From the 'Keep Hope Alive' files, today we bring you a mind-boggling story out of the United Kingdom that should inspire older women wanting kids.

The Sunday Mirror reports that 57-year-old Susan Tollefsen is going through a "rollercoaster of emotions" after what was thought to be ovarian cancer turned out to be her first unborn baby!

Susan feared the worst when doctors sent her for a scan to determine the cause of a "hard abdominal mass" they'd found, that was growing. But instead of dire news, Susan got an "Easter Miracle" when she heard the radiologist say the following words: "Congratulations, you're almost 30 weeks' pregnant."

Susan, a teacher, had spent years trying for a baby with her husband Nick Mayer, 46, through IVF. They believed their third attempt last year ended when she miscarried, but Susan had been carrying twins, and one survived. She is now preparing for a C-section this week.

The Essex couple, who met 10 years ago, have named the girl Freya.

"From being told you might have cancer to being told you are pregnant, I think I exhausted every kind of emotion possible. Obviously we're very excited but I'm very, very nervous, I just want our baby to be well," says Susan, a teacher. "I'm keeping very well. We' ve not had much time to prepare. We're just taking everything slowly and getting ready for the big day."

She adds: "It is like a miracle."

Heartiest Congratulations to you and baby Freya, your little "Easter Miracle."

Menopause…growing fetus…surely doctors can tell the difference, right? Maybe not. Just ask Amanda Morgan.

The BBC reports that the 40-year-old UK woman gave birth to 5lb 6oz Caitlin seven hours after being told by a doctor that she was starting menopause.  The legal secretary, who already had two sons aged 13 and 10 from a previous relationship, says the baby was a complete surprise.

"I'd had no morning sickness or tiredness and had absolutely no bump at all. I'm 40 and had decided not to have any more children. I thought my baby-making days were long gone. I had only put on about a pound in weight but just thought I'd been snacking too much in the run-up to Christmas," she says.

Morgan gave birth within minutes of breaking the news to her partner Chris Grinter, 42, of the menopause diagnosis. She returned home after the appointment and complained of feeling "exhausted." After going to the bathroom, Morgan says she felt a "crippling pain".

"There was no time to even shout out to Chris - it was that quick. "A strange calm took over and with one push Caitlin was out. She barely cried, just wriggled. "I grabbed a towel and wrapped her in it. I was in a state of shock but also quite calm."

She said her partner's "face went white" when he saw the baby. Grinter called the paramedics, who arrived to cut the cord as Morgan lay in the bathroom. They were taken to Singleton Hospital, Swansea, and she was told she was six months into her pregnancy when Caitlin was born. The baby was in a ventilator and allowed home after five weeks.

Sue Jacobs of the Royal College of Midwives said: "This is only the third time I've come across one like this in my 25 years as a midwife. But women do occasionally experience what seem like periods in pregnancy. In such cases it's because the bleeding is caused by the placenta and just happens to coincide with period dates," she states. 

We have had celebrity baby bonanza, hence the weekend post. Four celeb babies…they should start going on play dates together as soon as they're able!

Heartiest congratulations to Nicole and Joel, Christina and Jordan, Courtney Thorne Smith, and David Alan Grier.

Little Miss Richie Madden, the inspiration for the Richie-Madden Foundation, came into the world Friday, according to Usmagazine.com. Nicole and Joel had a baby girl, Harlow Winter Kate Madden. Very pretty name, that is, inspired by the 1930s blonde bombshell, Jean Harlow.

The rep for Richie-Madden told the magazine that Harlow Winter Kate was born Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in L.A. She weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz.

Since becoming pregnant, a more socially-aware Nicole and Madden have launched the Richie-Madden Foundation to assist kids in need.

Also popped:

Christina shared the maternity ward with Nicole. On Friday, she,too,was relieved of her massive belly bump. Star magazine says her little boy arrived at 4 p.m. and mom, dad and baby are doing well.

Also joining the mommy brigade for the first time Friday was Courtney Thorne Smith, 40.

She had a baby boy as well, named Jacob Emerson Fishman.

On Thursday, funnyman David Allan Grier and wife Christine Kim welcomed their baby girl, Luisa Danbi Grier-Kim.