May i crash this thread as i was a 1st time Mum at 40

But i wanted to say ... My Mum was a 1st time Mum at " 17 " back in 1957 ... she has often said until this day (she will be 70 this year) how absolutely wonderful she feels that young Mum's these days have more opportunities & community help compared to her days when there was No help offered & all was hushed & she was given the impression that she was meant to be ashamed

She also felt that she in some respect that she had to work so much harder at being a Mum as she felt all eyes were upon her in judging her & waiting for her to fail.

Sadly my Mum heard many, many wonderful comments like " Isn't she such a wonderful Mother" ... and yes said always behind her back BUT never to her face ... and she said it would have been so nice to have just one person TELL her.

So on the behalf of MY MUM i would like to say to all young Mum's that work just as hard at the job of being a Mother like us ALL together " Always, always BE PROUD of knowing within you of being such a WONDERFUL MUM to your child/children "

Cheers from ' old Mum ' Lorelle & 2.5yr old Cendrine xox