not get pregnant, but she did not give up trying to become a mother. The pregnancy was so long-awaited that Ilze even discovered a new talent in herself - after the birth of Nadia and the divorce, she released a children's book " Theatrical tales". The ballerina composed fairy tales, just being pregnant.

Susan Sarandon

Already having an adult daughter, Eve, she became a mother twice after 40. At 42, their first son Jack was born with Tim Robbins, at 45, their second son, Miles. But once the actress was diagnosed with infertility and she lived with the idea that she would never have children. By the way, the star also gave birth to her eldest daughter not early - at 38 years old.

Halle Berry

She also thought about children only in adulthood: at 41, she and fashion model Gabriel Aubry had a daughter, Nala. At 47, the actress gave birth to a son named Maceo from her husband Olivier Martinez, with whom today Berry is no longer together, as well as with Nala's father.

Kelly Preston

John Travolta's wife found out she was pregnant when she was 48. She describes her reaction as follows:

When I found out I was pregnant, I almost fell over. Woke up Johnny and we both started crying. It was some kind of miracle!

It must be said that shortly before good news a misfortune happened in the family of stars: their 16-year-old son Jett, who suffered from serious illnesses, including epilepsy, died. The couple also have a daughter, Ella, she was 10 years old at the time of her last pregnancy, Preston.

Geena Davis

Another aged mother of many children is Geena Davis. The actress gave birth eldest daughter Alize, when she was 46 years old, two years later, twin boys Kian and Kais were born.

Not easy, but wonderful

- so Gina answered the journalist's question about how it is - to give birth to three in such a short period.

We add that the actress managed to be married three times, but before she met her fourth husband, businessman Reza Jarrahi, she did not dare to have children. But when this finally happened, she proudly told the press that she had given birth "at the right time, from the right man."

Helen Morris

The oldest mom on our list is director Martin Scorsese's wife. Helen Morris gave birth to her daughter Francesca in 1999 when she was 52 years old. In total, Scorsese has three daughters, and marriage to Helen is the fifth in his life. Between his senior and younger daughters age difference of 34 years!

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IN Lately mothers grow up fast

One of the most famous sports families has a new addition. Two-time Olympic champion and six-time biathlon world champion Olga MEDVEDTSEVA (PYLEVA) at the age of 39 gave her husband Valery a daughter. And it is not unique: in recent years, moms are rapidly growing up. Is it worth giving birth at an age when, theoretically, it is already possible to become a grandmother, our experts argue.

Previously, doctors, having learned the age of the newly-minted mother, would only sigh: old-bearing. This cute "diagnosis" was given to all women who have crossed the 25-year mark. And it doesn’t matter that your body is strong, like that of a steppe mare, but breast milk enough with a vengeance. Old. Giving birth. And everything is here. Now, it seems, the opposite is true: many ladies only after 35 - 40 think about adding to the family.

At Medvedtseva newborn daughter - the fourth. The girl was also named Olya - in honor of her mother. The height of the baby is 54 cm, weight 3.4 kg - such a strong butuz. When three years ago a former biathlete Valery Medvedtsev, the champion of the 1988 Olympic Games, was picking up his wife from the hospital, the employees of the medical institution told them to go to the track: come again. Olga joked:

And what? When you call, we'll come.

Medvedtseva repeated the achievement of a volleyball player Irina Kirillova. But for Ira it was an even greater feat: at the age of 39 she became a mother for the first time! Doctors warned that the child may have deviations. But this did not stop Kirillov. Daughter Nick, fortunately, is absolutely healthy. By the way, now Irina is 49, but she still plays for Uralochka, which confirms the conclusion of scientists: the birth of a late child gives strength and prolongs a woman's youth!

In the West, mature mothers have not shocked anyone for a long time. It is clear that the quality of life there is higher and the ladies are generally healthier, but it’s still scary to decide on this. And even though henna - they give birth almost to fifty dollars! The example of the stars inspires many to this feat.

fresh blood

Victoria Beckham gave her husband David a long-awaited daughter at the age of 37. At the same age Julia Roberts became the mother of twins, and three years later gave birth to a son. True, this time she had to resort to artificial insemination.

Jennifer Lopez first became a mother at 38 - she has twins. I got pregnant for the first time at 39 Monica Bellucci. Six years later, she decided to take this step again.

Star of the Blue Lagoon Brooke Shields I couldn’t get pregnant for a long time and even was about to go for IVF, when I suddenly found out that I was expecting a baby. At 40, she had a daughter, Grier.

Madonna gave birth to a son at 41. Became mothers at the same age Kim Basinger, Selma Hayek And Helena Bonham Carter.

Uma Thurman gave birth to a daughter at 42. As well as Susan Sarandon And Halle Berry, who, respectively, at the age of 45 and 48 repeated this feat.

In 2010, everyone was pleasantly surprised Ilze Liepa, having given birth to their first daughter, Nadezhda, at the age of 46. At 44, she became a mother twice Olga Kabo.

At 42, after 18 years of unsuccessful attempts to get pregnant, she gave birth to a son, Elisha Olga Drozdova. Marina Mogilevskaya went to the hospital at 41, Marina Zudina- at 40.

A 39 year old Svetlana Permyakova, having revealed to the world her daughter Varenka, did not hide the name of her father - 21-year-old Maxim Scriabin. Yes, the actress deliberately gave birth from a young one - and she did the right thing!

When we talk about problems with conception, we usually mean the female factor of infertility, although in men after 40-45 years, reproductive function also decreases and the risk of genetic diseases increases. But this is a general trend: each situation needs to be dealt with separately, - says the gynecologist-endocrinologist Nona Hovsepyan.

Second youth

It is clear why women decide to give birth later and later: they want to achieve material stability in order to provide the baby with everything necessary, to mature mentally for motherhood, says the psychologist. Tatiana Veselovskaya. - “Adult” mothers do not have postpartum depression: a child for them is a gift from above, not a burden. They do not spare time and money for education. However, along with this, there is a danger of “falling in love” with the baby. There were cases when, having given birth in adulthood, as they say, for herself, a woman actually isolated him from contacts with the outside world.

Today, doctors do not dissuade from late delivery, but honestly warn about the risks that a woman and her long-awaited baby expose themselves to.

* There are a number of diseases, the proportion of which increases with age: diabetes, hypertension, diseases of cardio-vascular system, decreased thyroid function.

* After 30 years, the aging of the egg occurs, which can provoke genetic abnormalities.

Despite the difficulties, late motherhood brings undeniable advantages. A woman in adulthood is attentive to health - both her own and her husband's, follows all the recommendations of doctors. In addition, it has been established that mothers who have recently given birth become sharply wiser! Scientists explain this phenomenon by the emergence of new requirements that activate the activity of the brain.

* Late-birth mothers are less prone to urinary tract infections, they may have lower blood cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of stroke and osteoporosis.

* “Young older” mothers enter the menopause later, and it passes more easily.

In order to prevent complications, during pregnancy, all women after 35 are examined for the presence of chromosomal developmental abnormalities (Down syndrome, etc.). Unfortunately, if a defect is found, it is impossible to fix it, and the pregnancy is terminated at the request of the parents.

* Spanish Maria del Carmen(Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara) is considered the oldest pregnant woman in the world. She gave birth to twins via IVF at the age of 66 years and 358 days. Babies Christian and Po were born in Barcelona in December 2006. But three years later, the “young” mother died of cancer. Relatives dissuaded the old woman from the decision to give birth - she went through menopause 18 years ago, and in order to buy donor eggs and sperm, Maria sold the house for 45 thousand euros. She hoped that, like her mother, she would live to be 101 years old. Did not work out...

* Oldest pregnant woman to conceive naturally is 59 years old Down Brook from the UK: in 1997 she gave birth to a son.

* Russian woman Natalya Surkova became a mother at the age of 57. The woman became pregnant naturally after a year and a half of hormone therapy.

34 years - the optimal age for pregnancy, calculated by scientists.

What will people think?

This burning topic is actively discussed on the forums. Interesting, what do you think about it? Write: or scribble a "paper" letter.

Giving birth over 40 is a bit too much, although there may be different reasons ... A woman who has given birth late should try to preserve her youth, dynamism, and beauty as long as possible. For a child, the image of a mother is very important - a bright, interesting, extraordinary, and not an aging, groaning klucker.

And I would not want my child to be born, and his mother is already in her fifth decade ... I am 18, my mother is 42, and everything is wonderful, we complement each other, and if I had just been born now, then this, it turns out, to my mother By the time I reach my age, I'll be 60...

Everything, of course, is good, but do not forget that at the age of 40, many simply cannot have children or they do not carry them, and there are a lot of such cases ... and almost all the stars who gave birth at 40 did artificial insemination, and not because that they did not have time for normal sex ... And what remains to be done by ordinary women who do not have those amounts? So I want to sincerely believe that girls who, at the age of 25 - 30, argue that they still have plenty of time, will understand that a miracle may not happen later.

And all my life I did not particularly approve of childbirth after 40. Children are pleased when their parents are young and beautiful. I gave birth to my son at 22. And I remember very well how I walked with him next to him at the graduation. I was proud that I had such a tall, handsome and wonderful son, and he was pleased that next to him was a beautiful, well-groomed and not yet old mother. And in the summer my son died. He was 20. And now I decided to get pregnant. So everyone has their own path.

Monica Bellucci

The Italian actress and favorite of the design duo Dolce & Gabbana gave birth to her first daughter at almost 40, and her second at 45.

H The older you get, the greater the risk to you and your baby. But personally, I don’t consider myself bold, I consider myself lucky, ”the actress admitted in an interview.

Celine Dion

After long attempts to become a mother, the singer became pregnant at 41. As a result, at 42, Celine immediately became a doubly mother: twin boys were born. The babies were born a few weeks early and weighed just under three kilograms each.

Halle Berry

Every year, only the prettier Halle Berry first became a mother at 41. Became the father of a daughter fashion model Gabriel Aubry, with whom Halle later broke up. And the actress gave birth to her second child, a son, at the age of 47. married to French actor Olivier Martinez.

- People like me are called old-timers. When I found out about the pregnancy, I was shocked because I was already in premenopause, the actress admitted on the famous Ellen DeGeneres show.

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore gave birth to her first child, Caleb, at 37. And when the actress was 42 years old, the girl Liv Helen was born,.

Salma Hayek

For a long time, meeting either with Edward Norton or with George Lucas, Salma did not dare either to marry or to make other cardinal changes in her life. The actress gave birth to a daughter at the age of 41 from businessman Francois-Henri Pinault, with whom she is now married.

- Ten years ago, I would not have been able to give my child so much, How much are you willing to give now? My daughter is lucky, that she was born right now, when I'm over 40, - said Salma after giving birth.

Kim Basinger

In her fifties, at 41, the actress gave birth to a daughter, Ireland, from Alec Baldwin. Kim does not hide the fact that pregnancy was not easy for her then: the actress was accompanied toxicosis, fears and tantrums.

Before birth, the baby turned over and was in the abdomen in wrong position, because of which they urgently made me C-section- said the actress.

Eva Mendes

The period of motherhood of the actress began at 40, when she gave birth to a daughter. Two years later, Eva became a mother for the second time. The actress did not advertise that the first, that the second pregnancy, and gave birth to daughters secretly.

Susan Sarandon

Susan, long considered childfree by the media, gave birth for the first time at the age of 39. Then, at 42 and 45, the actress's family was replenished with two sons.

when i got pregnant, no one could understand, how it happened. I haven't used contraceptives for many years., as the doctors said, I'm barren,” Susan said.

Linda Evangelista

At 42, the model gave birth to her first child - a son Augustine James. For a long time, Linda did not name the baby's father. But a few years later, information appeared that the biological father of the boy was the billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault, the current husband of Salma Hayek.

Many modern women they postpone the birth of children until later, and only in adulthood do they know the happiness of motherhood. This trend is very common among celebrities who, in their 20s and 30s, simply cannot afford to “get off track” and go on maternity leave for a while.

However, the stars say that there is nothing wrong with becoming a mother when you are almost 40 or even more. On the contrary, they share their successful experience and urge women not to be afraid to give birth to children - after all, life does not end at 35!

Let's talk about famous women who quite late decided to take this important step - to give birth to a child.

Svetlana Permyakova

The star of the TV series Interns, Svetlana Permyakova, gave birth to her daughter Varya in 2012 - at that time she was 40 years old. “I, like all people, have only one life. And I can be happy in this life!” - Permyakova told about her long-awaited motherhood.

Celine Dion

Celine Dion herself grew up in large family, so she always dreamed that she would have many children. For the first time, Celine managed to become a mother at the age of 33 - her first son, Rene-Charles, was born. But Celine Dion accomplished the real feat when she was 42 years old - she gave her husband Rene Angelil two boys at once. So Dion's dream of a large family did come true, albeit not immediately.

Olga Drozdova

When actress Olga Drozdova was 42 years old, she gave her husband Dmitry Pevtsov a son, Elisha. For 15 years, the couple tried to have a child, but nothing worked. Drozdova herself once said that as soon as she stopped being nervous about the fact that she and Dmitry had no children, she found out that she was pregnant!

Halle Berry

Although the affair with Gabriel Aubry did not bring happiness to Halle Berry, the most important thing happened in her life during this relationship - at 41, the actress became a mother for the first time (and became pregnant for the second time already at 46 - from Olivier Martinez). Holly was always critical of her age, so while she was waiting for her daughter Nala, she was terribly worried about her health and did not leave the hospitals - Berry wanted the doctors to constantly monitor her long-awaited pregnancy.

Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lopez's career successes were so impressive that she didn't think about children for a long time. And only in a marriage with now ex-husband Marc Anthony, 38-year-old J. Lo immediately gave birth to twins - twins Max and Emmy. Having become pregnant, the singer was so happy that she hid this fact to the last. But today, Lopez takes children with him everywhere - even on tour. So Max and Emmy gradually get used to publicity.

Kelly Preston

Kelly Preston, wife of John Travolta, gave birth to a daughter, Ella, at 38. Kelly was not afraid to give birth when she was almost 40, in the same way she was not afraid to get pregnant at almost 50 years old! 10 years after the birth of Ella, Kelly Preston gave her husband a son, Benjamin (at 48). In fact, the couple also had a third child, son Jett, who tragically died at the age of 16, two years before the birth of baby Benjamin. The latter literally saved his mother, helped her recover from her grief.

Madonna

Great was the surprise of the public when the 38-year-old Madonna announced her first pregnancy. The flamboyant star caused such a stir of the paparazzi that even pregnant Kim Kardashian could not dream of. Madonna safely gave birth to her daughter Lourdes, and when she was 42 years old she decided to become a mother for the second time - during her marriage to director Guy Ritchie, the son Rocco was born.

Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey got pregnant for the first time at 40 by her husband Nick Cannon. The star was so happy that she could not keep this joyful event a secret - she shared all the details of her "pregnant" life with the readers of her blog. Nick Cannon kept up with his wife and kept surprising everyone with broad gestures - he filled up his pregnant wife with gifts, bought her dozens of pairs of shoes without heels and publicly confessed his love. Now the couple are growing up twins Moroccan and Monroe.

Susan Sarandon

The wonderful actress Susan Sarandon did not dream of children. In her youth, the star was told that she would not be able to become a mother for medical reasons, and Susan trained herself to live with this thought. However, when the actress was 39 years old, she suddenly found out ... that she was pregnant! She gave birth to a daughter, Eva, from director Franco Amurri. And then Sarandon seemed to get a taste - at 43 and 45, she gave birth to two sons from actor Tim Robbin. So a woman who considered herself infertile became a mother of many children

Uma Thurman

Uma Thurman, unlike her colleagues from our selection, did not put off the birth of children too much - she first became the mother of her daughter Maya at the age of 28, and 4 years later gave birth to her son Levon. Both children were married to Ethan Hawke. But the couple divorced in 2005, Thurman married businessman Arpad Busson. Soon, 42-year-old Uma decided on a real feat - she became a mother for the third time!

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman gave birth to Sunday Rose at 41. The child's father is country singer Keith Urban.

Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek gave birth to Valentina at 41. For the actress, this was the first pregnancy - it seems that she could not find a suitable father for her child for a long time.

Marcia Cross

Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross gave birth to twins Savannah and Eden a month before her 45th birthday.

Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep gave birth to her daughter Louise at 42.

Christina Orbakaite

Kristina Orbakaite, who already has two sons, always dreamed of a daughter. This opportunity fell to the singer for the third time - the girl, who was named Claudia, was born to Christina Orbakaite at the age of 40. According to Christina, she did not do any special procedures in order to get pregnant: “I am very strong and strong, I just have to want it, everything happens by itself right there.”

Olga Kabo

Actress Olga Kabo gave birth to her son Victor at the age of 44. Cabo also has adult daughter Tanya.