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Older mums' experiences wanted
By ThinkBaby on 13/03/2006 15:52:08
The Mail on Sunday are looking for experiences and thoughts on being an older mum.
freedom. Do you have any regrets about delaying motherhood, and what are the pros and cons of being an older mum? Please contact me at helen.gent@virgin.net by 17th March 2006. Thanks.
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Storybooks for older siblings
By Laura Lee Davies on 09/03/2006 13:28:03
Reading storybooks about the arrival of a baby helps older children cope with the anticipation and reality
this for Lloyd and it worked really well. Plus the boy in the story gave Lloyd some great ideas for how to make his new baby sister stop crying!Little Rabbit’s New Baby by Harry Horse, £10.99 just out from Puffin Puffin websiteJust Like You Did by Majorie Newman
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Older mums need improved standards of care during pregnancy and childbirth
By Laura Nelson on 12/08/2011 13:34:41
Experts say a worrying number of older pregnant women are at risk of complications during pregnancy and labour
-Piercy. “Older women are more likely to be obese, have hypertension, or be predisposed to gestational diabetes and thromboembolism.” Although the number of deaths has decreased since the 1950s, there has recently been a worrying rise in the number dying from
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Could the key to having babies at an older age lie in your anti-aging face cream?
By Daniella Delaney on 23/09/2011 10:49:02
Scientists believe co-enzyme Q10 could help older women produce healthier eggs for longer
as the magic ingredient in posh face creams advertised on the TV.There's so much advice around about how to get fertile but it sounds like this could really work. The Canadian fertility doctors have discovered that when they give Q10 to mice, it makes the older
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Older mums have healthier babies
By Kimberley Smith on 11/04/2011 15:26:57
Being a mum later in life found to have unexpected benefits
in their first year.The chance of hospital treatment for babies born to mums aged 20 to 25 was 15.7% while babies whose mums were 40 or over only had an 11% likelihood of needing emergency treatment. Admittances were generally for asthma, viruses, stomach bugs
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Researchers claim older women can be new mothers
By Laura Lee Davies on 23/10/2006 09:54:10
American researchers say that older women do not suffer the stress or physical risks of new motherhood, in a new study.
fertility treatment with donated eggs, between 1992 and 2004.The women had to log their experiences and the results showed that even women in their fifties did not seem to experience increased stress or physical impairment when caring for a young child
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Older women should be given free IVF, health experts urge
By Kyrsty Hazell on 28/06/2010 17:51:23
Women over 40 should be offered fertility treatment on the NHS to avoid age discrimination
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) is considering expanding the age limit on free IVF treatment from 39 to 40 plus. This will give older mums with viable eggs a chance to conceive.NICE has declared women aged 40 plus
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Kelly Preston wasn’t phased about being an older mum
By Kimberley Smith on 21/01/2011 15:25:42
Celebrity new mum “didn’t consider” her age when planning a new baby with John Travolta
Kelly Preson has revealed her age didn’t make her think twice about getting pregnant with baby Benjamin last year. The actress, who is 48, gave birth to her third childr with husband John Travolta in November.“I didn’t consider this risk. I just considered that it was difficult....
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New mum - And your older children
By Maria Muennich on 21/04/2011 01:15:17
Dividing your parental attentions between siblings can be a delicate balancing act, here's how to make it easier
All children, no matter how old, need your attention and adding another child to your family will always dilute the attention given to your existing child(ren) to some degree. If you only have one older child then you might be thinking
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IVF treatment for older women needs “greater freedom”
By Kimberley Smith on 12/01/2012 15:56:51
Risk of using two embryos in IVF is outweighed by higher chance of success, say experts
Fertility clinics should be given more freedom in their treatment of older women, recommends a new study.In the past clinics have tried implanting women with two or more embryos during IVF treatment, believing this increases the chances of one
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