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older mums 38-45+

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debzmb62 · 02/09/2008 12:00

i,m an older mum once i was a younger mum lol i have 5 kids agaes from 27 to 3 are there many older mums about on here from maybe devon cornwall !

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pelvicflawed · 03/09/2008 19:43

Yep - 38 with a 2 yer old - would love to have another and am trying. Still waiting to become a grown up (is 38 grown yet??)

arabicabean · 03/09/2008 22:05

Acinonyx - I have quite a few child-free friends. I still have the same interests now as before the baby, so can manage a non-baby focused conversation This I think is the key in maintaining the friendship.

Elibean - You have beaten me only by a few months in age when you had your second child.

Isn't it absolutely fantastic having a baby late in life, I'm loving every second of it.

hester · 03/09/2008 22:12

I'm a 44-year-old Londoner with a dd who is nearly 3.

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seeker · 04/09/2008 09:18

Ok, so I not the oldest first timer - but I am still the oldest here!

Mercy · 04/09/2008 09:24

Are you sure seeker?

seeker · 04/09/2008 09:28

Yup - unless you are going to knock me off my pedestal!

mufti · 04/09/2008 09:42

seeker has your pedestal got some support you can hold on to incase you are a little unsteady on your feet

Uriel · 04/09/2008 09:44

Oops!

Mercy · 04/09/2008 09:45

lol

It's just that I can think of several posters who are 50+ (so unless your profile is very out of date...!)

seeker · 04/09/2008 09:46

It has a stair lift and grab rails. It is also painted in nice bright colours and has a recorded voice shouting "Are you all right, dear?" every five minutes. Every 3 months a group of children from the local school come and sing me songs from the 1st World War, then ask me about my memories of rationing.

mufti · 04/09/2008 10:11

what about a loo?

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debzmb62 · 04/09/2008 10:17

hey stop this were grown women lol and leave seekers alone she,s not old its just she can,t rembember where she put her knitting and pension book lol

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seeker · 04/09/2008 10:20

"Who are you and what are you doing on my pedestal? SHE'S STOLEN MY KNITTING!"

scaryteacher · 04/09/2008 11:08

I'm 42 with a 12 (almost 13) y.o. Home is usually in Cornwall, but am currently living in Brussels due to dh's job. Went to Devon to stay with mum this summer and it pissed down as normal. Tavistock is definitely the wettest place on the planet.

Elibean · 04/09/2008 12:50

Kewcumber, I'm not too sure what 'proper Londoner' consists of, but am in SW13. Not considered hugely proper in local Mums circles, though, I think

Does suburbanite mean TW or MDDX type code?

Kewcumber · 04/09/2008 12:54

well mines TW though the name is a bit of a give-awau

Why haven't we met... are you shy?

Elibean · 04/09/2008 12:55

Oh, and I have to tell you all, in case you're feeling old today, my sister's BF had twins at 49. She had re-married a much younger bloke (not that that part is relevent really), had a brief honeymoon before he set out for Afghanistan (red cross), thought she was menopausal, went to see her gynae and there were the two heartbeats on the screen...

She kept up a full time job throughout the pg, delivered them vaginally, and now has two 5 yr olds at 55.

Makes me feel a lot better when I'm feeling grey round the edges

Elibean · 04/09/2008 12:56

Shy? No, don't think so - well, not after five minutes or so - do you mean in RL or here?

Kewcumber · 04/09/2008 12:57

no no I mean in RL

Elibean · 04/09/2008 12:59

Ah, that would be because my eldest is nearly 5 and I tend to know all the Mums of nearly 5 yr olds in my area, but poor dd2 gets taken to one measly music class and thats it

Curse of the 2nd child.

Your ds is gorgeous, just saw your pics

Have to rush off to primary school picnic get together thing now (wet, no doubt), see you later!

cheerfulness · 04/09/2008 13:14

What a great thread, lovely to see all these 40+ mummies, all sounding so happy and jolly.
Iam 42 with 3 little ones, and and am really really wanting a no4 - tho some friends think this is a silly idea. Reading this has made me feel very positive indeed.

I do believe it is sunny outside, had better go out while we can!

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debzmb62 · 04/09/2008 14:07

there be no sillyness on here no sunshine either come on were all old and past it mums ain,t we i,m off to play at the park might let the kids have a go lol and if they don,t do as i ask i,m telling there dad on them !!
lol weather is cold and wet but sunny down ere in devon !!weird theres a strange shiney thing in the sky !!!for 5 miniutes lol

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marymungoandmidge · 04/09/2008 14:12

Hey Hazeyjane - am 39 with 2 year old and 12 1/2 month old...just moved out of wilts over the border to Glos...not consciously contemplating third BUT have saved baby clothes so who knows...

KiwiKat · 04/09/2008 14:15

42 with a 2 year old, and very hopeful of having another. Living in East London.

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debzmb62 · 04/09/2008 18:09

all these peeps and noone from down ere in devon eh

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