November 2012 - but that's the month after next

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Just outside Alloa. Work in Falkirk.

Aw, starting to feel left out now! Anyone in the Yorkshire Dales?!

misslaughalot it's such a tricky one. My friend went though this. She went into have the amino and subsequently a termination. Her baby wasn't likely to survive to full term which in some ways made the decision easier for her but obviously still heart breaking. I was just there for her to be a shoulder to cry on really. She has gone on to have 2 healthy DD's. I hope there is a happy outcome for your friend.

Re signing, I did it with DD for a couple of months. I'm not sure she got much out of it. I think perhaps I started too late. A friend did it with her DD and she really benefited from it. So perhaps if you start it at an early age it works out better. Not sure if I'll do it again. I'll do baby sensory again though. DD loved that and I can't wait to start again Also (sorry I am digressing) I will take this little one swimming as early as possible. DH can't swim whereas I love swimming so was keen for DD to start as early as possible. She is so confident in the water and is a right little water baby so I'll start this one young too. It's a life saving skill after all. Thinking of all these things is making me excited about the early stages now rather than just the sleepless nights

I didn't do a formal sign language class; just taught DD some from a book someone gave me and picked up some from playgroups we went to. She's 18mo today and uses lots of signs now (including hungry, more, down, sleep, please, thank you, eat, home). Only actually speaks a few words, though, so I'm not sure if she's relying more on the signs and being lazy about talking, or if she just isn't there yet. It is really cute and useful to see her use signs to communicate.

Miss laughalot my friend has a downs boy. Her odds were 1:1500. Second baby she said what test?! I refused the nt. The mw in some ways made me feel like I should have it, but I know I wouldn't have the amnio as we'd tried too hard to have him and I would terminate if Downs. I also know the 20 week scan would highlight anything serious. As you say, the odds are in their favour, there's over an 87% chance the baby will be fine. They are good odds!!

Had the third nct tonight, one couple lost their baby :( I assume this is the couple my mw was talking about otherwise I'm horribly superstitious and will be waiting for the third one (my only superstion). Was good though!! Enjoyed it again!!

I'm in the middle of the country :)

My DD watches far too much Mr Tumble - she often signs Makaton! Come to think of it, so do I sometimes if I'm not careful!

I'm in Edinburgh. In-laws in Perthshire, near Blairgowrie.

BIL and SIL in Harrogate though, Catbag! We go there a lot. Inc for Christmas this year (with tiny baby, Lordy ...).

I shall be in Harrogate for Christmas too with a tiny baby!

Are there any particular classes people recommend with the baby?

Sorry to hear about your NCT classmates horsey. So sad. I expect it was the same couple.

I agree Misslaughalot that all you can do is just be there for your friends. The odds are still really good that things will be OK, I agree about that too. There was a lot of talk from the midwife when I got pregnant about Downs, as I'll be 41 when the baby's born. Our odds from the blood test are low but I still think about it sometimes, whether it might happen. Particularly today actually as there's that gorgeous little Down's boy who M&S have used as a model for their Christmas catalogue, there was a bit on Woman's Hour about it.

Ooh pikz we'll probably pass each other on the Stray, pushing our prams!

It's great that you all are happy with your antenatal classes, apart from that lady that was told the NHS was crap. DP and I went to the NHS ones, and they were really good, We both came out feeling informed.

Had a cooked breakfast, with my friends. Then my mum came over with loads of baby stuff, which I've packed away. Then I tried to find my ansester, in England only to find out he was last seen in Africa. I spent 3 hours looking for him.

Evil

l would definitely recommend baby massage from about 4 weeks. Not done signing, but l guess anything which helps with communication is good.

Feeling happier today ~ my favourite mw (who delivered Ds 8 years ago) is on tonight. Thanks for the good advice

Just watching obem, but wish they?d stop talking about pre~eclampsia as ?potentially fatal?. Just hoping all the stories end well

Thanks ladies, we're going to go for dinner with them at the weekend, so hopefully that'll give them a chance to talk about it (if they want to) and we can just be there for them.

So sorry to hear about the couple in your class horsey, it does sound like it was what your mw had experienced.

Daisy hope your time in hospital is more bearable now you have your own room!

I'm in Hampshire, feel v far away from you all!

I'm in Devon,
Evil

I'm in West Sussex dixie not that far away

Dh said he will take me shopping Sunday to buy nightie n other bits. As he asked if I'd packed my suitcase, n I cited my reason of " I have to buy some stuff first" lol. This was triggered by watching obem. I wanted to laugh when he said ( as baby head came out) how beautiful birth is. N how all of a sudden he wants to cut the cord. I think it was the drink talking!

Anyway. Night night x

So its one of those nights that DD has decided to wake up for hours on end and she is currently making a mess in the living room while I'm sat here yawning and wondering how I'll cope with two of them.To top that my heartburn is so bad I've just thrown up so feeling a bit worse for wear at the moment.
Here's hoping she gets tired soon and gives me a lie in!

As for locations, i'm in Wiltshire. Didn't realise so many of you were in Scotland!

I'm awake again! Seem to wake every night around 3ish then take an hour to get back to sleep.

I'm in SW London but spent my young childhood in Stirlingshire then Fife before moving to Hampshire so loads of the places people are mentioning are really familiar!

In fact, my cousin works as a nurse at NHS Forth valley which a few of you have mentioned.

Every time I get funny feelings now, unusual pains or something I am starting to think 'is this it' I am slightly freaking myself out!!

I too hate relying on dh do everything all the time and nagging him, can?t wait to be able to do a few things - but I know I won?t give a flying fuck about housework when this new one arrives!!

I am dreaming of oysters and champagne for Christmas!! yey.

Fatima ? wrt the hand made cot can you fil alter it?

Dh tells me last night that he can have 2 weeks off if the baby arrives on it due date but wont have enough leave if it comes early! Men! He will have to take some days unpaid! I wish he could have told me sooner. But really ? what can I do about it! Nothing! But why does he just say it casually last night!!? Anyway, never mind.

I haven?t even thought about the hospital bag ? I am in denial!!

I'm also up, I get the feeling after our babies are here we will be chatting a lot around this time.
Evil

I'm up, strike of the 10 minute throwing up again all last night
I feel like hell this morning.
I'm in West Sussex too

iheart, know what u mean about wondering if any twinges are 'it' starting. Last time I was induced, so never had the labour pains at home. So if that happens this time will be all new to me. I did however have some leaking of waters in the middle of the night so now I keep imagining that happening again, but hopefully not for a bit, I'm only 30+3.

Sounds like there is a south coast contingent, perhaps we should have a mini- meet up at some point!

And evil, yes mumsnet at 2.30am and 5am got me through a lot of bf sessions last time, along with online scrabble! Seems hard to imagine but our thread could become even more fast moving...!

Going to see Jesus Christ Superstar at O2 later today.

I was born in Hampshire, and am gradually working my way north, with the islands as my goal. I have lived in east Sussex, west Sussex, london, Oxford, Preston, now Scotland. Nearly lived in yorkshire, but DH is Lancastrian, so was not keen

VQ I'm similar, born in Hertfordshire, have lived in North London, Oxfordshire, Leeds, St Albans (when I was a working girl with a job in London) and now Edinburgh. Dorset a bit of a home from home too (we've had family holidays there for the last 30 years, plus we got married there). So from all over the place really. Love love love Scotland though. Once you get used to the weather!

I'm in Devon too.

Actually slept through the night so feeling a little more human today and had a dream that I had the baby - it wasn't too bad so hope that is what it will be like irl, although for some reason I went to a ball afterwards and my biggest concern was not bleeding on my dress!

I have loads of jobs that need doing (including packing hospital bags) but just can't be bothered Need to get motivated.

We have a really good sure start center near us so hoping to do lots of classes but not sure which ones yet.

I have enjoyed a-n classes (NHS) but Dh hasn't been able to come. I made loads of notes though and he has read them all. He is coming next week to the looking after your baby bit.