Commercialism gone too far or just fun ?

nomerci ,Honey moon happens right after marriage happens, Baby Moon happens 8 1/2 months after Baby happens.

Well, I am a bit confused here...a "honeymoon" happens AFTER one gets married...should a babymoon then not happen AFTER the baby is born?

(laughing) I know but I did find it funny ;-)

Eewwww Cabbage, that's gross! Lol

lol - WK just dropped the kids in the pool lol

You must have had a hot curry the night before WK

I didn't feel any pain when my child was being born :(

Of course I did not pick spuds or go down the pit lol I was joking - I did have to make chips and eggs though as the lasagne was ruined lol x

Joking aside - there are lots of women who do just get on with it - they have to.

I am no superwoman at all - I can scream like a girl when needed - but I felt so well after three of mine were born that I did not need to rest - the C-section was a pain though- I did feel rough after that and I needed a couple of weeks to feel ok.

I love watching Brit getting beaten up

Oh for goodness sake...

Take a leaf out of Cabbage's book (Pun intended) ..

I'll tell you what happened Brit...the 21st century man was born and shared those chores with the mother of his child who has been pushing for so many friggin hours!

rofl ;-))) naughty but funny lol

I was back picking spuds hours after my last one and then went and did my night shift down pit lol :-)

What happened to the good old days when women just dropped the sprog, went back to the kitchen and carried on with their chores :O(

No - I lost that with number one and never found it again lol

Cabbage: did you remember to pick up your dignity on the way out of the hospital? I'm still waiting for mine :-(

Seems like a good idea to me - all I managed to do before my last one came out was; wipe my pits and never regions with a wet wipe - chuck a lasagne in the oven and go to the hospital :-/

I was back home hours later to rescue the said Lasagne from the oven and make us all chips and eggs.

I would do it all so differently now.

Snessy good for you with the shaving and the pedicure - a girl has to have standards :-)

No Brit, but I'm glad I did all that, because I was taken to hospital anyway because I was having complications. It seems to be a free for all to have a look :-(

Was the midwife a male ?

I didn't go to a spa, but as soon as I realised I was in labour I painted my nails and shaved my legs - not sure why though, I was having a homebirth.

After 8 years maybe i'll experience this.:)I will see when my time comes.

I thought Chocolate for the best remedies for the Preggies?

That must have sure sucked..miskeena. Hope you made up for it after you popped!

gUd iDea 0r bAd wiL fiNd oUt wEn mY tYm c0mEs!

Your mum's that bad a cook ?

It's a fabulous idea, once the baby (or in Mariah's case babies) comes along, you don't have time to pamper yourself. Any spare time you do have, you sleep. I personally decided I wanted a holiday before my son was born, so at 7 months preggers, I took myself off to Miami and Orlando for a holiday in the sun. OK, I didn't do it just before I gave birth, but I couldn't fly after that anyway.

Prescribed bed rest felt pretty decadent to me lol

Two days before my daughter was born to be precise I spent a whole day "spoiling myself"!And some of my "better off" friends go the whole hog and book themselves into fancy schmancy salons prior to their delivery dates so as you can see many of us do/did so..we just didn't call it "baby moon" though!

Not decadent, but we did attempt a romantic getaway before baby #1.

What a waste of money. ...:(

I think the question would be, how many of us would if we had the money and time Brit. Not how many of us have. :P

I would disagre with you here.. But it would be interesting to hear from QL ladies ..

How many have gone out and done "something decadent" before the baby arrived ?

i already have a Moon....:(

Both parents should be entitled to a baby moon..What a charming term indeed! In fact I believe this practice has been around forever and its only now someone has come up with a catchy name to go with it all.

Yes Brit, it's called going out and getting pissed with the lads and then having a curry at the end. Kind of a perfect night no?

Who gets to do those things Brit? I'm lucky if I get a pedicure once a year!

I think men should take a baby moon to. Who said it's a female only thing? Both Mother and Father should get a breif break to relax before the birth.

Isn't Shopping, coffee morning, high tea, perms, hairdressing, manicure, pedicure, nail buffing, sun bed enough.

Do we men , now have to accomodate "baby mooning" :O(

Father's Day, Mother's Day, Friendship Day, Valentine's Day,Teacher's Day,Women's Day,Birthdays,Anniversaries,Good Luck, Hi, Bye,All kinds of events...... still the target was not met, Hope 'Baby Mooners'will put some life to a recession hit market.:(

I think it's a great idea. :) I don't think she meant to commercialize anything, I think she just put a name to a thing a lot of wealthy women do before giving birth.

bubblymom

better luck next time

huh? *scratching my head*

why i didn't realize this before i gave birth?

Jupiter has 63 confirmed moons.

Uranus has 27 moons.

Saturn has 19 moons.