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Hi All -
Mrs Bergs & I are due Bergs Jnr on the 31st July. Our first little one
Having done our NCT classes - read a couple of books and talked to a few mates - I still have NO IDEA really what to expect.....other than a baby at the end of the process....
So - PH recent dads - what is the one, most important single piece of advise you would have loved to have been given before going to the hospital?
Mrs Bergs & I are due Bergs Jnr on the 31st July. Our first little one
Having done our NCT classes - read a couple of books and talked to a few mates - I still have NO IDEA really what to expect.....other than a baby at the end of the process....
So - PH recent dads - what is the one, most important single piece of advise you would have loved to have been given before going to the hospital?
BERGS2 said:
Hi All -
Mrs Bergs & I are due Bergs Jnr on the 31st July. Our first little one
Having done our NCT classes - read a couple of books and talked to a few mates - I still have NO IDEA really what to expect.....other than a baby at the end of the process....
So - PH recent dads - what is the one, most important single piece of advise you would have loved to have been given before going to the hospital?
Don't flirt with the midwives.Mrs Bergs & I are due Bergs Jnr on the 31st July. Our first little one
Having done our NCT classes - read a couple of books and talked to a few mates - I still have NO IDEA really what to expect.....other than a baby at the end of the process....
So - PH recent dads - what is the one, most important single piece of advise you would have loved to have been given before going to the hospital?
Don't take a s
t in the en-suite during the birth. The rooms are too small and not very well sound-proofed. The sound of your arse cheeks flapping together like dumbo's ears approaching take-off speed as you let go one explosive st after another will not be appreciated by your wife, the senior mid-wife, trainee mid-wife, and doctor. And they certainly won't appreciate the smell.
t in the en-suite during the birth. The rooms are too small and not very well sound-proofed. The sound of your arse cheeks flapping together like dumbo's ears approaching take-off speed as you let go one explosive st after another will not be appreciated by your wife, the senior mid-wife, trainee mid-wife, and doctor. And they certainly won't appreciate the smell.
Don't expect her to be able to communicate with you during the later stages, do a bit of reading of your own so that you know what is happening and how to help.
That, and convince her to leave going to the hospital as late as possible. She'll be more comfortable and relaxed at home and therefore things will progress faster and hurt less.
That, and convince her to leave going to the hospital as late as possible. She'll be more comfortable and relaxed at home and therefore things will progress faster and hurt less.
Have your preped bag of baby clothes / snickers bars / drink / camera in the car and ready well in advance.
When I took wifie to hospital to be induced, the expectation was I would take her, come home for anights sleep and all the action would happen the next morning.
I didn't even get home when I got the call to get my ass back to the hospital, 12 hours later the baby eventualy made an appearance. The preped bag was sitting at home all that time.
So after all the excitement I had to make a dash home so we could dress the poor bratt.
When I took wifie to hospital to be induced, the expectation was I would take her, come home for anights sleep and all the action would happen the next morning.
I didn't even get home when I got the call to get my ass back to the hospital, 12 hours later the baby eventualy made an appearance. The preped bag was sitting at home all that time.
So after all the excitement I had to make a dash home so we could dress the poor bratt.
Take lots of food, snacks, drinks and reading material.
Women get proper moody when giving birth. Expect everything you are doing to be wrong.
Gas and air is rubbish - you are better nipping out the back for a spliff.
Expect an accidental poop - but pretend like it never happened - at no point should you point out that your wife has st herself in front of three strangers.
Never, go down the business end - stay up top. If you have to walk by the carnage avoid eye contact.
Expect to cry like a little girl when your baby arrives.
ETA - Don't ask the doctor to "put an extra stitch in". They take massive exception to this - even when said in jest. Also your wife won't think it's funny.
Women get proper moody when giving birth. Expect everything you are doing to be wrong.
Gas and air is rubbish - you are better nipping out the back for a spliff.
Expect an accidental poop - but pretend like it never happened - at no point should you point out that your wife has s
t herself in front of three strangers.Never, go down the business end - stay up top. If you have to walk by the carnage avoid eye contact.
Expect to cry like a little girl when your baby arrives.
ETA - Don't ask the doctor to "put an extra stitch in". They take massive exception to this - even when said in jest. Also your wife won't think it's funny.
Edited by brum on Tuesday 21st July 11:18
We got into the hospital at bang on 8.30am as requested, got given the gown and surgical stockings (V. Sexy!!!) and were told that the C section would be taking place around 12.30pm. About 5 minutes later a nurse came in and asked why Mrs S was not dressed and ready and that the surgical team were ready!!! We went down to the theatre, and I can honestly say it was the most surreal experience of my life. The sounds you could hear were weird, then I got handed a little purple thing. That was the best bit. Mrs S didn't get to hold her for about an hour whilst they sewed her back together.
Take a camera.
Take lots of sugary food, but also things that will fill you up. It is very emotionally draining for both of you.
Take stuff to read (if it is a natural birth)
Take a scuba mask (if it is a water birth)
Try and take in every detail that you can. You will forget everything very quickly.
Take a camera.
Take lots of sugary food, but also things that will fill you up. It is very emotionally draining for both of you.
Take stuff to read (if it is a natural birth)
Take a scuba mask (if it is a water birth)
Try and take in every detail that you can. You will forget everything very quickly.
silent k said:
If you get offered the use of a birthing pool take it, my wife thinks it helped immensely with the pain relief.
If they don't have a birthing pool available then a lot of delivery suites have a bath in them - she will have to get out before the end but it will help a lot during the build up.
anonymous said:
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Bit of a shocker when they come out bright fking blue though isnt it?The hormone release to trigger the breathing works on the basis of air contact, so for a split second they remain a lot more blue/purple than you would like.
Pools are ace though, so if you get the choice, its worth doing.
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