Thank you to Netgalley and Duckworth Books for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.

The touching, honest and laugh-out-loud account of what it’s like to become a first-time mum after 40.
Whatever your age, becoming a mum for the first time brings excitement, anxiety and numerous challenges. But how do you cope when, to top it all off, you discover you are almost old enough to be the mother of everyone else in your birth prep group? As one in five babies is born to a mum over 35, and the number of women over 40 giving birth has doubled, The Secret Diary of a New Mum (Aged 43 ¼) is Cari Rosen’s timely and hilarious account of becoming a first-time mother in her 40s.
Whether it's deftly side-stepping questions about your age and baby number two, weeping as younger counterparts ping back into their size ten jeans within thirty seconds of giving birth, or your doctor suddenly referring to you as ‘geriatric’ – Cari approaches the shared experiences of many mothers with insight, humour and honesty.

I enjoyed this book although it wasn't quite what I was expecting. She has an unconventional writing style in that sometimes she refers to her daughter by name but mostly as 'The Baby'.' I found this odd. why not just call the baby by her name? Admittedly there were some laugh out loud moments in the book (Baby Bio!) but nothing in the book that was particularly age significant, especially when such a large point of the title is the author's age.

Like I say I enjoyed it, would I rush to recommend it to others? Probably not, it just doesn't live up to the promise of the title.

Super honest and relatable! I’m pregnant right now and a lot of what Cari Rosen described, I could completely relate with! Funny, witty and honest - a great book all around! Would definitely recommend to any mum or mum-to-be!

Lighthearted funny take on late motherhood! A quick easy read that will make you laugh, remind you of the baby days and refresh so many memories! Although I had my children in my twenties I had friends that didn’t have children until their forties snd the experience was very different for them!
Totally agree with the author as long as the child is happy loved and content the mothers age is immaterial, I just feel for all the new mums during this pandemic who have so much to contend with, far greater worries than the mothers age!
Thank you netgalley for this early read.

This book will have you howling with laughter and possible tears. So desperately honest and hits you right in the heart

The author takes us on a humorous, entertaining journey full of the highs and lows of her first two years as a new mother in her 40s. I enjoyed reading it and would consider giving it as a present to new mum friends!

I found this a thoroughly enjoyable book with a great deal of humour. around a subject I can identify with. It is an honest account of the trials and tribulations of pregnancy and subsequent motherhood at a later age than what is considered the norm. However, it should also resonate with women of all ages as I'm sure there are several scenarios that anyone can identify with who has been involved in babies and the early years.. Hidden amongst the humour is a wealth of common sense of just going with the flow whatever one's age. Interestingly, in my day, the elderly primigravida category kicked in at 30, a range that I certainly fitted into. as did my own mother and grandmothers before me.

I was really looking forward to reading this book. I enjoyed the beginning, but it took me a while to finish it. The writing styles wasn't my cup of tea. However, it is a nice book,full of humour. Overall I would recommend it.

Funny and honest look at how it is to be a mother and more specifically how it is when you find out that you are a geriatric mother. I had the exact same experience and this book is very close to the truth,, with a good dose of humor as you go.

I did find that the pace was a little slow, especially at the beginning where it drags, but I am happy that I persisted.

An absolutely delightful book depicting the shenanigans of a 40 something woman who surprisingly becomes pregnant, despite her allegedly advanced age. I loved it!

The Secret Diary of a New Mum (aged 43 1/4) by Cari Rosen is a deeply personal, honest, and humorous account of becoming a mother for the first time later in life. While I am not a mother myself, I could certainly empathize with Ms Rosen's chatty musings and observations. Reading this diary is almost like having a conversation with a friend, one who is completely candid and unfiltered. I suspect that mothers of any age will be well able to relate.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Duckworth Books for the opportunity to read this ARC.

My thanks to Netgalley and Duckworth Publishers for a copy of “ The Secret Diary Of A New Mom ...”for an honest review.
I found this to be a really entertaining and enjoyable read. Even though I had my children in my 20s could really empathise with the author .Some of the situations described brought back memories , of not really knowing what I was doing , and thinking everyone else did
A recommended read for mother’s of any age.

Thank you #Netgalley for the advanced copy!

This was a fun quick read! I think those experiencing the same situation that she had with having a child later in age would find many of these stories relatable. Someone who has not experienced these situations, I had trouble staying interested. However, the novel was very well written and i enjoyed her humor tied into some difficult experiences.

I love this new edition with all that pretty pink new cover design.

I find the writing fun and quite hilarious at times (because it's not happening to the rest of us while reading the book!) and I really appreciate how accurately and honestly this book describes what the author had to go through during her pregnancy and the first few two years of the first childbirth which happened in her early 40s.

I felt like I was as helpless as her while reading the subsequent chapters but yes, I got to learn a lot of stuffs about how things get in reality when it happens to you, both the good and the ugly, as opposed to what everyone else says to make you extra careful and extra.... about anything else when it comes to child upbringing!

It's a good, fun entertaining read. I almost forgot it's a non-fiction and I felt like I have known the author close to my heart when the book ended.

Dear author, thanks for sharing this precious book.

Thank you Publisher for the advanced reader copy. An eye opener!