Summer holidays are over, the PESH are bringing their bumps and baybees back to school

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Pack your giant pants in your satchel and maternity pads in your pencil case, it's the antenatal thread 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
draf - pink calf on 1st July 2014
winks - a pink one dragged out kicking and screaming on 4th July 2014
euro - a pink one in a hurry to see the world, born on 17th July 2014
dor - a pink one born at speed on 28th July 2014
ginge - completing the ESH Summer of Pink on 23rd August 2014

PESH
Buggerlugs - Buglet due 20th October
Fankle - ESHlet expected 4th January
Cunty - Minichops expected 7th February

I was the opposite. I felt like I was burning up. I'm normally a chilly person but I had the air on in my room cranked up to the max to the extent that kfzk was shivering under blankets! It was very odd.

Hope you're having lovely snuggles this morning Bugs

Brilliant bugs! You are nearly there.

Excellent news Bugs, not long to go now

Yay! Go Bugs

Looking good, bugs, hope all goes smoothly today!

I too got the shakes - only when the epidural was turned up quite high, and during the section itself. I was so preoccupied with clenching my jaw because my teeth were chattering so hard, that the arrival of the calf was almost unremarkable

Ooh bugs not long to go now! You can do it! :)

Go Bugs!! Nearly there

How exciting Bugs! Hope everything goes smoothly today!

I have been lurking but not posting as work is absolutely insane at the moment and I'm working from home a lot when I get in from school.

We had the 20 week scan yesterday and found out that minichops is a boy! I thought I'd feel a bit disappointed as I'd convinced myself it was a girl, but he was so cute and active during the scan and I'm really happy and excited! He was stroking his face and grabbing his toes

Hope everyone is doing well!

Boys are the best cunty - congrats!

We need a few more blue ones to balance things out! Congrats cunty

Fucking hell Bugs! Where did that come from!?! Good Luck! Buglet by lunchtime!!

I've just started lurking, I'll update later!

MissH! Have we missed a nipple tassles opportunity?

bugs you're nearly there!!

My period came yesterday. Outraged. HWCA said that means I'm ready to have another baby Errrrm, nope.

Hags! Fank you so much for the hamper. GHJ says it's his hamper as he's the one with the scar. So I'm going to hide it.

And cartmel sticky toffee pudding is my fave!

You really are a top bunch.

And how's that cervix getting along bugs?

You totally deserve it after everything you've been through in recent weeks Sinks

Ooh it came! I'm so glad you like it :) to clarify, it is to share except the sticky toffee pudding which you should hide and eat with vanilla ice cream, Mmm

Welcome MissH, how nice to see you here ;)

Before Faithlet we had a run of boys, since then we've had mostly girls. Funny how it goes. I do wonder if there's anything in the assisted/unassisted conception that sways the stats? Anyway, a boy cunty!!! I had my nephew yesterday, boys are ace :)

Cunty that's brilliant news!

missh lovely to see you over here.

winks are you boob feeding? If so, that is outrageous. I'm only a couple of weeks behind you and would be gutted to get a period soon.

Sinks it sounds like he is on the mend, which is great. I hope things are getting a bit better for all of you.

faif IVF baybees are slightly more likely to be boys, apparently, as the embryos divide more quickly and clinics see this as "better"

Oooh congratulations!! Another esh girlie! How lovely :) glad she is safely here, you must both be over the moon and you so deserve it. Enjoy the snuggles

Aaah! Another pink one! Well done bugs!!

Ooh congratulations to you both!! Hope you're ok Bugs...and is GP from Sheffield by any chance?!

Such lovely news! Well done Bugs

Missed your post cunty congratulations on a good scan. Baby boys are ace. So are girls in fact. Babies of both flavours are ace. I did used to love seeing them wriggling around on the scan.

winks how annoying about the droid. I was 4 months last time. Expecting similar this time due to missing some night feeds. The great hair shedding started this morning.

Congratulations Bugs and GP!! Hope you both get some well deserved rest and lovely snuggles now

Good to see you MissH

I'm really loving the idea of having a boy now, and have spent the day so far looking at boy clothes and getting colour ideas for the nursery (other than blue, which still seems the most common colour for boys).

Has anyone had to do any preparation with their dog before bringing baby home? We met with a dog trainer this week as our dog is going to need some work beforehand - he's lovely but barks quite a bit when excited and is used to being the centre of attention. Advice or tips would be appreciated!

I've attached a scan pic - we've been lucky to get such clear pictures!