KIA is proud of her midlife motherhood journey; with a friend while pregnant; smiling with son Samuel; in hospital with her newborn.

Kia Glover, 51, is a consultant to independent musicians and a publisher. she lives in Atlanta, USA, with son Samuel, 13 months.

“My hands were shaking with excitement as I put the phone down. After a decade of heartbreak, I’d just heard I was finally pregnant. I was going to be a mum at 50.

It had been a childhood dream to one day become a mother, and in my 20s and 30s I was sure I’d meet the perfect guy to start a family with.

I had a few serious relationships, but in 2012, 39 and single, that confidence was wavering.

Aged 40, I tried freezing my eggs. It was then that I discovered I had a diminished ovarian reserve, which was devastating.

Meanwhile,

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