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Older Mum Having Fun!: July 2012

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Older Mum Having Fun! A first time mum at a week off 43 and trying to dispel the myths! Tuesday, 31 July 2012. I have written before about me wanting V to experience the Olympics - or the "Lympix" as they are known in our house - and last weekend was her big chance as we had tickets for the football at the Ricoh Stadium in Coventry. Being an Olympic event just made it a bit harder to plan as the list of rules and prohibited items made it all seem a bit. The answer was a mei tei sling which Mr A wore to c...

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Older Mum Having Fun!: A Blessing of the Expectant Mother

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Older Mum Having Fun! A first time mum at a week off 43 and trying to dispel the myths! Wednesday, 11 July 2012. A Blessing of the Expectant Mother. I recently came across a whole load of notes that I wrote whilst pregnant. It's a good job I just wrote them for my own. Personal record as I was a right moany old crow and my complaints about how sick I felt would have rubbed many people up the. Particularly those who might have been trying for a child for a while, while I was in the incredibly fortunate.

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Older Mum Having Fun!: January 2011

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Older Mum Having Fun! A first time mum at a week off 43 and trying to dispel the myths! Sunday, 30 January 2011. How could you be pregnant? This is the reaction - either said (but not in so many words) or unsaid - from people who found out I was pregnant with my first at 42. I look back and laugh now, but at the time, the hormonal me used to get REALLY annoyed! I think that without fail, when I told people I knew that I was pregnant they ALL had more or less a similar reaction - even my own mother! The t...

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Older Mum Having Fun!: Hand's Up if you love Justin!

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Older Mum Having Fun! A first time mum at a week off 43 and trying to dispel the myths! Thursday, 8 March 2012. Hand's Up if you love Justin! My days are nothing if not varied. This morning I was looking at the pros and cons of a waste incinerator, writing about the amazing Alan Turing and shamefully getting almost excited about a story that isn't actually going to be very pleasant - such is the way of the journalist. Who am I kidding? What has happened to me? Three years ago I had never heard of him but...

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Older Mum Having Fun!: Just who are naps for?!

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Older Mum Having Fun! A first time mum at a week off 43 and trying to dispel the myths! Saturday, 30 June 2012. Just who are naps for? There is a popular misconception that babies and toddlers need to nap to rest their brains and regain energy. Wrong! Well actually no, that’s right, but if anyone needs to rest their brains and regain energy it’s their parents! Naps are also for US! With older babies, the nap is a bit of relief from finding the most stimulating ways of entertaining an awake, yet basically...

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Older Mum Having Fun!: March 2012

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Older Mum Having Fun! A first time mum at a week off 43 and trying to dispel the myths! Thursday, 8 March 2012. Hand's Up if you love Justin! My days are nothing if not varied. This morning I was looking at the pros and cons of a waste incinerator, writing about the amazing Alan Turing and shamefully getting almost excited about a story that isn't actually going to be very pleasant - such is the way of the journalist. Who am I kidding? What has happened to me? Three years ago I had never heard of him but...

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Older Mum Having Fun!: Inspire a generation - but to what?

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Older Mum Having Fun! A first time mum at a week off 43 and trying to dispel the myths! Sunday, 12 August 2012. Inspire a generation - but to what? I have seen how the past two weeks of Olympic action in London have had an effect on my little one, and while it would be fantastic if her sporting interest could be harnessed and turned into Olympic champion material, the legacy from these Games that I want for her goes much deeper - I hope for a complete national attitude change! I had to turn over from the...

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Older Mum Having Fun!: Banning pirate TV

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Older Mum Having Fun! A first time mum at a week off 43 and trying to dispel the myths! Saturday, 14 April 2012. I am struggling with pirates at the moment. They are everywhere - Jake and the Neverland Pirates, Space Pirates, Aardmans latest film, cleverly titled The Pirates, pirate-themed children's parties, pirate-themed bedrooms. Why? Why are we so determined for our children to enjoy watching the activities of criminals, let alone dress up as them or adorn their sleeping spaces with them? Was I the o...

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Older Mum Having Fun!: Flaming 'eck!

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Older Mum Having Fun! A first time mum at a week off 43 and trying to dispel the myths! Sunday, 8 July 2012. I realised this week that I was exactly the same age as V - almost to the day - when Neil Armstrong became the first man on the moon. I can still remember being in the living room watching it on a small black and white telly. I don't know whether I was watching it live or whether it was on the news but I remember everybody making a big deal of it. Now this was a big concession on my part. I ha...

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Older Mum Having Fun!: February 2012

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Older Mum Having Fun! A first time mum at a week off 43 and trying to dispel the myths! Saturday, 18 February 2012. It is now just over two years after we named our daughter, and as I think she has grown into her name wonderfully, it is a good time to ponder on why we called her what we did. Naming our baby felt like a VERY big moment indeed, with a big responsibility on our shoulders. After all, many little girls (and boys of course! Then there's all the other things you have to consider, including the ...