It's tough but worth it, says an older mum - A blessing at any age.

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JAYNE knows the joys and trials of being an older mother.

She conceived her only child, Cara, now nearly eight, naturally at 43, after meeting her partner in her 40s.

``It was a massive adjustment,'' Jayne, 51, said. But she said she would not change a thing, and described Cara as ``a real blessing''.

The Herald Sun's revelation yesterday that a Victorian woman was set to become the state's oldest first-time mother was a hot topic on talkback radio and around water coolers.