A Lot On Your Plate - S5 Ep20: Babygirl, Traitors & Placenta Encapsulation

Episode Date: January 21, 2025

This week on ALOYP we have a big fat catch up. Talking all things Jess' baby shower, Traitors, Placenta Encapsulation and more. Zoe shares her thoughts on new film Babygirl whilst Jess shares her top tip for outfit finding. Enjoy🫶🏻 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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I know, there's really not. Two episodes. It doesn't feel long for us because we'll be honest and you will notice it if you watch. We're recording quite a few because we just want to get as many in the bank. Just in case. Yeah, we just don't know. Exactly.

But we're going to try about us to keep recording if I'm feeling well and up to it but it's like we just don't know. Guys, just to put this into perspective, it's nearly 4pm and we've been here since 10am and we still have another couple of hours to go after this. Yeah, it's been a full on dread tune wagon. So I was sick of it It's just so much talking actually Even though she barely said it words

I didn't speak at all to be honest See before we had this podcast See the amount of talking I've done this day alone That's probably more than on average I would do in a year I would say That's making me laugh at all right here So on this episode we're going to have a little bit of catch up We've got lots to chat about

Loads of exciting things In the world and things are on TV These were in discuss and what we've been up to really I've been up to a few things that are worth quite an in-depth conversation and then next week I feel like you're going to have so much to talk about because we've got

you're off to Glen Eagles tonight, tomorrow. Tomorrow. And then you I also have my baby shower down in Leicester on Saturday. So, oh, I just got so much to tell me. It just never ends, this life. Right, so where do you want to begin?

What's been a lot on your plate? I'm glad you asked because I was going to say, going to just ask me. Yeah. Right, so see, first of all, I got my hair done in case anyone didn't notice that I'm back to be, I would say even blonder than the last time. Oh, for sure.

What you think about that? Yeah. About a layers cut in. And she basically walked into my living room as she'd had it done and it was like a fresh side part, like a bit flicky wicky. And honestly, she slayed the day away and it's back to being middle part in horse girl that she moans about all the time. So I need her to just ruffle it up.

a bit. Do you know what it is? I'm going to get myself, I'm going to treat myself and I'm going to get either an air wrap or the shark. Either one. I've just heard that the air wrap, a lot of them break. Or a little roller in your front of your hair.

I know, I just, I need to kind of watch a few. I think your hair's beautiful, but when I saw you, I've never seen you with volume in the hair. I don't really have volume in my hair because I don't know how to do it. You need to buy that colour while, raise the root. Apparently that's brilliant. Yeah.

It's more. I have started using a round brush when drying it to try and actually just smooth it a bit. Yeah. So it's a bit smoother at the top, etc. However, I can't get the arm movement for that to actually make it volumised. Yeah. Yep. Anyway.

Anyway, before we actually continue, we need to go back to something that we've promised that we would do every single episode. And you need to tell people where your jumper is from because I'm sick of repeating the same four letters. A-sos. Guys, honestly, you don't need you waste your breath or finger-times. asking where my jumpers from every week. It is simply, see if it's not from ASOS I'll tell you. Where's that from?

ASOS. Guys, it's from ASOS. This is the one I wore at the event. Oh, is it? Yeah, with the sat trousers. It's actually a nice jumper just for day to day. ASOS, I believe it's Topshop. Last week, with the wee tassels,

the multicolored kind of one, ASOS could also have been Topshop. Yep. And then the beige zip that had on for a couple of episodes. That was Oisho, the place that I got in Bucharest, the European brand. But I think you can get it online. The stores in London now. Is it? That's good to know.

It's owned by Sarah. Yep, you can tell. That top has been ruined by Cookie Monster. The whole thing is pulls. Because it's a weird sort of like, it wasn't fluffy, it wasn't, I don't even know how to describe what the texture was, but she's put, the whole thing's pulled. Raising, raising about that. Anyway, yeah, don't ask me anything, just go on A-SOS type.

Describe it. Right, I've got a fantastic fucking tip for you all. And I can't believe people don't know this. I know exactly what we're going to say. Right. Get yourself this app. Google. If you see where it says search, there's a little button there.

That's a camera. Click that camera. Go into your screenshot Zoe on YouTube. Or, I don't know, a fucking chest of drawers or something that you love. Anything you see on Instagram. I'm going to take a picture of a selfie of me and my Baby Shout outfit. Oh, would you look at that? It has found my exact outfit right there.

That's nice, by the way. Yeah, I know. ASOS edition. And that is what... And it shows you all different kinds of variations. You can do it with literally anything in life. It's a lifesaver. Some apps have it, I think Zara's maybe got it.

You can actually do it on Zara. Asos, you used to be able to do it anymore. I know, I don't think they do. They'll show you something similar. Yeah. Anything in life that you see on the internet or you want to know where it's from screenshot it, put it into Google

and the internet will find it for you. So good. Just in case, and I hope you're probably laughing at this like, oh God, course Jess, but similar to chat, GBT, like I told my mum about it and it's changed her whole entire life personality. I just don't utilise that whatsoever. Anywho, so it went and get my hair done

a couple of days ago. Last weekend, I went to the cinema. I have never seen it as busy, my whole entire existence. What, the film or the cinema? The cinema. Mubbed. Showcase?

I was in a coup of about eight people to get hot chocolate. And nobody even goes to that bit. You know, like the be in a bar bit. Oh yeah, yeah. In the showcase? Yep, and the showcase. And it was absolutely mobbed

and I thought, Dry Jan and it. Dry Jan and they don't want to have like fizzy pot, fizzy juice. They want to have like a taste. Even just the cinema in general. Like, people aren't going out so they're looking for other things to do. What did you go and say?

I've had this cough for, honestly, 12 weeks at least. So anyway, I went to go see Baby Girl. I heard of that. It's a fucking weird film I've ever seen my whole entire life. Can I tell you something right now? I would have rather sat next to my dad watching those sex scenes and then a cinema full of people. That is fucking weird experience, by the way.

When you actually overthink it and you think... I just felt like you could almost feel everyone, like, getting lower and lower in a seat. So was it sex scenes? Isn't this the one where she's fascinated with a younger man? I can't even tell you if I think it's good, bad or not. Like, part of me, I said in the chat, I thought it was shite. And in reflection, I'm like, is it shite or is it just so bizarre?

Like, it's kind of like, it's not Gone Girl vibes because it's not as dark as that. But it is one of those films you're like, to say it's good would be a bit unwell. Do you know what I mean? If you're a movie geek, are you thinking it's like 10 out of 10 Rotten Tomatoes type shit? Probably yeah. I don't know I'd quite like to see what people think actually but there was just some weirdest fuck scenes in it that just it wasn't just a sex scene it was like extremely weird noises and like

50 shades sort of vibe but nothing on my 50 shades but sort of weird sexual relationship rather than just like loads of shagging and see just in a sit like I was actually with my pals and I felt awkward Like I felt like I kept Pulled my jacket like over my face Because I just felt

It's so bizarre sitting in And it was full as well Like it was a busy screening And I just felt like everyone was feeling the same I could almost feel like the awkward tension Yeah yeah yeah And I just don't know if I enjoyed that experience It's about odds

Anyway I went to say that I would go to the cinema I honestly see somebody shite on somebody else I love the cinema I love it a lot I want to go see Mufasa. Yeah, you said that. I think we should go to it.

What else is coming out? I am obsessed with the guy from Rebel Ridge. We spoke about it. We never said it on the podcast, but we said it on our beauty brunch at Harvey Nix, and I told you I was all watching Rebel Ridge, and I said the guy in it is hot as fuck, and he is the voice of Mufaza.

Is he? Yeah. Ask, actually. What's the song, and he's on the Jennifer Hudson's show? what's his name? Aaron, Pierre, that's Mufasa. Oh, yeah. And when he's...

I have seen that actually. Have you seen that? Jennifer Hudson... Have you seen that? Are you on that world of TikTok yet? Where for her talk show, they all have a... I can't remember what she actually calls it,

but it's where they walk through to the set and all of the team, the cast, like any, all the production team, are, they make a song up for you and you dance. I've seen the exact video talking about. Okay, so they make that song up, but in the thing you can see... And he's coming out.

quite like... He is... Tongue like Mufasa and I think it's gone viral because it's like oh my goodness I don't actually notice that

well I think they deleted it or turned the comments off because it was like oh somebody somebody said both lips weeped or both lips clapped I was really like wow the internet is too fast

no it is fucking good Oh, both lips purred or something like that and I was like, wow, sis, so... I did actually see that video and that's weird at your sharing this because I don't know who he is like I've not looked into who he is but... He's the Rebel Ridge guy.

Right, okay. Very like understated, like no one knew who he is but he's just gone viral overnight because he's the voice of Mufathe's not even in it. But funny you're saying that is when I saw that clip in TikTok I didn't like... The thing with me in TikTok is I think I go buy them quite quick

I don't really notice that there's a trend going on again, if you know what I mean. But I noticed that he was really attractive and I thought, oh my God, the guy who's playing Mufasa's really hot. And that's all he thought I had. But they're saying that he looks like Scar. From like, I keep thinking Mufasa is Skar. No. Scar was the evil one with the couple eyes.

Mofasas is the dad, isn't it? Yeah. Yeah, that's right. That's a traumatising scene as a child by the way in Lanking. What is. But I would like to see that. What else is coming out this year? There's quite a lot of things.

When's the house made coming out? I'm sure. The last of us is coming back in April, which is Sky. Never watched that. You should. And I know we don't love vampire shit, but love it. Marie, do you like it? Sorry, I meant that.

I meant that. To me, that's the same bracket. But zombies. But they're also just clickers. I thought my Yorkshire puddings always look a bit like a clicker when I make them. You know what a clicker is? No, what the fuck's the clacker? It's like, but they do.

But if I showed your picture of my Yorkshire puddings, you'd be like, that's uncanny. I couldn't be any more lost. So they're zombies, right, but they go through different stages of being a bit like an overgrown mushroom. They just get more bigger and bigger, and they have like weird shit coming from them. And the bigger they are, they are the more dangerous. Like cauliflower? Exactly that. Exactly that.

They get more hideous and scary and the more dangerous. dangerous, like a big virus, basically. Anyway, great. Hedria Pascal. Is it kind of like, um, Sean of the Dead? Almost, yeah. It's like, it's like, it is.

Like, Sean of the Dead, but it's not, nothing's, nothing's funny about it really. It's quite serious. Okay. It's serious. But it's... My list of things to watch couldn't be longer. Like, I've still not watched that.

Black Doves thing. I've still not. watched, you were all watching something else that I've not watched recently as well over kind of Christmasy time. There's about three or four things and they're coming back and more stuff's coming out. Love Island, Molly

made documentary. Traitors, Love Island that's coming. But you've caught up on traitors and that's the most important thing. I'm caught up on traitors but Jason's still in a film era and I'm like, it's time to come out of that Jason. We need to start. We're running out of, we have watching good films but we're running out of suggestions because I've got a list on my phone

of once people have told us to watch and also I'm getting a bit bored of watching something for that length of time. Yeah, you need like a quick hour. Right. So I'm just going to start watching stuff myself I think if he's not on board any time soon.

Have you watched Yellowstone? You're not a Yellowstone person? No, I'm not. Have you watched Landman? No. Again, anyone that's into Yellowstone you need to watch Landman, that's Richard's No Obsession.

Have you watching that, Marie? Do you watch Yellowstone? Okay, I thought that'll be your vibe. but should we talk quickly about traitors? Yes. Where are we at actually? Are you up to date, money? Did you watch last night?

Okay, that's fine then. Linda. Linda is out and we were pissing at the acting last night. She's the worst acting I've ever seen my whole entire life. Oh, it's just the constant, like, and see when you really thought about it, the fact, that guy was right, when Claudia actually said,

traitors, she did go and look directly at her. I was really happy for Jake, actually, because I thought you've been so persistent with her all along and... And you do want to shout, you're right. Like, don't get mislead because you're actually correct. Yeah. How iconic was it when Fosia said to her at the end, sleep well to light, Linda.

It'll be your last night. I thought, and the memes have already begun. Have it? I'm quite happy for Fosier that she was right and she did get put out. But yeah, I don't know. Like, who's next? Who's under the fire in line now? Leanne a wee bit.

Yeah, Leanne. And I thought she was going to recruit Leanne, but she recruited Charlotte, which I think's a bit like, I like in the fact she's keeping it all female boss bitch, but... Yeah, I don't think anyone will suspect Charlotte, though. That's why she's done it. But what's her name? The main traitor. Mina. Mina has, is being sussed. So do you know what I think might happen? God what? I think Charlotte might throw Mina under if she accepts. Guys, do you know what we were talking about last night?

right we'll accept because they gave her an ultimatum but accept to go home in it what I was thinking last night

is because we were saying what would be the situation if they got caught they both got nominated out one day after the other and there's literally

no traitors left that's not happened yet but I'm guessing what happens is the game still continues there's just no traitors left

and they're all because remember they said they can't be told if there's any traitors left they only try and work it out because of recruitment nights

when somebody comes back in in the morning they're like okay no one's murdered so there wants to have been in recruitment and someone's either being recruited or not accepted so I feel like if that scenario happened what obviously that would happen

well I think that's what happened last night they wouldn't let it get down to only one so they've basically made sure that she'll accept because nobody should leave okay but the point is I'm saying let's say around the each round table both nights, they both got banished, then there'll be none left. Is it a game? Because

remember, they don't tell you if there's any traitors left. You're not allowed to announce at the final if you were a traitor or not either this season. So are you just left, just keep banging out all these faithfuls? And then it's like in the end. Then there's only faithfuls anyway. No, because what'll happen is even if there's two, like what happened last night, Linda went. Right, another one. Yes, so they'll never leave it. It's None. Unless you declined. Yeah, unless you went home.

But then they would just make, I think they would make her pick someone else so that there's never going to not be a traitor. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I don't think. Because we thought that would happen and then we realised, no, they'll make them. It won't be a case of accepting or declining. It's accepting or go home, which they're never going to do. So it's going to give you another trait, isn't it? So we've got a really fucking funny story to say.

So last night we went around my friend Hayle's for dinner. And we were talking around the table. And guys... We're talking about traitors. We're talking about traitors. And we were saying how we don't think either of us could ever be... You were saying you could be a traitor.

I'm a terrible liar and a smirk. The lying part, I would find really difficult because I do think you can see it in my face. But I mentally would drive me and say not knowing who the traitors were. Right. So you prefer to just know. I think I would prefer to be the traitor

and not have the unknown, yeah. And the opposite. I just couldn't. I could just could never. I genuinely would be out of rumble under pressure and say something stupid. Anyway, I do not have a fucking clue how this came up in a conversation. I can't remember. I hope you went into conversation.

But Haley was opposite me and then a girlfriend Shiv and I was like, right, girls, what would you be? And I said something like, I could never send a letter like about the cats or something. There's something about the cats. The cats came into conversation. I have no idea. And I laughed saying, fucking hell, that card that I got

been getting for the past two years, I never had another one since Owen died and I laughed but the way Haley laughed was so suss. We looked at each other like

She sort of like sipped her straw as she laughed and I looked at I was like, wait a minute you know who it is and she was like

bright red no shift then went bright red and I was like wait a minute fuck there were being sheep And I was like, are you, are you the person that's been sending me the cat cards?

And she was like, I've never posted you, I can promise you now, I have never posted you a card. But because she, we were laughing uncontrollably at this point, because we knew we'd just stood them and we were like, you're a traitor. I just kept saying it is you, I can tell it's you, we can actually tell it's you and she could tell she wanted to just run out of the room. Yeah. And honestly, it was going on for about five minutes where me and so we were literally like screaming each of his face is like, we've cracked it. We know who is. It's you, Haley. And she was like, I swear it's not me.

And then after a while, I was like, just go on, just tell me if it is. Like, it's been two long years. You've had a great, great run. Are you the one sending me the card? And she was like, yes. I was like, no way. I can't believe it. How the fuck?

But the worst part is, so what I couldn't get my head around was, this is full like traitor mode. Every time I got a card, well, twice I got the, card. But no, I was never in when I got the cards. Two of the occasions I was not in the country, I was with her. Yeah. Right? So I was like, how is that possible? Even so much so that I suss Richard was the person because he was always the one getting these cards. Yeah. And it turns out that Haley, Chloe, Heather are all in on it. They thought, they saw a card two years ago and it said to the cats and they thought that we'd be funny to send it to Richard. So much so that we

spoke about it on the podcast that they thought we've got to keep this up yeah right then when we were away in nashville and when i was away in london for winter wonderland last year year before last yeah i got to and they got elsa to send it who lives near me yep to do it because it then took the heat of them so when we were sat in nashville and i got a text from richard at that moment around the table with the girls they i can't believe they put that full on face on but what i was saying was I think in a group, so see even the traitors on the show, I think there's more than one of them, they can manage

it because they kind of feel, not everyone's looking at one person until at the table, which it might happen. Yeah. But when we were in Nashville, Heather and Haley both knew it was them. So you can kind of be like, oh, because no us, like, shut up. Yeah, we're here, it's just you. You would be like,

you'd be like, you'd just would trouble yourself. But anyway, turns out, and it's kind of funny, but it's not. but they sent me a card when I announced the baby news which they knew months before and then my birthday was literally three weeks later Owen died on my birthday which I was down in Leicester

Haley was looking after the cats yeah so the only reason they didn't send me a card on my birthday from Owen because it was from Owen yeah oh my God can you imagine the disaster was because they thought it was a bit too close and they thought, we'll do it on Richard's birthday instead. And can you imagine if she came to look for the cats

and they left and the card was there, I would have offended my life. No, I know. But the only saving grace was she would have been the one that probably dropped the card in and then she went to also see the cat. She would have been like... Fuck, I'll just take that back.

I know we're kind of. It is funny, you can't laugh about it now. Yeah, you can laugh about it because she would have been like, oh, I'll just take that with me now. Anyway, guys, two years of us discussing that and the pod we've cracked it. It's over. It was my the closest people team. So basically

the moral of the story is trust no fucker. Trust no one. Traitors, traitor, traitor, traitor, traitor, traitor. I think it might have came up because for some reason I said to Haley, you're the only person that's funny and witty enough to do stuff like that. Yes. And then

that might have been when she started looking suspicious. I wish I could be that funny and you went like the card situation. That's what it was. I said it's kind of like your card situation. You think me, you've thought it was me, but I could only wish to be as funny as that. That was it. And then I said the only person I know

that could be that funny is Haley. And then she started to look suspicious and we were like, right and we got out of her. And Shiv wasn't involved but she knew Haley told her she was doing it when Owen died. So then last night she was like pure going in her seat like I don't want involved because she was, I didn't want to give it away in case Haley wasn't going to tell you. Also by the way we're moving at Haley's

with a fucking fire. No, I can't believe that happened. So that's the first time I'd been there. So we were downstairs for ages and then you were going to the toilets. They were like, right, let's show you upstairs because I wanted a wee mooch about, obviously. And me and Haley went up and we could smell.

At first I smelled a nice candle smell, like very suddenly, and then it changed a kind of fishy fiery smell. And we were like, what the fuck is that? Went into her bedroom and she had one of those wee metal kind of tin candles. And it'd obviously ran out. But instead of just burning out, It was literally the whole round thing. Like, the edging wasn't in fire,

but it was full of flames rather than one flame, if you know what I mean? And we were like, what the fuck? And it was stinking. So I ran downstairs, got a glass of water. Came back up, and then Shiv came up. And she was like, is this what I do? Do I put water in it? And I was like, I honestly don't know.

In reflection, we did the wrong thing. She poured a wee bit of water in, and honestly it literally went, like up in flames. And she's like in his adrian, guys. Like, the flame went from a floor to see. to ceiling. To ceiling. Instant went down, didn't it?

It went down, like, instantly. In that split second, I can't even imagine how you would have felt. And see before, we actually went upstairs. Like, see next to that candle. There was a vase of dried flowers. And I'm like, that would have only taken. I don't even know how much longer to catch that. There's a brand new chest of drawers, and it's all big brown...

It's not like an actual brown circle indented in it. And then we lifted it up, the mirror, it was boiling. Not only that was the whole top... Oh, my God, actually, we could have all died. The whole top thing was full of perfume, hairspray, like beauty products. We would have died. That brand new hat, I cannot. And I'm just all this time I'm just peacefully having a piss downstairs.

And I'm like, what's going on? Also, what I find terrifying is not an inch of that smell was downstairs. An inch. And where the fuck are their alarms? They had a carbon monoxide and fire alarm in the bedroom. Didn't go off. Anyway, guys, that's a, I mean, I've learned this mistake for myself because Richard's on me like this. But Christmas tree guy

Candle, like I leave, I do leave sometimes a candle burner on and I forget. When you go out? Yeah, I forget. You know, like a, not that, but like a... A wax melt thing. Yeah, I will never do that.

So a tea light doesn't last long, to be fair. You would only get so long. It was like a tea light though. Not what it was small. She said I'm, um, it was something to Taylor Swift and I thought no one or, do you know? You know, as Shib said it's meant to smell like Taylor Swift and I was like, God, that just tells you everything you need to know.

They want to do that blame, you know? Um, I just, Jason is very, like, I think I said this before, every switch is off. Yeah, it is. Every candle's out. We don't even go out the washing machine's on. Literally, nothing's running from we're not there. And I told him and he was like, see, you would leave with the candles on all that. It was like, I'm no a fire marshal for none.

And I was like, no, but you actually. I don't even dare tell Richard that story. No, I know, I know, yeah, actually are right, though. Jason, do you know what I mean? It was pretty scary. I mean, we could laugh about it after, but Haley is convinced that her eyelashes are gone. Yes, she was. Is my brow still there?

Because it's my brow's still there because they feel singed off. they are. Don't worry. Guys, buying your own house and flat can be so stressful. So stressful. And I feel like as adults were just supposed to know all this stuff. Did you know that it's considered one of the most stressful things you can ever do in your life?

I can believe that, by the way, all the paperwork, lawyers and all that. It's too much. It's a total minefield. Well, don't worry, I have a solution that will make everything feel easier. Just let our sponsors, Watermans, handle it all. Well, they pack my boxes too. Not quite, Lizzie.

but they'll definitely take care of everything else. Perfect. Let's continue what you've been up to, Zoe. Jesus. I don't know if I've been up to anything else other than that, to be honest. I feel like you have. You have been planning a baby shower. Connect. We had Jessie's baby shower at the weekend,

which I've been planning for the last few weeks, obviously. Which we've vlogged, by the way. Which will be on Patreon. Correct? Yes. Um... Well, I didn't vlog it. I tried my best and then I realised that I'd been vlogging and speaking to the camera

with no lipstick on, well, no lips on. I've stated about that. Do you care? I do, you know what I'm like. Anyway, um, so I was planning that and then someone said at the table, what was it someone said, but like, it must be so nice just having the time to just sit and enjoy planning this and I was like... I know, it's like, what? I wish it was only fucking thing I was doing.

Do you know what I mean? Up at night, like, but it was lovely. I had a great time. Absolutely. Bloody beautiful, Zoe. We had it in the private dining room and Maison by Glass Sohu. Yep.

And that's a lovely room. Really, really gorgeous. I think that would be so nice for a nice birthday meal. Yep. Or especially, maybe like you got engaged and you were having a meal with your family or something, like that's cute.

But it was really nice. How many of the seat? It was like 20. There was 22 there, but they can squeeze in up until up to about 24, 26 I think but you probably could fit another wee table down at the window if you needed extra. It was like a set brunch menu that we had.

Did you pick those brunch menus or was that like? Yeah, there was a bit more on, there's not loads more on the menu but we just picked three so that it was a bit easier like the kitchen. Okay. I just picked simple eggs, avocado, etc. Yeah, so we had brunch and then quite a lot to talk about actually.

Wheatberry kindly gave us a wee party bag for everyone and it had your favourite almond quasson and a pan of chocolate And the ribbon, did they put that ribbon on it? They put the ribbon on and did you see that it actually said celebrating baby tape? No

I knew it said celebrating it had baby feet on it in green but I didn't know it said tape Right so I didn't realise that until my box was at home either and I thought that is so nice Maybe the ribbon that I had it didn't have that part of it Yeah because they've obviously cut it But yeah it said that Because I said to them like I'll get

Do you have a wee pink ribbon or something like that to put on it? Or I don't even know if I did on a real sort at all. Also, guys, while I was talking about wheatberry very, very, very quickly, and I've got a message from me yesterday. They have built a whole brand new bakery in Morris Park that you're going to be able to have pastry classes in soon and I'm going to go with Lauren. Love that.

I love that. Go in and you can buy a pastry and learn how to make croissants and stuff. I think that's right. I don't think anyone knows how to make a pastry unless you've actually done something like that. That's a hard thing I make. But the kitchen, the picture of it looks unreal.

That's right next door to the place. take cookie for one-to-ones. Yes, so it is. No, no, it's different when I was there. So they gave us a wee party bags, which was so nice, and I thought you'll love that because you love them. And it was something a bit different and cute

for people to take home. And then Pudges made your cake. That was insane. It was gorgeous. Not only did Pudges cakes look at the part, they taste the business. Yeah. It was so nice.

There at Pudges is fucking fast. I know. I sent her like my inspo. Which was pretty, like. like what it was. Yeah. But I did also say, like, if you want to do it. Because see with people like that, they're so creative that I'm like,

I don't want to give you such strict direction that you can't really put, you know, and like, you're kind of, maybe like, touch that you do to do to the all the cakes, but it was so nice. Loved it. We'll insert a picture here. And then all of flowers helped me with all the floral bits. They were beautiful. But actually, I couldn't get a florist to come and help me on the day.

so I just went and picked it all up and said it all up but I'm quite interested in that you know what I'm like and then I just made the be menus and all that myself did you? Yeah and you got all the little vases were from olive but then you bought little candle holders and candle sticks yeah I just got loads of if anyone's planning like this by the way always check Amazon because they are the best for stuff like that I got loads of glass candle holders for like the pillar candles

and then I got just loads of wee tea light holders just to put loads of candles about and then I just got nice candles from Sainsbury's. And my gifts, guys, oh my God. I mean, if you're over on Patreon, Zoe vlogged me and wrapping the presents in front of 20 people, which was quite embarrassing. But we had to do it because what I basically, I made a chat and just said if everyone,

not everyone, because some people did the old meetings or a plan on doing their own meetings, but most people just sent money in because I wanted to get you the carrier you wanted. And for me to do that, everyone kind of had to be involved or else. expensive. Yeah, like it was too much

for just a wee group but I'd just ask a few people would have been awkward so I was like why don't everyone just send me what you want to spend I'll add it all up and then I'll get as much off your list

as I can It works perfect I got the Artie Park carrier guys in denim fucking boozy as hell I'm going to be a cool mom I couldn't believe it when I opened it

because the box is beautiful I was like what is the box that's nice and then I opened it and I was like honestly as far as baby carriers go I mean, you could get, I'm sure they're all amazing, right?

But the quality of it was, I think the fabric's from Japan. It's designed in Finland and then it made in China. But it honestly is like the, even just from like all the, what's the word I'm looking for, all the trims on it. Yeah. It's all branded and the quality of the fabric. You can just say it's a really good, sturdy baby carrier. Where did you see that, by the way?

Well, I get targeted ads all the time for them. because I think I've maybe looked one up, but a lot of people have them. Is it on tech talk or something? No, good God. The denim one, I just saw on the website when I was looking. Right, okay.

I really wanted the new burgundy colorway and it seemed like a silk. That was six, 700 quid. That's just too much. The denim one was more expensive than the standard. Maybe like 40 quid more, but anyway, really really wanted that and if not i was going to treat myself to it anyway so i was really grateful for that it was amazing i got a car camera um so rather than a mirror for your car i got a camera

because apparently it's really good for when you're driving in the dark yeah i got um one of the crumpet and kimball crimble i can't remember you'll know what i mean if you're a mom they're like the star suit yeah from my sister-in-law i also got like a cute little duck um dressing gown, I got loads, I basically asked people to bring me a storybook, a book, write a message in, like a, and I got some really gorgeous ones. Your mum got me Hungry Cat's Pill up. That's the only one I remember from being young. Yeah, that's when I got Elsa for her.

But when I was opening them, I was like, God, this is pure nostalgia. Like, I'm remembering them now. So I got a good selection of books. And then one of my friends, Lauren, who is Lauren's Cravings on Instagram, she is doing like a priceless thing for me. and she's batch cooking four meals for me. So apparently that is like an incredible gift. Oh, 100%.

Something that I would love to talk on the podcast because I think it would write a really good like evergreen episode that we can do one time is I asked on my JustJest Food stories, what is the best gift you've been given at a baby shower and what is the best gift that you have received that's helpful and useful or thoughtful? And I have to admit I had thousands of responses, right? and things that I was reading purely because one I was wanting to do like a nice blog page for my website

but also I wanted to Zoe was asking me for a list of things and I felt overwhelmed I don't know what I'm asking for I don't know what's useful and I didn't want people to waste their money so I was like let me get some inspiration so that was really handy and I think what we'll do is we can do a segment where because you either attend a baby shower your friends are having them or you're having them I think not thinking about these things it's like wow that was amazing I also think it made me good to, obviously it'll be once we're back anyway. Yeah. But and maybe you sort of make even

just mental notes of... If I did find it useful or not. Yeah, because obviously you've kind of created a list from that, but other people will have got you stuff that necessarily wasn't on the list or whatever. They have done, yeah. And for someone who... I mean, your list was

the most accurate fucking long hang I've ever seen in my life, right? Because that's just you. But equally at the same time you're not like mumsy mumsy mumsy and know exactly what to look for in a way if you know what I mean so it would probably quite good to hear from someone like you

who isn't just buying everything and anything because they feel they need it yeah so it's kind of like you've chose to not be that way to take people's recommendations but I bet you can still whittle it down even from that oh totally so then it would be to then say your list from the even bigger list

do you know what I mean there's two things though that I would like to point out which was probably 50% of the answers which is similar to what Lauren's doing for me was either a batch cooking or Deliveroo Just Eat Vouchers or you know that cook shop that we're on Great Western Road, GWR, the cook frozen food place

and I think it's also in my BP garage but getting people vouchers for cook Hello Fresh which I guess is a little bit more work because you're still having to cook but you're not having to think about the meal or go out and buy all the stuff in and stuff like that or deliver a supermarket shop to your friend those were massive

and people were saying that was like in value to their newborn experience. Yeah. And also quite a lot of things for like the mum. So it's like a lot of the mum's kind of forgotten about when the baby's here. So get her a pregnancy massage, get them a date, the couple of date night voucher or pajamas for them to chill in, things that make their life easier. Babysitting vouchers, make them up.

Write them on Etsy and be like, here you go, there's a night out for you. Yeah, that's cute. Come around and be like, right, I'll take the baby. You get in their fucking shower, you stink. And, yeah, those sort of things, like if you haven't got the money, people will always appreciate that. Yeah. So anyway, I just thought that would be a really good episode for people to refer back to. But A, baby shower shit, or even if just newborn, because it's so good to hear every listener's opinion because...

I also think you've, you never ever, obviously we're talking about, like, the people we're surrounded with who are privileged in this department. But you don't ever really hear if someone say I didn't have enough. It's always, I had far too much. I bought too much, I get given too much. Yeah. And someone who you'll see next week was telling us that she actually ended up taking a lot of her stuff back

and getting a gift card instead and then it literally lasted during like a year. Yeah, yeah. Of having to go get top up on baby stuff because it was just too much of the same thing or too much of the same size. And the guests that we have on next week also were giving some, they were all mums

and they were giving us tips of newborn tips and they're not mumsy mums at all actually and if you watch her listen to this podcast because you love me so much which probably 8% of you do then you won't enjoy it because I said nothing she didn't either

did she folk you did a little bit no I did a bit but I just like I have nothing to bring in that conversation I enjoyed it yeah but you listened and you learnt because you're going to be the best mum in the world absolutely

I want to want it. I just don't want it. Yeah. Also, just quickly speaking about the, okay, loaded. And you may have seen on my story, but the Scottish Baby Box arrived, and I was blown away by that guys. I can't believe the amount of stuff in that.

You came over to mine, I had luck. Oh, just Scottish government, that is one thing that is big, big tick, yes. And do you know what it was? When I shared it on my story and people were saying, well, a lot of people from England, especially with some of my friends, We're like, what is this? I don't understand.

Tell me more. Yeah, what do you mean? It's from the government. What is this? Yeah. It's like unheard of. Do you know, and I think what it's boiled down to is it's really unheard of to hear of a universal initiative given to everybody no matter what anyone's financial situation is.

Correct. It's also giving everybody, every baby, an equal starting life, no matter who their parents are or whatever. It made me feel so, what's the word I'm looking for? Like, content's not the right word, but almost like. you know what I mean that just everyone at least has that yeah but it's also sad to think that that's all that some people have

and that baby will be sleeping in that box which may I add a lot of people messaged me a lot a lot a lot that said even though they had the crib in the Moses basket their baby preferred to sleep in that box and it was the only way they would settle but that's what I mean though it's really sad if that's all they've got right

but before you know about that and before you think about it or even see what's in it. There will obviously be families that maybe don't apply for it and don't get it and still have nothing, right? But it's like everyone's not...

No, everyone will get it. You just have to... You have to fill out that leaflet. So that's what I mean... So if you don't feel out the leaflet, then you're not going to get it. That's what I mean. Yeah.

And like, especially people who maybe... Don't feel like they need to. At least the options there for everyone to have that is a wee bed for a baby. Yeah. And that you've got... You've actually got like a wee...

What's the wee toul? the wee blanket toy that they get and they always hold on me Apparently that goes on a Facebook for like 20 quid people, children are so attached to the yellow giraffe comforter

I've got so many messages about this they're like basically goes on like the black market people because you can't buy any of that stuff in that box. Why are people selling it? Go give it in a charity shop. I know but obviously people are wanting it on Facebook so they're like I need it my baby's lost it and they depend on it. Right okay

so people are giving them away I know crazy Anyway, got a bath thermometer. I heard the rap's phenomenal. I'm going to keep a few bits and babbs. A lot of people were saying to me, like, we should never feel guilty for this. Like, every single mom deserves to have this start in life for mom and dad, sorry, deserve to have this. But it's also super important to not feel like you have to give everything away because it removes the stigma that if you do see another baby in that same onesie, because remember, it's all the same stuff.

you will see somebody in that grey little fleecy hoodie and be like, ah, baby box. And it sort of removes that stigma of like, oh, I don't need that. I can afford something else. And no matter of what your situation you're in, it's just nice to know that everybody is using it. So yeah, I do think that side of it is super important.

Yeah. Not make anybody feel a type of way. You also know that the stuff that's given in that is absolutely okay to use? Yes, exactly. And the quality is so good. But you didn't have a thermometer? Don't have a bath thermometer.

It's got a room thermometer and a bath thermometer and a thermometer for their mouth. Toothbrush. Condoms. Two packs of condoms. Johnys. Yeah. Two packs of johnnies.

That's basically saying don't fucking do this again because we've got a lot of folk to give this. You only get it once every cut of year. You know if you have twins you get to? That is amazing, isn't it? But I just thought I'd quickly point out if you did want to donate anything because I'll be honest with you,

I'm not going to be keeping everything in that box. I don't need it. Yeah. And I'm very grateful. for that but they said that the box itself is amazing to be kept for a memory box and you can colour it in that's been designed for you to colour in. Oh yeah. Sort of us. And it's got a really good mattress. But you can donate it to. Maybe I'll share it on my story if you want to, but it's a Facebook page. I think it's called Scott Baby, something that they really want them. And a lot of

them get sent to Ukraine. And even if they just take the box or you can take the parts out that you need, which they strongly encourage that you do. Because there's lots of stuff in that box that I need. So I'm going to keep the bits that I need and I will put anything that I don't use in it and then donate that. Yeah. Make sense? Absolutely.

And also, if you are thinking, if you are pregnant or whatever, or you know anyone that is, tell them to apply for it. Because the only way you can get it from the government is by you writing out that free post leaflet. Yeah. And every single baby is entitled to it.

So take it. I can eat at a time. And give it to England or Ukraine or whatever. Anywhere you wish. Yeah. Love it. You love Scotland. I just think,

it made me so proud to live here. I thought I'm so lucky. That's why that baby can't come up the weekend, guys, in Leicester. Fuck, I'm driving up that motorway. Having that baby in Greta Green, no way is it having Lester on its passport. That baby needs to be Scottish. What else have you been up to? Let me, I've wrote some bits down, to be honest with you, Zoe, to talk to you about.

Oh, we'll talk about this quickly, but I'm having my nursery started in the next two. weeks which I'm going to be sharing quite a bit stories which you can check out everything's ordered it's just getting it in motion now got a guy called Gary from GSJ projects on Instagram he's like a joiner but he also can help with everything but he is actually only doing my joinery work to be fair

because I've already got all the other parts like my carpet and painter and everything sorted but he's doing me some really gorgeous panel in and bespoke shelving in there and he's managed to get my Pax wardrobe spray painted to match a colour in my wallpaper. So I'll document some of that for you because I know people are keen to see home. Everyone loves home renovation shit, don't they?

I absolutely love it. I love nothing more than watching somebody put cereal in the named tips and restack in their kitchen cupboards. Like therapeutic, isn't it? And then pouring the washing powder into the wee plastic box and restacking it. That makes me want to get my fucking shit together.

I can't express that enough. I love for him stuff. I also had my third session with Lindsay from Born This Way, Hypnibirthing. I feel like I can only compare Lindsay to how it may feel for maybe a strange comparison, but it's how I feel at the time. I was desperate to see her because I was in such a negative headspace with it. And I knew that she would make me feel better and it felt a bit like therapy. And it was like, I need to see her because I know she will make me feel back to where I was

because she had to cancel me because she got really ill over Christmas. so it's kind of a really large gap between my second and third session. Maybe a few steps back. Yeah. But anyway, we had an amazing, amazing three-hour session, actually, three and a half. She stayed a bit longer. Richard asked her to be our doula. I don't think you realise, understood how it worked.

He was like, so you're going to be at the birth then? I was like, no, you mean, it doesn't work. Explain what that means. Sorry, I didn't, sorry, another word to add to our little list. But a doler is somebody like a, somebody to be your birthing partner, who I believe would need to be a midwife could be wrong with that one but Lindsay is a midwife

just having an extra pair of hands in the room with you and people that can just guide you through it and just keep you calm really helpful to me I guess it's a luxury to have but also probably would help a lot of people in that and Richard is really super keen for her to be on that journey with me

because he wants me to have the most magical experience best of him and I'm like in all fairness to Lindsay like what we're doing with her I think we are more than capable of doing it because she's done such an excellent job but equally

I also want him to feel calm and if he wants her there then I know I can imagine as the guy if you go through like hypnoborthen or whatever it actually probably as much as it's helping it probably makes them realise what their part and role is at that time

and then it's maybe quite daunting for them to think well what if I forget yeah what if I forget what I have to tell you and what if I panic and what if I'm not calm and I'm supposed to be the one that's calm and I'm supposed to be one that's helping you and reminding you how to breathe and all that so then they maybe want the support again

support there for him so I do get it I agree with you but also Lindsay is someone when she finish your course with her she's going to be on text support if she's not guaranteed to be there because it might be the middle of the night when she's asleep but she's not on call for you but if you text and say right I'm going into labour

Richard can't she's like you can text me and say right you've just heard the midwife I say this, this is what Jess said and whatever, like, who knows? Like this is the way she's feeling, can I do anything to help or whatever? Yeah, she can just help guide him and stuff. And I'm guessing this becomes, I's no surprise to anyone, but I definitely want to look into getting my placenta encapsulated. Like, I want to eat my placenta. Not my actual placenta?

I just don't quite understand, can you tell me the benefits of that? well there's no scientific proven evidence that eating your placenta is going to be a type of weight I don't know if that's because the government want you to stay sick who knows I don't know but there has been and it could be a placebo effect but people can get their placenta dried out and made into capsule so it's not like you're eating your actual like organ that I think that's quite strange yeah that's fucking much I don't I think I can

tend to get on board with a capsule that feels like a tablet like leather oil or something that we call that? So there is a I've looked into it and there is one company in Glasgow that looks good and it's called power I'll tag them power placenta labs or something she's a bioccientist

anyway she'll come and collect it from you on the day you give birth, put it in a freezer pack and then you get the tablets the next day because you have a massive hormone drop on day three I think so they say that by doing the placenta it could be placebo effect

but it reduces baby blues. And it makes people feel like they have spring back, their energy back quite quick. Okay. And can help reduce postpartum hair loss. And listen, I said it to Richard and I thought he'd tell me I was insane. He was like, listen, if there's anything

that could possibly help to make you feel better. Oh, absolutely. Just go for it. If you want to do it, because it's not cheap. I think it was about 200 people when I looked into it. That's it.

Yeah. I suppose it's quite a scientific process. Yeah. And you get, it might be something like 40 days worth or something. I mean, I can imagine why it would potentially help with those things, right? Because, I mean, I know fuck all about this shit. But what I would assume is your body's get used to having this thing there. And within minutes, the whole thing's out.

So I feel like surely the capsule must be to keep it in your system. Slightly and like slowly remove it from your system rather than being like yanked out and then whatever your body's taken from that or gaining from it is just gone whereas the capsules are obviously doing it in a slower way that's what I would assume anyway

I've heard no negative stories only I mean aside from the cost I've only heard good so what could go possibly wrong I don't get it nothing really can go wrong from a wee capsule I don't imagine we all know that I like that sort of shit I'll do anything I'll try anything once

except heroin but I'll do anything I will try it all I'll put clostrum in my eye bags when we need to do it I'll eat my placenta and even hypnobirthing it's something that's been around for years but it's now become a thing

and it's proving that it's working and it's helping people if people can do things that are so simple to help them then why the fuck not especially it's such a big first time experience

yeah like you can experience loads of things for the first time but they're not that big a deal whereas this it's like you can't he ever go back yeah like you could say

I'll get your presenter again. But also you could say, like, I'm going to go speak to someone about potentially learning how to fucking play an instrument, right? And maybe you find it quite daunting starting, like, a new thing, you know, maybe a bit older or whatever. But you could change your mind at any moment and say, this isn't it for me?

Yeah. You can't do that once you're past the stage of pregnancy. And also, who's going to trial this shit and let you guys know if it works or not? I'll tell you the honest truth. I'll give you my honest opinion. You should be putting this through the fucking business. Maybe I will.

That's fine. I just got my feet out. Only if you eat my placenta with me. Let's do, shut, spit or swat with my breast milk and you shut down my placenta pills. Guys, I think we should vote. She should do that. There's absolutely not.

There's not a chance in hell that I am touching your breast milk with my tongue. Please. Nope. I'll squirt it. You can go catch. No. I don't even like. You should not even dip your finger in.

I'd taste yours. I'd suck your tit. I would. I would. I don't even like my own saliva. Can we just remind us of that? See when I take those Envisalines out, I could be sick

over myself and that's my own my own saliva, okay? So the placenta capsule, there's more chance to that because I feel like it's just going to look like a vitamin in it. To be fair, with placenta capsule, I wouldn't want to, obviously I would I would give you, but I don't want to waste it

because you'd need to take it consistently, I'd imagine, for it to feel a benefit. But also, how does it benefit in someone that's hormones having just dramatically dropped, unsure if it does what it's going to do. It would just be for the fact to say that I've had a bit of your placenta in my body, but it's fucked up and I'm not doing it. I take it all back.

It's like blood sisters. Tom Cruise ate his kids' placenta. I'm sure I read that years ago, like 10, 50, 20 years ago probably. And I'm sure he actually fried it and cooked it with that night of fall. Right, that's fucking weird. It's weird, isn't it?

You've lost made that. That's cannibalism. It is. It is, isn't it? You're eating a human. There's too many weird things in this life at this point. A human organ. Anyway, yeah, so I thought that would come as no surprise to you guys,

but I'm going to do it. I need to actually message the person back because she sent me all these stuff on my email. I need to get back to her. And then when I finish, I'm going to definitely go and get a mummy MOT with a woman called Rosie Davis, and I think it's to help your pelvis. Right. Because, listen, guys, I piss myself when I sneeze. I just know that I'm going to have issues.

By the way, I think she's, someone's recommended her to me before with my bladder issues. Yeah, I've heard of her before She's meant to be amazing I have 100% heard of her I'm sure someone messaged one time saying they were trying to get her Maybe couldn't Right

And they went elsewhere But she's meant to be unreal Because she was somebody that recommended You know when I asked about the baby shower gifts It was get a voucher for Rosie Davis So I looked into it and I was like Who is this queen of pelvis is And I was like I need her

So I've looked into her And yeah she's someone I'm definitely going to go and see afterwards Get my design a vagina Nice and tight again I could give you have a jazzle if you I'll just get super gluing some gems and stick it on and see how long it lasts.

So yeah, I'm trying anything and everything. Listen, I'm going yoga once a week. It's the best hour I feel if I could recommend anything to anyone it is do pregnancy yoga. My step count is 300 steps a day. I don't want anyone to look at my stories and feel guilty that if they're pregnant and feel like I'm doing exercising when I'm fucking categorically not.

I'm literally stretching every night and I'm going on my ball and I'm being quite strict with my vitamins and my collagen and all that jazz. And that's absolutely fine as well. But getting out that door and walking, I cannot express to you the pressure on my pelvis, my bladder. I can't do it.

It's also such a shit time of year for that as well. It's not as I feel like, wow, I should go out and enjoy the sun or the nice day. Do you know what I mean? Yeah. That's not even like a helping hand. Exactly. You're not going to go out in the pouring rain, waddling about.

And I waddle. You're like, I don't have a pond out there. And they're in. Anyway, I'll shut the fuck up now. That's my update. Hopefully that's the last of a date all we discussed on this baby's... Oot of me!

Two weeks time. I feel like I need it out equally. I'm like, wow. Anyway, I hope we enjoyed that episode. And please tune on next week because we've got really exciting guests. We've got the three girls from Girls Overheard. Uh-huh.

Joining us and we've actually... I say we. The guys made the studio so cool. It's like a half a half. and half vibe. Yeah, it was massive. So even if you usually listen, still listen,

but just have a wee noseate YouTube. The girlie's also have their studio here as well. That's why they've got the set. We merged. Yeah, we didn't like cart it over for the other ends of the tune or end. So we've got Ashley, Ailey and Lauren coming on, the pod,

and we discuss all different kinds of things, really. We just chat utter fucking waffle, to be honest with you. We do, it's like five girls in one room is just a bit chaotic. Yeah, but it's good because they also have a side, like a side dish episode called Confession Sessions, which is over on Patreon. So we are both

they are also going to be on our side dish episode and we're on their confession sessions. Yeah. We discuss everything from motherhood to a Zen pic to what else do we talk about? Everything.

Crazy mother-in-laws, hen parties, you name it. Anything you could possibly imagine we'd talk about it, I think. Anyway, we'll see you next week with the girls and then the following week we're going to talk

all about Hindu dramas which is going to be feisty because we had some juice really good juice and on Patreon this week we're doing the questions that you guys

wanted to ask us yep just a wee update on anything you want to know or products links whatever and then I'm going to do a Patreon do a Patreon packing my hospital bag guys I'm going to actually

the guys don't know this yet but they're going to have to get that camera out and we're going to unpack my hospital bag and go through bit by bit. If I make it that is, that's not a promise. That'd be quite a good one for over on Patreon. If you want to join us over on Patreon, it is three, I think it's actually £410 if you add the VAT because I pay for it myself. I pay for my own Patreon to be in the chat. I don't know. I think it was a tester. I think the test service never stop. So sometimes

I'll write from me, sometimes I write from us. It comes out my bank every month and I think it's £410, which includes the bat. And with that, you get our group chat, which pops off at the moment. It's just getting busier and busy and I love it because people are obviously

getting more confidence chat. More confidence. Yeah, and if you are on Patreon and you're feeling not confidence

you're writing it, please do because we've had a couple of messages from people saying I didn't there reply in Patreon chat but my answer.

I'm like, honestly you don't realize how many people you help when you do include in this amazing community that we've built together.

Definitely. We also have one episode a week. We also have special episodes we have competitions every single month to win something very exciting.

It's all ad free as well no adverts on any of the episode. It's all video format. And I think that's it. You get audio and video. There's quite a lot. Bang for your book, guys. And the main thing about it is, you don't take no break from there. No, we don't. So that is going to be continuing over in my maternity. We're going to pre-record some fantastic Eps for you. And then Zoe is going to have four very exciting guests. I will let you think who they might be. And you will only find that over on pictures.

We'll see you there. Okay, thanks. Bye guys. Bye!