So we’re going to try to get pregnant. Big breath. OK, now what do I have to do first?

Take the right vitamins? Check.

Work out the right time in my cycle? Check.

Are we ready for this? Check.

Are we really sure we’re going to do this? Check. Well, as sure as one can be when embarking upon such a life changing event, I guess.

OK, let’s do it.

Newspapers are full of articles warning how difficult it is to become pregnant after 40. Chart your menstrual cycle very carefully. Be aware that it will probably take longer. If it doesn’t happen after six months, get thee to an IVF clinic pronto. And so on.

So we bonk our brains out during our first month of trying - July 2009 - thinking to ourselves that maybe, if we are lucky, we might be pregnant by the end of the year.

And lo and behold, by early August I realise we’ve done it. Already. It really was that easy.

Big breath now...