Halle Berry Instructs Women Not To Feel Pressured To Have Babies In Their 30s

Halle Berry is a proud mother to two children: 15-year-old Nahla and 9-year-old Maceo. She didn’t have her first child until she was 41-years-old.

And during a recent interview with Women’s Health, the Monster’s Ball actress encouraged women not to feel pressured to have children in their 30s.

I’m solidly in my womanhood. I finally realize what I have to say is valuable, even if no one else agrees. Here’s what I tell women: Own wherever you are. If you’re in your mid-thirties, don’t be bogged down by the idea that you have to have children by a certain age. You decide. And if you want to have children, you don’t have to be defined by those old ideologies that this is what women ‘have’ to do.

She warned women to only do it if they really want to, because having kids does change your life. You have to give up a lot of your personal life. You’re no longer putting yourself first. That can be a challenge for some people, especially if they’re not ready.

And also? It’s totally okay to never want children.

And maybe you’re not a woman who wants to do that. No harm, no foul, no judgment.

All great advice. So many women feel pressured into having kids, either by their spouse, or even by their family. The little comments of, “Your clock is ticking!” can be super harmful.

It’s cool to see Berry speaking up for those women.