soul we are in a similar situation... well exept that this is your sixth(?) bub and this is my first... i haven't had any antenatal care yet either.... because this is all so new to me, i have just gone with the flow with my gp (who is also an OB i think), and he only gave me the referral to book into the hospital very recently.... so i had my booking in appointment at about 27 weeks... they asked me questions, to which answers i hadn't even thought of, because i know nothing, and haven't had any real discussions with anyone yet (besides on this site!)... they booked me in for my antenatal classes which i was adamant about doing, and they start in february (!!!!), i will be 38 weeks during the last class which discusses birth, i guess there's a chance i may have even had the baby by then, or if not, i will definitely be the most furthererst along.... i feel a bit annoyed as all these decisions on the birth and pain relief and generally making myself knowledgable is going to be left to the VERY last minute, but what can i do... i guess next time i will know what to expect and make sure i book in earlier.

it just feels weird knowing i am going to be literally about to pop while the other girls in the class are probably just in their second tri.... i was hoping there would be other girls a lot further along than me who i could chat to and find out things, i'm going to be the one who delivers first (most likely)... the guinea pig!!

sounds like i want a similar birth to you, i am adamant about the lights being low, until they need to be on for the final bit i guess.... bright hospital lights give me a migraine.

anyways, i guess i just have to wait until february until i can start my classes, i will be 33 weeks and clueless. holy cow.