New baby

Congratulations. Further congratulations.

How exciting nearly granny!

Oh congratulations..many happy times to come ?

Wishing your daughter an easy pregnancy and an uneventful birth.

Exciting news.

What wonderful news dogsmother especially as you were beginning to give up hope!
Does your daughter live near you ?
I’m sure everyone can remember that feeling of excitement when we first heard we were about to become grandparents.

How exciting!!! Especially as you had almost given up, we were the same but now have two little grandsons (1 & 4) and being nanny is every bit as wonderful as I thought it would be!

Thanks everyone, wasn’t clear but eldest is Son… they do live nearby so I can get hands on. Hopefully that won’t change. I suppose as older first time parents there will be things to be considered. But I can’t wait to see what transpires.

That’s great that they live near you isn’t it! Sorry you didn’t say so I don’t know why I assumed it was your daughter!

I bet the soon-to-be parents are over the moon, tempered with a bit of apprehension no doubt.
When is the baby due?

Congratulations ? ?
Granny is great - it's used a lot in our family.
Then of course the Queen was called Granny so I guess you can't go far wrong there.

That's great news. It's so exciting when you first hear of a baby on the way!

Congratulations to you and the family dogsmother lots of love and good times ahead for all of you.

What lovely news! Congratulations!
My dd1 was 38 before Gdd1 arrived - I was 67 - but she’s had two more since then - all so well worth waiting for!

Congratulations Dogsmother - lovely news!
Although why you should have given up hope when your DS was born in 1982 I cannot imagine.
My youngest D was born in 1981 and had her second boy a year ago shortly before her 40th birthday. So for your son to be a first time Dad at presumably 40 (Jan 2023) well he’s a mere youngster!
I don’t think it is unusual as lots of young women and men are having their babies later these days -eldest D had hers at 36, 37 and 39, middle D had her little boy at 39 and youngest had her boys at 38 and (nearly) 40.

Congratulations!

I can remember how excited I was when I was first told I was to be a grandparent - she’s almost 11 now.

As you can see from my user name Granny is best!

Congratulations Dogsmother. You must be over the moon. What wonderful news.
Our son was was born in 1981 and we have our only granddaughter who is 5. I think as Maw said lots of women and men wait later now to have children.
It will be such an exciting time for you and your family.

Whilst it’s true that a lot of women do have babies in their late thirties and early forties, sadly a lot more find they’ve left it too late.
Female fertility drops sharply after our mid thirties, so it is somewhat of a gamble to leave it that late.
Of course many circumstances come into play, not least finding the right man to have children with !

Lovely news.

Congratulations, being a granny is the best thing ever.

How wonderful dogsmother - you are going to love it, whatever you are called - I am Nana to my oldest 2 GC, Nanny to the next 2 and Nan to my youngest son’s boys .
‘Grandchildren fill a place in your heart you never knew was empty’

Ah thank you everyone, I am so very excited, and yes good points made re fertility.

What lovely news dogsmother. It really is the best thing in the world to be a grandmother. I never thought about this stage of life until it happened, and it’s truly wonderful. You and your family have such a lot to look forward to.

What wonderful news, Dogsmother- so many lovely times ahead! Congratulations to you and the expectant family.

How lovely. Delighted for you. Wasn't an elevation I particularly fancied but gosh I so love it.

Congratulations soon to be grandmother!
My first grandchild was born when I was 47, they start breeding young in my family.I have five DGC now and also two Great Grandchildren.
Enjoy being a grandmother, whatever you choose to be called.I am Grandma as that is what I called my much loved Grandmother.