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an older mum. There's more to feeling TATTY
(Tired all the Time!) than a sleepless child and you may need additional
supplements to fight off the flu and the ton
of viruses circulating round the school and playgroup! |
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| Find a newsgroup
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Find a discussion forum
on being
an older mum
(in association with the
mothers 35+
website) |
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| Find a book |
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Pamela Peeke
Fight Fat After Forty
The Revolutionary Three-Pronged Approach That Will Break Your Stress-Fat Cycle
and Make You Healthy, Fit, and Trim for Life
Here's an extract.
See Dr Peeke's website |
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Check out the
Carbohydrate Addicts LifeSpan program - a Personalized Plan for Becoming
Slim, Fit and Healthy in Your 40s, 50s, 60s and Beyond.
Big fuss on Oprah about the effectiveness of this diet which links insulin and
carbohydrates. Check out theCarbohydrate Addicts website for more. |
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Older New Mums
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If, like me, you are older and have waited to have your first child until your
late 30s or early 40s, take heart!
The risks to healthy women are minimal, the chances of chromosomal problems are
small and can be detected early, and many complications can be prevented by
good healthcare. See more...
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Fertility
and older mums |
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Did you know that we come into this world with a finite number of eggs? If you
are concerned about conceiving then check this on-line chapter from
How to have a baby (overcoming infertility) but be aware that
having children later in life could trigger early menopause...see
What Older Mums are not told and check out our section on the
Mumopause
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Selfish? |
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Are you suffering from
biological_clock_anxiety?
Having a child later in life is a surprisingly controversial step - some say it
is selfish to create a child with a parent who is old enough to be a
grandparent but some sayolder mothers make better mothers
Most older mothers agree that they have less energy but more patience and
'nouse' to bring to parenting. A more stable income is also quoted as a benefit
as well as a partner who is less involved in establishing his career and thus
has more time for family matters.
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The Sandwich Generation |
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Like many
mothers of 'a certain age', you are probably also looking after ageing parents.
Check out Age Concern and
Help the Aged for advice on home
help, social support, sheltered housing and residential care. The government is
promising a fairer deal for responsible elderlies who have saved for their old
age.
Rita Kennen writes on
the sandwich
generation...
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Mixing the generations |
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Our children
may be the same age and play together, but the mums can be generations apart!
One of the things which took me by surprise as an older mum was discovering
that younger mums did see me as part of a different generation!! When you think
about it, being old enough to be another mum's mum will inevitably put you in a
different pigeon-hole for some - even though our children may be the same age.
Many mums who started early and then began again will have two generations of
children in their close family. It's even more challenging when the other mum
is your own daughter!
I finally found a role as an 'older sister' to these younger mums but missed
the mutual support that I discovered mums my own age could give - until I met a
few - so it's a good idea to seek out other older mums who will have a similar
life experience to yours.
Rita Kennan writes on living in the
neighbourhood called motherhood
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 Here you'll find a range of products carefully
selected by the Women's Nutritional Advisory Service.
The WNAS was originally formed in 1984 as the PMT Advisory Service. It has
evolved to provide advice on the menopause, irritable bowel syndrome and other
women's health issues as well as individual consultations at clinics in London
and Sussex.
WNAS believes that the key to optimum health lies in a healthy lifestyle and a
balanced diet which ensures an adequate intake of essential nutrients.
And NOW you can join the WNAS Club!
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Early and Middle Perimenopause followed by late perimenopause and then the
menopause proper...how many stages are now recognised - but not, probably, by
your own doctor!
Women start to get the symptoms of the menopause during middle
perimenopause--roughly mid-30s to age 50--and frequently seek health care
advice for erratic menstrual periods, sleep disturbances, hot flashes, mood
swings, night sweats, mental confusion, muscle or joint pains, urinary
incontinence and vaginal dryness.
Why do we need to see a doctor? Not because we have a disease to be made
better, but to make our lives more comfortable, and to give us more control
over what is happening to us externally, through symptom management.
Don't suffer in silence!
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