Belgo's baby boy:-)

[belgo]

His name is on my profile, so far it's provoked a strong reaction . He weighed 8 lb 7 oz at birth, more then a pound bigger then my other babies.

He was born 11 days ago at 4am, after a seven hour labour, at home in the birthing pool, with a lovely midwife in attendance. It was painful (they don't give gas & air or pethidine during labour in Belgium), but it was definitely the easiest birth of the three. I held him immediately and that was just the most wonderful moment. DD1 and DD2 slept through the whole drama, awaking at 5.30am to find me cuddling their new brother.

I lost a large amount of blood after the birth but fortunately the midwives knew what to do. Only now am I starting to feel a bit recovered.

Breastfeeding has been difficult, especially when I developed mastitis and I've been taking antibiotics. DS is feeding well and putting on weight, he's so far a very calm baby.

Thank you to everyone who has already wished me congratulations

oh my goodness belgo - didn't you only announce your pg 5 minutes ago?

Congratulations my dear

congratulations

Congratulations Belgo.

I think his name is great!
Tres cool

aaah the name... I used to really really like a boy of that name when I was a teenager.... He was an aristocrat btw

LOVE LOVE LOVE the name!!

congratulations on your DS - hope you are all continuing to recover well

congratulations belgo - glad you are recovering As for your DS's name I wouldn't have the guts to use it myself but I think it is very cool and am a bit jealous of people who can go for such gutsy names. Fab!

oh SHIT sorry. I assume you didn't want name on 'open' MN. will get deleted.

I phoned my parents at four in the mornign to tell them he had been born, and they were speechless at the name, but in our defense it's a normal, if rather unusual name in Belgium, and it was the only name we agreed on.

congratulations! lovely name!

That's alright berolina

Many congrats xxx Happy to hear you are recovering - hope the bf situation clears up xxx

Congratulations.

Fab name, well done for choosing the name that you wanted and to hell with anyone who rolls their eyes. (Assuming that a few of your relatives have already done the eyerolling and "Oooh, that is unusual! bit)

Congratulations Belgo - and I also LOVE that name.

Many congratulations - that is a VERY cool name, as well .

Thank you , glad you're all being nice about the name.

I tried very hard to persuade Franny to call her ds Wolfie but she wouldn't listen.

Huge congratulations and a very warm welcome to babybelgo

So pleased for you and glad you got your hb

Fantastic news and i love the name. Well done you

Congratulations! Cool name (although I'd never think of using it myself, being a member of the traditional name brigade) - my first reaction when I read it was, "How cool!".

Congratulations

Congratulations!

He's gorgeous .