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SPECIAL INTEREST FOR OVER-40 MOMS

Mothers Over 40 (http://www NULL.mothersover40 NULL.com/home NULL.html) Over-40 mom, Jan Anderson, pioneered this encouraging and supportive site, first established in the UK, for anyone planning a baby past the age of 40.  Informative articles, books, shopping, a penpals’ facility and links to invaluable fertility resources. Read FPM blog here.

Growing Up Old (http://www NULL.growingupold NULL.com/) Darren Manley was born in 1984 when his mom was just shy of 45 and his dad 57—an era when midlife moms were not as common as they are now. He’s writing a book (and website) entitled Growing Up Old. Read FPM blog here.

InSeason Mom (http://www NULL.inseasonmom NULL.org/) Support for first time moms over 40, especially with dispelling fears and myths about midlife motherhood. FPM recently blogged Cynthia Wilson James, Founder—check out theFPM blog here.

Menopausal New Mom (http://menonewmom NULL.blogspot NULL.com/) Canadian mom, Deb, became a first-time mom at 45 and then hit “full blown” menopause two years later—her regular blog. Read FPM blog here.

Stories of Pregnancy and Birth Over 44 Years Old (http://pregnancyover44y NULL.blogspot NULL.com/) A Canadian-based blog website that catalogues news stories about older women giving birth. A useful resource, as well as up to date and well researched—a source of encouragement to older women seeking to have children.

New Mum Over 40 (http://newtomum NULL.blogspot NULL.com/) An Australian school teacher blogs about “the journey and discoveries” of becoming pregnant over 40.

Zen and the Art of Motherhood (http://zenandmotherhood NULL.blogspot NULL.com/) The journey of one maxed out, chronically crazed mom in search of peace, quiet and tranquility, written by a mom who had her last child at 42 and knows what it feels like.

Menopausal Old Bag (http://menopausaloldbag NULL.blogspot NULL.com/) When midlife, babies, and stress overwhelm, this is my go-to blog for a really good laugh—if you’ve got a funny bone left in you, MOB will having you rolling.

BOOKS FOR OVER-40 MOMS

Enhancing Fertility After Age 40 Author Jan Andersen (http://www NULL.mothersover40 NULL.com/enhancingfertility NULL.html), founder of Mothers Over 40, (http://www NULL.mothersover40 NULL.com/) compiled this E-Book taking into consideration all aspects of health and natural therapies to enhance fertility.

Ready—Why Women Are Embracing The New Later Motherhood (http://www NULL.amazon NULL.com/gp/product/0465027857?ie=UTF8&tag=flopowmom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0465027857) Although author Elizabeth Gregory (http://www NULL.elizabethgregory NULL.net/) published Ready (http://www NULL.amazon NULL.com/gp/product/0465027857?ie=UTF8&tag=flopowmom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0465027857) in 2008, I found this refreshingly distinct from the usual self-help “groaner” about how to survive your own choices.

Birth Begins At Forty—Challenging The Myths Of Late Motherhood (http://www NULL.amazon NULL.com/Birth-Begins-Forty-Corinne-Sweet/dp/0340756969/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242958781&sr=1-1) The first author to actually lay hands on some of the ‘myths’ and key issues facing women over forty and looking menopause squarely in the eye is British author, Corrine Sweet.

Baby Next Time (http://www NULL.babynexttime NULL.co NULL.uk/) This website (and book) was written to reach out to couples across the world undergoing IVF treatment with limited monetary resources and who might be suffering heartache and one disappointment after another, and bring a story of hope about a relatively new treatment.

You Can Get Pregnant Over 40 Naturally (http://www NULL.getpregnantover40 NULL.com/index NULL.html) Author Sandy Robertson had her daughter at 44, after years of researching natural methods to enhance fertility. Blog: http://infertility-fertility.blogspot.com/ (http://infertility-fertility NULL.blogspot NULL.com/)

Midlife Motherhood—A Woman-to-Woman Guide To Pregnancy and Parenting (http://www NULL.amazon NULL.com/gp/product/0312281315?ie=UTF8&tag=flopowmom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0312281315), By Jann Blackstone-Ford, M.A.

But I don’t Feel Too Old To Be A Mommy—The Complete Sourcebook for Starting (And Restarting) Motherhood Beyond 35 And After Forty (http://www NULL.amazon NULL.com/gp/product/1558748288?ie=UTF8&tag=flopowmom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1558748288), by Doreen Nagle (Health Communications, Inc.).

Chasing Death. Losing A Child To Suicide (http://www NULL.chasingdeath NULL.com/authorbio NULL.html) Founder of the UK site Mothers Over 40 (http://www NULL.mothersover40 NULL.com/home NULL.html), author Jan Andersen became a midlife mom in 2000 at the age of 40. However, before her daughter turned 3, her adult son Kristian committed suicide at age 20—the heroic story of how she journeyed through bereavement as a new midlife mother. Read blog here.

Down Came The Rain (http://www NULL.amazon NULL.com/gp/product/B000FDFWB4?ie=UTF8&tag=flopowmom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B000FDFWB4) Over-40 mom Brooke Shields’ journey through postpartum depression.

Behind The Smile—My Journey Out of Postpartum Depression (http://www NULL.amazon NULL.com/gp/product/044667852X?ie=UTF8&tag=flopowmom-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=044667852X), by over-40 mom, Marie Osmond.

PRENATAL AND POSTNATAL CARE

Listed practitioners have stated they have experience with over-40 mothers or have expressed an interest in, and sensitivity to, their specific needs.

USA

California

Delrae Balgas, Orange County, CA. licensed and Certified Professional midwife who has attended more than 2,200 births, and is herself an over-40 mother. See blog here. Email:Deldelivers@aol.com (Deldelivers null@null aol NULL.com)

Angelique Millette PhDc, MFTt, PCD/CD (DONA), Fairfax, CA. Angelique has works as a midwife, infant and pregnancy massage therapist, birth and post-partum doula, childbirth educator, lactation educator, parent coach, and child and family therapist.angelique@angeliquemillette.com (angelique null@null angeliquemillette NULL.com)
www.angeliquemillette.com (http://www NULL.angeliquemillette NULL.com/)

Jenny Gilespie, ICCE, Los Angeles, CA. Certified Childbirth Educator (ICEA), Certified Labor Support Doula (ALACE), Postpartum Doula. Labor Doula and postpartum care.http://www.yourdoula.com/ (http://www NULL.yourdoula NULL.com/)

Sunrise Birthing Center, Ventura, CA. Helen Loucado, RN LMT CIIM CLA CLC. http://www.maternalinstincts.net. Blog: http://helen-maternalinstincts.blogspot.com/ (http://helen-maternalinstincts NULL.blogspot NULL.com/) E-mail:maternalinstinx@aol.com (maternalinstinx null@null aol NULL.com)

Doula Moon Complete and Caring Childbirth Services, Santa Rosa, CA. DONA certified Birth Doula, certified midwife assistant, Certified Lactation specialist and all around birth advocate.http://www.doulamoon.net (http://www NULL.doulamoon NULL.net/).

Paula Schnebelt, LM, CPM, California. Paula is a California Licensed Midwife and a North American Registry of Midwives Certified Professional Midwife, herself an over-40 mom.http://www.heartofmidwifery.com (http://www NULL.heartofmidwifery NULL.com/)

Sundance Childbirth Services, Ventura County, CA. Jen Camomile CD(DONA)http://www.sundancedoula.com/index.html (http://www NULL.sundancedoula NULL.com/index NULL.html)

New York

Kim Collins, DoulaMomma—Childbirth Services For Mommas & Babies, Northern NJ and New York City, NY. http://www.doulamomma.com (http://www NULL.doulamomma NULL.com/) . Blog: http://doulamomma.blogspot.com/ (http://doulamomma NULL.blogspot NULL.com/)

Rina Crane, CD(DONA), CBE, New York City, NY. Rina is committed to helping families have the labor and delivery they choose by providing physical, emotional and informational support starting during pregnancy.

www.DoulaRina.com (http://www NULL.doularina NULL.com/)

Gentle Birth Doula, NY. Catherine Gaertig, birth and postpartum doula, offers birth, Postpartum, Lactation, & Childbirth Education Services www.gentle-birth-doula.cominfo@gentle-birth-doula.com (http://www NULL.gentle-birth-doula NULL.cominfo null@null gentle-birth-doula NULL.com/)

Connecticut

MothersCare Doula Services, Greater CT. Labor support, postpartum support, On-call labor babysitting, overnight services. http://www.motherscaredoula.com/ (http://www NULL.motherscaredoula NULL.com/)

Vermont

Moon Mountain Midwifery, S. Londonderry, VT. Helena Wu, Herbalist and Midwife promotes natural, ecological birth practices. We turn to Nature as the ultimate expert on what is normal for childbearing. We honor the spiritual dimension of birth for the woman, baby and family.http://www.goodmedicinetree.net (http://www NULL.goodmedicinetree NULL.net/)

Oregon

After Baby Comes, Postpartum Doula Service, Portland, OR. Kimberly Bepler ICPE, IAT (ICEA), PCD (DONA), CPD (CAPPA), Lactation Specialist/Educator, Postpartum Doula Trainer, CAPPA Faculty Portland, Oregon, Faculty, Birthingway College of Midwifery Instructor, Providence Health System, www.abcdoulaservice.com (http://www NULL.abcdoulaservice NULL.com/). Email: info@abcdoulaservice.com (info null@null abcdoulaservice NULL.com)

Indiana

Rebirth Doula Service, Indiana. Rashella McCabe holds a Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology and a special interest in postnatal depression. See blog here.http://rebirthdoula.blogspot.com/ (http://rebirthdoula NULL.blogspot NULL.com/), Email: rebirthdoula@email.com (rebirthdoula null@null email NULL.com)

Michigan

Center for the Childbearing Year, Ann Arbor, MI. Contemporary birth preparation, comprehensive breastfeeding support, DONA doula trainings, MotherBaby support groups, unique publications and community resources for childbearing families and professionals who serve them.http://www.center4cby.com (http://www NULL.center4cby NULL.com/)

MomsBloom, Sara Binkley-Tow, MA, CIMI, CHBE, PCD(DONA). MomsBloom was born to bring volunteers and families together to provide physical and emotional support to any family with a newborn – free of charge. MomsBloom is the extended family for the twenty-first-century!http://www.momsbloom.org (http://www NULL.momsbloom NULL.org/)

Illinois

Held In Her Hands Labor Support, DuPage County, IL. Rachel Roberts, CD (ALACE) a Certified Professional Birth Doula. http://www.heldinherhands.net/ (http://www NULL.heldinherhands NULL.net/)

Oak Park Midwife, Forest Park, IL. Advanced practice nurses, nationally certified and licensed by the state of Illinois, we offer safe, compassionate and holistic healthcare.http://www.oakparkmidwife.com/ (http://www NULL.oakparkmidwife NULL.com/) See FPM blog.

Ohio

SilverMoon Midwifery, Athens, OH. Assists families with home birth and offer water labor and waterbirth.  Offers skilled midwifery services for pregnancy care, birth, post-partum care and annual exams with PAP smears through our certified nurse-midwife.http://www.silvermoonmidwifery.com/home (http://www NULL.silvermoonmidwifery NULL.com/home)

Tennesee

Kimberly Sebeck, CLD, CCCE, Doula, Childbirth Educator, Knoxville, TE. (865) 705-7734 (PREG)  http://www.knoxvilledoula.com (http://www NULL.knoxvilledoula NULL.com/) http://www.myspace.com/knoxvilledoula (http://www NULL.myspace NULL.com/knoxvilledoula)

Texas

Bundle of Joy, Austin, TX. A Postpartum Doula service providing care for families in Austin, Texas and the surrounding communities. Wendy Redding email: wredding@austin.rr.com (wredding null@null austin NULL.rr NULL.com)http://www.bundleofjoypostpartum.com/default.html (http://www NULL.bundleofjoypostpartum NULL.com/default NULL.html)

Florida

Debra Geymayr, R.Y.T., HBCE, CD(DONA), CLD, CPD, CHBE, Miami, FL. Prenatal Plus – Yoga, Inc. Miami’s Specialty Center for Pregnancy, Birth & Beyond… http://www.prenatalplusyoga.com (http://www NULL.prenatalplusyoga NULL.com/), Email: debra@prenatalplusyoga.com (debra null@null prenatalplusyoga NULL.com)

Dancing For Birth, Tampa, FL. Lois Hall Doula CD (DONA, Certified Dancing For Birth (TM) Instructor (FOB), Certified Childbirth Educator, offers prenatal/postpartum dance classes incorporate dance moves from around the world that best prepare you to give birth.http://www.loishall.net/ (http://www NULL.loishall NULL.net/)

Arizona

Jennifer Hoeprich, Desert Moon Doulas, Phoenix, AZ. Experienced in the support of hospital births, birth center births and home births, including support of Bradley Method Couples, HypnoBirthing , VBAC, Moms Over Forty, Twins and Water Births.http://www.desertmoondoulas.com/About_Jen.html (http://www NULL.desertmoondoulas NULL.com/About_Jen NULL.html). See FPM blog.

Canada

Amanda Spakowski, The Nesting Place, Toronto, ON. Offers Birthing From Within prenatal classes and doula care. Using multi-sensory activities, parents form a deeper connection with themselves, each other and their baby while preparing for their birth experience.www.TheNestingPlace.ca (http://www NULL.thenestingplace NULL.ca/)

NATURAL THERAPIES FOR MENOPAUSE AND STRESS

Dr. Ted Butchart, ND, Charlottesville and Staunton, VA. http://www.virginianaturalhealth.com (http://www NULL.virginianaturalhealth NULL.com/);www.selfoptima.com (http://www NULL.selfoptima NULL.com/) 434/242-7963,  drbutchart@gmail.com (drbutchart null@null gmail NULL.com). Hormone and neurotransmitter test kits can be mailed anywhere and are available through Dr. Butchart. See FPM blog.

Central Coast Homeopathy, Lorraine Stern, CCH, Central Coast, CA.http://www.centralcoasthomeopathy.com (http://www NULL.centralcoasthomeopathy NULL.com/). Email: sternlorraine@gmail.com (sternlorraine null@null gmail NULL.com). See FPM blog.

Dr. Vernon Redd, The Nutrition and Health Center, Albuquerque, NM. Chiropractor, Neurologist and Clinical Nutritionist , http://www.docredd.com (http://www NULL.docredd NULL.com/). See FPM blog.

FINANCES, WORK-AT-HOME BUSINESS

Curtis Financial Planning, Oakland, CA. An independent, fee-only financial planning and investment advisory firm that specializes in the finances of women, their families, and their businesses. Read FPM blog here. http://www.curtisfinancialplanning.com (http://www NULL.curtisfinancialplanning NULL.com/). Her blog:http://blog.curtisfinancialplanning.com (http://blog NULL.curtisfinancialplanning NULL.com/).

SOCIAL GROUPS

Geezers and Tots, Portland, OR (http://www NULL.meetup NULL.com/olderwiser/), Read FPM blog.

80s Ladies With Babies, Seattle, WA (http://www NULL.meetup NULL.com/80s-ladies/). Read FPM blog.

Motherhood Later (http://www NULL.motherhoodlater NULL.com/)—A national network of social groups for older mothers.

Meetup (http://www NULL.meetup NULL.com/)—Start your own group.

Facebook Moms Over 40 (http://www NULL.facebook NULL.com/pages/MOMS-OVER-40/64817389954)—a network of mothers who had their children after 40.

Yahoo Older Moms Group (http://health NULL.groups NULL.yahoo NULL.com/group/oldermoms/) For women over 40 who are aiming to get pregnant, are pregnant or who have successfully started families and wish to help others in this age group.