It's a Girl!!
Sep 30th 2005, 6:20 am
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It's a Girl!!
She's a beauty. 6lb, 7 oz. Everyone says she looks like her father. 
She was feeding within minutes of being born, and has slept through 2 nights without crying. We were woken last night by the women next door though ;-)
Mother praised on a textbook birth, but somehow I knew she had in it her. Her fitness and focus proved invaluable. I did have a little cry when I saw her in tears at one point when she was finding it tough but she pushed for 35mins.
She'd first got a contraction 24 hours before, but had then walked 3k to the steak house for a fortifying evening meal with her parents. We were in hospital by 2am and she gave birth at 5pm the same day.
She's a natural, just as all her friends said. We're back home just after lunch as I was hungry so we bludged one more meal before discharge.
As an aside; we decided to forgo the private route as we didn't want an overzealous doctor with an Excel spreadsheet going for the C-section too soon, the public midwife led hospital we went to was fantastic, and I can't fault the professionalism or the attitude of the midwives. They were all great, the baby's 3rd name is the midwive's name, I'd have liked to have added a 4th name for the other midwife but thought all the CenterLink bizo would get unduely laborious.
Thank God I live in Australia and on the terms we find ourselves in, can take her home to a beautiful little house with a bit of land she can grow up on, and that I can take 2 weeks off work and not have to worry about money at the moment and have a company that have been so supportive I almost cried. We couldn't have done it in the UK. I am really looking forward to learning more about this amazing country with my own little Aussie.
cheers
Badge
She was feeding within minutes of being born, and has slept through 2 nights without crying. We were woken last night by the women next door though ;-) Mother praised on a textbook birth, but somehow I knew she had in it her. Her fitness and focus proved invaluable. I did have a little cry when I saw her in tears at one point when she was finding it tough but she pushed for 35mins.
She'd first got a contraction 24 hours before, but had then walked 3k to the steak house for a fortifying evening meal with her parents. We were in hospital by 2am and she gave birth at 5pm the same day.
She's a natural, just as all her friends said. We're back home just after lunch as I was hungry so we bludged one more meal before discharge.
As an aside; we decided to forgo the private route as we didn't want an overzealous doctor with an Excel spreadsheet going for the C-section too soon, the public midwife led hospital we went to was fantastic, and I can't fault the professionalism or the attitude of the midwives. They were all great, the baby's 3rd name is the midwive's name, I'd have liked to have added a 4th name for the other midwife but thought all the CenterLink bizo would get unduely laborious.
Thank God I live in Australia and on the terms we find ourselves in, can take her home to a beautiful little house with a bit of land she can grow up on, and that I can take 2 weeks off work and not have to worry about money at the moment and have a company that have been so supportive I almost cried. We couldn't have done it in the UK. I am really looking forward to learning more about this amazing country with my own little Aussie.
cheers
Badge
Sep 30th 2005, 6:24 am
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Re: It's a Girl!!
Congratulations Daddy Badge!
Mrs JTL
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Sep 30th 2005, 6:26 am
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Re: It's a Girl!!
Ah, congratulations, brought a tear to my eye.
I hope you have a fantastic future. It brought a lump to my throat as I thought of my feelings when my two were born. Need to remember that more often instead of the frustration I feel at all the fighting !
I hope you have a fantastic future. It brought a lump to my throat as I thought of my feelings when my two were born. Need to remember that more often instead of the frustration I feel at all the fighting !
Sep 30th 2005, 6:26 am
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Re: It's a Girl!!
Originally Posted by Badge
She's a beauty. 6lb, 7 oz. Everyone says she looks like her father. She was feeding within minutes of being born, and has slept through 2 nights without crying. We were woken last night by the women next door though ;-)
Mother praised on a textbook birth, but somehow I knew she had in it her. Her fitness and focus proved invaluable. I did have a little cry when I saw her in tears at one point when she was finding it tough but she pushed for 35mins.
She'd first got a contraction 24 hours before, but had then walked 3k to the steak house for a fortifying evening meal with her parents. We were in hospital by 2am and she gave birth at 5pm the same day.
She's a natural, just as all her friends said. We're back home just after lunch as I was hungry so we bludged one more meal before discharge.
As an aside; we decided to forgo the private route as we didn't want an overzealous doctor with an Excel spreadsheet going for the C-section too soon, the public midwife led hospital we went to was fantastic, and I can't fault the professionalism or the attitude of the midwives. They were all great, the baby's 3rd name is the midwive's name, I'd have liked to have added a 4th name for the other midwife but thought all the CenterLink bizo would get unduely laborious.
Thank God I live in Australia and on the terms we find ourselves in, can take her home to a beautiful little house with a bit of land she can grow up on, and that I can take 2 weeks off work and not have to worry about money at the moment and have a company that have been so supportive I almost cried. We couldn't have done it in the UK. I am really looking forward to learning more about this amazing country with my own little Aussie.
cheers
Badge
She was feeding within minutes of being born, and has slept through 2 nights without crying. We were woken last night by the women next door though ;-) Mother praised on a textbook birth, but somehow I knew she had in it her. Her fitness and focus proved invaluable. I did have a little cry when I saw her in tears at one point when she was finding it tough but she pushed for 35mins.
She'd first got a contraction 24 hours before, but had then walked 3k to the steak house for a fortifying evening meal with her parents. We were in hospital by 2am and she gave birth at 5pm the same day.
She's a natural, just as all her friends said. We're back home just after lunch as I was hungry so we bludged one more meal before discharge.
As an aside; we decided to forgo the private route as we didn't want an overzealous doctor with an Excel spreadsheet going for the C-section too soon, the public midwife led hospital we went to was fantastic, and I can't fault the professionalism or the attitude of the midwives. They were all great, the baby's 3rd name is the midwive's name, I'd have liked to have added a 4th name for the other midwife but thought all the CenterLink bizo would get unduely laborious.
Thank God I live in Australia and on the terms we find ourselves in, can take her home to a beautiful little house with a bit of land she can grow up on, and that I can take 2 weeks off work and not have to worry about money at the moment and have a company that have been so supportive I almost cried. We couldn't have done it in the UK. I am really looking forward to learning more about this amazing country with my own little Aussie.
cheers
Badge
Congratulations Badge.
Do we get to find out what her name is?
She sounds like a beauty.
You've got my tubes in knots, can't wait to have another little bubba of my own.
Sep 30th 2005, 6:28 am
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Re: It's a Girl!!
Hiya Badge, I did post on another thread the good news & I think you got some replies there as well. Just running back out the door, been flat out busy, but wanted to say a quick congratulations to you & MrsB. 
(PS. 3 names, bloody hell, hope she never has to go to the RTA for a licence or to register a car )
(PS. 3 names, bloody hell, hope she never has to go to the RTA for a licence or to register a car
)
Sep 30th 2005, 6:28 am
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Re: It's a Girl!!
Originally Posted by Badge
She's a beauty. 6lb, 7 oz. Everyone says she looks like her father. She was feeding within minutes of being born, and has slept through 2 nights without crying. We were woken last night by the women next door though ;-)
Mother praised on a textbook birth, but somehow I knew she had in it her. Her fitness and focus proved invaluable. I did have a little cry when I saw her in tears at one point when she was finding it tough but she pushed for 35mins.
She'd first got a contraction 24 hours before, but had then walked 3k to the steak house for a fortifying evening meal with her parents. We were in hospital by 2am and she gave birth at 5pm the same day.
She's a natural, just as all her friends said. We're back home just after lunch as I was hungry so we bludged one more meal before discharge.
As an aside; we decided to forgo the private route as we didn't want an overzealous doctor with an Excel spreadsheet going for the C-section too soon, the public midwife led hospital we went to was fantastic, and I can't fault the professionalism or the attitude of the midwives. They were all great, the baby's 3rd name is the midwive's name, I'd have liked to have added a 4th name for the other midwife but thought all the CenterLink bizo would get unduely laborious.
Thank God I live in Australia and on the terms we find ourselves in, can take her home to a beautiful little house with a bit of land she can grow up on, and that I can take 2 weeks off work and not have to worry about money at the moment and have a company that have been so supportive I almost cried. We couldn't have done it in the UK. I am really looking forward to learning more about this amazing country with my own little Aussie.
cheers
Badge
She was feeding within minutes of being born, and has slept through 2 nights without crying. We were woken last night by the women next door though ;-) Mother praised on a textbook birth, but somehow I knew she had in it her. Her fitness and focus proved invaluable. I did have a little cry when I saw her in tears at one point when she was finding it tough but she pushed for 35mins.
She'd first got a contraction 24 hours before, but had then walked 3k to the steak house for a fortifying evening meal with her parents. We were in hospital by 2am and she gave birth at 5pm the same day.
She's a natural, just as all her friends said. We're back home just after lunch as I was hungry so we bludged one more meal before discharge.
As an aside; we decided to forgo the private route as we didn't want an overzealous doctor with an Excel spreadsheet going for the C-section too soon, the public midwife led hospital we went to was fantastic, and I can't fault the professionalism or the attitude of the midwives. They were all great, the baby's 3rd name is the midwive's name, I'd have liked to have added a 4th name for the other midwife but thought all the CenterLink bizo would get unduely laborious.
Thank God I live in Australia and on the terms we find ourselves in, can take her home to a beautiful little house with a bit of land she can grow up on, and that I can take 2 weeks off work and not have to worry about money at the moment and have a company that have been so supportive I almost cried. We couldn't have done it in the UK. I am really looking forward to learning more about this amazing country with my own little Aussie.
cheers
Badge
Sep 30th 2005, 6:30 am
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Re: It's a Girl!!
Congratulations- me and the hubbie have just decided to start trying for a baby so this has got me all excited- plus we dont have medical insurance yet so will have to go public so am pleased to hear that its good.
Best wishes for the wonderful times ahead
Nat xx
Best wishes for the wonderful times ahead
Nat xx
Sep 30th 2005, 6:31 am
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Re: It's a Girl!!
Originally Posted by MrsDagboy
Hiya Badge, I did post on another thread the good news & I think you got some replies there as well. Just running back out the door, been flat out busy, but wanted to say a quick congratulations to you & MrsB.
(PS. 3 names, bloody hell, hope she never has to go to the RTA for a licence or to register a car )
(PS. 3 names, bloody hell, hope she never has to go to the RTA for a licence or to register a car
)Where is your post?
Badge
Sep 30th 2005, 6:32 am
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Re: It's a Girl!!
Congrats on the little badgette, can we get a piccy. Make the most of the sleeping at night we had one like that the other two screamed the house down
Sep 30th 2005, 6:33 am
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Re: It's a Girl!!
Congratulations!! And well done Mrs Badge. Your wife sounds like a midwives dream client - fit, focussed and strong (can I be her midwife next time?). Enjoy your new addition - she will change you life.
Rachel
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Sep 30th 2005, 6:34 am
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Re: It's a Girl!!
Originally Posted by Badge
Everyone says she looks like her father.
But, serious Congratulations
It's been 9 years since I was in your shoes, but it feels like yesterday.
Sep 30th 2005, 6:38 am
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Re: It's a Girl!!
Originally Posted by 68MEVY
You've got my tubes in knots, can't wait to have another little bubba of my own.
Sep 30th 2005, 6:38 am
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Re: It's a Girl!!
Congratulations Badge and to your lovely wife......your little bubs will lighten your life no end with her beautiful smile and gentle love..!! Enjoy her...!!
Sep 30th 2005, 6:40 am
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Many congratulations
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Sep 30th 2005, 6:40 am
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Originally Posted by RReed
Congratulations!! And well done Mrs Badge. Your wife sounds like a midwives dream client - fit, focussed and strong (can I be her midwife next time?). Enjoy your new addition - she will change you life.
Rachel
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