The stork has taken off

[Slip]

After going to bed at 11.30pm Friday night, I was woken by Harlene shouting for me from the bathroom.... She thought her waters had broken. So a quick call to the hospital at 3am where they told me to come on down.
seems it wasn't those waters that had broken, but someother sort (dont ask me!)
Anyway, around 9 hours of observations later and they started to induce labour with medicines and things that I cant even spell, let alone pronounce!
So 19 or so hours after arriving at the maternity ward, we are still waiting..... Looks like for a while yet too...


3 hours sleep in 40 hours is not very good for you either lol

[Arthur Little]

19 or so hours after arriving at the maternity ward, we are still waiting..... Looks like for a while yet too...

... hopefully not for much longer!

[Terpe]

Sometimes it can happen like that.
We're here awaiting the happy news

[stevewool]

Think on it this way , its like a long flight with a even longer stop over to the Phils but once you are there its all worth it

[Slip]

C section in the end at 7.57AM as baby was just to big for small mummy and was stuck. Not really surprising when she popped out at 10lb 12oz!!!

[stevewool]

WOW! I am so glad I am not a woman. Congrats to you all.

[SimonH]

C section in the end at 7.57AM as baby was just to big for small mummy and was stuck. Not really surprising when she popped out at 10lb 12oz!!!

First, congratulations to you both

Second, 10lb 12oz? That's over half the size again that Charleigh was !

[Slip]

She was actually more closer to 11pounds. But she kept moving on the scales, so they settled at the weight that stayed for the longest, lol.

[Terpe]

C section in the end at 7.57AM as baby was just to big for small mummy and was stuck. Not really surprising when she popped out at 10lb 12oz!!!

Many congratulations to you both
Children are a joy
Your lives change forever.

Well done to Harlene that was a big, big baby!

[songz777]

C section in the end at 7.57AM as baby was just to big for small mummy and was stuck. Not really surprising when she popped out at 10lb 12oz!!!

Well done! My Angeline also had C section for our 8.1lb baby boy, he was stuck at a funny angle! Now sleepless nights for a while

[Slip]

Still in hospital.... Should be coming home tomorrow.

I need my bed instead of a hard plastic chair!

[Arthur Little]

Well done BOTH ... not forgetting the stork! Congratulations.

[grahamw48]

Congratulations !!!

[cheekee]

Congratulations guys

[Doc Alan]

Congratulations and best wishes .

[Dedworth]

Well done Life changes from now on

[Slip]

Well done Life changes from now on

Yep, currently in bed, baby in one arm, laptop at the side of me, lol....

Should get up, but don't want to wake baby!

[SimonH]

Yep, currently in bed, baby in one arm, laptop at the side of me, lol....

Should get up, but don't want to wake baby!

Wait for about 7 months and she'll be crawling over you trying to grab the laptop

[Rosie1958]

Wow ...... baby sounds very large! Hope your wife didn't have gestational diabetes and that she is recovering from the birth well. Congratulations to you all!!

[andy222]

Congrats to you both. Now the hard work begins. .

[Michael Parnham]

Congrats to you both. Now the hard work begins.

For the remainder of your life, good luck!

[Slip]

Wow ...... baby sounds very large! Hope your wife didn't have gestational diabetes and that she is recovering from the birth well. Congratulations to you all!!

She had Gestational diabetes! Was only picked up here, not in Philippines... So had a very strict diet and had to take blood sugars three times a day for the past 6 weeks.


Seems the hospital messed up the babies birth weight.... Had a home visit from the midwife yesterday and she questioned the babies recorded weight... She weighed the baby and baby weighed 3.9KG. So she said somehow it seems the hospital put about a kilo onto the babies weight! So the baby was probably only 8lb 5oz at birth, but we will never know now!

[Rosie1958]

She had Gestational diabetes! Was only picked up here, not in Philippines... So had a very strict diet and had to take blood sugars three times a day for the past 6 weeks.


Seems the hospital messed up the babies birth weight.... Had a home visit from the midwife yesterday and she questioned the babies recorded weight... She weighed the baby and baby weighed 3.9KG. So she said somehow it seems the hospital put about a kilo onto the babies weight! So the baby was probably only 8lb 5oz at birth, but we will never know now!

Glad to hear that your wife's condition was diagnosed and managed before the birth 8lb 5oz is still a very respectable birth weight, well done to you all!

[Amaw2008]

It's Friday evening, I'm in a mellow mood, and I'm happy for you both. Remember that the first two years are the hardest, just keep on going. Our Rachel is four and a half now and, instead of changing nappies, it's "daddy, daddy, read this book!" I've come up with a piece of wise philosophy: Crying doesn't do much harm to a baby; listening to it doesn't do much harm to an adult.