It's all balls, bicycles, and babies for the PESH!

[maamalady]

Antenatal fred for BESH graduates

CRESH

Faith - pinky faithlet arrived 14th April 2013
Pinkr - suitably pinky one arrived 25th August 2013
Jethro - blue one arrived 23rd September 2013
Noks - pink one arrived 12th January 2014
Frankel - large pink one arrived 10th March 2014
Merks - pink one landed safe and sound 21st March 2014
Sinky - Stubborn blue one arrived 26th March 2014
Driz - blue one arrived 12th June 2014
Kat - pink one arrived 21st June 2014

PESH

Draf - Expecting a late pink one EDD 19th June
Winks - EDD 26th June
Ginger - Miniginger due 13th August
Dor - A very special pink one expected 18th August
Euro - eager Centime expected to arrive a lot sooner than 28th August
Buggerlugs - Buglet due 20th October
Fankle - ESHlet expected 4th January
Cunty - Minichops expected 7th February

So the June cluster is halfway through laying, and then we're on to the July/August batch! Are we even going to have time for Wimbledon and Le Tour and the World Cup in all this excitement?!

KFZK is being brilliant. I wish I wasn't such a headcase about the section so that he could focus on the baby rather than worry about me.

bugs I chose the surgeon and this is where he works. I hope the baby can be transferred to my local hospital as soon as it is stable, but that comes down to cot availability again. Even then, we will be reliant on taxis as KFZK doesn't drive and I won't be able to. Still, it is a shorter journey.

dor I don't do drugs (more than I absolutely have to). Plus I hold a firearms licence which is a great stress outlet, and I don't want that to be affected for being a looper for a few days.

Oh Euro I'm sorry they are messing you about again. I agree with Dor, can you talk to someone about it all? the anxiety can't be doing you any good and you need to be in a good frame of mind to get through the next few weeks.

Having a few days of diazepam shouldn't negate your right to hold a firearms licence, but I do understand your reluctance.

Sounds fun Bugs I was chatting to one of my work colleagues who took her daughter to DisneyWorld for her birthday 2 weeks ago. She said it was surprisingly non-tacky and everyone was so nice (especially when they found out it was her daughter's 10th birthday) and it was really well organised. It made me feel excited to think we could take E there further down the line. The trick is to go before they're 9 as they classify anyone 10 or over as an adult

Hope you can get some rest tonight Euro. Is there a plan B, s obviously they can't keep putting you off indefinitely.

Oh we'll need to save about a squillion quid to go to DisneyWorld, but it sounds like it might be fun, rather than the hell on earth I previously thought! Don't get me wrong, I love disney films but the idea of enforced happiness is a bit odd to me

Isn't diazepam really addictive?

It must be so frustrating for you & KFZK Euro, no wonder you're at the end of your rope. What Frank said about a plan B - you can't go on like this much longer?

bugs I went to that site on a holiday a couple of years ago and it was luffly! We had a really good time. Is it the Haven site?

Diazepam is good stuff. Kills pain and makes you feel a bit floaty. I took it for about 6 weeks when I had a horrible virus (agonising headache, honestly I'd do labour over again 10 times over that). I was able to stop no problem. Long term codeine use was another story though.

euro I'm so sorry you're going through this. Do whatever you need to to cope.

Maybe I'm getting mixed up with something else. When I was younger people used to take something like them for 'fun' - called them Jellies.

I got good painkillers after the C-sec. Liquid morphiene.

I think I've been to both! It's such an awesome feeling to be a mum. I cherish it every day. Today Faithlet was in my lap and we were singing songs. She was laughing away and I suddenly realised that she thinks I'm great! :) Now she actively chooses to come for a cuddle, just the yummiest thing ever.

Aww that's so sweet Faith, I can't wait till E is that age

Diazepam is really addictive but it is also very useful at certain times!

The Little Mister is splendid these days but his tantrums are something else!! Terrible twos come early I think!

Oh I'm already a mean mummy because I won't give her cups of tea but yes it's a scrummy age!

I've been told it's:

Terrible Twos
Threenagers
Fucking Fours

Apparently they're quite nice between 5 and 9 and then the pre-teens kick in and it all goes to hell in a hand cart till they're about 19

Oh no. What's he up to?

For those of you not on t'other place, Baby, a girl, arrived yesterday at exactly 34 weeks. She weighs a teeny tiny three and a half pounds and is in intensive care but seems to be doing well. I've seen her for about three seconds so far as I had a bit of a bad time with the section and aftermath. I particularly don't recommend puking with fresh abdominal stitches. Hoping to be able to get up and see her soon.

Thanks to all for your support with the menkulling over recent days and weeks. This has been so hard.

Congratulations, euro :) I sympathise with c-section puking; it is deeply unpleasant. Hope you get to spend most of today staring at your gorgeous new baybee!

Didn't want to write too much on your FB Euro but bloody well done! She's here! I hope you get to spend some time with her today & that things start to get better for you all.