This was a easy, fun and uplifting read. As a new mum, the book was relatable and made me think of the things that have already happened and what I have to look forward to! Good read.

A hilarious but honest recount of being a 'geriatric' mum. I honestly could not put it down until the last page.
The best part of this book was when Ms Rosen highlighted how society hardly bats an eyelid when a man becomes a father in his 60's or 70's but has a full on meltdown when a woman falls pregnant in her 50's or 40's. It is something that bothers me immensely too.
Many scenarios had me giggling as they are so familiar to me as a mom. I kept thinking to myself it was good Ms Rosen was blessed with a daughter as I daresay the comebacks and chirps from sons are more brutal than from daughters - living the reality of that with a pigeon pair.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me the chance to read this book.

I opened this book to start a few chapters and next thing I knew it was finished in one sitting!!

As someone who became a Mum at 18 then again in my 20's and again in my 30's this book was like reading about myself!!

I loved the fact it was like a diary it was such an easy laughable read from start to finish with an important message behind it regarding age.

Thank you to NetGalley and Duckworth Books for the advanced copy of this book - I read it a while ago but only getting round to my review now 🤦‍♀️

Cari Rosen has delivery a funny, laugh out loud look at motherhood for a "geriatric" parent.

I loved her writing style, the ease of reading - it wasn't hard to get into at all, it was very easy to pick up at any time. I really enjoyed this book and I would recommend to anyone - mother or not.

I really enjoyed The Secret Diary Of A New Mum (Aged 43 1/4) by Cari Rosen. It was very relatable and gave a great insight into being a new mum. I couldn’t put this book down, I loved it. A great laugh out loud book.

This book shows the worries of a new mum weather your classed as an ‘older mum’ or not. It made me realise all the wonderful things I have already gone through with mine and what is still to come.

Using her fantastic sense of humour, Cari Rosen has written an insightful, detailed journey of becoming a mother, later in life. Honest, often self-deprecating, Cari shares with us what it is like to face the world as an older, first-time mom. It brings to light, society’s built-in biases and assumptions, and opens the door to much-needed conversations. A perfect read for moms and moms-to-be everywhere.

A funny uplifting book that is definitely needed in the current climate. Most mums would recognise lots of the scenarios within the story and can picture themselves in that situation. Lots of giggles throughout

This book was brilliant!
A wonderful laugh out loud read ~ so real and so enjoyable.
A must-read for anyone!

I loved this book from the very first page. It is quite rare that you read the first page and realise that your cheeks are going to be hurting as you smile, grin and chortle through each chapter. Although a decade younger when I had my first child, I could totally relate to the emotions and experiences so funnily recounted by the author. An amusing account of the experiences of a mother (at most ages), but most tellingly as a Cocoon Mum. Really enjoyed it, and wish I'd have been able to sit and read in one sitting...

Thank you to Netgalley for my arc!
After reading and loving The Unmumsy Mum and books like the Why Mummy? Series I knew I had to read this.
This is about being a mum over 40 and even though that doesn't apply to me, as pointed out in the book, being a mum means being a mum, no matter what age!
Having babies and children is still hard work no matter what age you are and this book highlights this!
It made me laugh out loud and was so relatable.
A charming read that had me zooming through it!

This books dispels the myths around having children later in life through amusing allocades. The author does a great job of showing that parenting is parenting, whatever the age. Personally, I wasn't a huge fan of her writing style but I'm glad I peserved with this short book.

Admittedly it was 18 years ago for me when I last gave birth but at only 5 years older than the main character, I thought I might enjoy this.
I thought that this might be a story. It isn’t. Nor is it a diary. It’s a monologue of being pregnant, the birth to early motherhood. It’s what I would describe as observational comedy and to be fair it is funny in places and nothing more than whinging in other places.
If this had been delivered by a stand up comedian with expression and timing it would be brilliant.
I think it could only truly be appreciated by someone who is 43 1/4 who has recently given birth.

I was excited for the premise of this book, being a first time mum who is older than traditionally accepted as the age to have your first baby. I found the narrative voice funny and endearing, and I was genuinely interested to see her life progress. However, I found it became very repetitive with her feeling 'too old' and 'disconnected from the other mums' because she is a child of the 70s. This is understandable, but it felt like I was reading the same chapter over and over, with the passing of time being recorded only by the anecdotes of the baby's progress. It's a shame because I really wanted to love this book

Absolutely brilliant, i laughed all the way through. how a "geriatric" mum copes with pregnancy, birth and bringing up a baby. So true to life for all mums not only the older ones.

I enjoyed reading this book especially the comments about food and TV programmes from the eighties . While I wish the author every success I can’t help feeling that the market is rather full of ‘baby blog’ type books.

My thanks to NetGalley and Duckworth publishing for the opportunity of reviewing this book. I was hooked from the first paragraph. What a really funny book absolutely loved it, especially as I could visualise every situation she found herself in.
I can highly recommend this to every mother regardless of their age at conception.

This was a bit of an odd book for me, I was expecting a lot of humour to be involved as part of some mothers stories. But it just didn't hit that spot for me, appreciate it is reall life but it didn't inspire me into anything and didn't come across as the best read for me.

Not one for me unfortunately and this was my first DNF of the year - I was really interested in the subject matter but the tone grated on me too much, it was just trying too hard to be funny. I persevered as long as I could but it just wasn’t to my taste - you’ll probably know from the intro whether or not it’ll be for you.

I thought I'd really connect with this one. I too was an older first-time mom (40), and while my daughter is 7 now, the days of pregnancy and early childhood still feel like they just happened (shell-shock lasts longer when you're over 40 I guess!), so I went into the book expecting to laugh and commiserate and sigh. I did that - but I also found myself oddly distanced from the narrative. I think it was the writing style... There's nothing wrong with it - don't misunderstand. But despite the topics covered being often intensely personal, I felt an emotional distance in the writing that kept me from ever truly connecting to Rosen and her experiences - even when I had shared them. I don't know why that is, exactly, but for me this one just didn't strike the emotionally resonant chord I expected it to...