A few of you may remember this post: http://pipesmagazine.com/forums/topic/the-prospect-of-parenthood
Well, I am very happy to say, everything worked out brilliantly. Since I made that post, my girlfriend and I have moved in together, various parents and relatives have calmed down, and life has been pretty good. Even if I don't get to smoke as much as I'd like!
The help this forum gave in that post probably played a large part in making sure everything went ok in the end. I can't thank any of you enough.
So, without further ado - let me introduce my son, Benjamin Charlie Alan Valentine.
He was born at 00.37, Sunday 29th June, by an emergency C Section, weighing 6lbs 9.5. Labour was going badly for my OH, he was back to back so the epidurals didn't relieve any pain. The drugs used to induce delivery didn't work terribly well, so she wasn't very dilated. Ended up in absolute agony - I have never seen someone in that much pain, and I never want to again. Nothing worse than seeing someone you love in pain, and not being able to do anything about it.
After a few hours, every time she had a contraction, the baby's heartbeat fell to alarmingly low levels, so they decided to C section. Twenty minutes later, I was holding my son while they stitched up my OH!
Again, thank you to everyone who posted - especially you guys who shared photos of your families - I cannot describe how much help you were.
Well, I am very happy to say, everything worked out brilliantly. Since I made that post, my girlfriend and I have moved in together, various parents and relatives have calmed down, and life has been pretty good. Even if I don't get to smoke as much as I'd like!
The help this forum gave in that post probably played a large part in making sure everything went ok in the end. I can't thank any of you enough.
So, without further ado - let me introduce my son, Benjamin Charlie Alan Valentine.
He was born at 00.37, Sunday 29th June, by an emergency C Section, weighing 6lbs 9.5. Labour was going badly for my OH, he was back to back so the epidurals didn't relieve any pain. The drugs used to induce delivery didn't work terribly well, so she wasn't very dilated. Ended up in absolute agony - I have never seen someone in that much pain, and I never want to again. Nothing worse than seeing someone you love in pain, and not being able to do anything about it.
After a few hours, every time she had a contraction, the baby's heartbeat fell to alarmingly low levels, so they decided to C section. Twenty minutes later, I was holding my son while they stitched up my OH!
Again, thank you to everyone who posted - especially you guys who shared photos of your families - I cannot describe how much help you were.
