Rod Stewart and Penny Lancaster present their beautiful baby boy and explain why their family is now complete.
Looking dewy-skinned and relaxed, Penny Lancaster doesn’t look like a woman who has just turned 40, let alone one who gave birth a little over a month ago.
“I never thought I’d be breastfeeding at 40,” she muses, gazing adoringly at six-week-old baby Aiden. “I still can’t believe he’s here.” Looking at her husband Rod Stewart and their five-year-old son Alastair, her eyes moisten. “Aiden is the best birthday present I could have wished for. My family is now complete.”
Aiden’s arrival is all the more remarkable given how long it took Penny to conceive. After two gruelling IVF treatments ended in failure, she and her music legend husband had to face the fact they may never have another child. “I didn’t know how many times I could go through IVF,” Penny says.
Thankfully, after a third cycle, Penny finally fell pregnant, and last month her and Rod’s dream of giving Alastair a sibling was realised. “Aiden is our miracle baby,” says Rod, 66. “We’re delighted he’s here.” Relaxing in their retreat in Florida’s exclusive Palm Beach, he and Penny are delighted to introduce their beautiful little boy Aiden Patrick Stewart for the very first time.
How was your pregnancy, Penny?
I suffered a lot more this time. The difference between being pregnant at 34 and giving birth a month before my 40th was huge. When you’re older, it takes a much harder toll on the body. I was pretty uncomfortable towards the end. I was counting down the days.
Read the full interview and see all of Rod and Penny’s beautiful family pictures in this week’s Woman’s Day.
