Older mums ??? 40 plus???

[Laurang63]

Hi, I'm 41whispers quietly and have 3 kids, dd18 ds16 and an 8 month old. Would love to hear from any other older mothers.

I'm not being treated as high risk during this pregnancy (so far)--age was just one factor to be taken into account. They were more interested in my asthma, my previous C-section and my m/c. Am 20wks on Weds.

Agree - age on its own not considered a high risk factor.

After having the DTs 4 months ago I asked midwife, jokingly, if I was the oldest woman on the maternity ward at that time.

I expected her to laugh and walk off. Instead, she fixed me in her gaze and said she thought there was ONE other, slighly older than me, and walked off.......................

At which point I felt 52 rather than 42.

....arabica....must be your eyesight (though some of the women had put battery operated tea lights up their jumper on the photopage !!) :o

Hi, I've just hit 40 and really don't feel it at all! In my mind, I'm still 18! (Think my hubbie would like me to be - lol!). In body though, I'm 60! Have one DS who is 21 months old, a non-sleeper and "very lively". Met my hubbie five years ago and after several attempts - we finally had our son - no more planned!!!!!

Glad I'm an older mum though.

Would any older mums like to meet up in the Lewisham, Greenwich area?

hi older mums . think i may have started this whole thred and then did no mumsnet for ages. i am 47 and have dd who is to be 18 next monday, dd 15 and ds 5 yrs. I live on the hants/wilts border and would love to chat to other mums with a similar gap.. Sometimes hard work, changing from 5 yr old head to teenager mind set do you not think ? ? ?

my sister by the way is 49 and has a two yr old son.. A miracle baby .. i never thought she would ever have a child.. It great her dream has come true. Trouble is she watches his every move and every breath. understandable though...

Hello, I'm a 48 year old mother of 2, ds nearly 6 and dd 3. I get really knackered, but there again, so do my friend 12 tears younger!

42 year old with DS 5 and DD 3...ALWAYS knackered in Wiltshire.....maltesers I think I remember "talking" with you before are you a fitness instructor ?

hi steppy, where abouts are you in wilts ? ?

Would love to join this thread if it's still going. I'm 40 and expecting our first child in July. I think I'm in for some surprises!

and me too please- 40 with baby due in November...

hi I'm 45(tommorow) and have two kids ds is 14 and dd is 11 and has cp
how lovely to know there are other mums of my age group

40 and pregnant, with very lively DS aged 2. Having another at this age may suit me career-wise but sure as hell doesn't suit my body. Falling apart at the seams.... heaven knows how that 63 yr old is coping... can't bear to think about fact I'll probably be celebrating my retirement whilst my kids are still in full-time education.

vintage 1965

becoming first time mum later this year

still have my troll (its one of the only childhood things whch survived a move across the world when I was 7)

still devastated that David Cassidy didn't marry me.

oh yes and just employed an accountant who is young enough to be my son and doesn't know who Doris Day is

omg i remeber trolls:o and forget david cassidy donny was the best

Nah you can keep Donny - TBH I would always have prefered David Essex but I always knew he was a bit out of my league... been attracted to bad boys ever since.

oh yeas david essex loved him as well "rock on"

Sorry, David Cassidy wins hands down - he was just so PRETTY! I have a lovingly preserved copy of Cherish in vinyl ... Although I must admit to a lingering fancy to David Essex in Stardust as well. Happy birthday for tomorrow, Ms 2shoes!

KiwiKat thanks I will be hiding in a cupbard pretending to be 35:o
were you a baycity roller fan

Not so much a Bay City Roller girl - my mother didn't approve of pop music so we had to be a bit sneaky about listening to it. (Well, you can see what she means, can't you?! I mean, what could exposure to all that tartan do to a wee girl?) I thought Abba was wonderful, and for some reason she agreed that they were fairly harmless, so let me sing along into my hairbrush to my heart's desire.

But my BIG love when I was 15 was ... wait for it ... Midge Ure. I was smitten. Oh, Vienna!

aww vienna they just don't make music like that anymore:o
just been given dirty dancing cd for my birthday have it on vinal but getting ready for new car with cd player.. so i am now going back to the 80's

Think some of us never left! Got something fun planned for tonight? Big cake? Will Midge Ure be jumping out of it???