Hilary Swank, 49, Showed Faces of Her Adorable Twin Babies for the First Timeм

Swank admits that motherhood has surpassed her wildest dreams. “I thought that it would be like this dream, but it’s dreamier than I ever imagined. It blows open my whole world in the most beautiful way,” she said.

Swank took her time before having children, contemplating whether she would find the right partner to start a family with. However, her husband, Philip Schneider, whom she married in August 2018, left no room for doubt.

Swank shared openly, mentioning she didn’t really have any big expectations about motherhood — she links it to her age and experience. Expectations tend to lead to disappointment, the actress believes.

However, being a mom has been better than she imagined. Despite the inevitable challenges of sleepless nights and early mornings, Swank expressed gratitude for this wonderful journey.

“That’s something that age has given me. I think when you have expectations you’re always let down. But in this case, I don’t think I would have been let down. I don’t think I would have ever expected how great it would be,” Swank said.

Through the sleepless nights and endless diaper changes, Swank remains grateful for every moment spent with her little ones. “I look in their eyes and it’s like angels,” she admitted.

Swank opened up about the rollercoaster ride of emotions that come with late-in-life parenting. In her interview, she marvels at the unexpected blessings of having kids at this stage.

“I have a completely new sense of purpose, and that is so beautiful and such a gift. I think, for me, I feel blessed to be able to have babies, you know, this late in life. But it’s also a blessing because I had so much time to focus on my career, which was another ‘baby’ of mine,” the actress shared.

Swank can focus on raising her little ones by her side while maintaining control over her career. “And I am in a blessed position of being able to work when I want to work. So to be able to take that time to really be with them in those formative and important early days, really,” the actress continued.

Swank aspires to be a mother who makes a meaningful impact. After introducing her twins, the actress announced a collaboration to improve maternal health and simplify baby care.

She has teamed up with HealthyBaby, a brand she discovered during her extensive search for the ideal diapers for her children. Together, they aim to prioritize health, safety, and superior quality in creating environments for babies right from the start of life.

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Set against a serene beach backdrop, Hilary Swank’s latest Instagram photo captured her 10-month-old twin children donning bathing suits and white sun hats, seated before the ocean. An arrangement of leaves spelled out their names, with a heart symbol lovingly placed between them.

Swank’s caption expressed her excitement about upcoming talk shows where she plans to discuss her new film and a partnership, choosing this special day to share her “two little loves” with her audience. She also jokingly asked followers who else’s children thought they could eat sand.

The post, revealing her children’s names almost a year after having them, garnered mixed reactions from Swank’s, with some thinking their names were beautiful while others could not understand Swank’s son’s name and even argued about its origins.

The names chosen by Swank, which she shared in this post, carry profound meanings. For her daughter, she chose Aya, a name of Hebrew origin signifying “colorful, bird, sign.” Her son’s name, Ohm, is equally significant, drawing from Hindu tradition to denote “Primordial Sound.”

Followers reacted to finally learning her children’s names, with one saying that Ohm was a German surname and should not be used as a first name, but another German native said they had “never heard of it.” Another clarified that Ohm was “the sound you’d hear someone reciting during meditation.” Many followers shared their confusion about Swank’s children’s names in the comments of her photo.

Despite the confusion about Swank’s children’s names, she also received praise for them. One person said they loved the children’s names and another thanked Swank for sharing her children’s names and wished her a happy Valentine’s Day. One fan gushed: “Such sweet names for such sweet babies!”

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Swank became a first-time mother in her late 40s and received heavy criticism for the decision. Fans she was “too old” to welcome a baby at her age and that she was not thinking of the children.

Swank celebrated her 49th birthday on July 30 this year, and a source close to her said it would be the “happiest birthday of all” because she would be celebrating it with her husband and as a mother for the first time.

In October last year, Swank took to Instagram to announce she was pregnant. She shared a sweet video that contained stills of her holding her belly and pointing lovingly at the life growing there.

In the post’s caption, she announced that she would soon give birth and shared that she was expecting twins. She ended the post with two emojis of cherubs, representing the twins she would welcome. She also announced the news on “Good Morning America,” saying she was excited to share with the world her next adventure. She said:

“And my next thing is that I’m going to be a mom.”

Her announcement was met with cheers from the audience and congratulatory messages from the “Good Morning America” host. While many were excited for Swank, others were not pleased with the news.

One person, who reacted to her announcement on social media, said she was “too old” and hoped for healthy children as she was “at risk of having a Down syndrome baby.” Another remarked that nobody wanted a child in their late 40s.

One fan spoke from experience, saying anyone over 40 shouldn’t have children because that child would never get to meet or spend much time with their parents before they pass away.

The same person said Swank would always be thought of as her children’s grandmother and hoped that she would hire good nannies. Another said Swank had missed her shot at having children and was now “playing God.”

Many fans talked about how old Swank would be at different stages of her children’s lives, saying she would be 70 before her children graduated college or sixty when her children were twelve. Another couldn’t imagine their 72-year-old mother being a mother to younger children while someone berated:

“So [she] will be 66 when they graduate high school — talk about a generation gap. It is very selfish on her part.”

While Swank received a lot of criticism for her decision to welcome children so late in life, some sent her messages of support and congratulations, saying they couldn’t wait to see the twins.

After Swank announced that she was expecting her twins, she often publicly doted on her baby bump, like when she was at the Golden Globes in January this year. She held and stroked her baby bump repeatedly as she posed for photos. Talking about her experience with pregnancy, she said:

“It’s been magical; it’s been so wonderful. I love being pregnant, and I just feel so blessed and so happy, happier than I’ve ever felt.”