baby Rhubarb has sprouted!

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well folks baby rhubarb was borb today at 6.30 ish ( rhuby wasnt looking at the clock at the time she said) and weighs 8.13 ish.

baby rhubarb was born at home to a northerner who says ...and i quote ..." it was a piece of piss"
i doubt she meant it though!

baby rhubarb is a boy and at the moment is named ...err.....baby!!!!!!

congrats rhuby love ya loads matexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Congratulations Rhubarb! Know what you mean about the shock - my wee one was born after I'd been in the hospital an hour, and I was literally shaking afterwards. It's all so much easier when you've done it before, honestly. Lots of love, R.

Oh well done Rhubarb, I'm so pleased for you, it sounds to me like you did a great job!

well done rhubarb - definitely agree that kneeling over something is a good position for minimising damage!

Congratulations Rhubarb!

Great news! Congratulations Rhubarb.

Congratulations Rhubarb
Baby Roo has the same birthday as me.

Congratulations Rhubarb & family. Welcome to the world baby rhubarb and best wishes.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!! WELL DONE YOU!!!

Wow! How did I manage to miss this one for so long?! Well done, Rhuby.

fantastic news, well done!

Lots of congratulations Rhubarb ? fantastic news!!

Congratulations Rubarb!!! You are braver than I!!! Aren't they just delicious??? Enjoy, does he have a name yet?

Brilliant news. Congratulations.

Brilliant news

But..........NAME PLEASE or we will make up some of our own suggestions heh heh heh heh.

Wayne. Geoff. Kevin. Or we could just make one up: Wayoff. Kevyne.

You get the driff.

xx

PS Apols in advance to any dp/dh Kevin's etc.

Hello! Sorry it's still baby-no-name as yet. I like the name Bailey but dh doesn't. So far I think we might both have to compromise on Jack, but we're just holding out to see if anything better comes along as Jack is probably no.1 on the popular boys names list.

I am just about recovering now. I would recommend a birthing ball to anyone expecting btw, they are brilliant! Although I never want to see mine again! My stitches have come out already and I can just about walk again! You forget how long and painful the process of recovery is don't you? B/f is also very painful again, but we're perservering with that one.

He's sleeping well(ish), we just need to teach him the difference between night and day! Where's that Contented Little Baby Book?! And I am slowly coming round to the idea of having a boy instead of a girl as I had hoped! I don't think we've quite bonded yet, it doesn't help that b/f is so bloody painful, but it will come I'm sure. And the Dalton Regime seems to be working, I feel very reasonable and sane (if a little tired and sore!). I'm just so relieved not to be pregnant anymore.

As for the birth, well I felt EVERTHING and I was aware of EVERYTHING. It is something I will never, ever forget or truly get over. But I am glad I did it, the relief when I felt him come out was quite overwhelming! I didn't want to look at him at first, I just wanted to flop down and cry with relief! I couldn't quite believe that we'd both made it. Then I put my foot in something and realised what a mess I'd made! Yuk! And my placenta was something to be proud of! Huge!

Thanks for all your good wishes! No doubt I'll be posting more often now on the breastfeeding and sleeping threads!

Just seen this one Rhubarb. Congratulations.

Oh, try and persuade your DH about Bailey - it is a gorgeous name! Maya Angelou's brother is/was called Bailey and I love her books. I wanted to call DS1 Bailey but my sister had got there first and called her (very lovely!!) dog Bailey so I couldn't! I also like Mitchell and Nathan FWIW! Hope you can choose soon!!

Congratulations Rhubarb and little baby Rhubard

Congratulations Rhubarb, welcome to baby!

Glad you're recovering, Rhubarb, and hope that name hunt goes well. I found nice boys names are more thin on the ground, but I like Bailey.

Looks like the memory of this birth will be very vivid. Not a piece of p* experience that you'll soon forget.

Oh I like Bailey Rhubarb, just keep reminding DH how painful the whole experience was and how it may help numb the memory to give him the name you like .

Ouch Rhubarb at your birth story. I hope your dh comes round to Bailey, I like it too.

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Not Jack! there are too many Jacks in this world at the moment. Sounds like you are coping really well and don't worry about (not) bonding - hormones will get you eventually...