I'm having a baby at 47

At 47, Luisa Dillner has four children she adores – the eldest is 21. And now she's pregnant with a fifth, the last thing she expected at her time of life

First of all, my belt becomes tight. My low-carb diet has been working a treat so I am surprised and disappointed. I recap how much I've eaten over the past week. Then I start going off alcohol. In a big way, because alcohol now has an unpleasant, metallic taste. My partner notices, as I can't help noticing, that I haven't had a period for a while. Sweetly he puts an arm round me. "Maybe you're having an early menopause," he muses. "Don't worry, you'll be all right."

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