Ooh I like all the talk/planning going on about post delivery meals - good ideas! Unfortunately there's not much I can plan, as I didn't actually really give anything up. Am vegetarian so pate, seafood etc doesn't feature and have continued to eat soft boiled eggs and soft cheese and drink the odd glass of wine anyway... I think we'll definitely have a bottle of champagne in the fridge however!
Ilove DS (2.5) also has a baby in his tummy and talks about how the food he eats is going to his baby and how he's going to feed it milk from his boobies 
Bonkerz hope you've had a nice relaxing day and DH lived up to his promise!
Wigeon DH and I were just talking last night about how hard it is to grasp the reality of a baby at the end of it. I certainly hadn't grasped it with DS and he remembers the moment (post birth) when it hit him that we really were responsible for this little being and would be for a very long time! I think I've got a better grasp of it this time but DH is struggling again - becoming a family of four seems a bit theoretical still!
Loopy birth announcements? Are you one of those impressive people who sends out cards with the baby's photo on? Can you actually organise that before the baby's here? I never did that - texts to everyone and a few photos on facebook was as good as it got...
Jbells I agree with the others that the only thing you need to BF is some breast pads and lansinoh. The latter in particular could well make all the difference between giving up or not - it's miracle stuff (and surprisingly good for very chapped lips too!).
Jbells/Gotart/Cazzr (and anyone else who was discussing the personal hygiene habits of their relationship and whether their DH shares TMI or not) - we're firmly in the Jbells camp of no sharing at all! I don't think I've ever heard DH fart and on the few occasions where I have by mistake in bed, I've been mortified and we've both pretended it didn't happen! He would never dream of showing me anything unpleasant like a badly located ingrowing hair and I haven't even told him I've got a vulva varicose vein this pregnancy (not sure why he thinks I'm getting up and sitting down so gingerly 
). There's certainly no question of spot squeezing etc in this house!
Perpetually exciting to have had a show!
loopy (and any other experts out there on the subject of homebirth) I need to buy some sort of plastic sheet to cover the bed etc at home - we're getting a plastic floor mat thing as part of the accessories kit with the BPIB but haven't got anything to cover the bed. Any suggestions for what/where to buy? The MW suggested an old shower curtain or ground sheet from a tent if we have them but we're not that kind of household - we don't do camping and anything old gets chucked...