The UK's Premier Resource For Older Mothers and Fathers
"Friendship is the hardest thing in the world to explain. It's not something you learn in school. But if you haven't learned the meaning of friendship, you really haven't learned anything."
Jan Andersen, 45, Freelance Writer and creator and owner of Mothers Over 40.
Four children: Kristian (22 March 1982 - 1 November 2002), Anneliese (10 April 1986), Carsten (16 September 1987) and Lauren (12 November 1999). Expecting fifth child on 2 October 2005. Two grandchildren: Kayla, born 10 November 2001 and Bailey Kristian, born 20 October 2004.
Live in Swindon, Wiltshire, UK with partner Mike, aged 33.
Interests: Writing, Art (portrait drawing), Feng Shui, paranormal phenomena, anything that makes me laugh, long country walks and being amongst nature. Love the Highlands of Scotland.
Mom to four natural sons, Dave (July 1982), Nicholas (April 1985) and Rob (September 1990), Matthew (September 2003), Step-Mom to son Kevin (January 1988) and daughter Corey (July 1991).
Coreen Smith 41 & son Corey 2 1/2 (Sept 2000)
Live in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada with Husband Mike, 39
Photographer and garden fanatic.
Trying for # 2 at 41.
Kim Dwight, 44, with grandaughter.
Kim is hoping to conceive again soon with her new husband.
Nadine Higgins, 44, married to a gorgeous Australian man, two children aged 18 & 21. Nadine used to live in the UK but moved to Australia in September 2003.
Nadine is an interior designer and writer with an international mail order business, also doing a degree in nutritional medicine and researches many women's health issues. She is also the founder of ChildSafe, a scheme to keep children and teenagers safe in the community and her company funds all the free child safety information given to schools and parents.
Hobbies are conservation issues, gardening, painting, home design, food, wine, design style, anything organic and just being at home with family and pets.
As well as campaigning for better child safety awareness, Nadine is also an avid campaigner for organic farming, the environment and our children being taught food awareness to keep them healthy.
Gina Carson from the US with daughter Hope, aged 2. Gave birth at age 41 and is currently expecting another baby at the age of 44. Two older daughters, aged 23 & 20. Wonderful,younger husband Geno; married for 3 years.
Anne, 43 (44 end June), husband Brian, 54 and Andrew, 3 (end May). We live in Manchester, England. We are trying to conceive again after 2 miscarriages (one in July '02 and one in March '03). Brian has a 26 year old son from his first marriage.
I work as an education adviser for a small charity 3 days a week. I have been with the same organisation since 1987. My other interests are reading (especially modern fiction and Tudor history), films, music - from pop to opera, cooking and giving quality time to Andrew.
This photograph was taken during our last holiday in October. Andrew had spent an entertaining and creative day in the Kids' Club!
Wendy Chamberlain, 47 from Norfolk with Kasia (born 4/3/03) at 2 weeks old.
Three Children - Emma 27, Gavin 25 and Kasia born 4/3/03 - 3 months short of my 47th birthday. Partner Phil is 50 this year, he has twin boys of 17, Carl and Marcus. I conceived naturally after one ectopic (only one tube) and two miscarriages, two and three years before conceiving Kasia.
Phil doesn't want her to be on her own, so there may even be another attempt
