Mad March in the PESH deli; in like a lion, out like a lamb?

[Medee]

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
ChoChoSan, girl, born 6 Feb
Ginhag, boy born 11 Feb
Muser, girl, born 15 Feb
CluckyKate, boy, born 18 Feb
Perfect Dromedary, boy, born 23rd February

UPDIFFED

Medee, Gah! Top of the list! Was due March 12
Casserole, cracking open the sunroof on March 31
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, sprouting out all over the place, due 1st 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, appears to have eaten posh spice, due 27th July.
Milanomum, eating for 7, due Aug 6th
Owlbooty, suddenly weeble-shaped, due 7th August
Ocarina, there's a what in there?! due late August
Mountie, too shy to shine, due Autumn
Truffkin, growing a padawan, due 17th November

LadyG that is excellent news! More champagne.

Orchid Good news on the fab MW appointment. Very surprised at the water birth not being that common.

Whoop whoop whoop!

Ace news G :)

I think it is probably true that most people don't want a water birth. We used to have a shiny new lovely pool in the room opposite the MW's desk on my ward and it was almost always empty. I wonder if the thought of the sieve puts people off?

HUZZAH for house sale, GG! Bloody chuffed for you

Orcs, when I went for a tour round the birthing unit at t'other hossie (as I had to do a special birth plan), the MW I saw then told me that not many people bother with it. Reasons being: people not realising it exists, people thinking it's too woo and/or won't offer enough pain relief, teen/younger mums being funny about anything 'different' (you know how there's a massive teen mum ishoo in our fair county, speshly round my way), etc. More fool them - I'm bulk-buying Matey bubble bath

When I did my big shop avec parents and Aunt at JL, we got an assistant on her first day. The department manager stepped in to help, which was fab, but the newbie was left alone to process the huge order, which was stoopid, as she couldn't do it and we had to leave and my Aunt pay over the phone 2 days later! Also, they STILL haven't sent me the delivery details, time, etc., despite me chasing them.

My Granddad ran the children & baby department of a classy store and I couldn't help thinking what a dim view he'd've taken of it all... and I also wished he could've been there with us, as he would've been in hog heaven

PS GG, that store was in our home town. He was also Santa for many years running there, well into the 1980s, so ir's entirely possible you met him (or even me!).

Fantastic news geegee champagne for everyone!

REALLY, Score!!! Very excited. I probably sat on your Granddad's knee as a little 'un!!! My mum loved the childrens wear bit in there (had a thing for dressing me up in Pollyanna Pickering smocks despite me being a tomboy), was mates with one of the staff so we used to call in every time we went to town.

Fantastic news GG!

Scorps don't forget your loofa.

Erm, hello all!

I have been sent in this direction by the mighty Ponee from over on BESH... I'd settled in there quite nicely looking forward to having some ranting space for my upcoming dates with the IVF needles crew in May.

However, the time of miracles appears to not be over, and I find myself apparently diffed. Through regular sexual intercourse. How very common

So yes, hi all. Can I join your club? I'm reasonably well housetrained...

Sexual intercourse, hey? How very distasteful . I haven't bothered since the conception. Poor MrG. But welcome! Lovely to have fresh meat . I'm LadyG and 25 weeks up duffed. Have one little boy who is 3 and then had one who sadly fell out of my womble.

Thanks for all the Champers ladies Got to make our minds up where to buy. Think have got it down to two...

An ironidiff! We love an ironidiff here. Welcome, I trust you bring cake and cava with you?

We iz home! I have one sleepng baby in my arms, a roomful of now-opened presents, and even had a wee glass of champagne (post-feed).

hurah for diffment and house sales. and i do not want to talk about the state of my lady garden.

Whoop, Medee. You soo deserve the champagne.

Now enjoy your baybee in peace. xxx

Yippee!!!!! Oh Meds that is wonderful news. pour yourself another one - you deserve it

Congrats to you too Cavalaydee and wecome to a whole new world of menkul.

Medee that is the best news EVER. I am so thrilled for you. Enjoy!

That's the best news meds have a gorgeous evening

'lo cakes how's the FCFU sinking in?

Best news all day Medee, welcome home!

Medee, that news has made my bloody week! SO happy for little Family Meds - it must feel like heaven I raise a metaphorical to you all and send EA lots of snuffles! XXXX

Welcome Cakey - I too won an ironidiff; got turned down for IVF by Evil Lying Doctor Bitch (told me our PCT age cut-off was 35 and it's not) and me and TYF had hysterical tearful 'we might never have a child but at least we have each other' secks that same night to console ourselves. 2 weeks and one piss-stick later...

bunsandbooze I bow down to your ironidiffment. Hurrah!

Medee Wonderful news! I'm surprised you didn't finish off the whole bottle of champers after what you've been through.

Scorps that made me all mushy

Meds that's wonderful news! Absolutely bloody wonderful. I hope you had an easy-ish first night. Ah, who cares if it was easy, you were all together at home.

Cake congratulations & welcome! All diffs are fab, but an ironidiff we luffs all the more.

Medee that is fantastic news, so pleased you're all home and can now enjoy getting to know each other :)

Now I'm going to have a moan......it may not be meant in any way to cause upset but all this talk of how an ironidiff is the best thing since sliced bread actually hurts those who didn't manage to get pregnant on their own, or are still trying and going through the hell of fertility treatment. Now you may say who on earth does Cinco think she is coming back, barely saying two words and spouting off but I just had to say something.

Of course I'm thrilled for any diff, big congratulations bubblysponge, and it is bloody fantastic when you've been trying forever and it happens for you before you have to go down the AC road. Just asking Eshes to spare a thought for the feelings of those where that hasn't happened. That is all.

Sorry for any offence, truly unintended. I'm just a cynical old tart who likes a bit of irony. I only dipped a toe in the AC route & that was tough enough, so can only begin to imagine the journey that the full AC route involves.

Again, apologies.

We love an IVF diff too cinco. The diff I cried the most over was the lovely extremelygorgeous's OMGTwinz assisted diff. It's just there's a bit of a tradition of BESH becoming updiffed after they've been told there isn't a chance. And sometimes when they've been turned down for IVF. Sorry if it upsets you, it's not meant to. We love all duffs.

Meds Hoorah, so very glad you've got her home. Hope you are enjoying a well deserved snuffle

We do indeed LOVE an IVF diff - one of the ladies on the other fred I frequent also got an OMGTWINZ IVF and there was mucho dancing and grinning in my office when she announced it - I suspect my work colleagues think I am disturbed.

Fantastic news medee! Really wonderful. :) I hope it's not too overwheming - but at least you'll get decent coffee!

A RL friend of mine was told "there's not a snowball's chance in hell" of ever getting a natural diff and she wasn't needles-eligible because she's i) old, ii) fat, iii) had children a million years ago and iv) her husband is practically a pensioner. At the age of 38 she fell on a penis and dropped the butterdish, and then managed to do the same again within months of giving birth. So yes, it's always fucking fantastic to be able to stick two fingers up at medical authorities and it bears no ill will towards the AC baybees.

Thank you everyone for your nice welcomes :)

Medee we haven't met but I've been reading back a bit about what you've been going through and I'm so happy that you are home and all seems well. Congratulations!

Kate 'tis indeed a new world of menkul -wasn't quite prepared for how it just continues like that...

Scorps that is really very sweet!

cincotart Congratulations on your pregnancy! And I'm really sorry that you're feeling upset. I think I understand a little of where you're coming from (although nowhere near what it's actually like). I had gotten very far down the AC route, was basically at the 'call us when your period starts so we can do the baseline scan and start your injections' stage. I've been pissed off and scared a lot, and now that it's actually happened I somehow feel like I've cheated.

From what I understand of the ESHes, having not been here that long, it's all about celebrating when someone who has had a rough time finally gets there. Going through the whole IVF route and coming out successful on the other side really merits the biggest celebration of them all!