The Fruits of our Labour? 10/10 thread, all fruitmunchers welcome......

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I am 10 days over
she said she wasn't surprised as with subsequent pgs things often tend to stay shut and then just go whoosh when you are in labour
she is trying hard to be nice
she did have a good old rummage for sure
what a job for a nice lady

I love those toastie makers too. They don't do them over here. When they make toasties they use that plastic cheese and sort of fry it in a pan

Sorry about defaced cervix. Perhaps is will just pop open in the next day or two?

Franny, if it's any help at all, my cervix was as tough as old boots with every pg. Until the very last moment.

In fact, with dd2, they were all for sending me home. Midwife examined me, then asked me why I was there.
I said I was going to have a baby.
I had to fight to stay at all, then not to be sent up to the ward.
Midwife was very but dd2 appeared within the hour.
I was on my own for that one as dp was with dcs.

[proud toastie maker owning emoticon]

What I would suggest Franny, if you can bear it , is as soon as you have a twinge, keep walking. I did this with dd2. She would quite happily have gone back to sleep and stayed put but I walked and walked around my lonely hospital room, stopping only to hang onto the walls, and lo she came.

oh GOD this thread is nearly finished
quick quick we need a title that doesn't make me feel inadequate every time I look at it

Hmm. So 'LETS GET THIS DONE!' would be wrong, and not motivating at all?

Ok, maybe a distracting, fruity title, and we should all look the other way and think of something else and then it will happen.

Actually, that is probably blindingly obvious.

Bloody hell, we need a new thread.

I don't think I can, TooT, it hurts too much to walk really
well I mean I could do it, but if the baby didn't arrive, I will be that much more immobile tomorrow if I have been walking and standing a lot today, and I can't stand it getting worse
I could be here having to take ds to nursery and stuff for another week - it is getting a bit grim some days anyway tbh (I know not compared to your poor old pelvis but am wimp)

LOL let's get this done

NO

asparagus - 2 portions?
grapes and a crunchy nectarine
peanut butter on toast, scrambled eggs, new potatoes
I know those aren't f+v but I thought it might sound like I haven't eaten and I most certainly have

Sorry, I am running several minutes behind the rest of you.

How sad that dp couldn't be there Toot, did you mind a lot? Could no one else have had the kids? You're very brave, I needed dp so that I could dig my nails into his arm and mouth vile threats at him.

Yes, I thought it might be impractical for you Franny. Poor old you.
Can't anybody else take ds to nursery?

Some things are worth the weight. 10/10 thread.

Sorry, that's my title suggestion.

Or Fruity Btiches at your cervix.

Actually, no, not that one.

He was transferring children to my mother at the time.
Actually, it was quite liberating. Y'know.

oh GOD I want to do the at your cervix one
but I won't
will I?

Lol, I like fruity bitches at your cervix very much. Lets get this done.

Oh, I was slow getting it. But do it. Or do you want somebody else to?

Franny, my cervix wasn like yours

I had 2 sweeeps and my mum predicted i would have dd2 on the day that I did have her - mum's birthday!!
And dd1 had been 5 and a bit weeks early, so it felt like dd2 was almost 2 months late!!

I have the interview tomorrow - wish me luck.

Teeny new potatoes
teeny carrots - both form my friend's garden.
brocolli
tomatoes
cucmber
dried fruit in musleli
grapes

What do I do with dd2's pumpkin plant? it is taking over our littl eplot. Can I trim it? If so, where????

I couldn't POSSIBLY do it myself

I will if nobody else has yet

There