Here come the PESH - over 3 years of hard fought baby wins!

[HaveALittleFaith]

The Not-list:

BESH BAYBEES

dontrythisathome, girl born March 25 2010.
Cheggers, twinz girlz, born April 2010.
FannyPriceless, boy, born June 8 2010.
CurlyCasper, girl, born June 24 2010.
CUNextTuesday, boy, born June 29 2010.
AlpinePony, boy, born 1 July 2010.
Carrots, boy, born July 2010.
IggyPiggy, girl, born July 2010.
Cosmosis, boy, born Sept 5 2010.
Backinthebox, boy, born Sept 7 2010.
Skatergrrrl, girl, born Sept 10 2010.
VAG, boy, born Oct 2 2010.
Silversky, boy, born Nov 1 2010.
SomethingSuitablyWitty, girl born Nov 2 2010.
Honeymoo, boy, born Nov 11 2010.
okiecokie, girl, born Nov 12 2010.
ReginaMonologue, boy, born Nov 13 2010.
Lightspaperstandback, boy, born Nov 14 2010.
Maswera, boy, born Dec 24 2010.
PollyPoo, girl, born Jan 5 2011.
MrsFC, boy, born Jan 7 2011.
ChoChoSan, girl, born 6 Feb 2011.
Ginhag, boy born 11 Feb 2011.
Muser, girl, born 15 Feb 2011.
CluckyKate, boy, born 18 Feb 2011.
Perfect Dromedary, boy, born 23rd February 2011.
Casserole, girl, born 19th March 2011.
Medee, girl, born 26th March 2011.
StiffyByng, girl, born 17th May 2011.
Scorpette, boy, born 21st May 2011.
Rocketleaf, girl, born 23rd May 2011.
TwinkleToes, girl, born 7th June 2011.
Laurielou, boy, born 9th June 2011.
Orchid, girl, born 24th June 2011.
Ginfox, loving the new mega-boobs, due 12th July.
LadyGoneGaga, girl, born 24 July 2011.
Mrbitey, boy, born 29th July 2011.
Macaroonmum, boy, born 28th July 2011.
Owlbooty, boy, born 18th August 2011.
Ocarina, girl, born 6th September 2011.
Mountie, boy, born 27th August 2011.
Truffkin, boy, born 25th November 2011.
Islegrin, boy, born 14th December 2011.

Need dates:

BarbiesBeaver, can't quite believe it, due Christmas Day
BrownB, Baybee passport-grabbing bitch, due 22nd January 2012
AlpinePony, Greedy Double-Esh Baybee Boy Grabbing Bitch, due 19th Feb 2012
Rollerbaby, No pink here, expecting boy due March 20th 2012
KitandKat, third time lucky baybee, due 12th April 2012
IveBeenExpectingYou (CockDodger), A very active baby girl, due March 28th 2012
Silver, hoping for an easier sneeze, due mid-July 2012
Starryeyedmole, regretting recently investing in scales

cakeandcava (32), approaching walrus proportions, DC1 EDD 21/10/12
blonderthanred (36), no sugar I'm sweet enough, DC1 EDD 6/11/12
FriendofDorothy (36) DC1 EDD 16/12/12
LauraPalmer (38) DC1 EDD 9/2/13
Queenrollo (37) DC2 EDD 10/2/13
CamelKnees (34) fat and fatigued DC2 EDD 22/04/2013
HaveALittleFaith (31), head down toilet, DC1 EDD 26/4/13
fertilityFTW (34), weepy and whiny, DC 1 EDD 21/5/13

Welcome to our new home! :)

Soooo, last night I had a bloody show, been having more show ever since. Also spent most of this night awake with period-pain 'surges'. Not sure if they are contractions, as the bump didn't tighten or feel harder, but definitely a case of fairly strong period pain coming, increasing, and then going away.

Could this be the start of things? Seems to have calmed down this morning...

Oh wow cakey sounds like you are on your way! So exciting.

Finding it hard to believe actually -I've been totally convinced I'd go massively overdue, have been reading up on various induction policies, etc.

I'm still having the odd period-pain wave, but not frequent. I guess we'll just wait and see, but it does look like things are heading in that direction

Of course, when I put 'bloody show' into the mumsnet search box, the first thread that pops up is some woman a few years ago complaining that she had her show 11 days ago and where is her baybee!? I guess nothing is certain when it comes to these things...

We're all on Cake-watch now...how exciting!

Hopefully this and Faife's good news will help me stay positive today - because up until this moment, this morning I've been in the most cunty-est mood I've ever known. . How can I have such a lovely life, and the joy of growing my own little baybee, and STILL be a horrible, foul mood, angry beast?!

Hormones.

Laura I've had some terrible moods since being pregnant some would say since longer but also lots of euphoria and occasional hysteria often while reading MN.

I have my hospital appt at 4pm and should be having a sweep. Have convinced myself this will immediately kick me into labour so have gone a bit loopy with nerves and lists. So probably what will happen is they'll have a quick look and tell me I'm not ready yet.

Can't work out baby's position now, it seems to have two bottoms. Or a really fat knee. Hope it is still head down anyway.

oh bah! before I found out I was diffed we booked tickets to a gig. We booked standing tickets, bypassing the seated option because - well, you know after two and half years you stop thinking 'what if i'm pg' - we now can't swap for seated because they have decided not to have seating after all. I'll be 33 weeks and no way I can stand for a whole gig.
Can't find anything else to do that night so have cancelled the hotel. Fortunately hadn't booked train tickets yet, but no refunds on gig tickets so hoping we can sell them on.
I'm actually really fed up about this.

I'm in the same position Rollo - standing only tickets to see one of my favourite musicians (Cat Power) when I'll be 32wks.

On a happier note, how thrilling that we're on double PESH baybee watch!

Ok, had sweep, oh it was not very pleasant. I hope I can manage to be a bit braver in the next week.

Baby is 3/5 palp and cervix v slightly open. Doc said they might see me tomorrow...

TBI making chilli. Sort of want things to progress naturally and sort of fucking terrified.

Sorry about your gig Rollo, who was it to see?

was supposed to see The Damned, with The Dickies in support. At the moment we're going to see if we can sell the tickets but if not then possibly HOLB will find a mate to go with. Possibly our friends who live near Oxford, then I can go and stay the night and have a girly evening like a beached whale on their sofa

laura HOLB really likes Cat Power.

We've got tickets to Glastonbury next year......not sure if that was a move of braveness or stupidity. We did promise DS that we would take him though (it usually our child free festy) and he hasn't forgotten.

how exciting that we're now waiting on babies arriving imminently.

Ooh we're in sniffing distance of baybees coming out! How exciting! It's just like a sneeze, right?!

My friend said on Tuesday when she was giving birth she did a big push and asked Was that the head? and they answered Er....no! She has never lived that down :) (luff a good pooing in labour story).

I have officially agreed to move wards. Didn't get the promotion I went for but did well at interview. Quite happy just to move instead. Don't need extra stress at the moment! :) back for next scan Tuesday morning. Lie down Pickle!

Sorry you didn't get the promotion Faith but that sounds like a good move.

I am clinging to the sneeze idea. Having some BH contractions so hopefully my body's getting into the right spirit. Nice and gentle does it please body!

Night all, hope cake is doing well and all of you.

Queenie and Laura how annoying about your tickets! I saw the Damned a couple of years back, was brilliant, but couldn't do it standing at 30+ weeks upduffed...

Blondie exciting times! Hope you're feeling ok and fingers xed for that sneeze!

Faith congrats on move -sorry about the promotion, but you didn't sound very hopeful in the first place, and glad you sound happy with this :)

I think I am officially in 'latent labour' -have been having a period pain like contraction maybe once every hour for the past 24 hours now, or since I had my show on Wed eve. Didn't sleep great the last two nights, as it is painful enough to wake me up, but it's not unbearable at all. Unfortunately from looking at Dr Google, latent labour can last anywhere from a day or two to a week or two, so it's still a case of just waiting...

Ooh cake the race is on!

I feel fine this morning, was expecting some kind of drama last night so went through everything with TBI, practised TENS etc. Fell asleep to Hypno CD and woke up feeling calm! Still having BH I think and bleeding but quite mild.

Moment of hysteria as looked in loo after morning wee and saw small, pea-sized object. Gingerly fished it out in case it was something important... It was a pea. Must have hidden in my PJs during dinner last night. Oops.

blonder your pea escapade has really made me laugh

I can't believe there are 2 PESH baybees actually on their way out Holy shiz!!!

Faithy exciting times re getting to see pickle again

Results letter arrived today and we are officially low risk. Didn't give a number but in some ways I think that's a good thing. Positive mental attitude and a fair bit of being shit scared until our 20 week scan in 4.5 weeks.

Sorry about gigs queenie and LP. I can safely say that it is one of the few upsides to being as deeply uncool as me when it comes to music - take that and girls allowed always have seats

Talk about pea-ing your pants!

I'm so excited about impending baybees! Squee!

I popped into my old gym today - I'd been there 3 years so they'd been very supportive - they were so luffly and excited about Pickle! It also turns out the manager is due 4 days after me! It's her DC2 but they'd been TTC 4 years and had almost given up so that's great :) I have a due date buddy!

Sorry about the gigs. You stop imagining you'll be diffed for these events, don't you?!

Oh completely missed that camel, what wonderful news! You must be so relieved! :)

Definitely feeling relieved. Have been holding my breath for weeks. Better get on with being pregnant I suppose. They moved my due date actually to 16th April. Have somehow lost a whole week. Eek.

Gosh that must feel strange! I find it funny that I don't really have a due date yet. The sonographer said she thought I looked about 12+6 which is one day further on than I thought but hopefully Tuesday will be clearer for us.

I really should get on with stuff like tidying and floor mopping. MSB will be home in a couple of hours. I'm just too tired! I'd forgotten how tired I was after days off though I expect It'll get easier with time.

That's great news Camel. I was so worried about that and the relief was incredible. Didn't help everyone saying, you'll be fine. You must be delighted.

Trouble is, no-one knows you'll be fine! I'm really glad it's all ok. Are you considering putting in a compliant against the horrible woman for causing you unnecessary distress?!

Oh it's me by the way, I did an Ickle NC now the scan is done :)

Oh I love the namechange!

Thanks :) I'd planned it for a while but wanted my scan first! I was too worried about an MMC to change it beforehand!

Fantastic news Camel! Must be such a relief :)

Love the namechange -very cute actually!

How are you getting on blonde? I've been having regular period-pain surges all day, but I still can't make up my mind as to whether they are contractions or not. They hurt a lot, but only on my front lower abdomen, there's no backache and no bump tightening. I thought you were supposed to just know these things (in which case I guess they're not, because I'm confused...)

Love the name change Faife!

Blondie & Cake - please to remind us of your wks+days dates so I can begin to wonder about when and what it might be like when my turn comes...

I feel the same cake! I am getting tightenings but only brief ones and the same kind of periody ache and sometimes stabby "oof!" cervix moments. But it doesn't feel like there's been a progression. I'm guessing I will know when there is.

Curry tonight... If nothing happens tomorrow I'll step up the bouncing and try some oils etc. Have just taken it easy today doing some sorting out of baby stuff. Are you trying any of the woo/alternative stuff? Or old wives' tales?!

Faith that's completely understandable. Lovely that you are having such a nice response to your news.