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Post by Glitch on Sept 30, 2019 6:35:41 GMT -5
That is amazing. Congrats, my man!
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Post by aquafina on Sept 30, 2019 9:43:26 GMT -5
Congrats! 10 Pounds?! Whoa, that baby is huge! Glad baby and momma are doing good and healthy. Enjoy these days, it goes by pretty quickly.
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Post by v9733xa on Sept 30, 2019 17:26:06 GMT -5
Hey guys! So yeah...Alvie arrived on Sunday 15th September around 9:25pm after a 34 hour labour. My wife went through it all - took about 20 hours to get to 10cm dilated, then spent nearly 3 hours trying to push him out, got cut open to try and get him out via forceps which didn't work and eventually ended up having a cesarean. He came out at 10lbs 2oz!! Absolute beast. The last 2 weeks of paternity have been an absolute joy though. I can't express the amount of times I've cried with joy (I blame sleep deprivation) knowing he's part of my life now. Being a Dad has been easier than I expected so far - it's all feeding, nappies and cuddles. It's funny how quickly I've found I've become responsible for the little things like making sure his bottles are clean and sterilized, and his milk mixtures are all measured out 6 feeds in advance. Feel like I've taken to being a parent like a pro and I feel so good about myself as a result. The sleeping has been better than expected, getting almost 3 hour blocks of sleep throughout the night. My wife has let me sleep in the spare room now that I'm back to work so i'm especially privileged for now. I've mostly loved sitting around the house taking it easy though. Not seen so many films in a 2 week block for a long time! Looking forward to the time ahead when he starts to smile more, receives his eye colour and starts to engage with me and my wife in a way that you can visibly see a little easier... Excuse me, I have, like, something in my eye...  |
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Post by stringypoo on Oct 1, 2019 0:58:54 GMT -5
I had a friend from New Zealand who recently also gave birth to a 10 pound baby. It’s more common than I thought! How’s your wife doing? Walking alright yet?
If you’re getting 3 hour sleep blocks, that’s not too bad at all. Hope the sleep habits will only get better. My son is 100 days old today, and last night, despite not sleeping the whole day, struggled to sleep all night and basically kept me up the whole night. It seemed that he was quick to fall asleep, then have dreams, and then wake up scared over and over. I hope this is a short phase, because I can’t bear too many nights like this in a row. Lol
Congratulations on your son, this is really good news!
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Post by zelio on Oct 1, 2019 3:27:35 GMT -5
Congratulations stuartoxlade ! So good to hear everything turned out well and you're enjoying fatherhood. Oh I miss those times, but every time is beautiful with kids. We are dealing with school stuff now. My older boy wants to walk to school alone now. Sigh ... every year they need you a bit less ... it is somehow good and painful at the same time. |
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Post by stuartoxlade on Oct 1, 2019 3:53:38 GMT -5
stringypoo - She's doing well thanks - she's a resilient type and was up and walking about 12 hours after the operation. I think she's probably a little too eager to get moving again now that we're back at home as we've been out a few times and she feels exhausted by the time we get back, so managing her expectations seems to be harder than physical recovery, but we'll get there. I know what you mean with the sleep, just have to take each day as it comes. Once the feeds get less frequent I hope the sleep will get better but you never know. zelio - How far is the school walk? I hear anyone with teenagers is where you feel that not-needing-you pain the most. They literally just don't want to know you despite relying on you their entire lives until that point
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Post by zelio on Oct 1, 2019 9:05:39 GMT -5
stuartoxladeI have to mention that he just started school, and now after 2 months he wants to go alone ... it's just a 5 minute walk in a good neighborhood and he has to cross 2 calm roads with traffic lights that almost always show green for pedestrians, so I'm letting him go. When I was little I had to walk 30 or 40 minutes, cross many roads with no traffic lights, no one cared, it was totally normal. Times are different now I guess ... The US might be totally different to begin with, y'all have to travel further distances I think, and it may be impossible to walk to school :-D :-D
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Post by stuartoxlade on Oct 7, 2019 3:22:03 GMT -5
Here's one for you - How long when your baby has a cold do you leave it to go to the doctors? Day 9 now and he's still struggling. I'm not the type to go to Doctor's unless it's a total emergency, and I guess in the US you might have to pay to get them checked out? I just feel bad for him as he's clearly got a lot of phlegm stuck in his nose/chest and he can't seem to shift it.
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Post by stringypoo on Oct 7, 2019 17:42:21 GMT -5
Here's one for you - How long when your baby has a cold do you leave it to go to the doctors? Day 9 now and he's still struggling. I'm not the type to go to Doctor's unless it's a total emergency, and I guess in the US you might have to pay to get them checked out? I just feel bad for him as he's clearly got a lot of phlegm stuck in his nose/chest and he can't seem to shift it. Well, I wasn’t going to reply since this hasn’t happened to us with our son yet, but since nobody else said anything yet, I would just tell you this: I also am not the type to go to the doctor unless it’s oretty serious, as well as I don’t even take medicine when I get sick. However, my son is only 105 days old and if he started showing signs of something, be it a cough or something else, I really don’t know what should be done to make sure he breathes well enough during the night when I’m not conscious. I also just don’t know what other serious problems he could have when it’s this early. My point is that if my son started showing symptoms for more than one day, I would be on the phone trying to get him in to a doctor. I just don’t want any potential grim realities due to not seeking help, you know? Of course, here in China, everyone goes to the doctor when they get even the tiniest hint of a cold or something. I don’t do that, but I feel it’s appropriate to do that for my son just because he knows way less about coping with a stuffy nose or other things than I do. Just my two cents. Sounds like your baby is weathering the storm, but it wouldn’t hurt to get it checked out. Who knows if his immune system is strong enough at this age to fight it off, you know? |
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Post by stuartoxlade on Oct 8, 2019 6:13:06 GMT -5
Here's one for you - How long when your baby has a cold do you leave it to go to the doctors? Day 9 now and he's still struggling. I'm not the type to go to Doctor's unless it's a total emergency, and I guess in the US you might have to pay to get them checked out? I just feel bad for him as he's clearly got a lot of phlegm stuck in his nose/chest and he can't seem to shift it. Well, I wasn’t going to reply since this hasn’t happened to us with our son yet, but since nobody else said anything yet, I would just tell you this: I also am not the type to go to the doctor unless it’s oretty serious, as well as I don’t even take medicine when I get sick. However, my son is only 105 days old and if he started showing signs of something, be it a cough or something else, I really don’t know what should be done to make sure he breathes well enough during the night when I’m not conscious. I also just don’t know what other serious problems he could have when it’s this early. My point is that if my son started showing symptoms for more than one day, I would be on the phone trying to get him in to a doctor. I just don’t want any potential grim realities due to not seeking help, you know? Of course, here in China, everyone goes to the doctor when they get even the tiniest hint of a cold or something. I don’t do that, but I feel it’s appropriate to do that for my son just because he knows way less about coping with a stuffy nose or other things than I do. Just my two cents. Sounds like your baby is weathering the storm, but it wouldn’t hurt to get it checked out. Who knows if his immune system is strong enough at this age to fight it off, you know? I hear ya buddy. Fortunately I have these snot sucker device which seems to be helping. I think we'll probably weather the storm as I know other parents whose kids have had colds for up to 5 weeks so 10 days doesn't seem all that drastic by comparison |
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Post by zelio on Oct 18, 2019 2:14:23 GMT -5
Well, I wasn’t going to reply since this hasn’t happened to us with our son yet, but since nobody else said anything yet, I would just tell you this: I also am not the type to go to the doctor unless it’s oretty serious, as well as I don’t even take medicine when I get sick. However, my son is only 105 days old and if he started showing signs of something, be it a cough or something else, I really don’t know what should be done to make sure he breathes well enough during the night when I’m not conscious. I also just don’t know what other serious problems he could have when it’s this early. My point is that if my son started showing symptoms for more than one day, I would be on the phone trying to get him in to a doctor. I just don’t want any potential grim realities due to not seeking help, you know? Of course, here in China, everyone goes to the doctor when they get even the tiniest hint of a cold or something. I don’t do that, but I feel it’s appropriate to do that for my son just because he knows way less about coping with a stuffy nose or other things than I do. Just my two cents. Sounds like your baby is weathering the storm, but it wouldn’t hurt to get it checked out. Who knows if his immune system is strong enough at this age to fight it off, you know? I hear ya buddy. Fortunately I have these snot sucker device which seems to be helping. I think we'll probably weather the storm as I know other parents whose kids have had colds for up to 5 weeks so 10 days doesn't seem all that drastic by comparison The snot sucker thing is the best! Ages 0-3 you can't live without it :-D |
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Post by stuartoxlade on Oct 18, 2019 2:42:56 GMT -5
I hear ya buddy. Fortunately I have these snot sucker device which seems to be helping. I think we'll probably weather the storm as I know other parents whose kids have had colds for up to 5 weeks so 10 days doesn't seem all that drastic by comparison The snot sucker thing is the best! Ages 0-3 you can't live without it :-D I'm shopping around for an electric one at the moment - any advice on which one to get? There's one which is about £130 but that seems far too expensive in the short term. Might be a worthy investment long term though. |
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Post by zelio on Oct 18, 2019 3:19:35 GMT -5
The snot sucker thing is the best! Ages 0-3 you can't live without it :-D I'm shopping around for an electric one at the moment - any advice on which one to get? There's one which is about £130 but that seems far too expensive in the short term. Might be a worthy investment long term though. My advice is to stick with the regular one. I would not fiddle with anything that's electric in the nose of my child. With manually using the rubber one you get a feeling of when it's sucking to hard and when it might be unpleasant or even painful for the child. I can't imagine than one can sense that with an electric device. We had one rubber sucker device for a few euros and it worked miracles for many years with both kids, I see no reason to buy anything else. Save the money for his first bike ;-) |
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Post by aquafina on Oct 18, 2019 10:35:52 GMT -5
I'm shopping around for an electric one at the moment - any advice on which one to get? There's one which is about £130 but that seems far too expensive in the short term. Might be a worthy investment long term though. My advice is to stick with the regular one. I would not fiddle with anything that's electric in the nose of my child. With manually using the rubber one you get a feeling of when it's sucking to hard and when it might be unpleasant or even painful for the child. I can't imagine than one can sense that with an electric device. We had one rubber sucker device for a few euros and it worked miracles for many years with both kids, I see no reason to buy anything else. Save the money for his first bike ;-) I back this statement as well. Just get the rubber one. Kids hate it but it works just as good as anything else. |
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Post by stuartoxlade on Oct 21, 2019 4:57:50 GMT -5
Duly noted guys. It's amazing how much you can unnecessarily buy for a baby/children. My little lad is nearly out of his moses basket already - felt like a waste of £50 given he's lasted about 6 weeks in it.
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