{"id":2105188,"date":"2023-11-21T17:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brigitte-nielson-defends-having-a-baby-at-55-no-such-thing-as-too-old\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T17:22:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T22:22:08","slug":"brigitte-nielson-defends-having-a-baby-at-55-no-such-thing-as-too-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brigitte-nielson-defends-having-a-baby-at-55-no-such-thing-as-too-old\/","title":{"rendered":"Brigitte Nielson Defends Having A Baby At 55: \u2018No Such Thing As Too Old\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbrigitte-nielson-defends-having-a-baby-at-55-no-such-thing-as-too-old%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2105188&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Model and actress Brigitte Nielsen insists it\u2019s never too \u200dlate to have another baby.<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u2063 celebrity gave birth to her \u200bfifth child in 2018, when she was 55 years old, after undergoing IVF. She said her adult children expressed their disapproval at the \u2063time,\u2064 but she disagreed with them. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cHalf the world was saying that when I got pregnant at 55 \u2014\u2064 including my four older sons,\u201d \u2064Nielsen told People in an\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/brigitte-nielsen-loves-being-a-mom-at-60-8404349\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">interview<\/span><\/a>  published Monday. \u201cBut \u200cfirst of all, there\u2019s\u2064 no such\u200b thing as \u2018too old.&#8217;\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The model also implied it was sexist to\u200d question a\u2064 woman\u200d getting pregnant in her later years. She claimed older dads like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/robert-de-niro\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Robert De Niro<\/span><\/a>  and Al Pacino \u200bweren\u2019t facing criticism\u200b for parenting children in their 80s.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe don\u2019t say that \u200cto men who have children \u200bin their 60s, 70s, even 80s! \u2026 Look at Robert De\u2063 Niro.\u200b He\u2019s 79, and he has a 7-month-old,\u201d Nielsen argued.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/black-friday-gift-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/black-friday-gift-guide&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700676161494000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3cUZVOHw4CtHRQ8bYVwZUW\">CHECK OUT THE\u2062 DAILY WIRE BLACK FRIDAY \u2063SHOPPING GUIDE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWhen I was a younger mom, I was often\u2062 juggling being single, being on a plane, on a movie set. Now Frida \u2064comes first,\u201d she continued. \u201cYou\u200c know how kids\u200d say grandmothers are the best? I feel like I have that mindset and\u2063 emotion. I have the patience and that extra bit of love to give now, and I think \u200bit\u2019s because I\u2019m a\u2062 grandmother\u2019s age.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nielsen married her current husband Mattia Dess\u00ec in 2009 when \u200cshe was 42 and he was\u2064 27. The couple did many rounds of IVF before she became pregnant with their now five-year-old\u200b daughter, Frida.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe doctor warned me to be realistic about my \u200dchances,\u201d she told the outlet. \u201cHe told me I had a two and a half percent chance of getting pregnant,\u200d so when it finally happened, it was just amazing. And then there was fear, because I was such high-risk, being 54.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cIt was the easiest pregnancy I ever had,\u201d\u2064 Nielsen said. \u201cMaybe because I had \u200cdone it \u200bfour times before, and my priorities had shifted. It was\u2064 a deep, deep desire within me and a choice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Besides Frida, Nielsen has four adult sons. She shares Julian\u200b with her\u200d first\u200b ex-husband Kasper Winding. Her son Killian\u2019s father is Nielsen\u2019s ex-boyfriend Mark Gastineau. \u200cThe model has two sons, Douglas\u200b and \u2062Raoul Meyer Jr., with her fourth husband, Raoul Meyer. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/subscribe\/plus?_gl=1*1xtnwi0*_ga*NzM5MDUwMzIuMTY5OTAxNTg3Mg..*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTcwMDU2OTYyOS42NS4xLjE3MDA1NzA1NjcuNTIuMC4w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/get.dailywire.com\/subscribe\/plus?_gl%3D1*1xtnwi0*_ga*NzM5MDUwMzIuMTY5OTAxNTg3Mg..*_ga_CZKR9ZYKJP*MTcwMDU2OTYyOS42NS4xLjE3MDA1NzA1NjcuNTIuMC4w&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700676161494000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1H791qUeoOYzPCZmiRs3pb\">GET\u200b 50% OFF\u2063 DAILYWIRE+ ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The celebrity did not have children with her second husband, Sylvester Stallone, nor her third husband, Sebastian Copeland. She\u2019s also been \u200blinked romantically to Flavor \u200cFlav, Sean Penn, and Arnold Schwarzenegger.<\/span><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How do societal\u200d expectations and double standards impact women&#8217;s decisions about motherhood?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2062 Love, and my focus is fully on her.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Nielsen&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-accuses-fellow-dems-of-sexism-for-calling-on-senile-senator-to-resign\/\" title=\"Pelosi Accuses Fellow Dems of Sexism for Calling on Senile Senator To Resign\">comments shed light<\/a> on the societal expectations and\u2062 double standards surrounding women and motherhood. While men are applauded and celebrated for becoming fathers \u2064at any age, women\u200b are \u2062often judged\u2062 and questioned when they choose to have children later\u2063 in life. This disparity is not only unfair but also rooted in\u2064 deeply ingrained gender biases.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The\u2064 idea that there is an age limit or expiration date on motherhood\u2062 is archaic and \u2062restricts women&#8217;s autonomy over their own bodies\u2063 and reproductive choices. Women should have\u200c the \u2064right to decide when and if they \u2064want to become mothers, regardless of their age. As long \u2063as they are physically and emotionally capable of caring\u200b for\u2062 a child, their \u2062decision should be respected\u200c and supported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Furthermore, women should not be \u200bheld solely responsible for the upbringing of children. The notion that older mothers are somehow inherently less capable or unfit is not only unfounded but also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/now-woke-scientists-are-gunning-for-words-and-phrases-they-think-should-be-banned\/\" title=\"Now Woke Scientists Are Gunning For Words And Phrases They Think Should Be Banned\">perpetuates harmful stereotypes<\/a>. Parenting is\u200c a shared\u200b responsibility \u2063that \u2063should be equally divided \u200cbetween both parents, irrespective of age.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It \u200cis\u2063 essential to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/demi-lovato-releases-pro-abortion-anthem-swine-aimed-at-birthing-people-for-anniversary-of-dobbs-decision\/\" title=\"Demi Lovato drops 'Swine,' a pro-choice anthem for Dobbs anniversary.\">challenge societal norms<\/a> and expectations surrounding motherhood\u200c that disproportionately burden women. As Brigitte Nielsen \u2063rightfully\u2062 points out,\u200c men who become fathers \u2063in\u2064 their\u2063 later years are rarely subjected to the same scrutiny and\u200d criticism. It is time to recognize that age should not determine a\u200c person&#8217;s ability to be a \u200dloving\u2063 and nurturing\u200b parent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In \u200baddition to breaking down gender biases, Nielsen&#8217;s story \u200dalso brings attention to the advancements\u200c in fertility treatments such as in vitro fertilization (IVF). Thanks \u2063to \u200dthese medical \u2064innovations, women now have the option to extend their reproductive\u200c years and fulfill their desires of having \u200dchildren later in life. \u200dThis opens up new possibilities and\u2062 opportunities for \u2063women\u200c who may have \u200cpreviously thought it impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ultimately, Brigitte Nielsen&#8217;s\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brigitte-nielson-defends-having-a-baby-at-55-no-such-thing-as-too-old\/\" title=\"Brigitte Nielson Defends Having A Baby At 55: \u2018No Such Thing As Too Old\u2019\">experience challenges societal norms<\/a>\u2062 and \u200dencourages a reevaluation of age-old\u2064 expectations. \u2062It serves \u2062as a reminder that it is never too late for women to \u2064pursue their dreams of motherhood. Every woman should\u200b have the freedom to make choices about her own body, without being subjected to judgment or discrimination.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">As society progresses, it is\u2062 crucial that we support\u2062 and celebrate diversity in motherhood, including the choice to have children at any age. A woman&#8217;s worth should never be determined by her\u200c reproductive\u200b capabilities, but rather by her \u200daccomplishments, contributions, and\u2062 the love she brings to the world \u2013\u200d regardless of whether\u2062 she becomes a mother at 25 or \u206355.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Model and actress Brigitte Nielsen insists it\u2019s never too late to have another baby . The celebrity gave birth to her fifth child in 2018, when she was 55 years old, after undergoing IVF. She said her adult children expressed their disapproval at the time, but she disagreed with them.\u00a0 \u201cHalf the world was saying<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":345,"featured_media":2105189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2105188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/345"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2105188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2105188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2105189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2105188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2105188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2105188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}