The PESH Deli; Won't somebody think of the children???????

[Cosmosis]

THE NOT LIST

BESH BAYBEES
dontrythisathome, girl born March 25.
Cheggers, twinz girlz, born April
FannyPriceless, boy, born June 8
CurlyCasper, girl, born June 24
CUNextTuesday, boy, born June 29
Skihorse, boy, born 1 July
Carrots, boy, born July
IggyPiggy, girl, born July

UPDIFFED
Cosmosis, the one that likes a good ride, due August 22
backinthebox, thinking of inventive uses for courgettes, due September 6
skatergrrrl, the one that overtook the rest, September 1
VAG, lives in De Nile, due 19 September
silversky, the biggest farter, due 18 October (first baybee)
Honeymoo, 3 wees a night, due October 31 (boy)
okiecokie, self-confessed control freak, due November 6
SomethingSuitablyWitty, benelux babe, due November 14
ReginaMonologue, knows when all the sales are, due November 20 (boy)
maswera, jungle hottie - due December 11
PollyPoo, wants to name her baybee after the dog, The New Messiah is due December 25

clucky see words of wisdom on FESH fred re samples, I use a funnel, no messin.

Er, haven't we always talked about horses? Isn't part of the PESH theory that you are a bit too selfish to give up on your unsuitable hobbies completely? I thought the Deli had provided good advice from one horsey gal to another about what to do with your nag while you are in labour!

I have only had one wee sample analysed this time which was at the booking in appt. I pre-empted I would be asked for one this week when I had the glucose blood test but no, it was not required then either. In fact before I went in I was dying to go to the loo so did a sample just in case and brimmed the bottle, felt a bit embarrassed by this and went to pour some back down the loo and it come out quicker than expected and I was left with a miserly amount. Thankfully they didn't want it. I asked why last time I had to pee in a bottle at every opportunity and this time I don't and she said as long as my blood pressure was fine and I was not complaining of a suspected urine infection (would I know if I had this??) then there is no need. Different hospital innit.

We also talk about dogs a lot on here. Both are fine with me though I am not a doggy person. I enjoy and participate in the horsey stuff, and skim over the doggy stuff if it goes on for too long. It doesn't bother me.

Like box I figure that half the reason we were BESHes in the first place is preoccupation with other aspects of our lives, and for many of us they appear to be four-legged.

okes But surely for safety reasons they should be testing for glucose every time? They only have to dip a piece of paper in your wee. It's not hard.

The horsey chat is OK in moderation, it just gets a bit dull for non horse owners when it dominates somewhat. There is always this

FP Dr advised the dipping in the wee for glucose is quite inaccurate. Funnily I did not have bloods done for glucose last time and just wee tests. Strange I know. Different hospitals so I guess "horses for courses" (pardon the pun)!

Well, I have neither horse nor hound and no great interest in either, as I proved the day of my "badminton" gaffe. But if the horsey Peshes want to swop tips and pour scorn on pink accessories, no problem. I just limit myself to more classic topics - which leads me seamlessly to wee samples :)

Funnels? really? My very practical midwives give me the piece of paper directly to actually pee on (and my peeing on a stick experience does come in very handy here ). There is always a bit of an awkward moment alright of carefully handing the paper over by the dry bottom part, but we get over that :)

Actually, I think I will skillfully move the hobbies discussion to cycling, by getting some thoughts from cos. Boyfy is a keen cyclist and I quite often accessorise this hobby when his b'day rolls around, as it will rather soon (these gifts tend to be a success where other efforts have failed). He now has quite a few things though. Any ideas for new and exciting bits of gear the cycling man should have?

BTW, I think the dipping is for protein in the urine - maybe glucose too? I did have the glucose bloods done a couple of weeks back though. That sugar drink is yuck!

I have totally no problem people talking about their hobbies and it's great that everyone can offload about stuff - we're all different. But in all honesty I generally don't understand what is actually being said about equestrian stuff. It does get quite in depth! That's all I'm saying. [runs out of room]

When I talk about my wuffa it's general life observations along the lines of "the dog just shat on the rug" etc. Its not quite in the technical detail. :) I certainly don't expect anyone to engage!!!! I've taken specific problems over to pets corner.

I quite liked having the feshes on here so that I could learn about the reason we are all here but everyone wanted a separate thread... so anyway just getting that off my chest.

Wit I got to drink luzcozade for the test, which I usually only drink when I am hungover and feel the arse has fallen out of my world. Maybe protein in the wee also presents in urine infection?? Fuck knows. Anyhows, Dr was not worried about doing wee sample so I can leave the funnel alone for now. Think moo also has to pee on paper piss sticks and not into a tube... different hospitals innit?

Last time my Doctor tried to encourage me to take home, wash out and reuse my piss bottle to save the NHS. FFS! I am all for saving money where possible but draw a line at reusing piss bottles!

Yeah okie I can kinda understand why you might not want be toting around a used piss bottle in your handbag all day, before bringing home. Or possibly forgetting about it and finding it there a few days later when rummaging for your wallet...Joy. I would have probably caved though. :)

Actually I quite like hearing that ski is back in saddle and thinking of investing in the katie price range of accessories.

Getting back to the other topic we all have in common - poo, in all of it's guises and forms. DD has just pooed on the carpet. New IM is coming to visit in about an hour, and meet DD for the first time. As we only have about 2 square metres of carpet in the whole house we are not well endowed with carpet cleaning stuff, but I do have some Febreze, so can at least disguise the smell . At the other end of the child-extreme, shortly after commiting unspeakables she wandered over and reminded why they are worth having. She gave my tummy a pat and said 'Mummy, when da baybee comes out, I'll rock him in his rocking chair while you have a snooze.' Ah, bless!

That is very sweet box... What happened to the chair?????

Has been scrubbed with antibacterial handsoap (only antibacterial stuff in the house - reserved for washing of hands after cleaning out chicken houses,) and a nail brush. I have thrown the nail brush out. OH does her bedtime stories - he doesn't need to know these things!

Morning PESHes. Hope you're all well.

Ahem . Um. Yes well. I am here on the advice of Headcase to ask if any of you has a spare, lucky, charmed CBFM kicking around. I would like to purchase one from a PESH because that proves they work.

Oh Aries I lent mine to a fried who is yet to get diffed. In fact I bet she is not using it properly (you do have to be quite anal with the thing but I do swear by it I do.) If you have no luck I hear Amazon is the cheapest (and maybe ebay) place to pur-chase said machine.

Has Head got good news/results?!?!?!

Nah not yet. Not my place to say though. She's only just started using the thing! But she likes the fact that she knows she's ovulating at a certain time. Myself, I have no idea, so one would be quite useful. Unless of course it screams at me "YOU ARE NOT OVULATING. GET THEE TO THE BARREN-MENDERS".

Having said it wasn't my place to say, I quite clearly did.

Yes, it does make it easier but I found I turned into a possessed "come shag me now" demon on the "peak" days which sometimes backfired - I remember "I am not a performing monkey" being baraked at me at one point so I sometimes had to try all kinds of tricks to disguise my fertile peak. However, it avoids all the fucking SWI when there was really no hope!

Aries I would give you mine, but I have to say I thought it was so great that I really want to hang on to it and use it next time. Took us 3 months after starting to use and was fab to know where you are in the ovulation stakes and not have to guess whether your knicker goo is the right consistency etc. Nightmare. Mine was pretty reasonable on amazon and bought with sticks and about a gazillion preggo tests too. Oh and Preseed also if you haven't used that was good. We got preggers the first month we used that so I would definitely get that again. I FORCED Mr Moo to shag me on every single ov day and for about 4 days after. I think he felt quite violated after that.

I'm such an ignoramus no-hoper that I don't even know how they work. Do you pee on the sticks daily? Are they expensive? (I'm dead poor, me)

What is Preseed? Sounds a bit weird? Do you have to eat it?!

Preseed is stuff you shove up your fanjo (apparently). There is a cheaper Boots option also.

Anyway, I'm hijacking the differs' thread.

Run down on how it works...

On first droid day you switch it on and set it. Each day you switch it on and it TELLS you if you need to POAS. Usually the first month you POAS on about cd8. Then you POAS and insert it into machine each day until it doesn't ask you to do it again. This builds up a picture of your cycle. The display indicates whether you are on a low/medium/peak fertility day (peak days are the key ovulating days - usually you get 2 peak days). It suggests you get SWI in on the medium and peak days. Once it has a picture of your cycle you don't need to use so many piss sticks, average of about 8-10 per month. They are about £15.00 for 20 sticks (so 2 months supply) I think.

They key is to switch it on every day, reset it on day one of droid and POAS when it tells you AT THE SAME TIME OF DAY. I used to switch it on every morning straight after I turned the alarm clock off...