The PESH deli – how extraorder, we're all in pig

[Muser]

We smacked our ovaries and sent them to Madame Bovary, and now we're in pig. MSDP ends here, just waiting for the MAD lot to join us.

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 baybee that is never going to come out, 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
ChoChoSan "and Lo! The lord did resurrect her petrified womb" due 31 January
CluckyKate, hatching an egg - due February 2
Perfect Dromedary, defied medical science - due February 24
Ginhag, reckless cake-carrier, due 28th Feb
Muser, I threw up behind a tree - due February 27
Medee, finally over the Haribo craving, due March 12
Casserole living on hula hoops - due April 10
MrsFC, joining whether she wants to or not

I know it's something nobody wants to have to think about - but if we're doing "swapsies" I've got a bunch of preemie stuff. Nobody goes out and buys this until the time comes - and nobody knows it is going to happen. But... should anyone need it just grab me on fb and I'll pop it in the post. Obviously it's all boys stuff but who cares?

Quelle surprise - awake early again ! Pray tell I hear you ask! Oh because twit chops left his alarm on and woke us up at 5:55! He has managed to get straight back to bloody Dreamland. I haven't ! For some reason I have woken up with hayfever. Tho I refuse to get up to get a tissue as figure sniffing will annoy HI more.

Had bit of a to do yesterday. Realised that I hadn't felt any movement all afternoon and I have been getting these funny pains (which started the day before) across my tum. The pain sorta feels like a build up of pins and needles on the rhs and then it ease off again. Or I guess it could be likened to a sting. Anyways called my mw whose phone is never on!!!!! Called hossie birthing centre who said to call fetal assessment unit. By this time I had felt movement but still getting odd pains then when got thru they said chances are baybee is lying on a nerve and didn't sound like anything to worry about but to call back if worried or got worse.

Pain stopped and baybee felt like it was having a karaoke session last night whilst we watched a movie. So seems ok. We are however packing the hossie bags today cos we still ain't done it.

We also watched Home Birth Diaries, which I haz been watching anyway and thought HI should watch. Well lo and behold at the end of the programme when I looked at HI to see his reaction I spied a tear running down his cheek.

ski I won't be carrying any cakes for the team, will be bloody force feeding them. Still have tons to do but have been kicked out of office virtually for handover so no sure how I am going to get it all done.

I can only liken my early movement as feeling like a single bubble travelling from one side of tum to the other and that started at about 15 weeks intermittently tho I didn't feel proper regular movement til about 22 weeks.

My stretch marks are delightful and all under my tum so I can only spot them with a mirror.

HI thinks I resemble a weeble when I am trying to get out of bed. Mainly cos I am trying to work my way round the bloody Moses basket he has installed next to me!! Cos after all it will be me tending to the baybee as only I can feed it. He has been informed that is assuming I can feed the baybee and had to explain that large boobage does NOT guarantee bloody successful bf.

I won't send him off to that island just yet as he does have his uses and has been Reading my preggo books and informing me with bits of info which is nice and he did the shopping on his lonesome before I got home from work meaning I could hit the bath and start to chillax. Result!

Happy weekends all - may Monday never come!!

Ps congrats boxyisgonnabuildastatelyhome

I already have stretchmarks from being a porker. I expect I may add a few more to my collection.

We are coming home today. Which involves six hours in Athens airport. Was trying to work out if we could go and do something in Athens but with the state of Athens traffic probably not wise. Sigh. I would like to stay on holiday.

Learnt yesterday that cyclizine is no match for seasickness. Took a boat trip to nearby islands and was sick as a dog. Shame as it was so pretty and we got to swim off the boat to an island of bright white stones with turquoise water. I did swim, but also puked. Nice.

It has been luvverly though. I am v excited to hear tales of baby movement. I have not felt anything yet but will look out for it.

By the way, does anyone have the What to expect iPhone app? I swear if it tells me one more time not to overeat I shall scream. I'm pregnant and will bloody well eat dessert if I want to.

Morning all,

Sorry to hear about TG pol. I know what you mean about them not being interested. I was watching Cherry Has a Baby last night (and WHY can't I look as beautiful as she did at nine months!), and the FC informed me that he wouldn't be watching it and not to call him to see as it 'wasn't his thing'. Hmmm.. Luckily as it's his first born (although not mone!) a swift look from me meant he realised his mistake. But I cannot get him to read a boys birth book. I wouldn't mind, but as we're not doing NCT or antenatal as I've done it once he could at least make a bit of an effort. Still, I have another 18 weeks to work on him...!

Sorry your holiday is over muse, but it will be nice to have you back. I have the app too, and it REALLY annoys me with the contant 'stop eating you bloater' tips...

Hope everyone else is well, sorry I haven't properly caught up - the scrolling thing is annoying....

Perhaps the 'ESHes need to write an iPhone app for ESH-types. It'll routinely say "G'wan, 'ave a fag - you know you want to" and "It's Friday - mama needs a cocktail". Also, rather than hippo birthing it'll come up with useful phrases such as the tried-and-tested "you can stick your paracetamol up your arse, I want G&A!".

I REALLY want to go out on a bender. Drink vodka red bull, flirt with nasty city boys dance on chairs and dance to cheesy pop.

We could add that to the app too maybe?

Mrsfc YOB n I went to NCT classes for him, as Comma's his first. Glad we did - nice bunch.

Anyway just popped into this side to say, having a clear-out, anyone want a bundle of size 16 maternity clothes gratis? Can't find time to ebay. If so pls fb me or email via mac. I seldom check here. Mixed bag of trousers and tops. Nothing yummy mummyish as I live in Yorkshire so just practical stuff. I also have a size 12 maternity dress, black and white, which is quite nice, that I bought for a Christening when preg with LC.

Ha ha ESH iphone app = genius idea. Could include 'Find my nearest offie' and a photo uploader for sharing images of hot men you happen to spy from the local coffee shop.

Welcome nearly back from holiday muse!

gin house sounds ace. You'll be a dab hand 2nd time around so go for it say I.

box also congrats on the downfall of your neighbours view! Fucking nimbys should be shot.

It's my one year anniversary tomorrow... can't believe it was all happening this time last year. Now I am a waddling, dog walking fatso :) Nah, happy as a pig in shit, I kid you not.

Today I am tired, have backache from hell and have been thrown up on twice. I just want to go back to bed and wake up tomorrow. Mini Cokie has such a bad cough that after eating anything he has a coughing fit and throws it all up (I was covered in toast and mango after breakfast and lamb tagine after lunch - at least he was having nice meals today)

Anyway, I like the idea of the FESH app; go on pour half a bottle of wine into your risotto, it'll taste well nice.

I was going to make some cakes at lunch time (attempting the Red Velvet ones again - I even have bought buttermilk) but frankly I can't be arsed.

Moo happy st anniversary for tomorrow. are you doing anything to celebrate - romantic meal, the sechs perchance?!

Question for 2nd timmers did you go from cot to single bed or from cot to toddler bed?

okie...cot to single bed. And very early too, mooch was about 16months,if that...

Warren evans do a great adult sized single that is really low. He only fell out a couple of times, we had some pillows on the floor and he'd usually just land on his face and carry on sleeping...

I felt like toddler beds are another way to con money out of parents really!

Warren evans are online, google n you'll find...

okie, I went from a dot to a toddler bed - one from Ikea with a sort of tent on the top, he wasn't in it long though, I agree with gin - another way of conning money...

organic, do you have any tips on how to help my 7 year old not feel left out when the new baby comes? He seems to be ok, in fact his first sentence to the FC when we told him was 'Oh, FC, you'll be a Daddy now too!'. But we are worried he'll feel that the FC loves the baby more than him. We are giving him a new grown up attic room - but then this could look even more like we are pushing him out. I'd love to hear any other hints or tips from people who have been there. I did post on the step parent board, but didn't get many replies...

What are everyone's plans this evening? Me? I plan a rock & roll evening of tacos and x factor before bed...

PESHs - having strange day! Feeling mvements today but tum feels numb and squidgy whereas up until now tum has felt rock hard. Any ideas?

Ooh, I'm afraid I dunno sky. Maybe the baby has sunk and engaged?

We also went from cot to toddler bed Okes....DD was, and still is, a bit too dinky to climb back in plus her room couldn't fit a normal bed alongside all the other junk that's needed. We knew we'd go for another baby so figured we'd get at least 7 years use out of it & will flog it on eBay when we're done, so not a total waste of time

Flummoxed by tunny question Silver, perhaps baby has turned

Tonight I shall be beaching myself on the sofa & not moving....suspect it'll be an X-Factor night too

tunny tummy - grrrr

mrsfc Is your DS's dad on the scene? YOB (DH) and I have been together for longer than he lived with my ex, and he considers my husband to be his dad (calls him daddy). He has no memory of me living with my ex and he only sees him once a fortnight. I left ex when LC was only 2 1/2 and got together with YOB just as he turned 3.

However I was worried that YOB would love Comma more than LC, but don't feel that LC is big enough to put those thoughts together. I'm afraid I'm not sure I can help therefore :(

I guess the only thing I can say is for Mrfc to continue to treat your boy in just the same way as he always has. Maybe he can spend extra time with him while you're feeding?

Any takers on the clothes? Please???!!

Yes, the Dad lives fairly local & is fairly hands on. We were thinking about the extra time when miniFC is feeding/crying too, glad to think you feel the same!

How are you all bonding as a family now?

And I forgot about the clothes - yes please! How tall are you? I wear long length trousers see, but I would LOVE the rest please!

How can I give you my address?

happy anniversay moomoo! I seem to remember you getting wed, non? Was that in BESHland or were we frolicking or elsewhere?

i'm refusing to even discuss stretchmarks

XFactor and bed.

silv no idea mate, but do let us know if you work it out/something happens.

Am a bit worried about summat - wondering if any of you can put my mind at ease: I'm having the settling-in cramps, which am not worried about, but I keep getting sharp stabbing pains on the lower left and a general bubbly ache there all the time.

Dr Google unhelpfully thinks it's one of the following:

'Ectopic pregnancy' (am obviously bricking it and wished I had never darkened Dr Google's doors, esp. as I have diarrhoea and back ache, which he says can also be signs).

'Some sort of temporary harmless cyst on one ovary feeding hormones to Teh Baybee'.

'Ligament stretching bit more enthusiastically on one side, you freak. Now stop hassling me'.

I am trying not to menkul and think it might be the last one. I always had period pains only on the left and the Lap Doc said I could just have one side of my womb be more muscular and active than the rest , so am trying to tell myself this cramping on left is caused by the same thing.

Did anyone else get anything like this? Would it be menkul or sensible to ring Doc on Monday? I won't get to talk to one for days even then. I know most/all of you think I'm a Nervous Nelly but am only worrying because it's so constant and pretty strong at times.

scorp obv I won't be able to completely put your mind at rest but sharp stubby one-sided pains, of the 'nasty twinge' rather than 'agonising pain' variety have been normal for me and other peshes...hth a bit.

There is no harm at all in ringing your dr if you are worried. The runs and backache can also be entirely normal Fings Wot Happens When You Is Diffed also. But if it continues to worry you, have a chat with the dr, or ring mw or epu. They are all used to giving reassurance...

silver I attempted to google and could only really come up with shifting down/engaging as has already been suggested. Hope you feeling ok.

What gin said scorps. It's not unusual and it's usually nothing. But if you are at all concerned get it checked out.

mrsfc excellent. Use this website's contact form which goes to me and someone else - just say it's a message for Emma and t'other lady will ignore it. If you send me your name and address I'll get them posted straight off.

LC's dad is still around somewhat but not really a great dad. Well, rubbish. He's more "this bloke I stay with sometimes" than dad. So I don't really have so much of a problem. I would be surprised, though if your 7 year old would think his step-dad loved the baby more provided there was no evidence of this, and step-daddy/son time will make a big difference here. We also make a thing of LC being our favourite big boy and Comma being our favourite little boy.

One thing I do hate (with all siblings) is when people say to them they're really lucky to have a little brother/sister. I prefer to say how lucky the baby is to have such a lovely BIG brother/sister .