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To be rediciously jealous of my best friend

41 replies

TraineeBabyCatcher · 30/08/2012 09:45

Shes the sort of person that makes parenting look easy!!

Yesterday morning i got a text saying she was feeling some contractions and she thinks 'todays the day'. At 1030, i set of to do the 40 minute drive to her house (as i left she sounded a little in pain but like she had hours left) to arrive at her house, told by her aunt that she was outside in the ambulance, to which i jumped in and at 1133, 13minutes after she arrived at hospital and 23minutes after i arrived at her home her baby daughter arrives (amazing experience but thats another story).
By 1230 baby was dressed, best friend is bathed and redressed (back in her size 8's) and looking like she'd just popped out to the shop not just bloody given birth!
At 4 oclock she was walking around the ward, took a stroll to the canteen and asked by the midwife is she wanted to go home tonight or tomorrow.
At 6 oclock I picked her up, took her home, went to get tea to come back in (bare in mind baby is sock on, beautiful, completely peaceful, 2 feeds in being born and very content) shes polishing the sides like nothing has happened!!
Shes texts me this morning saying baby had 1 fed at 11pm and the next a 9 this morning!!

All i can see is i wish my birth had been half as easy as that! Shes just made it look like its a walk in the park!

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Gumby · 30/08/2012 09:47

Ha ha

Where was the baby's dad though?!

ErikNorseman · 30/08/2012 09:49

It's only day one :)

SoleSource · 30/08/2012 09:50

How fab. I would be pleaded not jealous.

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TraineeBabyCatcher · 30/08/2012 09:51

He was on his way (he doesnt live with her) and i made it to her house as the ambulance left, he made it to the hospital about 30 minutes later. She'd been so blaize about the pain she didnt give either of us much time to get there lol. He then disappeared off to run some errands for her for a bit, and i did the same a little later.

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ThisIsYourSong · 30/08/2012 09:51

10 hours between feeding for a newborn is not a good thing! She needs to be waking her up or get some advice from her midwife. Is the baby jaundiced?

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TraineeBabyCatcher · 30/08/2012 09:51

I dont mean real jealousy, just omg i wish it had been so easy iygwim.

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porcamiseria · 30/08/2012 09:52

what thisis said, thats NOT normal for a newborn to eat that little

fedupandtired · 30/08/2012 09:52

It sounds like she's been lucky. Having an "easy" birth isn't something you choose, it just happens, same as having a contented newborn.

badtime · 30/08/2012 09:53

YABU - the word is 'ridiculously'.

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TraineeBabyCatcher · 30/08/2012 09:53

Shes seeing the midwife again today for a check up so i suspected it will be brought up then. No baby is fine no jaundice or anything.

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janey68 · 30/08/2012 09:53

Fabulous!
Don't be jealous, be pleased for her!

cordiality · 30/08/2012 09:54

Definitely agree with yoursong, my dd was a sleepy newborn and we had to wake her every 3-4 hours in the night to feed. Their stomachs definitely aren't big enough to last 10 hours yet... sadly!

roundtable · 30/08/2012 09:54

Wait for day 3, my baby slept for the first couple of days and then fed with a vengeance from then on!

It sounds like she's got a good network of people around her, keep supporting her op.

Congratulations to your friend. :)

MiggleMoo · 30/08/2012 09:55

Though birth etc sounds lovely, do agree with others that is far, far too long for anewborn between feeds!!

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TraineeBabyCatcher · 30/08/2012 09:56

She has roundtable, hes got a whole heap, shes very lucky lady :) And im very lucky to be her best friend :)

janey68 Im very pleased, just meant jealous in a lighthearted way not literal.

:) I still cant get over the fact shes here, and less than 24hours ago she wasnt, such an awesome day.

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TraineeBabyCatcher · 30/08/2012 09:58

Thanks for mentioning about the feeds (I didnt know and ds seemed to constantly feed when he was tiny so never an issue) I speak to her and make sure she mentions it to the midwife just to make sure everything is okay.

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specialmagiclady · 30/08/2012 10:01

Yeah - I had easy births but my babies were TOTAL SHITS. You will have your revenge (Cackle cackle...!)

EmmaBemma · 30/08/2012 10:01

You sound pretty proud of your friend actually. What a lovely story - glad everything went well for her and her little one.

NameChangeGalore · 30/08/2012 10:03

She shouldn't be waiting that long between feeds. My DS was a sleepy baby and I was told to just pop breast in his mouth whilst he was asleep to get some milk in him. They have a natural sucking reflex so start sucking even if they're asleep.

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TraineeBabyCatcher · 30/08/2012 10:05

Im am Emma we've been best friends for 8 years now and been through thick and thin together. I love her to pieces and was very sad when she moved 30 miles away. And im so pleased she let me be there again.

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FushiaFernica · 30/08/2012 10:06

Amazing! She sounds so calm about it all. My dd wanted to feed from the moment she was born and stayed awake during the night. Is this her first child?

juneau · 30/08/2012 10:07

Babies usually sleep REALLY WELL immediately after birth (IME anyway), but from today I'm guessing your friend might have a rather more hungry and wakeful baby!

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TraineeBabyCatcher · 30/08/2012 10:08

2nd, Her first wasnt quite as quick, but still incredibly quick and she was out and about again within abut 24hours.

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FushiaFernica · 30/08/2012 10:10

juneau mine def didn't, she was hungry, overdue, induced birth-don't know whether that made a difference.

BegoniaBigtoes · 30/08/2012 10:12

If you have had nightmare labour/birth experience(s) - and pregnancy experiences as in my case - it can be jaw-dropping to see someone make it look so easy.

I have one friend who was strolling up mountains at 8 mnths pg and when it came to the birth, she "just" had an induction (2 days after due date) and an epidural and had a wee lie down till the baby popped out, then was up and about in no time.

Another friend was one of those "I am going to do everything perfectly, give birth with no pain relief and the baby will just slot into our lives" types before her first. I was (gently, trying not to scare her) telling her to be prepared because it might not turn out like that (I had most agonising contractions ever, stuck baby and emergency CS).

Her baby came on his due date and it all went as she predicted! Bah.