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My name is Katherine Baldwin. I am a journalist, writer and blogger who loves to write from the heart. I began this blog as I turned 40. I'm now 45, and counting. But I'm sticking to From Forty With Love. You can read more about my journalism and writing at www.katherinebaldwin.com or follow me on Twitter @From40WithLove. Thanks for stopping by!
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Fertility matters
Some of you will have had enough of reading about the Get Britain Fertile campaign, fronted by broadcaster and mum of two Kate Garraway and fertility expert Zita West and sponsored by First Response, makers of the pregnancy test kit … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Fertility, Pregnancy, Recovery, Relationships, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged Childfree, Childless, Childlessness, Dr Gillian Lockwood, egg freezing, Fertility, First Response, Get Britain Fertile, Infertility, IVF, Kate Garraway, Midland Fertility Services, Motherhood, Pregnancy, Women, Zita West
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The Baby Gap – the book
This is the second time I’ve used the title The Baby Gap for a blog post. The first was on April 2, 2011, two years ago. Wow, two whole years. That’s a sobering thought. Have I really been blogging that … Continue reading
Posted in Dating, Fertility, Love, Pregnancy, Relationships, Women
Tagged babies, baby, Childfree, Childless, Childlessness, children, Dating, egg freezing, Fertility, get the guy, Infertility, Internet dating, IVF, Jo Hemmings, Matthew Hussey, Online Dating, Relationships, Salli Glover, singleness
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It all started here
‘Maybe No Baby’ is the headline of a feature I wrote for The Sunday Times today on infertility and childlessness, particularly among women of my generation, late 30s, early 40s, and the difficulties of meeting eligible partners. It’s on page … Continue reading
Posted in Fertility, Pregnancy, Relationships, Uncategorized, Women
Tagged BBC Newsnight, Childless, Childless Women, Childlessness, Fertility, Infertility, IVF, Newsnight, singleness, The Sunday Times
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Feminism, 50 years on
Today’s blog comes to you via The Huffington Post and it marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Betty Friedan’s The Feminine Mystique – a book, I have to confess, I’d barely even heard of until recently. No, I … Continue reading
Posted in Pregnancy, Women, Work
Tagged Betty Friedan, Childless, Childless Women, Childlessness, Feminism, Fertility, Infertility, IVF, Motherhood, Second wave feminism, singleness, The Feminine Mystique
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The return of the baby bug
It came back. Only momentarily, as I’m well aware of the futility of spending time thinking about things I can’t control or that are far in the future. But the baby bug made a brief return appearance. There’s an explanation … Continue reading
An appeal for anecdotes
Just a quick post today with an appeal to my lovely readers for some anecdotes. I’m working on a potential newspaper article and I’m looking for some input from women who are approaching the end of their fertile window, who … Continue reading
Tiny feet
Following on from my Huffington Post piece on feminism and the large number of women in their late 30s and early 40s who are facing the prospect of childlessness, without feeling they made a conscious choice, I wrote something for … Continue reading →