My fury at being a gran at 52

As an increasing number of women decide to have a baby solo, Lisa Oxenham says it’s time to talk more openly about what makes up modern families

From great-great-granny to great-great-granddaughter, but one thing hasn’t changed

From tests that predict your fertility window to coaches promising to mentor you through the mother of all decisions, the market for hand-holding women through the parenthood question is no longer in its infancy. Faced with a life-changing call, WH asks if the business of offspring evaluation is long overdue – or capitalising on women’s body clocks?

The first time I experienced empty nest syndrome it came as a huge shock to my system. I wasn’t prepared for the sense of loss I would feel when my eldest daughter, Mia, left home to go to university.

Whether by choice or not, singledom in midlife is on the rise. We explore the many pleasures – and occasional pitfalls – of going solo

Danny became a grandad at just 43 when daughter Dani had a son, Santiago, with her now ex-boyfriend Sammy Kimmence. Speaking on the Made By Mammas podcast, Dani said her dad is a doting grandad. “He’s