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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 164966" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>Wow! Congratulations! I was fairly sure you were, from the early description of your symptoms.</p><p></p><p>I was 39 when I was pregnant with difficult child 3; he was also a big surprise. You're only five years older. There were some things I found more difficult, but that was probably because of my muscle weakness problems. And we had given away the high chair. I never missed it, though. I used various chair thingies etc to put him in to feed him, including a small stroller inside the house. When he was tiny the stroller was tipped to recline, like a baby capsule. I could use the stroller to help me bathe him - I would undress him and wrap him in a towel in the stroller, wheel him to the bathroom, undress myself and then have a bath or shower while holding the (naked) baby. Once the baby was washed I would put him back in the towel-lined stroller and wrap him up to keep warm while I finished washing and dressing myself.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes while bathing him I would also give him his breastfeed - in the tub! Nothing beats a good skin cuddle with a baby in a warm bathtub. </p><p></p><p>I found as an older mum I was much more relaxed about how I did things; as a result I think I coped better than many thought I would.</p><p></p><p>I hope it all goes well for you.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 164966, member: 1991"] Wow! Congratulations! I was fairly sure you were, from the early description of your symptoms. I was 39 when I was pregnant with difficult child 3; he was also a big surprise. You're only five years older. There were some things I found more difficult, but that was probably because of my muscle weakness problems. And we had given away the high chair. I never missed it, though. I used various chair thingies etc to put him in to feed him, including a small stroller inside the house. When he was tiny the stroller was tipped to recline, like a baby capsule. I could use the stroller to help me bathe him - I would undress him and wrap him in a towel in the stroller, wheel him to the bathroom, undress myself and then have a bath or shower while holding the (naked) baby. Once the baby was washed I would put him back in the towel-lined stroller and wrap him up to keep warm while I finished washing and dressing myself. Sometimes while bathing him I would also give him his breastfeed - in the tub! Nothing beats a good skin cuddle with a baby in a warm bathtub. I found as an older mum I was much more relaxed about how I did things; as a result I think I coped better than many thought I would. I hope it all goes well for you. Marg [/QUOTE]
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