40th birthday gift for me ?

[KirbyBaso]

I'm 15 weeks pregnant with my first child who is due on my 40th birthday.....laugh or cry ??? I guess I should have planned better ! Anyone at a similar stage and age to me ? Moved here for work so don' know may people and feel a bit stranded at the moment.

Are you working full or part time? There's a bumps & babies coffee group on a a Friday morning if you want to meet people and aren't working then. (NCT but you don't have to be a member to go). I had DD3 a couple of m

Bloody phone! Should read:
Are you working full or part time? There's a bumps & babies coffee group on a a Friday morning if you want to meet people and aren't working then. (NCT but you don't have to be a member to go). I had DD3 a couple of mOnths before my 40th, present wise I had mostly jewellery/pamper type stuff and DH took me for a ridiculously expensive but lovely afternoon meal (MIL had the youngest for the afternoon and did the school pick ups). Hopefully you'll soon get settled and meet people - I've been in Basingstoke just over 10 years and find it a really friendly place, I'm always bumping into people I know now (lived just outside Reading for 10 years and barely knew my neighbours!)
Having a baby at 40 is great - everyone assumes you're younger!

Hello, thanks for replying. Full-time at the moment, but will definitly try to get to that coffee group before the time comes. can you advise on the acronyms ? - DH - Darling Husband ? What's DD ?

DH is as you guessed dear/darling husband, DD is dear/darling Daughter (and number is 3 as she's the 3rd child) - there's a useful list of MN (Mumsnet!) acronyms here and a link to Basingstoke NCT activities here - you don't have to be a member to go to their coffee mornings and events :)

You could go to a couple of baby / toddler mornings once you start maternity leave and before the baby arrives.

There's loads of things to do once you have a small person. Whereabouts in town are you? I think all the community centres have a variety of baby groups.

thank you Meglet and Housemum. I will certainly get to some of the NCT events. I live in Kempshott where there seems to be many little people so I shall find something around I'm sure. Thanks again