Yesterday was my DD's 42nd birthday and mentioning it on Good Morning Friday led to comments from others who became mothers around that time.
Following unsuccessful fertility treatments and adopting DD1, I eventually delivered DD2 by emergency section, after a long labour in which all other methods had failed. Hardly surprising as I was a petite 5ft 4ins and she weighed 10lbs 1oz!! Ouch! Only much later did I learn that her father had weighed 9lbs 8oz at birth.
As was common at the time, I had 10 days in hospital which I appreciated. Towards the end of my stay, I was helping the staff deliver meals to the other mothers. However being told as I went home not to lift anything heavy for six weeks was not realistic .....!
Army horses loose on London streets
Last weekend, in Rutland, the first statue in Britain of the late Elizabeth II was unveiled.