A modern man's guide to pregnancy

According to Tony Parsons, 'pregnancy is like plane travel - the excitement's at the beginning & at the end, the rest is just plain sailing'

Ok, so we did say this was a man's view on having babies & obviously one from an angle of inexperience, rather than inherant knowledge. If you're of a delicate disposition Busy Girl, you may have to look away for a minute. Here's our man Simon's take on things...

Bloke baby view 1.

Not being able to tell anyone that you're pregnant for 3 months is easy & quite frankly, great news for a man- it allows us to totally ignore the fact that anything has happened. Anyway, who are you trying to kid? The second you decline wine, everyone knows...

Bloke baby view 2.

Don't bother asking anyone for name suggestions, everyone knows a 'Amanda' who was a real cow at school, or a 'Jenny' who was the local bike, you'll never win, so just wait til it comes out & see what it (sorry, he or she) looks like.

Bloke baby view 3.

Making friends at antenatal classes is as tragic as it sounds. They may seem like 'your kind of people' when you're squatting on the floor laughing at each other, but when they turn out to be protective parents from hell, it can be hard to shake off the coffee morning invitations.

Bloke baby view 4.

Have a scan & find out the sex - then you can reject half the names & stop asking people to buy yellow clothes. Plus, we can have our toys & kid activities planned better. We need to know if we're having the next Beckham - football school isn't cheap you know!

Bloke baby view 5.

Enough girls, us blokes know you get strange urges to eat odd things. But why can't you get strange urges to clean up or decorate? You could have the whole house done in the time it takes you to eat that pile of gherkins & cheese.

Bloke baby view 6.

Go out & enjoy yourself while you still can.

Lady love as always,

Simon x
Busy Girls Token Bloke

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