Surprise pregnancy at 47
Hi, I am Erna, 48 years old.
Traveling used to be my passion, and I never found time to settle down.
Finally, at the age of 40 years old, I meet my husband and found peace of mind.
Neither of us had been married before or had children.
We briefly thought about having children but dismissed the thought by thinking we were too old anyway.
After all, you did not hear or read a lot about women who became a mother after 40, the whole society is focused on younger mothers.
Anyway, to our great surprise I turned out to be pregnant at 47 years old, I only found out after about two months along.
I had the luck I was seeing a great doctor, and he gave me a lot of confidence.
After 42 weeks, labor started naturally and a beautiful healthy baby boy was born.
I never dreamt a child could give such joy to your life and now I sometimes regret I did not go for it earlier.
But such is life, you take it as it comes, and it is no guarantee you would have been happier if you had acted differently.
My son is one and a half years old now, and I still enjoy every day!
I am from Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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The Secret Diary of a New Mum Aged 43 1/4by Cari Rosen
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