The best friends' guide to pregnancy daily diary

From the moment you learn you are pregnant time comes to a screeching halt.

Everything is measured in relation to one day, one single momentous occasion: YOUR DUE DATE.

Here is a diary that counts down the days of th year the way a pregnant woman understands them.

Day One begins when you learn the happy news, and the diary continues throughout your evolution from human being to mum, all the while dispensing real advice and much-needed humour. And it doesn't desert you on delivery day- you'll be comforted through recovery and such trials as ther breast pump and sleep deprivation.