Your NHS is good, Ginger, if you get three classes. We only get one and that covers just the hospital stuff, such as what to bring with you, when to come and what happens during labour, i.e. what will happen in your body and what your options are at each stage and after the labour. We wanted more about looking after the baby when it's born too, as we're both completely new to this, so we thought we'd also book the NCT ones.
Sorry to hear about your pram. It's so frustrating to lose a bargain like that. Keep your eye on the site though; maybe someone will change their mind and return one. Have you got a back-up choice in case you don't get this one?
I'm making clothes for him, mostly knitted or crocheted socks, bootees, jackets, bonnets and I have just started a Shetland style shawl. I like quite traditional styles, so I have used a few vintage patterns and kept it all cream and white but might add some navy blue ribbons as fastenings.
I also made a pattern for sewing a sleeping outfit which opens out completely flat and wraps around before fastening over the arms and the body, so it should be easy for night changes and getting dressed if he's not co-operative about the process. It's hard to describe but when it's on, it looks a bit like a kimono at the top, for the chest and arms, that turns into a pillow case lower down to cover the legs and body. When I stitched the trial version, I really liked it but it was a bit big, so I need to do a smaller version.