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Another Princess for the Peahead Clan

126 replies

PrincessPeaHead · 27/01/2006 14:11

... born this morning just before 2am at home, in water, as planned. Took a bit longer than the last one - about 6 hours - because she decided to come out fist first, a la superman (wonderwoman?). Also born in her caul (good luck if you are a sailor, apparently) so all in all quite an individual. 9lbs 3.5, masses of dark hair, and in the thickest coating of vernix ever seen, looked like she was ready to swim the channel...

She is called Marina Raphaela.

So that is me done with childbirth for this lifetime! Onto the next challenge. Feeding her - she has jaws of steel and a suck like an industrial traction engine so this is going to be fun...

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blueteddy · 27/01/2006 17:01

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Gillian76 · 27/01/2006 17:03

Huge Congratulations PPH!

iota · 27/01/2006 17:04

congratulations

Earlybird · 27/01/2006 17:05

PPH - congratulations and welcome to your little one!

I read your original post and said audibly "ahhhh, that's great". DD (almost 5) asked me what, and I said a friend has had a baby. DD asked me the friend's name, and when I said your mumsnet name, she looked at me and said "are you joking me?" I looked back and said "nope, that's really her name".

threelittlebabies · 27/01/2006 17:07

Congratulations PPH, and welcome to the world Marina! So pleased for you

cod · 27/01/2006 17:07

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cod · 27/01/2006 17:08

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cod · 27/01/2006 17:09

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tamum · 27/01/2006 17:10

How lovely, she sounds gorgeous! Congratulations and welcome to Marina

iota · 27/01/2006 17:13

hardly dare mention MK Marina

RTKangaMummy · 27/01/2006 17:15

DEFFO BRILL

CONGRATULATIONS

hercules · 27/01/2006 17:24

Huge congratulations {smile]

sweetkitty · 27/01/2006 17:27

Congratulations!!! Glad you didn't have too much of a wait after me. She was nearly the same weight as Talia too and also the jaws of steel.

Beautiful names as well.

Milge · 27/01/2006 17:33

Many congratulations - brilliant news! Great name, although I think Cod is showing some level of disapproval below - love from Milge, Mr Milge and the milgettes.xx

dejags · 27/01/2006 17:37

Congratulations!

hunkermunker · 27/01/2006 17:43

CONGRATULATIONS PPH! Fellow pregnant insomniac

Welcome to the world, Marina Raphaela

Glad the birth went well - she shares a birthday with my DH!

puff · 27/01/2006 18:12

Congratulations

Deeply approve of the name (most elegant)!

philippat · 27/01/2006 18:17

fantastic job

iota · 27/01/2006 18:19

can'r resist this morris marina

Aloha · 27/01/2006 18:21

Oh wonderful! many congratulations to you all.
Now I shall post my parcel

ggglimpopo · 27/01/2006 18:22

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Aloha · 27/01/2006 18:23

Oh, and yes, lovely name...but why not Araminta?

bossykate · 27/01/2006 18:55

congratulations

alexsmum · 27/01/2006 18:57

born in the caul will also give her the gift of the gab-allegedly! lucky for silors because you will never die of drowning!
massive congrats!!

alexsmum · 27/01/2006 18:59

wasn't david copperfield born in the caul? and his was sold to a sailor? something like that!

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