When Aidan's birth was getting closer I tried to pump information from my Mum. A couple of things she said were interesting...

1. She remembered almost nothing about mine or my sisters birth, as back then, epidurals were sooo strong
2. My Dad was present (I think), and as far as he remembers it was uncommon to have anyone else (eg. my Mum wanted her Mum to be there but it didnt happen)
3. Only today (9 months after I had Aidan) did she tell me she had 'difficulty' in conceiving, then my Dad went on to say 'oohh it was atleast 6 months and then we had an appointment at the specialist'. But as luck would have it they conceived just before the appt (the specialist tried to give Mum a rubella injection but my Dad refused, they didnt know Mum was pregnant, lucky Dad intervened). Anyway, they obviously didnt have to wait as long for 'nature to take its course' as we do now.

Things have changed in only 30 years, yet I still cant imagine much changing in another 30!

Jess