Pregnancy tips Over 40 Motherhood From Good Housekeeping

Here's a good article which gives the pros and cons of becoming a mom over the age of 40 (and 50). Overall, I found the article to be positive and true to life. Read more:

Too Old To Be A Mom? (www.goodhousekeeping.com)

From the article:

Breaking the Age Barrier

"What is immediately apparent," says Duxbury, "is that most of us didn't choose to be older parents. We didn't sit down at 20 and say, 'Oh, I guess I'll have a baby when I am 40.' Life led us down that road." Many older parents come to parenthood with a legacy of loss; they've had miscarriages and stillbirths and other disappointments, she says. They may not have found love until late in life. "As older moms, we never take parenting for granted," says Duxbury. "We look at our children as blessings that arrived after long and often arduous journeys."