Sandra Bullock adopted her son, Louis, when she was 45 years old. She has since adopted another child, Laila. Bullock's personal life has been frequently scrutinized, including her decision to adopt Louis in 2010 — while she was in the midst of her very public divorce from Jesse James.
Brigitte Neilsen shared some words of caution for women who are hoping to become mothers later in life. In 2018, the 60-year-old actress gave birth to her fifth child, daughter Frida, at the age of 55 after undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment for 13 years.
Anthea gave birth to her son, Nicholas Jay, on June 15, 2011. English actress Tina Malone gave birth to a baby girl in December 2013 at the age of 50, after IVF treatment. American singer Sophie B. Hawkins gave birth to a baby girl named Esther Ballantine Hawkins on July 7, 2015, at the age of 50, after IVF treatment.
The couple, who this year celebrate their 16th wedding anniversary, had been told they had only a 2.5% chance of success, but Nielsen gave birth at the age of 54. “I was always like: 'I want to do it until there are no more embryos left,'” says Nielsen. “Somebody has to win the lottery.” And she did.
The Oscar-winning actress gave birth to all three of her children after turning 40. Her daughter Alizeh was born in 2002, when Davis was 46 years old. She gave birth to twin boys, Kian and Kaiis, two years later.
Celebrity Dads Who Welcomed Babies in Their 70s: Robert De Niro, Richard Gere, More. Some of Hollywood's biggest stars welcomed children later in life. Robert De Niro, Richard Gere, David Foster and more A-listers became fathers again in their 70s.
Swank announced her pregnancy in October 2022. In April 2023, Swank posted a sunset photo with her twins, revealing she'd given birth to a son and a daughter. "It wasn't easy. But boy (and girl!) was it worth it," she wrote, adding that she was posting "from pure Heaven."
A Brazilian actress got pregnant naturally at age 55 in a 1 in a million situation — and then gave birth to a healthy baby. The Brazilian TV star Cláudia Raia was 56 when she delivered a healthy baby boy, she said. An OB-GYN said the chances of a healthy delivery at that age were below one in a million.
While stories about women giving birth in their 50s, 60s, and even 70s make for good headlines, these pregnancies are usually accomplished with donor eggs and in vitro fertilization (IVF). There is no set oldest age when you can get pregnant naturally, but fertility starts to decline as you age.
Although it is possible to get pregnant naturally after 50, it is extremely rare, with most women having experienced the menopause by the time they reach 50 years old.
As you get older, you have fewer eggs, and they are more likely to have abnormalities. Most women who get pregnant after 50 use donor eggs. It's also possible to use your own eggs that were previously frozen. Women over 50 who become pregnant with donor eggs face similar risks of complications as younger women.
A 60-year-old woman gave birth to twin boys after undergoing fertility treatments, Canadian national media reported Thursday. Ranjit Hayer became a mother for the first time on Tuesday at Calgary's Foothills Hospital, according to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
Naomi Campbell said “it's never too late to become a mother” after announcing she has welcomed her second child at the age of 53. Here we take a look at other stars who have grown their families later in life…
CHILE (CBS) -- When 92-year-old Estela Melendez went to a hospital in Chile after a recent fall, she received some very odd news. Doctors discovered a calcified fetus in her womb that had been there for over a half century.
“So I'm Shemar Moore, 52½ years old my mother is in heaven right now,” he explained, adding that the third anniversary of her death will be on Feb. 8. “And on February 8th, I'm gonna make one of her dreams come true because in real life Shemar Moore is about to be a daddy.”
This pensioner has fulfilled her lifelong dream of becoming a mother. Seventy-year-old Jivunben Rabari from western Gujarat state in India revealed that she recently gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Lalo, who was conceived via IVF. This is Jivunben and her husband Maldhari's (55) first baby.
Pregnancy after age 45 years is infrequent and the mother and baby should be considered as a high risk. There is a greater incidence of spontaneous abortion, gestational trophoblastic disease and chromosomal abnormalities in the fetus.
In 2014, 49 year old actress Laura Linney welcomed a baby son, her first child with husband Mark Schauer. The couple married in 2009 when Linney was 45. Falling pregnant in your forties – let alone 49 – is exceedingly rare. Except in Hollywood where it seems to happen with extraordinary regularity.
Hilary Swank Says Turning 49 as a First-Time Mom Made for Her “Happiest Birthday of All” The actress welcomed twins with her husband Philip Schneider back in April.
Kelly Preston - Quite possibly the oldest celebrity to have a baby, John Travolta's wife welcomed a son at age 47. The birth was especially meaningful considering the couple lost their son Jett, 19, the year before. (Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Clint Eastwood and Alec Baldwin are just a few A-list actors who have become dads by welcoming children later in life: read on to meet more members of Hollywood's older dads club.
