55-year-old Lincolnshire woman gives birth to triplets

Sharon Cutts from Boston has given birth to three healthy babies at the age of 55, making her Britain's oldest mother.

Sharon Cutts and boyfriend Stuart Reynolds, 40, welcomed sons Mason and Ryan and daughter Lily into their family on March 21.

Ms Cutts, who has four grown-up children from a previous relationship, said she does not care that the babies are younger than her grandchildren.

Ms Cutts said:

The NHS will only perform IVF up to the age of 42, so the couple went to a private clinic before travelling to Cyprus for the procedure.

Mr Reynolds said: "I was excited, and then bricking it. Now they're here I wouldn't change it for the world."

The couple, a nurse and factory worker, took out loans of £15,000 to pay the medical bills.

The pregnancy was fraught with problems and doctors advised one of the babies should be aborted due to the dangers of pregnancy at that age.

Ms Cutts refused and the triplets were born by Caesarean section, after an11-week stay in Nottingham University Hospital. They each weighed between 4lbs and 5lbs.

She also revealed she gave herself Botox injections and fresh hair extensions in hospital before going into labour.

Ms Cutts told The Sun: