I thought I'd give you a couple of stories from mothers I know.

In my mothers' group there are two mums over 40, one is a first-time mum.

K was 40 when she conceived her little girl through IVF (infertility on her side). It was their first IVF attempt and she now has a beautiful 15 mth old daughter.

N was 43 when she conceived her 2nd child (her eldest DD is 13), first child with her current DH (also in his 40s). Before conceiving this child she had two losses in the previous 18 mths, one at 9 wks and one at 16 wks (placental problem). But she and her DH now have a beautiful 15 mth old girl!

I wish you all the best and hope to hear some BFP announcements soon.