Things to do before you pop a sprog

lazygal

Looking for suggestions on what I should do before the imminent arrival of BabyLazyGal. One week of freedom to go, what to do with it?

kfallon

Push?

El Weirdo

Mope around the house, huffing and puffing and complaining that you can't wait for it all to be over 'cause you're sick of carrying this bloody bump around for the last 9 months.

That's how it normally goes, anyway.

smash

I hear there's big money in pregnancy porn. Get onto that before you lose the belly!

padd b1975

lazygal wrote: »

Looking for suggestions on what I should do before the imminent arrival of BabyLazyGal. One week of freedom to go, what to do with it?

Start a thread on after hours and have every muppet in the kip hanging on your every word.

humbert

Try and remember how annoying it is when some mother brings her child to a cafe or restaurant and they scream for an hour.

When your baby comes, please don't do that.

mikemac1

Don't bring the sprog into the office to show off

It's just awkward

If you want to meet your girlfriends from the office let them take you to lunch

admiralofthefleet

stuff your gob with mc donalds

samina

Sleep, sleep and sleep. I remember I used to sleep......

Mickey Dazzler

Dink a couple of bottle of gin, take 7 yokes at the same and then go white water rafting.

mikemac1

If not done already, get that ring on your finger?

kfallon

mikemac1 wrote: »

Don't bring the sprog into the office to show off

It's just awkward

If you want to meet your girlfriends from the office let them take you to lunch

Oh I always cringe at that, had one last week, we don't really care about your baby!

mikemac1 wrote: »

If not done already, get that ring on your finger?

This is no time for to be thinking about sex acts :pac:

cocoshovel

last minute abortion for the craic

seamus

mikemac1 wrote: »

Don't bring the sprog into the office to show off

It's just awkward

If you want to meet your girlfriends from the office let them take you to lunch

+1
Half of the office will smile half-heartedly and pretend to take an interest in the baby and then sit there being very uncomfortable trying to ignore the gaggle of (mostly) women cooing over the baby.

Invite your work friends out for lunch to meet the baby. The colleagues who you would never go out for a post-work drink with, have no interest in seeing your baby

forfuxsake

scream, poo yourself, experience a great deal of pain, wish you were dead so that it would all stop.

Sorry that's next week

Nothingbetter2d

lazygal wrote: »

Looking for suggestions on what I should do before the imminent arrival of BabyLazyGal. One week of freedom to go, what to do with it?

have loads of sex... then you might not need to wait a week

mikemac1

Have excuses ready when your husband says the infant looks like the postman :eek:

frag420

Draw a big smiley face with ears, moustache etc on your belly with permenent marker a few days before you drop........................

SunnyDub1

expect the unexpected :P

You could really go any day now :O

padd b1975

Do you know who the father is??

Has he made any suggestions??

Nothingbetter2d

mikemac1 wrote: »

Have excuses ready when your husband says the infant looks like the postman :eek:

or the coalman if it is a black baby

Wibbs

Get the snip?

keano_afc

NOTHING will prepare you for the lack of sleep. Nothing. So get as much of it as you can this week.

smash

Get a hollywood wax and then some form of obscure fold over tattoo across your bits so the doc has something interesting to look at.

Dudess

OP do bring your baby into work just to annoy the grumpy-holes. :pac:

Dravokivich

Is this a pregnancy QnA forum now?

Jester252

think about how this will have you out to the world for three days while other less evolved animals only take an hour out to give birth

Earthhorse

Kill somebody.

Pregnant women are basically immune from prosecution.

ceadaoin.

I know it's been said but seriously..SLEEP!! I can remember the date I last had a full nights sleep and a lie in because it was the night before I went into labour

Abi

lazygal wrote: »

Looking for suggestions on what I should do before the imminent arrival of BabyLazyGal. One week of freedom to go, what to do with it?

As you begin labour start a thread about it, keeping us informed about how dilated you are, but most importantly post while you push.

Oh no wait, you're a REAL pregnant woman

I suggest lots of sleep Lazygal, because your arrival will have other ideas of when you're allowed to sleep. Best of luck with it all btw

Nothingbetter2d

Earthhorse wrote: »

Kill somebody.

Pregnant women are basically immune from prosecution.

good point... i can think of a few politicians that could do with "removing" from office

up for anything

Jester252 wrote: »

think about how this will have you out to the world for three days while other less evolved animals only take an hour out to give birth

It's precisely because they are less evolved that that happens.


Go to a swinger's party, OP.

mikemac1

Use a garda's cap as a toilet

You are allowed, it's the law

It BeeMee

Relax, put your feet up, watch a few movies.

Alien
The Omen
Rosemary's Baby

westendgirlie

mikemac1 wrote: »

Use a garda's cap as a toilet

You are allowed, it's the law

:D:D

I'm not pregnant, can I do this anyway?

Nothingbetter2d

mikemac1 wrote: »

Use a garda's cap as a toilet

You are allowed, it's the law

only to poo in. she cant pee in it.

Get your nails lashes done and a facial this will hopefully dampened the shock of a having no time to yourself plus those pics people insist on taking at least you will look semi decent on them .

Unless your one of those annoying types who look well after giving birth grr jk

Rocky_Dennis

smash wrote: »

I hear there's big money in pregnancy porn. Get onto that before you lose the belly!

The name of it can be:
Getting Some Loven With One In The Oven

ScumLord

Clean the house, your house isn't clean enough yet.

Earthhorse

Rocky_Dennis wrote: »

Getting Some Loven With One In The Oven

I like the fact that you change the spelling to "Loven" so that it rhymes even more.

later12

I'd disagree with those who said not to bring the baby to work. I don't understand what's awkward about it. Unless you work in a tiny office, you're not going to be expecting everyone to come and see the baby. If they want to get on with their work, who cares?

I think it's always nice to see colleagues come back to work after they've gone on maternity leave and had this enormous change happen to them. I think it can also be important for the (typically) mother to feel like she hasn't been forgotten or is still appreciated as a professional in the workplace at a time when there is a lot of emphasis on the baby and how it changes everything. It must be quite reassuring to have your colleagues ask about your return, etc.

Just be happy for them or ignore them; it's not difficult.

al28283

go skydiving

smash

later12 wrote: »

I'd disagree with those who said not to bring the baby to work. I don't understand what's awkward about it.

Well I guess, not many people give a crap about a co-worker having a baby. then there's this kind of stuff:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwM_-jyKQIs

donalg1

keano_afc wrote: »

NOTHING will prepare you for the lack of sleep. Nothing. So get as much of it as you can this week.

What about not sleeping, would that prepare you for the lack of sleep?

flutterflye

Take photos of how neat and tidy your house looks.
It will never look that way ever again.

And huge +1 on sleep!

stovelid

lazygal wrote: »

Looking for suggestions on what I should do before the imminent arrival of BabyLazyGal. One week of freedom to go, what to do with it?

Get in some bollocks judgements on other people's parenting on boards before you have to do it yourself.

smash

flutterflye wrote: »

Take photos of how neat and tidy your house looks.
It will never look that way ever again.

Might as well take some dirty pics too because you're going to get DESTROYED!

stovelid

later12 wrote: »

I'd disagree with those who said not to bring the baby to work. I don't understand what's awkward about it. Unless you work in a tiny office, you're not going to be expecting everyone to come and see the baby. If they want to get on with their work, who cares?

I think it's always nice to see colleagues come back to work after they've gone on maternity leave and had this enormous change happen to them. I think it can also be important for the (typically) mother to feel like she hasn't been forgotten or is still appreciated as a professional in the workplace at a time when there is a lot of emphasis on the baby and how it changes everything. It must be quite reassuring to have your colleagues ask about your return, etc.

Just be happy for them or ignore them; it's not difficult.

Wouldn't do it myself but I don't mind at all when colleagues I like drop by with their new kids. It's nice to see them again and I'm happy for them being happy.

mikemac1

Tell us Lazygal, are you eating any weird and wonderful food combinations?

Bizarre stuff that you'd normally never go near

Nothingbetter2d

buy an industrial sized washing machine... you can wash the clothes, terry nappies, AND the baby in one go

mikemac1

What will the babys name be?

Let the good people of AH decide

Start a poll!