tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.comments2011-08-26T02:03:33.564-07:00Nine Months, Hard LabourThe Artist Formerly Known As Gibbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868445269557509447noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-15841244485069188772011-08-26T02:03:33.564-07:002011-08-26T02:03:33.564-07:00Congrats - he's a stunner. :)Congrats - he's a stunner. :)edhehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16762886294068628204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-86645072105223831542011-05-26T06:14:07.272-07:002011-05-26T06:14:07.272-07:00I think it is probably best I don't comment!I think it is probably best I don't comment!Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439820679546899063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-64577379437344277792011-05-22T00:38:40.538-07:002011-05-22T00:38:40.538-07:00In case you've not been told the real secret t...In case you've not been told the real secret to motherhood - buy muslin squares by the score.<br /><br />They hide boobage, they protect clothes from spitup, they work as a sunscreen. And if you're lucky the baby attaches to them as a transition object so you don't end up with a manky toy you cannot lose/wash. You just give baby a fresh cloth each day and they <i>think it's the same one</i>.Magshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076409812424646539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-18309888961132903322011-05-08T16:44:09.852-07:002011-05-08T16:44:09.852-07:00Hmm. I wonder if they do placenta down at my organ...Hmm. I wonder if they do placenta down at my organic butchers? Probably comes under sausages, I guess.Grillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266295686814157220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-72633504619197427382011-05-04T05:57:39.458-07:002011-05-04T05:57:39.458-07:00They showed me the placenta after it came out. If ...They showed me the placenta after it came out. If I hadn't been veggie before, that put me right off. <br /><br />And they never show the "right, that's the baby out, but now you need to push out what looks like a major organ" on One Torn Every Minute.<br /><br />(er, and I was watching the Tour de France final laps whilst discussing needlework stitches with the nurses whilst they were fixing things up)Magshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076409812424646539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-85347724109788896752011-05-04T04:42:05.401-07:002011-05-04T04:42:05.401-07:00Neneh Cherry - Swedens finest!Neneh Cherry - Swedens finest!Tobyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601079400870427889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-17672671293596076342011-04-20T09:12:59.642-07:002011-04-20T09:12:59.642-07:00It's gotta be the monkey suit. It's got t...It's gotta be the monkey suit. It's got the Dreamcast logo for ears. In fact, isn't it Aiai from Super Monkey Ball?<br /><br />PS. Didn't know you were pregnant. Congratulations!Rikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08483134720021546054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-18003457765278830622011-04-08T03:44:03.306-07:002011-04-08T03:44:03.306-07:00no-one ever looks at your birth plan anywayno-one ever looks at your birth plan anywayJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13439820679546899063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-71008489737039657302011-04-08T03:23:09.234-07:002011-04-08T03:23:09.234-07:00The main thing that comes to my mind when thinking...The main thing that comes to my mind when thinking of about home births is who has to clean up afterwards?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05934521900416544098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-80149227742109736162011-04-08T01:57:49.244-07:002011-04-08T01:57:49.244-07:00Really isn't as bad as you think (so my wife t...Really isn't as bad as you think (so my wife tells me).<br /><br />She refused any drugs and liked it so much she wanted another baby! :) And she had that one without medicine, either.<br /><br />I know it's - "she didn't so you won't have to" - which is annoying to listen to/read. But I'm sure you'll be fine, is all I'm saying.<br /><br />The real hard stuff comes once she or he is running around pulling plaster off the walls and locking you out the house. (Ask Pat!)<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />MikeMike Bowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018186950942250341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-19376649047459509522011-02-22T09:45:02.051-08:002011-02-22T09:45:02.051-08:00Am I the only person disappointed by the lack of r...Am I the only person disappointed by the lack of rocket powered pushchairs with heat seeking laser beams mounted to the front?The_Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02976047915204860900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-4671577107398452812011-02-22T09:30:59.908-08:002011-02-22T09:30:59.908-08:00I'm not sure I'd want my boy's circumc...I'm not sure I'd want my boy's circumcision done by Weebles, however experienced they might be.Magshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076409812424646539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-14838934912765819222011-02-18T07:16:58.004-08:002011-02-18T07:16:58.004-08:00When you're trying to give a dream feed it is ...When you're trying to give a dream feed it is EXACTLY like dealing with a drunk mate on the last local train out of Waterloo...<br /><br />"I want food...I want sleep...foooo....sleeeeee..."<br /><br />Especially when you're trying to get them back into their sleeping bag and they start slumping over asleep...Magshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076409812424646539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-84669356429107376662011-02-17T08:02:18.135-08:002011-02-17T08:02:18.135-08:00You're likely to get better treatment in Catfo...You're likely to get better treatment in Catford island. I once spent a whole night in the emergency room, on my own, before it emerged there were no doctors.Grillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266295686814157220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-74596718379570685792011-02-17T04:59:09.132-08:002011-02-17T04:59:09.132-08:00Burn
It
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FireBurn<br />It<br />With<br />FireL~Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397125055170691472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-77260812236608330582011-02-15T08:47:54.691-08:002011-02-15T08:47:54.691-08:00@LJ and Mags: Thanks for your recommendations, wil...@LJ and Mags: Thanks for your recommendations, will try them out!<br /><br />@Nicholas: Thanks for your comment. I know deep down what a big deal becoming a Dad is and how important a role it is. That app just seemed a bit full-on :)<br /><br />I spose I'm lucky to be I'm married to someone who wants to be involved - who reads the books and attends the scans and glares at me if I so much as glance at a piece of blue cheese. I'll try not to take it for granted!The Artist Formerly Known As Gibbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868445269557509447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-63995466022393437182011-02-15T07:37:05.260-08:002011-02-15T07:37:05.260-08:00I'm sorry to post a serious answer, but I'...I'm sorry to post a serious answer, but I've finding myself thinking about this post a lot since I read it, and I think you're making a mistake.<br /><br />Becoming a father is a marvelous thing, and all the better for not having the weight, water retention, backache and pain of pregnancy, followed by labour.<br /><br />But there are also ways in which it is hard. You lose a large part of your wife as she, quite rightly, prepares to be focused on a life that is dependent on her. You are excited and frightened. You wonder if you'll be able to help, be a good father, know what to do.<br /><br />All of this says that if the focus of everyone around is on the mother during pregnancy, it is very easy to disengage. To pretend it isn't happening. To choose the route that says "motherhood is all about the mother, isn't it? Do I even have a role?"<br /><br />I understand your frustration at this app. But I really think that accepting that fatherhood is a big change is important.<br /><br />Otherwise, you run the risk of teaching a father that it is not his place to be involved., and that might continue after the birth.Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14425947689189109152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-35445297035017102902011-02-09T10:08:23.132-08:002011-02-09T10:08:23.132-08:00Oh, and just leave a webpage about which cheeses y...Oh, and just leave a webpage about which cheeses you can eat open in your iPhone browser. Then you can check it quickly when you're going "ooooh, camerbert...is that allowed?" at the supermarket.Magshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076409812424646539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-63851620423925934462011-02-09T10:06:46.352-08:002011-02-09T10:06:46.352-08:00Angry Birds is ideal. I got RSI from holding my iP...Angry Birds is ideal. I got RSI from holding my iPhone so much playing it in the WEEKS the baby refused to arrive. I now play it whilst waiting for her to doze off for naps.<br /><br />I used the Baby Timer app for a while to log feeds, naps, poopies etc. But then we found a notebook next to the changing table and another by the high chair was much easier.Magshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076409812424646539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-68006910348432509752011-02-09T06:15:44.709-08:002011-02-09T06:15:44.709-08:00Sorry you've not found much useful. Just take ...Sorry you've not found much useful. Just take up Peggle instead. The remaining months will pass swiftly then.<br /><br />When the time comes, you can while away the hours waiting for full dilation with a contraction timer app. I helped my mate to give birth last summer, we used this one: http://itunes.apple.com/app/labor-and-contraction-timer/id328767197?mt=8<br /><br />Hope it's all going well, JaneL~Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18397125055170691472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-80642785061388825862011-01-13T05:49:57.867-08:002011-01-13T05:49:57.867-08:00Umm... my son Max's middle name actually IS Da...Umm... my son Max's middle name actually IS Danger. He's Max Danger. You gotta understand Eli, it's going to work with the ladies when he's older. I'm doing him a service. It's not his registered name at school though although it's on his birth certificate.<br /><br />Middle name Firestar if it;s a girl obviously.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-16889758753739042982011-01-13T05:25:31.521-08:002011-01-13T05:25:31.521-08:00I wanted ours middle names to be "danger"...I wanted ours middle names to be "danger", apart from the daughter who's for-name initials spell "ROFL"JohnMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17612933907618704621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7148808345783631398.post-72488291477940436442010-12-22T02:07:01.597-08:002010-12-22T02:07:01.597-08:00I had a page about cheese in pregnancy permenantly...I had a page about cheese in pregnancy permenantly open in my iphone browser so I could pretend to be checking my email/texts whilst really going "is that a soft cheese? can I eat it???".Magshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14076409812424646539noreply@blogger.com