Hi OceanPrincess,

I'm a midwife and LC-although I did it in my mid 20s after already being a nurse. My cousin at age 40 studied to become a midwife, she had no other medical backgroud, she also had her 4th baby while studying so it can be done and you are definately not too old! The average age of midwives is in the 50s anyway so you will be considered a spring chicken.

You don't have to be a midwife to be an LC but I think you have to be working with childbearing women or babies, so doctors, paediatric nurses, etc are sometimes LCs.

I don't know how the courses work now, its changed heaps since my day, but it is defintaly do able and I dont' think you always have to do nursing first- my cousin didn't . I think you would be great- go for it! Its a hard job and the money isn't fantastic but for a change of career its a great idea.

The other thing is the courses get heaps of applicants so its hard to get in I think.