New Crew

[muckypup]

Well.. maybe not for a few years yet but...

At 8:30am this morning my daughter Eloise Lucy (technically the i should have an accent on it - pronounced ell-o-weeze) was born after a very short but extremely painful labor. At 8lb 15oz she was a difficult birth and had to be resuscitated and mummy had to spend 3 hours in surgery under full general anesthetic.

Everything eventually turned out ok and I left Eloise (or elly for short) greedly feeding and went home for a fish'n'chip and champagne supper. Last time I slept was 46 hours ago. Just one more glass of the bubbly and it's bedtime.

Steve

 

[Kilter]

Congratulations!

 

[FullCircle]

Well done Mum! Hope both are now doing well.
I suspect your are asleep now. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[Athene V30]

Congrats. Well done to Mum too!

With a horrible experience on our last child (4th) that could have been terrible I am so glad I don't have to go put SWMBO through all that again!

 

[Jomo]

Congratulations.

Training needs to start asap /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[eastcoastbernie]

Congratulations!

Poor Mum! Get some Guinness down you girl!

 

[Laurin]

Congratulations

(Really didn't need to hear about the pain though!)

Ours due 5 weeks time!

 

[AliM]

Congratulations.

I'm glad everything has worked out well. Now the hard work and sleep deprivation really begins. But, don't worry, it only lasts 20 years or so!

 

[muckypup]

5 weeks... good luck. I hope your delivery is a lot less stressful than ours.. (Mooring up blindfolded in a force 10 would be less stress than yesterday).

ok.. I will not mention the pain any more, or the screaming /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Emma is going to have to be kept in for a few days "under observation". Baby probably doing the best of any of us.

S.

 

[AliM]

There is an unspoken conspiracy amongst new mothers not to talk about the pain to their pregnant friends. The fathers fondly think that we forget it - we don't!

(My youngest is coming up to 28.)

Don't worry Vreny - it will all be fine - Good luck.

 

[muckypup]

You might not forget, but when you see your son or daughter for the very first time it makes it all worthwhile.

S.

 

[Cotillion]

When Mrs Cotillion gave birth I'm afraid I had to be short with her to quell the screaming. From memeory "Come on now! Grit your teeth and be a man!"

Congratulations.

 

[AliM]

True - even after 28 years!

 

[D3B]

Congratulations to Mum and you Steve.

Hope all are well.

Doug

 

[muckypup]

Let me sleep... please daddy.

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[FullCircle]

Awwwwww!!!!

 

[Sixpence]

Congratulations Steve, someone doesn't take after daddy /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[muckypup]

I think she is going to look more like her mother than me... it's probably lucky for her!

now... I wonder if fisher price do admiralty charts?

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S.

 

[Sixpence]

If they don't they're missing an opportunity /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Start em young, keep em fun /forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif

 

[MoodySabre]

Congratulations Steve and Emma. Glad it was all OK in the end.

(belatedly posting as incarcerated at sea)