Going to be a mum again at 42

[Pecan05]

I honestly thought I was too old to conceive lol we are both happy obviously, but still seems surreal. I have 4 kids already, this is a different dad to them though, oh and it'll be c-section number 5

Congratulations x

Thank you 😊 my eldest will be 17, my youngest 11, when this one is born lol

Oh my goodness🙈 I have to children my son being 12 (I was 16 when I had him 😬) and my daughter being 3 , I am expecting baby girl number 3 on 2nd July! 😄😄 so excited x

That’s lovely! Enjoy!

Congratulations, that's lovely news! I'm one of six and there's 19 years between me and my brother. Big families are great fun.

Congratulations. I had mine at 42. Absolutely knackered all the time but perfectly doable.

Cheers everyone, 3 of my kids have adhd too so I'm used to hectic and knackered lol I have my dating scan on 11th July, but I think I'm around 6 weeks

How do your other kids feel about it?

I am knackered (same age) even without being pregnant. Hope you have lots of help! Enjoy and congratulations! ❤️

@ellalouise90 age means nothing, one of my friends had her daughter at 15, she's an amazing mum

Congratulations! My best friend had a surprise baby girl (after twin boys aged 22) when she was 45. What a fabulous gift.

They are absolutely fine with it, my eldest keeps telling me to not carry any heavy bags etc lol

We hadn't been "trying" but weren't being careful, so, it was getting to the point where I thought I couldn't conceive lol

Congratulations! 😊
I had my last at 40, second c section. It was fine. The only thing is that I coped worse with the sleepless nights and general running around and some days I feel too old to keep up with him 😂 but I wouldn't change a thing. It was a happy "accident"- I thought I was old enough that "once or twice wouldn't matter." Oops. How wrong was I.
I hope it all goes really well for you 💖

Thank you @ski40 this will be my 5th c-section 🙈 I'm hoping this one sleeps all night like my other 4 did haha

@Pecan05 ino I had only been 16 for 2 months when I had him😄 wouldn't change him for the world though such a lovely , sweet , caring boy, done myself and all my family proud! I was quite a 'naughty' teenager constantly out drunk , smoking etc but when I found out I was pregnant with Hugo it really made me change and I got my head down in school (which I was meant to get kicked out of) achieving 2A's 4B's and 2C's! When I was expected to get all E's and D's! So I think everything happens for a reason and it was totally meant to happen to me and he couldn't have appeared at a better time😄😄

@ellalouise90 you should be proud of yourself, I can't imagine the hassle you would have got because of your age

Congratulations. My mum was a similar age when she had my younger brother, only there was a slightly bigger age gap than there will be between your new arrival and your youngest. It has definitely
kept my parents young!

@mummagiles I'm still 19 in my head so it might calm me down lol

That's me off to my booking appointment, feeling nervous for some reason lol

I was 42 when I conceived and 43.2 when ds was born!!
Good luck op!!

I turned 42 2 weeks after I found out lol can't believe it's baby number 5 lol and thank you 😊

Had DD when I was 42. She's now 9 and I'm knackered!

@IndieTara my other kids will be 17,15,13 and 11 when this one arrives lol I feel out of practice haha

@Pecan05 you've had lots of practise, I'm sure it will come flooding back!

And as usual accept all offers of help. Congratulations to you