Arrival of younger siblings - were you aware in advance?

We were told fairly early in the pregnancy, even before the end of the first trimester. (My mother had a miscarriage between her third and fourth babies, and I still remember when she told us that our little baby had died.)

Our parents usually had two plans for what would happen when the baby arrived, and it depended on when Mom went into active labour and had to go to the hospital. If it happened during the day, we would be sent to friends' homes, and if it happened during the night, someone would come over to stay with us. They made sure we were aware of what would be happening well in advance.

Not a clue, and I was the oldest of five! Not even when DM was expecting the youngest, and I was 9 yrs old! We were never told and I don't remember DM getting obviously bigger. Just packed off to stay with aunty when the birth was expected, and then the news was relayed that we had a new brother or sister.

I don’t remember being aware that my mother was having a baby.

One night in the middle of winter, my dad took me out to fetch the district nurse, we didn’t have a car, and it was quite a walk.

The next morning my dad came in and said he had a surprise for me, I remember being rather disappointed that it was a baby.

I was four, I don’t know if I was a particularly dense child, but I honestly hadn’t picked up on anything!

My sister appeared when I was three, I don't recall whether I knew or not.

I was excited about the birth of my next sister, we wanted a brother, but helped Mam and Dad choose names for a girl or boy a boy.
I also remember going to fetch them from the hospital in the taxi.