Pregnant past 40!

What words of comfort and advice do I have to impart to those out there who might find themselves pregnant intentionally or not past the age of 40?
1.First, go to all of your OB appointments and listen to your doctor that you have carefully picked out! 
2.Take your prenatal vitamins and follow all instructions for prenatal care with advanced maternal age.  3.Don't listen to all of the people who will make you feel like you are a high school kid who got knocked up and not the responsible adult you are!  I personally have been married to my husband for 17 years and we pay our mortgage and taxes.  Yet, I still received comments like, "Well, congratulations I guess?" and "I guess this was a surprise?"   Well, I"m an adult, I know the facts of life, it's not a total surprise, we just thought it wouldn't happen. Tune that nonsense people let out of their mouth out!
4. Don't listen to the statistics!  You will be sent the message throughout your pregnancy that what you are doing is very risky, something akin to climbing Mt. Everest or something????  Remember, the statistics for pregnancy under age 40 show a risk of 1-2% for something going wrong.  After 40 it goes up to around 5%, which means, there is a 95% chance that everything will be JUST FINE!!!!  I personally told my doctor that I wouldn't do anything if my baby had a positive indicator for Downs so I decided against amnio, but I didn't want him to play God either.  We would let God do what He wanted to do, He brought me to it, so....  I realize that many have different feelings on this issue, but ultimately, you have to do what is right for you.  It's your head that has to rest easy on the pillow at night.
5. Do become very pragmatic!  If ever there was a time to simplify life, this is it!  Pregnancy at 30 was exhausting, but pregnancy at 40 was physically taxing in a way I was not prepared to experience.  Accept that not everything is going to get done and cut out doing things that don't have to be done (this includes the time after baby arrives as well).  People always pass out this advice and we all give a polite nod, but really, give yourself a break!