I wandered lonely as a PESH

[Muser]

That floats on high o'er vales and hills
When all at once I saw a crowd
Of cackling, quaffing, ne-er-do-wells

Pull up a seat, grap a glass of vino and a piece of sushi, it's Delitime again.

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.
AlpinePony, boy, born 1 July.
Carrots, boy, born July.
IggyPiggy, girl, born July.
Cosmosis, boy, born Sept 5.
Backinthebox, boy, born Sept 7.
Skatergrrrl, girl, born Sept 10.
VAG, boy, born Oct 2.
Silversky, boy, born Nov 1
SomethingSuitablyWitty, awaiting update

UPDIFFED
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
MrsFC, joining whether she wants to or not, due 22 Jan
ChoChoSan, "and Lo! The lord did resurrect her petrified womb", due 31 Jan
CluckyKate, hatching an egg, due February 2
Perfect Dromedary, defied medical science, due February 24
Muser, will she ever stop puking?, due February 27
Ginhag, reckless cake-carrier, due 28th Feb
Medee, finally over the Haribo craving, due March 12
Casserole, completely out of witty things to add, due April 8
Scorpette, now carrying a RL baby in addition to Clothilda and the squid, due 21 May.
Laurielou, the unmarried hussy with the "surprise" diff, due 31 May (ish)
Rocketleaf, no longer jealous of morning sickness, due 1 June.
Twinkle Toes, supergluing her fanjo shut, due 23 June.

honey You do realise that when it does happen for you, we'll all be in the midst of okie excitement and you'll all be forgotten about, we'll text with something like "isn't your baby 3 months old now?". So basically - you'd like to lay after X-factor but before EE omnibus?

Sorry, soooo long!

FC, I am the queen of no-sugar soft drinks! Currently, all I can drink is fizzy stuff and all just naturally sweetened with fruit juice. All the Appletiser range (Peartiser, Fruitiser) are nice, stuff from the Feel Good Drinks Company are lush, esp. the lemon one and Suso does small cans of nice stuff - all of those are available from normal supermarkets, including own brand ones too. Pret do a range of fizzy drinks that don't contain sugar (Pret Cools, I think they're called - the ginger beer is gorgeous) and health food shops will sell a good range too. Hope that helps!

Silver, am not your pal yet in the uvver place, so am going to add you, if that's okay :) Hope you're feeling fine and in a post-baby bliss XX

You're so right Aply, that okie is a right attention stealing witch. :)

Moo, try doing the patented 'Shitting A Bulldog' stance so favoured by Cher Lloyd every week. That could make a non-preggo drop a sprog! Good squatting, old chap.

Hello all,

Thx for the good wishes when I checked in. It's been quite a whirlwind since then! She was indeed born that night - though actually the next day, Tuesday the 2nd at 5am. She's a little beauty and we are enraptured by her. Birth story will follow for me too. I am still processing it all mentally I think. Was perfectly straight foward I guess, though long - some 26 hours from the onset of the contractions. But the end makes it all worth it.

Will put some pics and name in t'other place soon.

I was in hospital until now - they do a four day stay here, in a lovely private room and all - love the health system here. We even stayed a bit extra to try and crack the breastfeeding - few little worries with latch and sore nipples, but I think we're getting there. Today is engorgement central though. Not so fun.

Will do Birth story for FESH soon - silver can't wait to hear how it was for you and rooting hard for honey and okie!

Silvs Woo! You have a baybeeee! Congrats, petal.

And Switty! Sorry for x-post, also many hurrahs for you!

Silver and Wit so pleased to see you both back here in these parts and many congratulations again. Looking forward to hearing all about it warts and all. Wit the extended stay in hospital sounds lovely although I assume Silver was desterate to leave so may have differing views! Will check out t'other place for details.

Right Moo if you want to play dirty I race ya! I can do fighting talk too. I bet I lay before you!

Photos up in t'other place. Nosey peeps Laydees - fill ya boots!

Scorps - we iz pals. Tis official.

Congrats wittwoo! I pippedmyputo the post by 5hrs eh? As you were just about to meet your baybee I was lying in my hossie bed paralysed from the bust down staring at my very own baybee thinking OMFG a baybee and it's all mine. The little fella was lying swaddled in the cot next to me staring back at me, prolly thinking "so this is mama is it? Hmmm she doesn't look to clued up. Brill I'll get her trained in no time!"

Me and Silver, sittin' in a tree... As an Official Pal, I can reveal that her small is cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute!

YAAAAAYYYY for Witty and WittyBaybee! 'Bout time we had a PESH girl, too :) Glad you're both doing well and that you're both getting the hang of BFing. Your hossie treatment sounds lovely as well. Lucky you

Come on Moo, get cracking! We need another Scorpy baby ASAP!

Sorry I have shamelessly skimmed as thought there would be news of moo laying. has she gone suspisciously quiet again?

Massive congrates to both silver and switty on successful baby laying :o

My end, i am feeling really sick again after a good couple of days, think I was a bit stupid ambitious with food this avo and Sprout is defo NOT impressed. Funeral was ok, pretty heart rending really but managed to do the reading without losing it and was LOVELY to catch up with extended family. TB has been marvelous, really looking after me both emotionally and physically and even endured being forced to hold my cousins baby and have photos taken of him looking discomforted with good grace. Bless him. Had lovely long cuddle with her myself and cuz has offered me all sorts of hand me downs which is going to be great. She was super excited for us which was really nice.

hope everyone else is ok, sorry to hear the pikiness is still making itself felt with you all too.

oh sorry, forgot to say to polly I have not a clue what SPD is and am too scared to google it but its obviously not a good thing so very sorry you have it :( I hope the girdle and kegels do the trick.

moomoo must be laying as she has gone quiet on t'other place !!!! Cannae wait to hear her baybee news!! Soooo exciting. Sneeze girl sneeze!!

silver Sorry I AM here... was quiet on other place cos I was eating me dinner!!! Ha ha. Your little one is gorg... it seems unbelievable doesn't it - I can't believe in days ours will be here... OMFG indeed.

witty good to hear from you and glad you are all ok. Sounds like a good set up what with private room etecetera.... Can't wait to see piccies soon.

Right then, off for sweepsies in the morn - okies get thee some castor oil mama!

Drat and double drat. Perhaps in the wee hours eh?

Ta for the compliments about my little man. I fink he is divine and just beautiful. But then I would. HI is completely smitten with him too. When they arrive it's unbelievable. We wait such a long time to meet them, we develop a relationship with them whilst they are in our tums, we plan their arrival and it becomes such a massive occassion/expectation that it seems unreal when they do arrive.

bovineNectar cos I never even went into labour (will tell all in my novel!!) I never even had a show so I reckon sneezing is imminent and in my profeshonal opinion I reckon baybeeMoo will pitch up early hours Tuesday morning.

Silver & Switty big congratulations to you both! Lovely to see you out t'other side, so to speak.

Sorry to start a debate this morning then fuck off . I don't think my MW was bad, it just wasn't what I was expecting. Which considering I'm pretty clueless with all things diffment at the moment, I'd kind of just made the whole idea of that appointment up in my head .

Anyway, I'm stuffed full of Clarke's Pie & chippies, so am off to put on some stretchy pants.

laurie my first appointment was a bit of a let down too. It wasn't with the person who will be my midwife, she just reiterated what I had been told by the doctor re diet and FA etc and told me when I needed to make my next appointment to see my actual midwife and asked me where I wanted to have the baby (HB or choice of two hospitals) All the stuff that I expected to happen then (weight, height, etc) happened just after my dating scan instead.

I guess the problem is we might have expectations with what's going to happen and then it might be quite different as we dont know WHAT to expect really. Have to say the MW at my scan was really professional and lovely and although did whizz through some stuff, would go into more detail re: anything we asked about.

Biggest hugs for Rocket - you've been v brave today.

Yes, big hugs rocketyone.

Waiting for mw in the doctors surgery for my sweep. Nervous!!!!! I hope it's not too hurty.

Some fucking bastard let off an arsenal of fireworks at 3am last night so labour today would be quite tiring I think.... Mini woof didn't bark once though. I could just feel him jump at the bangs through the duvet bless.

luck to moo and hugs to rocket xx

honey remember to breathe or talk whilst they do the exam/sweep. Does help.

Fingers xd it jet propels the baybee out !!!

Good luck moo.

Right, me and my cookies are off to see a friend who is making a patchwork blanket for Bob. Incorporating bits of my wedding dress and all sorts.

Ooh good luck Mooster - I found S&S to be OK, just a little bit uncomfortable. Do your breathing & you'll be fine.

I've always found MW appointments to be a bit of a anti-climax. In and out in 10 mins, makes me wonder what takes everyone else so long. MW are excellent though, however, we alternate with doctors appointments here & I found the docs, without exception, to be completely clueless....was very and when the doc asked me how much pethidine I would need for my homebirth (he was writing out the prescription).

Supercrongrats to Silver and Switts for their new arrivals - amazing you find the time to come on here amidst the relentless need to feed, sleep & change nappies. Looking forward to hearing all about it.

(((((Hugs))))) for you Rockstar...

...and at prospect of chopping-up your wedding dress Muse. Mine is carefully wrapped up in a box under my bed until I can fit into it again & wear it to dinner parties - no-one is coming anywhere near it with a pair of scissors. Like the idea of the patchwork blanket for Bob tho - would make good use of MrClucks old ties...