At 42 years old, novelist Lana Citron thought the doctor's words,
you're pregnant, were a joke.
Her chances of becoming pregnant were almost nil.
She gives an honest account of navigating the minefield of becoming an older mother or telling her oldest son and her ex-partner the news... and why she feels lucky.
I am now into my second trimester and all bodes well - or, rather, swell - as I have, at present, a bellyful of love flutters.
Currently working on a book about her pregnancy, The Diary Of An Accidental Mother, Lana Citron is the author of five novels. Her latest book is A Compendium Of Kisses.
This Pregnancy Over 40 story was found on NZherald.co.nz
Read more: Expecting the unexpected: Getting knocked up at 42
Originally posted on April 12, 2012
TODAY'S BOOK SUGGESTION:
One Mom's Journey to Motherhood: Infertility, Childbirth Complications, and Postpartum Depression, Oh My!by Ivy Shih Leung
-- Author Ivy Shih Leung shares her not-so-perfect road to motherhood in this book, part memoir, and part self-help guide, reflecting lessons learned in the form of helpful tips and information to empower readers on the biological and sociological roots behind postpartum depression (PPD).
She also seeks to raise awareness of the myths of motherhood and the stigma of PPD contributing to the silent suffering of many mothers, as well as the importance of adequate social support in the early postpartum weeks.
A culmination of Ivy's frightening PPD journey and her emergence from it with a passion to learn more about perinatal mood disorders, this book is fueled with passion to help other women and their families, anger from the unnecessary suffering Ivy went through from the lack of information available to the public about PPD, her doctors' ignorance and lack of sensitivity, and public remarks like,
There is no such thing as a chemical imbalance.
All of which shows there's still a long way to go in terms of educating the public about an illness suffered by one in eight new mothers.
Paperback: 428 pagesClick to order/for more info: One Mom's Journey to Motherhood
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