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Escape from Colditz!

77 replies

colditz · 21/04/2006 19:41

Sorry, couldn't resist it.

After I posted here on Monday, I went to my local birth centre. There was blood in the show, so they sent me to the consultant hospital, who couldn't work out whether or not my waters had gone.

By the time they had finished farting about, and I found out my waters had not broken, I was in early labour and too scared to make the 20 mile trip bakce to the birth centre.

Labour was established at 11pm, at 1am the midwife told me I was only 4cm, and I started screaming for an epidural, which I never got and I am glad now. At about 2am, I went nuts on the G&A and can barely remember a thing.

Daniel Edward was born at 3.30am on 18th April, and weighed in at 8lb 4 oz, 3 oz lighter than his brother for no reason whatsoever.

He is, however, a Beautiful Baby.

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beansprout · 21/04/2006 19:43

Congratulations and welcome to the world Daniel Edward (and I would have used the same thread title!! Grin)

Freckle · 21/04/2006 19:43

Congratulations!

moondog · 21/04/2006 19:44

Great news!
(And great thread title)
Felt for you in your overdue frustration!

Bugsy2 · 21/04/2006 19:44

Congratulations - well done you. Lovely names too. Smile

hoxtonchick · 21/04/2006 19:45

well done colditz!

bubble99 · 21/04/2006 19:45

I knew something was happening. Grin

Huge congratulations and welcome to Daniel Edward. Smile

zephyrcat · 21/04/2006 19:46

Congratulations Colditz!!! :):):):)
Fantastic news!

I actually just did a search on you to find out how things were going!!

Hausfrau · 21/04/2006 19:47

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Ledodgy · 21/04/2006 19:47

Congratulations Smile

Maddison · 21/04/2006 20:24

Congratulations and welcome to Daniel Smile

cod · 21/04/2006 20:24

lovely
i love boys

NomDePlume · 21/04/2006 20:26

Hurrah !

Congrats on your DS2 ! (How weird does it feel to type that ?)

LadyTophamHatt · 21/04/2006 20:26

Ohhh, I was thinking about you today Colditz.

I'm glad the long wait is over.

ComgratulationsSmile

foundintranslation · 21/04/2006 20:26

well done and congrats colditz! :)

(great name - my nephew's a Daniel)

Yorkiegirl · 21/04/2006 20:28

congratulations!

ambercat · 21/04/2006 20:28

Congratulations!!!

I have a daniel tooSmile

Miaou · 21/04/2006 20:29

Ooooh fab Colditz, congratulations!!!

spacecadet · 21/04/2006 20:31

congrats colditz! love the name daniel, i have a danielSmile

bettythebuilder · 21/04/2006 20:33

congratulations, colditz!
I found myself saying "Daniel Edward Colditz, what a lovely name" then thought that probably wouldn't be his surname.
Well Done!

SoupDragon · 21/04/2006 20:34

Congratulations :)

littlemissbossy · 21/04/2006 20:36

Congratulations Smile
and lol at "I went nuts on the G&A" - I know that feelingGrin

Mercy · 21/04/2006 20:36

Well done Colditz and congratulations!

Hello Daniel!

Gem13 · 21/04/2006 20:37

Congratulations and welcome to Daniel Edward Smile

morningpaper · 21/04/2006 20:38

many many congratulations love :)

FrannyandZooey · 21/04/2006 20:43

Yay! Congratulations :)