The great PESH dispenser

[Muser]

Here we go 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, girl born Nov 2
okiecokie, girl, born Nov 12
Honeymoo, boy, born Nov 11
ReginaMonologue, boy, born Nov 13
Maswera, boy, born Dec 24
PollyPoo, girl, born Jan 5?
MrsFC, boy, born Jan 7

UPDIFFED

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, blooming at last, due February 27
Ginhag, reckless cake-carrier, due 28th Feb
Medee, has a deceptive bump, 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 18th May.
Laurielou, the unmarried hussy with the "surprise" diff, due 31 May (ish)
Rocketleaf, no longer jealous of morning sickness, due 1 June.
TwinkleToes, supergluing her fanjo shut, due 20 June.
Orchid, hoping for a zen like child, due 1st July
Ginfox, loving the new mega-boobs, due 12th July.
LadyGoneGaga, Has lost her waist, due 24 July
Ivegotmrbitey, Marmite is a lovely name for a baybee, due 27th July.

My Mum felt healthier when pg, FoxMulder - I have considered suing her for false representation...

also on the spec front - it is very easy to get carried away while snuffling small child and poke them in the face/head/eye with the corner of your glasses. Squeaks rarely complains though. Wee soul.

my mum too - maybe it's a 70s thing

This one doesn't look too bad either. I'd have this birth.

Am hoping to buck the trend on home/water birth Curlswurld....that's if Cho doesn't beat me to it.

Don't think the pool lady was hippo but the fan lady might be - she's talking about tightening rather than contraction which is a hippo term, no?

FanThief's partner is talking about eating the placenta - so would I, after seeing that cottage pie.

dunno clucks - my hospital MWs never referred to contractions. I was bloody confused when they kept asking me about tightenings the day I went in to labour.

I think you're right Curly - plus she was on her back and there was lots of rubbing/cleaning down of the baby & not a lot of skin-to-skin. Amazing birth though!

Bit annoyed at the MW telling her that it would really, really hurt - not what you want to hear.

Awww, that was a lovely birth too. Am crying and laughing at the Fab. Might make TYF fan me (if only to make myself laugh at him to take my mind off things, buahaha).

Oh, Maxwell has guaranteed himself a daughter, the knob.

Was it a boy? I missed what they said

I think it was in my Ina May Gaskin book that she was saying contraction is really the wrong word as you want to be thinking of opening up, and contraction sounds like closing up. Which sort of makes sense.

Oh, it was. LALALA, not seeing the lady giving birth in the car park next week

Awww, lovely birfs tonight. Now going to watch Glee on E4 :) Top telly.

and, awwwwwwwwwwwwwww!

well, thanks for your company this evening PESHes. I now have a baby to feed and a dog to kick out (better not mix those two up) and then to bed.

Might see you tomorrow for some BFGW judgeyness. But then again, my husband might actually expect me to make conversation, heaven forbid!

Have told The Lad that I hope he was taking notes at tonight's births, esp. the water one.

Hippo stuff says same thing Muse only we call them surges!

Lovely births and lovely Mummies & Daddies this week.

MrCK is away tomorrow night so am in for a BFGW treat.

good episode tonight - I'd take either PoolGirl or PinkNightie's births for myself. Even Tendayi's birth looked OK for an inducted, epidural one. Must check what the pool options are here.

And I nominate PoolGirlSister for Most Useless Birth Partner Ever, beating even the dad who blew up the rubber glove.

Scorps glad to hear you have been taken seriously, and I really hope the medication helps sort out your problems, and you can enjoy the rest of your pregnancy.

Gin where in Ecosse are you? I'm in the North East.

I too am not sure what to wear in labour. Also, hadn't thought about the glasses thing, will need to consider it.

• gin

• fox

otherwise, it all gets too confusing round here!

Hopefully see you tomorrow, Casper, great hanging out with ya :)

BFGW is GO tomorrow night, then!

Hey Clucky if you're still there - LG has just gone to sleep! Hurray!

Curly I'm sure I'd have got my water birth if I hadn't been so busy avoiding having LG in a car and elected to stay at home instead! I could provide material for at least 2 episodes of OBEM! :o

Cheers, Medee :) Are you too having nightmare visions of a MW having to scoop your specs out of the birthing pool with the poo sieve (hopefully with nothing else in there)?!

it's either that or I am as blind as a bat - but then, is there going to be much I need to focus on?!

Woah, I think I just felt The Lad turn round. That was... intense!

I feel v dizzy and a bit sick without my glasses, as my main prob is astigmatism and I can't judge perspective and distance properly without them