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As clock ticks, old is new way for mums

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Sunday, June 17, 2012 | 0 comments

HERE is breaking news; older mothers are the new normal, so as a society we need to get over it.

And we may be doing so, if the pregnancy announcement last week by one of Australia's best-known fashion designers, Collette Dinnigan, is anything to go by.

Dinnigan is 46 and four months' pregnant with her second child (her first to her new husband). Years ago, news like this would have been given at least some prominent media coverage.

Once upon a time, women over 40 having babies was unusual, even remarkable, but no longer.

Now, as birth statistics show, being an "older" mother is fast becoming the new normal. By "old" doctors mean over 35 at birth.

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TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:

Image: Right Time Baby: The Complete Guide to Later Motherhood and Pregnancy, by Claudia Spahr. Publisher: Hay House (May 1, 2011)

Right Time Baby: The Complete Guide to Later Motherhood and Pregnancy
by Claudia Spahr

-- There couldn't be a better time for motherhood than after you've explored some of your own dreams and ambitions.

Studies show later mothers to be more secure emotionally and financially than younger mothers and nearly a quarter of all women in the UK are now having babies after 35.

Packed full of useful tips from top medical experts, scientists and world authorities, including Dr Michel Odent and Dr Marilyn Glenville, this book is a complete guide for the woman who's lived a life before giving birth.

It covers: preparing for pregnancy and motherhood; how to improve egg quality and prolong fertility so you can get pregnant naturally; exercises, relaxation techniques, mind-body connection for conception; how to increase your chances of success at IVF; making the most of your pregnancy, month by month; ways to avoid pregnancy loss; pregnancy yoga and natural remedies for common pregnancy ailments; how to have the best birth possible; from me to mum - adjusting to lack of sleep, relationship changes and that other job; parenting secrets and concepts from around the globe to inspire new mothers; and, the latest research in neuroscience, nutrition and psychology.

Get ready to embrace the biggest, most exciting transition of your life!

Paperback: 320 pages
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Category: pregnancy, Too Old

About Catherine: I am mom to three grown sons, two grandchildren and two rescue dogs. After years of raising my boys as a single mom, I remarried a wonderful man who had never had a child of his own. Unexpectedly, I found myself pregnant at 49!
Sadly we lost that precious baby at 8 weeks, and decided to try again. Five more losses, turned down for donor egg, foster care and adoption due to my age and losses - we have accepted that there will be no more babies in our house.

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