Summer, summer, summer PESH: Get in your birthing pools, it's going to be a hot one

[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.
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.
Casserole, girl born 19th March
Medee, girl, born 26th March.
Scorpette, boy, born 21st May.
Rocketleaf, girl, born 23rd May.

UPDIFFED

Laurielou, the unmarried hussy with the "surprise" diff, due 31 May (ish).
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, No, it's not fucking twins, due 24 July.
Ivegotmrbitey, appears to have eaten posh spice, due 27th July.
Macaroonmum, 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.

Bitey what a week you've had! Glad to hear things are on the up and hope that plumber gets out asap.

I know it's early to worry, and reading Google Scientific medical journals had convinced me that I've got up to 34 weeks before it gets a bit difficult to move them. The light and music really is supposed to work but I have more faith in the hanging-off-the-sofa-till-you-go-purple position. They are a bit paranoid about breech babies here but there's always 'the manouver' where they spin them manually as a last resort. A c-section would just be a nightmare for me, not for the procedure itself but for the recovery - with a 3 yr old to look after and 40° heat in July/august with no family for 800 kms to help out it makes me panic a leetle bit.

Macca 34 weeks seems early to be booking you in for a CS. My MW - who is extremely chilled about everything - told me she won't worry til 37 week appointment. Of course that doesn't stop me worrying about it.

Part of me is vay excited to be due next month, if only to be able to turn over in bed again (bliss) and of course meet the Foxcub. The other part of me is in a constant state of near-hysteria. Which part will triumph?

macaroon It was 39 degrees the day I had Bear by emcs. When I was released it wasn't an awful lot cooler in our flat - most days aroundd 35 in the flat. I spent a fortnight walking around in just my undercrackers with a coolbox "freezy thing" stuffed on to my scar and then lying on the bed naked to let it air. The recovery really wasn't that bad - it's certainly not the 10 weeks prone on the sofa stuff! Bear went breech at ~33 or so but went back down a week later of his own accord. Floor scrubbing seemed to be involved. I fancied the ECV less than the CS. :(

laurie laurie Lay a baybee prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrease!

Enjoy your massage!

owlet is firmly stuck with his arse right up under my ribs and has been there for weeks - it is bloody uncomfortable and leaves no room for food or breathing but every day he stays put I utter a small prayer of thanks. Milano 31 weeks is insanely early to be talking of sections. Tell them to get bent and continue standing on your head.

Massage was fantastic! Have been rubbed with sweet almond oil from head to toe and must snooze soon. macaroni I understand your fear completely, stoopid gynae should have been more thoughtful!

I had the hardest kick so far today while driving and singing along very badly to the police Roxanne. Fairly sure the baybee was banging on the ceiling and saying shurrrrup!

Ooh, massage sounds nice! Glad you had a nice time, sounds like you deserve it (although sure anyone could ever argue that a diffed woman does not deserve a massage).

Milano hope the floor tiles are proving interesting and that it encourages baybee to shift to a more suitable position. I don't envy you! I'm finding it uncomfortable enough to be kneeling on the floor over my birfing ball, let alone hanging off the sofa til I go purple

Mini Rant Alert
I got told last night that MIL has decided to go abroad right about when squidge is due. She also booked a holiday around the time mini O was due and missed his birth too. AIBU to feel slightly pissed off at this? I am led to believe she is excited about the impending arrival, but can't say the actions are matching up with this. I realise I am prolly quite hormonal at the moment and perhaps a leetle more sensitive, but seriously, if you had missed the birth of your son's first baby, would you then risk missing the birth of the second one? Maybe so, but it smacks of not being really that bothered about meeting it to me. I know Scorps had this with her MIL and the Cheslesa flower show too. I find it hard that Mr O's parents are so distant as my own parents would have to be physically restrained not to be here as soon as they possibly could to meet their new grandchild. Oh well, I suppose it's her loss, and not ours if she does.

LOZZA any news?

Oooh, lovely massage. I want another one now, it's been ages since the one I had for my birthday.

Orcs that is a certainly bit odd. Having said that, if my PILs had said that, I'd be doing the happy dance. As it is they've offered to come down and 'help'. They are geriatric and mental. Can we send them away instead of your MIL pliz? There is no accounting for in-laws generally I think. They rarely behave as we might want them to.

Bitey massage sounds lovely, I shall put my order in now I think! Unfortunately I have 'timed' (ha ha ha) this pregnancy so it coincides with no birthday or Christmas events at all so may have to see if I can persuade TGB to treat me to one for our wedding anniversary. Or just because. Or I could pay for it myself and stop kidding myself

Maca I'll join in with the wet fish slaps and say that you have time enough for the mini one to turn about. It does sound like the health care system in Italy is quite different to ours, but hope the gymnastics pay off for you.

The in laws thing is interesting Orchs and I'm sorry it's upset you but as you say, her loss that she won't get to see the beautiful baby-O until everyone else has already had their cuddles. I'm not really sure what sort of visiting we will get as we've been in London for 3 years and my in laws have visited us once, yes once, and then only for a few hours. My mother (bless her) has a weekend stay already booked for next month and has also suggested she comes to stay when I go on mat leave to help me cook up a freezer full of home made deliciousness to tuck into when we are sleep deprived and not in the mood for cooking. I should imagine we will have to prize her away physically once the bayble is here. Isn't it strange how different parents can be?

I'm massively impressed by those of you who are caring for toddlers whilst being pregnant. TGB was only saying at the weekend, how would we cope if I was pregnant again and being sick all the time and also having a toddler about the place. He's always been keen on one child (I have lots of siblings and my preference is for more than one if we can manage it) so I wonder if this is his way of getting there by putting my welfare at the forefront of his persuasion! Clever boy

That is a bit odd norks, it's her loss but not very nice for her son or you. My MIL died last year and it is so sad that people who could easily be there are being crap when mine wouldn't have missed it for the world. Sorry, just makes me a bit That probably doesn't help does it? Sorry!

truff the fdh is making the same point, he also has only ever wanted one child

truffs You forget the misery of ms. I threw up the morning I had bear, that night, in recovery we discussed number 2. The sickness becomes insignificant, I don't know how I'll cope, but I will and it will be worth it. For number 3, 4, 5 and so on. :)

that does seem odd Orcs - my mum booked out three months around my due date, kept telling people she couldn't make fixed plans!

Orcs There's never a happy medium with family, is there? I have the same problem as boots and am trying to think up wonderful excuses for them not coming (or telling them about the birth when the baby is about 4 weeks old). It does seem a bit insensitive but as you've said, it's her loss.

alps that sounds delightful. Can't wait .

truffs and bitey I am still in denial about the whole 'dealing with newborn and 3-yr-old'. Am trying not to think about it too much. I've seen other people with more than one kid who seem to be fully clothed and even sometimes wearing make up so I am optimistic However, TIS did make me yesterday because he said "now you are going on maternity we can take Child out of nursery and save money for a few months" ...er... no. I plan on lying around and enjoying a few weeks of relaxation thankyouverymuch (obv with bum in air). I'd rather eat bread and jam for 2 months than take her out of nursery. Mad fucker.

Orcs I've asked my Dad and step-mum if they are planning to come up to see their 1st grandchild. They say "Yes", but don't seem to want to commit to a date. Dunno if they don't want to crowd us or get in the way, but I'm surprised at the apparent lack of enthusiasm, especially as I know Dad is so excited about being a grandad.

Mum is already booked in for a week of cuddling duty, which is brilliant as I know that we'll all get fed, and might even get some sleep!

Bitey massage sounds fab. I'm being treated to a spa session for my birthday next week. Some kind of seaweed wrap, facial, and massage I think. Cannot wait.

Loz following on from your crazed cleaning session yesterday, any news?

Sorry Cos missed your anniversary. Hope you had a lovely day anyway.

Gah! Still here, still hot, still massive, still cock all happening..........

Am starting to get cross / upset now. I don't want a sweep on Mon, & I know I can refuse one. But something has to get Bug shifting, doesn't it? The longer this goes on, the more I'm thinking about the birth & working myself into a frenzy. Which obviously helps .

Macs sorry lo is playing up & staying breach. That does seem early to book a c-section though. Bug was also breach at about the same stage as you, & MW said no-one would even scan me until 37 weeks. By then s/he'd done a few gymnastics & was head down. I hope the same happens for you.

Orcs My MIL also booked to go away last weekend, which upset me a bit. As it happens she didn't end up going, as it happens I obviously didn't lay. I felt a bit confused about my feelings as its not as if I wanted her to be pacing the corridors waiting for the arrival anyway. But seeing as this is grandchild no 3 I couldn't help but wonder if the novelty had worn off a bit...... especially as my mum was so different (& sounds similar to yours, Meds) in that she has retired, refused to book a summer holiday & told her volunteer work that she'll be taking a few months off over the summer to see her grandchild!

Bitey massage sounds fab. I want one! I've had a few during diffment & have floated home after each one. The best was last Fri - meant to be reflexology but was more of an hour long foot rub on my swollen cankles. I nearly wept with joy.

Right, I'm off to endure my raspberry leaf tea - oh, & there's the phone. Prolly my morning check up from mum!

Aww thanks loz it was a bit shit really, it involved a lot of screaming, both from me and him, so you probably did well to miss it.

I can really sympathise with how you are feeling, being o/due really did drive me menkul. I can suggest nothing other than relax and that?s hard to do. Re the sweep, they will help only if your cervix is already doing it on its own, but it?s worth a furtle to see what?s happening imo.

Oh Loz, it's a saga now [Papa Lazarou] I can see you've reached that 'special' stage where the only activity of the day is grumpily answering the phone to tell people you're not in labour yet Hang on in there! Am sending your womble plenty of vaseline vibes.

Bitey, your massage sounds glorious. They should be free on the NHS for all differs, fo sho.

Maca - it seems a bit early to be talking elcs, surely. Plenty of time for baybee to get head down. Can cross my fingers again now, so am doing so for you.

Snogs to Cosmo. In general, not just for anniv :)

Orcs, you know I feel your pain with the crappy/uninterested MIL thang
My PIL had to come up round our way when Mr T was 2 days old so dropped into the hossie (2 hours late, which made me miss a round of morphine, which I was not best pleased about) and proceeded to take a few pictures then tell us what things we mustn't do so as to avoid looking 'common' (using a dummy being no. 1 - they can piss off), moaned about him having both our surnames, revealed they'd told all the relatives the wrong middle name (they gave out a family one - coincidence? ) and literally refused to hold or even touch him. I mean, not even stroke his cheek once with a finger. Okay, so he was still in neo-natal but he wasn't attached to anything, he only had a well-protected cannula in his left hand. FIL actually argued with one nurse who tried to persuade him to have a hold, thinking he was just nervous, and he said he had no interest in touching him and that he didn't like babies; he'd just come to see what he looked like and check he was 'normal'. He also asked me skeptically if I really needed to be taken everywhere in a wheelchair (er, yes!) and neither asked at any stage how I was feeling, etc. They left after 20 mins - and they didn't even bring us so much as a card. My Mum's bloody pilates class have sent us a card and I don't know any of them, FFS!

My folks on the other hand have been popping in every day, whether we want them to or not, ha! They keep insisting on doing all our shopping for us, cooking us treats, doing our washing (they've just got a new space-age washer) and generally making a huge fuss of Mr T. Swings 'n' raaahndabaahts, innit?

Dear Lord, I had hoped your PILs would have had a transformation on seeing their adorable grandson, Score. They are not worthy.

Also a general boo hiss to uninterested grandparents. Mucho sympathies all round.

Scorps your ILs are sumfink else. I can appreciate people being nervous around neonates, and in hospitals in general, though people usually put a brave face on it for the sake of others. But from what you've said before, the usual rules don't apply. FFS.

Just been domestic-goddessing like a good 'un. Gran's birthday party tomorrow, so have baked a ginger cake, and some lemon curd muffins, both courtesy of that nice Mr Fearnley-Whittingstall. But the results - as usual with my baking - are a bit meh. So I might have to eat them all myself and go to M&S instead [face down in cake emoticon]

You say they're meh, FoxyBingo, but we all know your Gran has been telling the whole family that all she wants for her special day is a taste of your home cooking

MIL must read my mind (oh, if only she could!) because she has rung up this avo and asked how I am! Once I had been revived with industrial smelling salts, we had a chat that was only 600% more stilted than any you would have with someone else, instead of 1000% as per usual. I think she is actually quite gooey and excited about Mr T but is just too repressed to know how to express it.

I deliberately said vagina repeatedly just to embarass her, muahaha

Scorps maybe MIL is a secret MNer (in which case the word "vagina" is the least of her worries) and she reads this thread to see what you're up to. How else could you explain the suspicious timing of this phone call?

Gran is just out of hospital, so will probably not bother with cake anyway. I'll just have to put up with various aunts making fake yummy noises to be polite. Can't wait.

Boo to rubbish in laws all round. Mine are lovely but I am very lucky. And have fallen out with my Mum because she wouldn't come to MiniG's party unless she approved of the other guests as apparently she felt "pushed out" last year. Erm, sorry Mum but when I have a houseful of 12 kids plus adults on my son's birthday, very sorry that my entire focus isn't on YOU when you sit sulking in the house as usual. Am awaiting an apology but fear I could be waiting a long time.

Gin I'm sure the cakes are lovely - they're composed of fat and sugar right? What's not to like .

Macca I think they are being a bit premature trying to book a CS at this point. My baybee has the odd spell of being wrong way round although primarily head down. I think especially with a second baybee due to the complete lack of any stomach muscle tone there is still shedloads of space for acrobatics.

Loz being overdue sucks, especially in this weather. Hopefully soon - I would be tempted to have the sweep though just to see how squishy things are up there.

Mucho stress today. Foot dragging buyer now wants £5000 off the purchase price for a re-roof . Anyone know any voodoo?

Oh lord LGG that's quite a big ask! I'm sure we can sort out some voodoo for you. How annoying

Loz sending you muchos love. Being 4 weeks from due date feels hard in this weather, I can't imgaine what is is like to be overdue. I think I might also be tempted with the sweep just to see.

Scorps glad to hear the in laws haven't changed . You'd be shocked if they suddenly took an interest/acted differently - at least they are consistent. TBH, with my MIL, I don't actually want her here to help (quite the opposite in fact!), I just thought it was a bit odd to not even want to be in the country around the due date. I get the sense that like Lozza's that is number 3 grandchild, and not all that special now that SIL is also PG again. Main thing is that all our baybees are special to us, and anyone else who gives a damn is just a bonus.

Ginfox - would love a muffin ta

BTW, I have added my real life name to my profile for a while. If anyone wants to add me to Facecrack then you can find me. Will try not to take offence if no-one takes me up on it