Celebrate Motherhood Over 40
It says ‘selfish’ on the label
Do it with an FPM shirt (http://www NULL.flowerpowermom NULL.com/store/)
A mother of an evolution.
All over the world, the number of older women having children is dramatically on the rise.
The proportion of American women having first-time babies after 35 has increased eight-fold since 1970 (http://www NULL.cbsnews NULL.com/stories/2009/08/14/health/webmd/main5242339 NULL.shtml).
In the UK, the number of babies born to mothers over 40 has doubled in the last decade (http://www NULL.dailymail NULL.co NULL.uk/news/article-1185782/Number-babies-born-mothers-40-DOUBLED-decade NULL.html), while in Italy, 5 in every 100 babies are now born to mothers over forty.
Similar increases are reported in other countries such as Australia (http://www NULL.abs NULL.gov NULL.au/AUSSTATS/abs null@null NULL.nsf/0/7E874EFF832BAB79CA25732C002072CF?opendocument) and Canada (http://www NULL.statcan NULL.gc NULL.ca/pub/84f0210x/2007000/aftertoc-aprestdm1-eng NULL.htm).
In Spain, Maria del Carmen Bousada de Lara (http://en NULL.wikipedia NULL.org/wiki/Maria_del_Carmen_Bousada_de_Lara) was crowned the “world’s oldest mother” in 2006, after giving birth to twins at 66.
Two years later, she was trumped by 70-year-old mother of newborn twins, Omkari Panwar of India, and again by Rajo Devi Lohan, also 70, who gave birth to a daughter in Baddhu Patti in 2008.
At the turn of the millennium, they were saying ‘40 is the new 30’, when it came to pregnancy. Now, they say ‘50 is the new 40’.
The average life expectancy for women in many industrialized nations recently hit 80 and is still climbing.
It says ‘selfish’ on the label
Yet, despite the deepening trend, many over-40 mothers report that there’s a tremendous social stigma associated with being older.
Media publicity about women having babies in their 50s, 60s – and even 70s – has helped fuel public controversy about later life motherhood.
Older mothers are often criticized and labeled as ‘selfish’ and putting their own interests first.
There’s even a new maternal brand of prejudice against older mothers – procreational ageism.
This controversy (and the population of midlife moms) is growing, and no one knows for certain how this story is going to end.
Isn’t it time for the truth about motherhood after 40?
Older moms speak out at first midlife Mother’s Day tribute.
Celebrating Midlife Mother’s Day 2010 was the first initiative ever launched to dispel negative stereotypes of later life motherhood.
Over-40 mothers volunteered their intimate experiences of later-life motherhood in a series of enlightening ‘portrait-stories’, hosted online by Flower Power Mom (FPM) from 19th April to 9th May 2010.
Photographer Scott Lewis (http://www NULL.lewisimages NULL.com) donated his talent to the event, creating the first dedicated portrait gallery to witness the inner truth, strength and wisdom of mothers over 40.
Elegant commemorative ’Celebrating Midlife Motherhood’ T-shirts—with original designs donated by over-40 mother and graphic designer Joan Lintz-Thompson (joanlintz_thompson null@null yahoo NULL.com) – launched the FPM store. Go to store
The complete, groundbreaking volume of portrait-stories for Celebrating Midlife Mother’s Day are available free, so pay it forward to your favorite mother over 40.
Send Free Tribute Album
To share the album with your favorite mother over 40, send this free link: Celebrating Motherhood After 40 Tribute Album Download 
To read the complete Celebrating Midlife Motherhood stories for Mother’s Day, go to the archives below.
Why celebrate?
Motherhood after 40 isn’t an afterthought, a selfish indulgence or a sin. It’s a multiplying fact of life.
We are honored to be later life mothers.
We are grateful to be the pioneers of a new generation of motherhood.
Help us to spread the over-40 mother love and share the free ’Celebrating Midlife Motherhood’ tribute album or send a Flower Power Mom shirt.
Share the mother love… buy an original FPM tribute T-shirt.
Original ’Celebrating Motherhood After 40′ elegantly styled maternity “bellyshirts” or regular cotton T-shirts for moms, babies and children are available in the new Flower Power Mom (FPM) Store.
FPM women’s 100% cotton shirts are trendy and American-made, printed with an environmentally friendly direct-to-garment process.
The perfect Mother’s Day, birthday, baby shower or new mom gift, ‘Celebrating Motherhood After 40′ shirts are delivered gift-wrapped in pink or chocolate tulle and flowered grosgrain ribbon. Go to store
Celebrating Mother’s Day Blog Archive:
FPM Plans First Tribute to Midlife Motherhood
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Angel on CNN
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Angel on CNN, Mother's Day story, May 8th 2011. (http://www NULL.youtube NULL.com/watch?v=WySnP2nnwXU)
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Read about Angel's CNN debate on Kelly Preston's pregancy.
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People who give birth to children they neither love, want or whom they neglect are the selfish ones. I celebrate all mothers everywhere he truly love and nurture their offspring.
Hello I am a 43yr old woman with 3 half yr old twin girls and wanting to have another baby, but my husband has had a vascotomy, besides the reversal is there another way of getting live sperm from him, and reversal is too expensive and I have heard that sperm can be taken from his testicles does anyone have any ideas please
No offence to any women over forty or fifty as I totally support your right but to the 43 year old with twin girls, you have enough now.Truly.Adopt.We are overpopulated and there may be some child who would love twin sisters.
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I became a mother when i turned 23 but with a man i was not in love with and yes motherhood was a wonderful experience but i was also busy building a career and i depended a lot on my mother to help me raise my child. Now am over 40 and want to be a mother again with the man i love and i feel its still alright so long as we are physically and mentally sound.