Three women who became first-time mums after the age of 45 share their stories.
Giving birth to her first child,Shimi felt she was coping well with the pain of contractions – even as they were so intense they made her whole body shake.
Almost half a century after being taken from an incubator – his mother was told he had died – Jimmy met his mother for the first time after an at-home DNA test.
The “I love you” declarations began when people started dying around me.
Overseas trips,diving adventures and tours of Australia. These women are saying “no thanks” to caretaking roles and making the most of their golden years.
Rather than turning a mother’s mind to mush,evidence points to an improvement in a woman’s brain during pregnancy and after birth.
“I could see that my life as a woman was going to be this awful,constricted thing.”
Rihanna’s debut maternity collection for her lingerie brand has the caption:“It’s not ur mama’s maternity bras.” I’m old enough to be ur mama and I couldn’t agree more.
Growing up,Nina Wilton felt pressured to lean into her whiteness and away from her Asian heritage – until she was able to discover who she really was.
The generosity of strangers has helped three children return to as normal a life as possible after one of Western Australia’s most horrific tragedies.
Pressuring new mums to breastfeed while failing to provide adequate support has created a recipe for unnecessary disaster for too many women.