In the first 3-4 months, handheld food is your best friend. There were days (and nights... ohh the lonely nights) when the house was full of good food which required *cooking*, so I just ate popcorn all day. I lived off of ready-made quiches and muffins which I could just grab and eat. And if you're lucky enough to…

Re number 1, it was my husband who had never before changed a nappy or even held a baby who discovered the down-the-shoulders onesie removal technique. I asked him why he was doing it that way and he was like, duh, I don't wanna get poop on her face. So simple once you know!

First marriage, I changed my name and *hated* it. It just didn't feel like me, I didn't like seeing it or hearing it or typing it. It was a nice name but, no, it didn't settle with me. Got re-married a decade later, I didn't change my name and I'm so glad I kept it. It sounds juvenile but I look at my hope chest…

And you would know, pollyDOG

So how is it possible my child will 'likely suffer' because I had her when I was 39? Because she's very healthy? Because I have a rock-solid marriage? Because I have a well-paying, stable job where I can work from home? Because I have the time to play with her and make her healthy food? Because I have my shit…

My pleasure, although it's trickier than you may think, I nearly had a grape-related choking incident to ring in 2008.

Yep, this is true - I had a baby last year and a Spanish friend of mine gave us a gift of baby perfume. This is the same friend who told us about eating grapes at new year for good luck (one for each bong of the clock). She teaches me all kinds of cool stuff.

Maybe not as fully-featured but I find First Direct's custom text alerts to be really helpful.

That's exactly what I was thinking - maybe someone smarter than me can explain how this isn't blackmail.

Eh, we had our 'happy accident' earlier this year when I was 39 (now 40). Of all of the 'older' mothers that I know, the reason why we all waited was because it took us that long to meet someone who we wanted to have a kid with. Yeah I could have had a kid when I was in my 20s but I'd have been a single mom and that…