CharDale

Hi, will be coming on my own (husband away) and will definitely be eating pizza! Char x

I think it is hard to know what's 'normal' and what isn't - and easy to worry if you don't think your experience is 'normal'. I'll be 24 weeks pregnant on Sunday and haven't felt the baby move yet, bar 1 or 2 almost imperceptible 'flutters', or had any braxton hicks contractions; whilst others I know at a similar stage are getting BH's and lots of kicks. Guess every baby and every pregnancy is different. Had my 20 week scan at St Thomas's a few weeks back and decided not to find out the gender. My guess is that it's a girl but I'm not really sure why! Probably because I had so much morning sickness in the first 12 weeks and that's supposed to indicate a girl, or so I've heard.

Sounds good. Their food looks tasty - will have to try one of their pizzas I think...

When foxes were a problem in our garden we bought some "silent roar" from the garden centre. It's made from lion's poo and it puts the foxes off coming in your garden because they think there is a larger predator than them living in the vicinity. It also fertilisers your garden at the same time. However, it also puts off cats coming in your garden. Whilst this might be seen as an added benefit if you don't have a cat, if you do it might put him/her off using the garden.

Definitely interested in a meet up. Wed 12 September sounds good - or meeting in a cafe one weekend.

I think a lot of folk in Nunhead use the south east central forum which has a nunhead section.

Klove - I'd like to use a birthing pool but at hospital. I'm under the care of St Thomas's and they have a home from home centre which has birthing pools so hopefully one will be free when the time comes... Also, I went on a work related tour of Lewisham Hospital's midwife led birthing centre recently and it looked really good. Five rooms that all look like posh hotel rooms including three with pools. But you have to be low risk to be admitted there. Ramble66 - I'm sure you're still allowed to join!

Yes, I'm expecting my first, due on on 23 December.