Mid 30's TTC--Gin Palace Two: Spawn of the BESH

[SarahAbroad]

Hey all...

Hope this thread name is okay...just moved the Gin Palace around the corner before we ran out of space!

See you soon. The bar's open!

oh. and the good news is, they've told me to eat 2 steaks a day for the next few days.

marvellous. maybe i can atkins away some of those bits of arse that aren't absolutely necesary

Ski - I ain't home, I'm stuck here in the middle of nowhere with The Infector and some soap that Time Time found buried in a medieval plague pit. Not getting home till Friday/till I come round from drug-induced coma in foreign hospital after being airlifted abroad in emergency mission to save me from 86 separate strains of skank-bacteria...

Gin - the 'putting things off in case of pg' thing is a bastard, isn't it? Putting stuff off 'just in case'... and prolly for no good reason. I am a little ray of sun tonight, aren't I? I think it's the skankiness infecting my brain. Can you lot not launch a BESH rescue mission and save me (after tying MIL up and giving her stern lecture on cleanliness and scrubbing her hands red-raw)? In my family, having poor hygiene is roughly equal with admiring Hitler.

PS Gin - go sort 'em out: www.mumsnet.com/Talk/baby_names/803194-Mani-for-a-boy

scorp I can't save you mate as I 'm too skanky and would only be introducing you to a new circle of hell. I let my son eat dirt on a regular basis and tbh I would prob have eaten that chicken,if it smelled yummy and I was hungry

cheggers personally I think you should properly bang on about it - sounds like a pretty important and exhausting day! And I for one am interested in your egg harvest (although that sounds well freaky now I've written it,I mean well honest!)

sailing hmm? The monkey is coming with us! I want him to be a better sailor by 6 than I am now (actually that wouldn't be hard). We are taking my folks so I won't be tacking into a force 6 and playing 'wrestle the small crazy person' at the same time. I hope.

Mmmm steak yum [bloodthirsty ex-vegetarian emoticon]

ginhag haha re: mani eating dirt. Yes, we've accepted that Julian-Cunty's first kiss will probably be with a Jackapoo when he's about 3 days old. A deep, long, French-kiss. He will probably also find dog hair within my breast milk. I don't know how that's even possible but if I can find dog hair in unopened tins (opened at the time obviously), then he can get dog hair there. He'll also no doubt eat worms, lick the pavement and stick poo in his ears. I'm under no illusions here.

As for the hols, it's really nice actually knowing that I have something amazing awaiting if it doesn't go to plan - although because it's a sporty thing it's very different to a citybreak or sitting by the pool - so it'll have to be planned well.

cheggers so glad it's all going well. I've just turned on the TV to find BBC news banging on about the NHS failing 8/10 fertility clinics or something. BABY FAIL! Excess bottom? What on earth do you mean? I went jeans hunting on sunday and to my horror I must've gone in to town the one week of the year where there just weren't any jeans in. The first pair I found that I liked I held up to my chest... I looked up and snagged the "tall & lovely" sign. I eventually found another pair I liked but in a shop with ruthless sizing and although they're great, make my bum look good and were a cracking 21 euros (!), the size on the label is TWO higher than I'm comfortable with. Is it wrong to cut out labels so your OH can't see? Even though clearly he knows more about my bottom than anyone else in my life and he knows how much I weigh.

Scorpette You're driving yourself mad luv, can you not check in to a spa for a day - there must be one locally - say it's a "dream you've always had" or some such bobbins.

ski prob not as active as skiing but I went sailing at ooo about 6 or 7 months pg (had a definite bump) and it was fine,had to go a bit easier than usual but it was great!

Oh,forget 'lying by the pool'. We may have been in the Maldives but mani was with us!

And yes,he used to lick the pavement on a regular basis.good for the immune system I'm sure.

ginhag the sailing sounds great! I'd just be very worried about hitting a tree at 40mph when skiing . Although I've never hit one yet... But I'm not sure I'd get travel insurance for pregnant skiing in the US.

That's what I thought about the pavement - the kid will have a great immune system.

In fact definitely not as active as skiing,but hey still quite active and fine when really quite duffed.can see concerns re hurtling down a mountain tho.

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Hey Laurie I didn't thank you for the massage!and I told you I'd respect you in the morning...

Hey lushes!

Just got off phone to mother aka only woman in world who can turn a "what are you doing this weekend?" into the evil of mothers who dare to work while their kids are small. Feel all sweaty and stressed now.

Erm, can I get out from under the pile please, am struggling to breathe now and I've spilled my cosmopolitan

12 eggs! Ace news. We need to rename you cheggersthechicken

In answer to the question of redundancy money spending, the first purchased ear-marked is a new set of french doors. Rock and freaking roll baby.

However, have also been looking at luxury holidays to thailand or malaysia. I've heard these things can encourage up-diffedness.

VAG a big 'ggggr!' to your mum from me.some of us don't have the fucking option to opt out if we wanted to!

Sure it was v different for her tho.so I will try not to SHOUT!

Exactly gin - I also had a 'repeat to end' chorus of "so poor that I had to hide from the milkman but we still managed".

Wonder if she realises what an effective contraception this conversation is? I love her dealry and we're very close - which makes the repeated rants so much more upsetting. If I do manage a diff I will have to ban her from discussing it. Strictly. Am sick of it. She usually isn't so judgemental (errr) but being a primary school teacher for 100s of years she claims to know everything.

Though I enjoyed dropping into conv that DH's Mum went straight back - he's the most well adjusted soul in the world and that brought her up short...briefly.

Kudos to cheggers and her many many eggs.

VAG my mum also a primary school teacher!

Thing is,it's often the 'selfish' mother who suffers most by going back to work.ginlet loves his childminder (my best mate,a wonderful person and ummm much more fun than mummy) and she fits into our family brilliantly so he's really happy.

However,I have found that being a part-time working mum has given me the wondrous opportunity to feel like I'm totally shit at 2 things simultaneously.I used to be astoundingly good at my job,now I try to do a 5 day job in 2 days with no sleep...and I struggle!and feel guilty am not home with my boy.

Am about to go from 2 to 3 days a week and am gutted but it has to be done.

Also maybe the difference with our generation is that I don't want my son to have to hide from the milkman!and as I can do something to make sure that doesn't happen I bloody well will.

Of course I'd rather spend my life sailing the med with mr gin and ginlet and not being a stressed out harpie... one day eh?

Ski a SPA? Round here? You must be joking (unless I get TYF to turn the hose on me). Am escaping to Plymouth for the day (oh, the giddy excitement!).

12 punchy hugs to chickencheggars! One of those is sure to be a winner

Cosmo French doors, eh? Livin' on the edge, bebbeh, livin' on the edge

I want french doors now.

Gin I don't have a problem with kids and a bit of dirt (I say that now) - I used to like to make and erm, taste () mud pies as a young 'un myself, but I draw the line at bad/non-existent handwashing practices and poor food hygiene. They don't have soap in their toilets here. That is Skankville.

Poor VAG re: ranty mum. I have slightly opposite prob with my mum - she treats me like I'm The ChristChild, which makes me feel have to be perfect at all times: keeps telling me she knows that when we try (haven't told her we are, remember) I'll get diffed 1st time and with no probs which not only clearly jinxes me forever, but is already making me terrified there's summat wrong with me if I'm not pg this month (first month of TTC, FFS!). Parents, who'd 'ave em? Who'd be 'em? Oh yeah... US!

Hiya!

I apear to be in a very jolly mood today... probably down to the fact I've had a corporate coffee with double shot for the first time in ages. Just had a chat with an agency type about finding work... think Spud in his interview in Trainspotting and you won't be far off the mark!

On the ranty mother "have baby no workee" front: I think your kid can only be happy if you are happy. If your not working and papping it about paying the milkman (Which by the way is a luxury I would love to afford) then you are not happy. Plus, dare I say it, it is possible you would do your child a disservice if they hadn't had the same level of social interaction as all the other kids when they start reception class. Each to their own, and "Up yours Grandma" to anyone who says otherwise!

Yikes scorps it must be bad if you're escaping to plymouth!!!

My aunt and uncle live in Salcombe, do you want their address to pop in and be topped with with gin & champagne? They live an extremely civilised existence there, they even have an account with the local taxi co. They are my inspiration in life, it really is not all bad if you don't have kids. Mind you my dad & stepmum also live that kind of lifestyle - professional holiday makers and the day is timed by what kind of beverage is being drunk - sherry before lunch, G&T before dinner etc etc. I have seriously good adult role models

OOOh... meant to say Well Done Ch-EGGS!!! I don't know why "well done" as you obviously made such eggs when but a twinkle in your mammy's tum, but well done all the same!!! OOOh.... please tell us all what happens next...

Future Baby name trends 2009 (all real first names):

Wow - Fanny - Ptolemy - Semen - Melons - Arsabella - Botty - Harlot - Freelove - Cum - Raper - Humping - Trannie - Porndance - Loveday - Shafter - Lezby - Homo

Just a small selection. I realised I was enjoying typing it more than you might enjoy reading it. AIBU for liking "Loveday"?

I like Loveday, that's a proper old-fashioned actual name though, unlike Humping!

I don't know why Cunty's not in there though. I love ski's Julian Cunty Jail-Horse. I think it's inspired.

Although I think twins called Fanny and Semen work pretty well together. Ch-EGGS that's one for you to consider if your IVF results in twins.

I bagsie Botty.

Not Cum Gusset, VAG? I think that has a lovely ring to it.

My mum too was a primary school teacher. Is this why we're all fucked up & unable to contemplate starting a family until we're on the brink of barrenhood?