Due April 2009: Episode 23 -There's no business like show business!!!

[SmuttyNuttyTaff]

Here we go

Show business may be good business but can we get on with some birthing business now please!!

Just popping back briefly. DD fell for the bedtime routine groundhog day. Phew. Thanks for that Swali. Now got to get washing up done, laundry hung and all the other things that normally happen once she's asleep.

That's what I've been told as well. It's also common for subsequent babies to not engage until labour starts.

How old is your DD, Lulu?

Bumpalump - boo for popping back out!!

I've been getting crampy pains every night for a week now so thought I was well on the way....Braxton Hicks all day and cramp all night, not so easy to cope with when you have one already to look after. Never mind not long now, due week sat.

Boff - I would love you to be my virtual wife. A few things you need to know though:

1. I am extremely flatulent (even when not pg)
2. I quite often eat toast in bed and therefore leave an inadvertent layer of exfoliant for whoever is sharing it
3. I am not very good at changing toilet roll when it runs out.

I'm sure DH could add to this..

Hi bumpalump

I see you haven't signed up for our buddy system. Do keep us posted with any updates. We are all desperate for some more birth stories. We had a rash of early ones and now nothing.

That's vile MM. I have changed my mind now, if that's OK. No offence, like.

Mathsmummy lol at your list nothing better than eating toast in bed though

Boff - I'm a stickler for keeping the loo roll supply updated and I never break wind in front of others. I am a much better catch than MM, have me instead.
I do love eating toast in bed too though.

OK Puzzle I will make do with you unless I find a toast free person.

I wish that I was given the chance to eat toast in bed. No such luck, not even on mother's day (DH:"Swaliswan, DD's done a poo, can you come and help?" )

I'm toast free! I can't eat toast first thing in the morning anyway - I have to have something wet (ooer ) like cereal or a yoghurt.

Help what, exactly? Why is dealing with poo a two person job?

Swali I have been rejected I will make you toast if you can put up with the flatulence [hopeful emoticon]

Springy's OK, I suppose so I will go with that for now.

Swali - my reply to that would have been "nope not really i'm busy relaxing due to it being a certain special day for me!!! you are big enough and ugly enough to deal with a small poo"

Help = please change her nappy whilst I pull faces at her and pass the occassional bit of cotton wool.

Springy, you won't get my leg wet, will you????

I don't know if to be pleased that I've been picked, or deeply offended by the lack of enthusiasm...

Mathsmummy - come be my virtual wife your flatulance cant be any worse that what i put up with from dh

Swali, you didn't 'help', did you?

& Boff, I'll try not to I know how important these things are

Puzzle, Will do! Sorry havent joined your buddy system but dont want to let my buddy down as I am not sure will have time to think let alone get on mumsnet after baby born...apologies. xx

His excuse was that he didn't know what he was supposed to do To be fair, it's because her nappy area was the worst affected by her chickenpox and I have been using cotton wool and water to clean her then lightly dusting the area with medicated talk to help dry out the spots. He didn't know my exact way of dealing with it and didn't want to do it wrongly.