PESH deli: the one where we get loads of lays

[LadyGoneGaga]

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 27th Feb
Medee, doesn't feel as "neat" as everyone makes out, due March 12
Casserole, completely out of witty things to add, due April 8
Scorpette, thinking of displaying her enorma-bump at freak shows, 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.
Milanomum, showing it off, due Aug 6th
Owlbooty, can't stop belching, due 7th August
Ocarina, there's a what in there?! due late August
BarbiesBeaver, Forever the Dildocam Slut, due Early October
Mountie, too shy to shine, due Autumn

PMSL at the thought of anyone wanting their MIL as a birth partner, Muse!

Thanks for the link, Bitey. Am going to get him to order a couple of those listed books from the library (he's been saying he will for years but has proper motivation to now) :)

I feel a lot better for getting my worries about all this out, cheers y'all

Wheeee! MiniGin! You queue-jumping hag, Gimlet. Glad all is well with you & the baby.

NCT classes are great ways to buy friends - tbh, I knew most of the birth stuff from books, but the first few days and breast-feeding info we got was invaluable. And the women I met are lovely, BESHtastic and have already been very supportive.

Scorps Will TYF be able to remind you of things in labour? I have put TNB on duty to make me walk around or change positions, as well as being generally capable of communicating what I would like to happen. We've discussed how we want things to be, and I'm relying on him to make that happen, as I go quiet and far away when dealing with pain.

Mind you, all this is probably a moot point for me, as still have no idea what the giant baby outcome will be...

That's a great idea, thanks, Drom. If I do the same with TYF, getting him to remind me to go to the loo regularly, to keep my fluids up, timing contractions, etc., etc., then his focus will be on all that stuff, instead of having head-space to worry. Also, if he feels in control of these smaller but vital things, it will give him more confidence about the whole shebang. He is very good at being given detailed instructions and expertly and diligently following them through and remembering everything.

I really hope Berwhale isn't actually a giant baby (bet you're regretting the 'whale' part of his/her name now ) or if he/she is, that things will go smoothly. Each labour is so unique - some people effortlessly push out a whopper whilst others have a terrible time and need all sorts of intervention for a tiddler. That's both reassuring AND scary! I think you've said before that you were a big baby and it wasn't too bad for your Mum, so focus on history repeating itself.

Muse I believe there is actually a law against MILs being in the room when there is even a remote possibility of accidentally crapping/flashing foof.

My MIL is horrendous and were she to arrive during labour I am pretty sure the baybee would retreat hastily and labour would grind to a halt.

How is anyone supposed to resist eating cake mixture, its just not possible.

drom sorry to hear things are still so up in the air. Hope you get some resolution soon.

Putting the 'boot' into Booty, eh? I appreciate it - have been laughing at myself after I realised that I've been worrying lots about TYF worrying lots! At least we're well-matched.

Want more Gin news! My headache is turning into a migraine, so will be pretty quiet from now on ('hurrah!' I hear you all cry) but will be checking in for Gin-updates. Ta again for all the advice and reassurance (and booty-violence).

CONGRATULATIONS GINNY! HOPE YOU'RE HAVING A NICE

:o at 'Birthday sized dose of Morphine'.

Yay for Gin and miniGinbaybeeboy.

Told you my woo was crap!!!!!1!!1! (Overuse of exclamation marks is allowed for today onleeee)

Fabulous news on your superb queue-jumping Ginster.....hope you're not too sore and enjoying wonderful cuddles with your new baby.

Oh what a lovely day it is today

at suggestion of inviting MIL to birthing - no fucking way mine is coming anywhere near me for that....dont even want her visiting until the baby-blues are gone but suspect I'll be vetoed on that.

Mmmm - cake mix [drools]....surely it is OK if the eggs come from vaccinated chickens Rocky???

Hope so clucky could...... Not......... Resist......... :)

So still nowt happening your end then?

I have eaten far too many bread products today and am having pizza for tea. Have just ready my WTEWE app and it says I should have 3 x 75gm portions of protien a day. I think I have had a 15 gm slice of cheese. not that I am very worried as I eat very healthily normally so one crap day isn't going to do any harm, but it high lights how I am starting to feel that app is less information and more nagging.

My MIL is lovely and I am not dreading her visit half as much as my own mother's. Who is also lovely, but winds me up something chronic. I wouldn't want either of them anywhere near me while having a baby though.

rocket do not read the updates about food on that thing. Soon every other one will be "stop eating cake you lard arse". At which point you are allowed to throw the thing out the window.

I have just got my Valentine's Day present early. We don't normally do presents as it's all a load of shit, but this year we felt we deserved it. And when I say we, I mean me. But I now have a lovely leather case with a light for my Kindle, so I can read in the dark. Hooray!

Salarde Delete the app. Purlease. You don't have gallstones, you don't need to be dictated to by your phone. You have always been a healthy eater. Listen to your body, eat what you fancy (except all that cheese and stuff obv.) and don't 'eat for two'. When I had GD I had to test my blood sugar 4 times a day and everything I ate was policed. You don't have to do that and it's lovely so tell the app to FRO.

I second the extra birth partner thing too. If I hadn't had my friend as well then MrBoo would have been exhausted because I, Princess that I am, demanded that my coccyx be massaged pretty much constantly, and they did it in shifts. For ten hours. :o

I would love to be a hired birth extra exclusively for the BESH. Anyone fancy it? :o

Yes ME, you are booked. I am not sure I want my mum there tbh. I love her and she is very practical but I think she is a bit DHB and would prob make me feel like I was being a woose (complex relationship there) I would like to have my sister (who lives 4 hrs drive away) or boo (who lives 2 hrs drive away) or my BF from up here. She hasn't had kids but we are very close, especially now because of some stuff she is going thru, but because of that stuff I am not sure it would be fair on her. She is either going to be diffed then (in which case it might freak her out) or not diffed (in which case it would be very hard on her) :S So probably just be TB then.

As for MIL, she is very lovely but erm, no.

muse I am really of your kindle cover, I really want one of those, the lime green one especially. We don't do Valentines either tho so I am guessing I am gazing!

I would you know. If it's do- able when the time comes (e.g I can get there in time and I've got someone to look after miniboo). Stick me on the birth plan as a possibility. It'd be an honour :)

I have the green leather one rocket! It's gawjuss.

A quick congratulations to Gin.

I'm mainly diving in to suggest something to Scorps. With LG we had an independent MW for the whole lot. Now wait before you say that's too pricey! She did a one-to-one active birthing session with me and OH during which she covered more useful stuff than 2 whole antenatal courses did with TT. She covered methods and approaches that would be useful to us, not just a generic course for half a dozen other couples. Lots of teachers will do a one-to-one session, and that way TYF doesn't have to do a group session and you will have ways of dealing with your specific situation. It can't cost more than an NCT course. The downside would be that you won't get the NCT circle of friends. Tbh, I found my antenatal group friends irritating after a bit (they were about me BFing beyond 3 months,using a sling instead of a juggernaut pram, weaning with BLW - they even bought me a puree recipe book! And the non-stop baby acitivities! All they did was go to baby music/gym/massage/signing/etc every day, while I got on with the hobbies I had before kids.) I have non-baby friends who have had children too, and also other women who live nearby with kids spanning a range of ages who I talk children too. And here, of course. It IS possible to survive without the NCT!

Double muse!!

Don't worry btw, I am not going to get all paranoid about food (haha the very thought!!) I like the app for the weekly developmental info and the photo gallery etc.. Just wanted to highlight what bollocks it talks on a daily basis. Anyway I had some alfalfa sprouts on the salad and the pizza was organic so I am sure that would make Heidi feel much better about the whole thing ;-) (lets not mention the cake for afters)

Boxy, you make a good point about NCT not being the be all and end all. I am not really doing it to meet mates as I have loads with kids already, have 2 friends having babies this year and hopefully 2 more. It's more for info and the BF support after. Anything else will be s bonus but really chances of one of 5 random couples becoming bosum buds is rather slim IMO. Happy to be proved wrong of course.

Just popping in v briefly to say I go away for a few days and there's PESHbabies galore - welcome to babyCho and babyGin and congrats to all involved.

So, if that's what happens when I go away for 3 days, and I'm about to head off for 12, how many layings am I expecting to miss? - I reckon Clucky, Drom, Muse and Medee if she's feeling impatient. Don't think Cass will be very impressed if I add her to my list....

In the meantime I've got to finish packing!

I'm not due for another 2 weeks Occy, I fully expect to still be here when you get back. Moaning away. Have a lovely time!

I think I have leaking boobs. Two suspicious damp spots on my top. I have not seen anything come out though.

You're closish to me, Boo. Will bear in mind in case MrG seems like he might need extra support.

Back to the motherland today - have great weekends all! And hopefully Clucky will have laid by the time I get back.

I hope so too GG - have fun.

Was convinced something would happen last night - lots of BH, backache, feeling a bit icky etc. but nope, nuffink, nada. MW coming today to discuss induction/start date for monitoring.

Are you gearing up for a queue Muse....even I'm not leaking (but can get a drop out if I squeeze).

I really don't feel like queue-jumping, Ocar! Happy to wait my turn.

MiniGin! MiniGin! MiniGin! MiniGin! MiniGin! MiniGin!

Congratulations!

Things that aren't meant to happen to a very pregnant woman: the toilet breaking and completely refusing to flush.

No queue jumping here, I don't fancy going into labour without a working loo.