Hilary Swank is glad she froze her eggs
Hilary Swank is glad she made the decision to freeze her eggs because it allowed her to become a mother later in life when she was finally at the right time to start a family.
Hilary Swank is glad she made the decision to freeze her eggs because it allowed her to become a mother when the time was right.
The Oscar winner became pregnant at 47 and gave birth to twins - Aya and Ohm - at the age of 48 and she admits she was waiting for everything in her life to fall into place before she started a family with her husband Philip Schneider.
She told Women's Health magazine: "I would have had kids earlier. I’m not saying I actively waited until 47. But that was a magical time in my life, when it all culminated. It was the right time for a myriad of reasons ...
"Thankfully, I had that ability to freeze eggs for later ... It takes some of the pressure off."
She added of being an older mom: "I’m a very different parent than I would’ve been, even in my early 40s. I’m much more patient.
"I’m much more understanding. I am much more, I think, interested in a different way than I would’ve been. I’m really interested in their brains.
"I’m fascinated about what makes them tick. And I have my career that’s already established, so I’m not divided. I’m able to really sink in and be present with them and be a hands-on parent."
Hilary previously admitted becoming a mother to twins is a lot more fun than she thought it would be.
She told New York Post column PageSix: "It’s way more joyful. It’s way more fun, it’s way more exciting than I ever imagined.
"I always thought it would be extraordinary, but it’s way more.”
The actress added that she does feel tired when caring for her twins, but that's pretty normal for most new mothers.
She said: "I think there’s exhaustion no matter how old you are. You can be in your 20s and still be exhausted being a new mom. I think it comes with the territory."
She previously told PEOPLE: "I think that being a mother of twins, I never have had a singleton, so I don't know what that's like.
"But I know that the sleepless nights are hard and when you have one that might sleep through the night, the other one's not, so it's kind of this trade-off every night ...
"I know this is also a season, and it too will pass, and I try and remind myself that there's going to be a day when I'm like, ‘Oh, I'd love to wake up right now and just hold you.’ So just trying and hold on to that."
