Sara Pascoe has said one of the issues she faced when trying to have children biologically was the stress of her job.
The comedian, 43, who is married to actor Steen Raskopoulos, 37, welcomed her sons Theodore, two, and Albie, 13 months, via In vitro fertilization (IVF).
And Sara has now admitted that she loves being a ‘midlife mum’ and feels ‘very lucky’ she got pregnant quickly and had a healthy pregnancy at 40.
Speaking with Prima magazine on Tuesday, she said: ‘My partner really wanted to try to have children biologically, whereas I was very open to adopting, as I just didn’t think it was going to happen because of fertility issues, age and how stressed I was with my job.
‘I would look at my diary and go, “Well, when am I going to have to be pregnant?” And then Covid happened. My diary was emptied and then we started doing IVF. We had the space to do it.
‘I remember saying, “Okay, I’ll do it for two years,” in terms of what we could afford and how much I thought I could put myself through emotionally.
Sara Pascoe has said one of the issues she faced when trying to have children biologically was the stress of her job
Sara gushed that she loves being a ‘midlife mum’ and feels ‘very lucky’ she got pregnant quickly and had a healthy pregnancy at 40
‘We’re just very, very lucky that we got pregnant quickly and it was a typical, healthy pregnancy at 40. So the fact that we got pregnant with Theodore through IVF, then we managed to have another one, Albie, at 42, that feels to me like, “Oh god, I’m a medical miracle.” Like, how incredible.’
She added that she is happy she decided to have children later in life as she has managed to make a ‘great headway in her career’ and feel ‘financially stable’.
In October 2023, Sara revealed she ‘couldn’t believe her luck’ after welcoming her second child.
The comedian, who has been open about her fertility struggles, shared adorable first pictures of her son revealing to her followers that she and her husband Steen had welcomed a son called Albie.
Taking to Instagram, Sara shared a slew of snaps of Albie and their elder son Theodore and penned: I’ve been in a hormone hole for three weeks so excuse my lateness- allow me to introduce baby Albie.’
‘As a 42-year-old infertile woman I can’t believe my luck to have had two children (IVF). I also can’t believe how much washing there is.’
‘I’ll see you at gigs later in the year when I’ve stopped crying every three minutes, lots of love ❤️❤️❤️ ps last photo is @steenrasko I think his face sums up the post partum period very well.’
The news was announced earlier in the day by The Great British Sewing Bee’s social media page, as they tweeted: ‘Sending lots of love to Sara and her new baby!’
The comedian, who is married to actor Steen Raskopoulos, 37, welcomed her sons Theodore, two, and Albie, 13 months, via In vitro fertilization (IVF)
Speaking with Prima magazine, she said: ‘My partner really wanted to try to have children biologically, whereas I was very open to adopting, as I just didn’t think it was going to happen because of fertility issues, age and how stressed I was with my job’
She added: ‘I would look at my diary and go, “Well, when am I going to have to be pregnant?” And then Covid happened. My diary was emptied and then we started doing IVF. We had the space to do it’
She added that she is happy she decided to have children later in life as she has managed to make a ‘great headway in her career’ and feel ‘financially stable’
In April 2023, Sara opened up on her fertility issues impacting her stand-up comedy and her fear of turning down work after her baby was born.
Before giving birth, she had struggled to conceive and centred a lot of her comedy around being infertile.
After having her baby, she then changed her material to reflect being a mother, admitting to being ‘complex’.
Speaking to the Radio Times, Sara explained: ‘As human beings, we’re all inconsistent. Something can be true at one point in your life or career, but not true later on.’
‘When I did Out of Her Mind [the BBC2 sitcom in 2020], I was at a stage of my life where I’d got my head around the fact that I was infertile and I really leant into that in the show.’
‘Then a year later, I had a baby [via IVF]. People who felt close to my narrative said, ‘Who are you, then?’ And it was like, ‘Sorry, people are really complex!’
‘When I was infertile, I was really defensive and now I’m a mummy, I do mum jokes. I’m an over-sharer – I’m comfortable with it, and with the discussion that comes after.’
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