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how long since you gave birth

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hatter · 07/07/2004 02:24

more than two years since I last did it - give birth that is - (and not pregnant) and I'm still fascinated, feel as passionately about it, and visit this part of mumsnet talk. I was wondering who was the least recent birther (? does that make sense) to come visit

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Cam · 09/07/2004 14:32

Long enough not to want to do it again ever

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MrsDoolittle · 09/07/2004 23:50

12 weeks and 1 day!!

arabella2 · 11/07/2004 01:05

15 weeks and almost 3 days ago (no. 2). I too think this should probably be the last for various reasons (one being pain of giving birth!) but on the other hand I too think that that is the most intense thing which has ever happened to me - especially no. 2 which was quick, painful but great as it went exactly as I had imagined it...

nutcracker · 11/07/2004 01:14

I had Ds 19 mths ago tommorow.

OldieMum · 11/07/2004 01:22

I had dd 18 months ago tomorrow.

Heathcliffscathy · 11/07/2004 01:33

8 months and six days...was amazing, and despite myself am broody...but thinking better to wait!

spacemonkey · 11/07/2004 01:34

nearly 11 years and i'm broody too

eddm · 11/07/2004 01:38

353 days ago (as it's a leap year)... and I'd love to do it all over again. Dh not quite so keen . Still the most amazing experience of my life; someone (in the MN book on babies?) said they felt like they'd joined this secret club of people who had done this amazing thing and survived. My feelings exactly.

boudicca · 11/07/2004 01:40

15 years ago last Saturday!

Heathcliffscathy · 11/07/2004 01:40

sm and eddm

boudicca · 11/07/2004 01:41

and I agree with you Alexmum

jampot · 11/07/2004 02:03

7 years and 43 weeks since ds was surgically removed !

boudicca · 11/07/2004 02:10

ouch!

rosies · 12/07/2004 11:52

nearly 15 years ago... my baby is a big strapping 6 footer now! hard to imagine him as that cuddly little baby!

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hatter · 12/07/2004 16:37

I think you win then Rosies. In general though, you've all confirmed my suspicion that there's something about childbirth that keeps you hooked for life. Can't envisage ever loosing interest

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wobblyknicks · 12/07/2004 16:40

12 months and 2 weeks and would happily do it all over again (just not sure about the time afterwards though!!!). I still remember it perfectly and didn't have much problem with it, just hated the 2 weeks in hospital and the permanent stress afterwards!!!

pepsi · 12/07/2004 16:43

2 years 3 months, would love to do it again but hubby says 2 is enough, we have a boy and girl so are very lucky. I feel quite sad about the thought of not being able to feel a baby inside me ever again or have a scan to look forward to and the midwife saying "Its a xxxx".

wobblyknicks · 12/07/2004 16:43

I think I'd probably win the longest time before announcing the birth though!!! Had to stay in hospital 2 weeks and no way was I unleashing UH or anyone else on here with my name!!!

wobblyknicks · 12/07/2004 16:44

pepsi - you're making me feel broody now and I don't actually want another one!!! Could almost be a surrogate but couldn't stand to hand 'my' baby over.

sam27 · 12/07/2004 17:00

7 months and 14 days.... I think, but numbers were never a strong point!

Glad to see so many saying "never again" I thought I was alone in that.

I really did miss that magical moment.....my thoughts were more what is that humungous lump....surely that didn't come out of me!

What I want to know is if strange things happen to you to make you suddenly think it will be fine to do it again! Especially if you swore you wouldn't.

Thomcat · 12/07/2004 17:10

2 years and 7 months ago.

woodpops · 12/07/2004 19:40

Like you Hatter I'm fasinated with birth. I last gave birth 18 months ago and have no intentions of doing it again. I'm addicted to the discovery health channel on Sky. It's fantastic. I had 2 super quick births so didn't really get a chance to take in what was going on. Was so glad when I had dd. One of my 1st thoughts was I'll be able to be presant at a real birth in years to come. Does that make sense??

lonelymumof3 · 12/07/2004 19:45

my third was born 21 weeks, 3 hours and 9 minutes ago...the dream homebirth....would love another one!!

emmatmg · 12/07/2004 19:46

9 months and 13 days.

My head says "that's it, no more"
But my heart will always want another