The press and fans always pay a lot of attention when a celebrity is pregnant. People were surprised to hear that Janet Jackson was going to be a mom for the first time at the age of 50. Her story could help a lot of women who are worried about being late in their pregnancy or about giving birth feel better.
Janet Jackson only chose to have children with her third husband.
The singer got married to Qatari businessman Wissam Al Mana in 2012, after two failed marriages. In 2016, the couple’s plans to have a child became known to the public. The star delayed the remaining dates of her Unbreakable tour until April, which is when pregnancy rumors began to circulate about Jackson.
The singer’s pregnancy made a lot of noise, but the public and the press didn’t just tell her they were happy for her.
Jackson felt the overwhelming joy that comes with fulfilling every woman’s dream of becoming a mother. Before she canceled the second leg of the tour, she said the following:
My husband and I are planning our family. Please, if you can try and understand that it’s important that I do this now.
The singer talked about the changes coming up in her life.
We thank God for our blessing.
But the fact that she will have a child after she turns 50 has made some people worried, and different researchers have talked about the possible risks. Some of the articles that were written about it were very unethical and made fun of “older” mothers.
People thought that Jackson might have used in vitro fertilization and frozen her eggs.
There were rumors that the celebrity had used IVF to get pregnant. Even the website of a clinic that helps people get pregnant talked about the singer. The news media couldn’t stop talking about how the famous couple was able to have a child even though they were both very busy.
On January 3, 2017, Jackson gave birth to a healthy child named Eissa Al Mana, despite the fact that her pregnancy had been the subject of a great deal of discussion, concern, and rumor. Her publicist made the following comment:
Janet had a stress-free healthy delivery and is resting comfortably.
Jackson chose not to talk about the IVF rumors. Instead, she focused on becoming a mother and finding a way to balance her new role as a mother with her career as a musician.
She told Stellar magazine in an interview that she was trying to handle everything on her own and that she didn’t want to complain about how hard it was to be a parent because that wasn’t her style.
It is hard being a working mother. I don’t have a nanny. I do it all myself. If my mother did it with nine children, there’s no reason I can’t. Of course, when I’m working, someone watches him, but it’s my baby and me. It’s not easy at times, but my life has changed. Obviously, my baby comes first.
Jackson knows that “it was a ‘gift’ to give birth at this age.”
When asked when she thought she looked the most beautiful, the famous person said,
I feel most beautiful when I’m with my son because of the gift that God has given me and that he allowed me to do so at that age.
Jackson’s marriage ended soon after Eissa was born, and she started dating someone else. She is a working mother who raises her child alone and struggles to balance her own needs with those of her child and her career. But she knows that, at the end of the day, being able to hold her son in her arms makes everything worth it.
I’m sure I will need someone in the future, some help here and there, but I don’t have anyone [right now] and I love it. I’ve always been a patient person, but there’s more patience that you have to have [in motherhood] and I never knew I was as patient as I really am. He’s first and foremost in my life. I get up, I go to sleep — everything is about him,
Jackson says.
Eissa is 5 years old at this moment. Jackson wrote a touching post for her son’s birthday in February 2022 and posted it to her Instagram page. She wrote,
You’re growing up so fast. Such an intelligent, beautiful boy. Wishing you a life full of magical moments. You’re Mama’s Luv.
Eissa is already interested in music, but Jackson, who got into the music business when she was young, would like for her son to have a normal childhood. She does say, though, that she will respect whatever choice he makes.
It’s really up to him; if he wants nothing to do with music, that’s fine with me. I wouldn’t want him to do this from such a young age. I don’t think it’s for everybody.
What do you think are the main pros and cons of having kids later than most people?
