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I took my husband and he was also there for first midwife appointment. He's not coming to the next one though. Definitely worth going to. He got quite emotional when he saw Elmo (thanks Rowan!) on the screen. I just laughed! Don't know what I expected to see, but I did half expect to turn up and the consultant try to find something and be laughed at because there was nothing there. I think I was laughing at the relief of it all! You'll love it!

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Just be polite but firm. She can see the photographs afterwards. Something like "We appreciate your offer of coming with us, but we want to do this ourselves and we hope you can understand that this is a special time for us and we want to do it together" would possibly work?

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Get in touch with The National Childbirth Trust http://www.nct.org.uk/home. They have parenthood classes. Yes, it's middle-class and twee but there is some good info to be gleaned from the courses and, better than that, you meet other folk in the same situation and you realise you're not alone.
banging, cheers for that. my mrs has mentioned classes before and there on a tuesday night, thats football training night!!

I didn't do their classes when pregnant myself but have been to the odd one or two since. I believe the NCT's Specialist Workers running those classes are pretty well informed and provide great classes. Especially the ones near to where I live. :rolleyes:

And I have one piece of advice for expectant mums.

Take the epidural

A very personal decision. I had one with my first and swore never again. Chose home births after that rather than hospital too so that the epidural wasn't even an option.

Oh and see all these people who say......oohh it's your first you'll go late......they lie. Of PB'ers along and IIRC correctly, Ayrgirl, HCG and I have all gone early with our firsts!

I was early with all three of mine.

Thought I'd post this in here... Pregnancy and Birth magazine this month includes a free copy of a Baby Whisperer book, if you're interested? Could be worth a read...

Ooooooh - I've never read that but could be worth getting for the branch library for the cost it'll be. :)

I did half expect to turn up and the consultant try to find something and be laughed at because there was nothing there.

I was a little paranoid about that before my 12 week scan with my first too! :lol:

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I wish you and your partner all the best. :) Remember to brainwash the poor wee soul into thinking Dark Blue as early as possible!
I will do indeed :)

My daughter supports Arbroath :(

Babymac mkII will have no ties to Arbroath though and will be a Brechin City supporter :)

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Thought I'd post this in here... Pregnancy and Birth magazine this month includes a free copy of a Baby Whisperer book, if you're interested? Could be worth a read...

Lol, I'm going to buy this now, despite already having been through fatherhood (or partly through it) for the last 9 and a half years.

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