Where and how were you born?

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As I'm having a Hewitt induced rant about childbirth elsewhere, I thought I'd try a fluffier thread here.

I was born at home during the world cup in 1966 (obviously a good year )

My dad was watching TV downstairs and my mum was upstairs with the MW. He came upstairs between goals to check on 'things.'

To be fair to my dad, this was normal male behaviour for the time and I was the third child and it was a good match. It wasn't the final, though, so with hindsight, maybe he should have been a bit more interested?

After I was born they hung a pink sheet out of the window to let the neighbours know that I was a girl.

awwww how sweet bubble.

I was born in a hospital. My dad wasn't allowed in (he had to wait outside) and my mum had to lie down on the bed and not move about (I was her first so I think she was pretty scared!).

Her sister had given birth a few years earlier and developed eclampsia (not picked up till very late, sadly) so they kept my mum in hospital for a while to check she was OK.

I was born in Blackpool Vic hospital 1979.

My mum was on her own as my dad wasn't allowed in until I was born. My mother says that as soon as the nasty old school MW's broke her waters I fell out. Then my dad got them to play "Isn't she lovely" on the hospital radio.

Pretty boring really.

Love the hanging of the pink sheet bubble

My mum can't remember as I wasn't a pfb!

not that I'm to my brother of course

crumpsall hospital. assume my gran was with my mum, but never actually been told this - my father was already well of the scene by then. my mum had PE during pregnancy (in hospital on bed rest at one point), and wasn't allowed to hold me for several hours after the birth as she had been put on anti-fitting medication (barbiturates). The barbiturates also had the interesting side effect of making her rather more blunt than she would otherwise have been about her situation (i.e. being a single parent)/

holland in 1984 at 2.10am

my mother claims i was an awkward baby and wouldn't come out ut since having my own kids dad has drunkenly admited she just wouldn't push so had to have an episiotomy and forceps delivery.

he watched the whole thing and cut the cord and i still have the forceps marks on my head!

my mom claims it was a hideously long delivery but seeing as she only rang the mw at 9pm and went into hospital at about 11 it was pretty good for a first!

I was born at home (72), my dad was downstairs and when the mw told him he had a girl he said "great" and went to the pub. My mum then lay in bed calling people to let them know I had finally (2 weeks late) arrived - they only had a phone in the bedroom cos it was a police house.
MW also told my mum to "get a move on dear, the archers is starting soon".

I was born at home (72), my dad was downstairs and when the mw told him he had a girl he said "great" and went to the pub. My mum then lay in bed calling people to let them know I had finally (2 weeks late) arrived - they only had a phone in the bedroom cos it was a police house.
MW also told my mum to "get a move on dear, the archers is starting soon".

Awww - Royal Victoria Hospital (more commonly known as Boscombe Hospital) - same place as my dad.

Dads were just being allowed in, but because I was complicated he had to wait outside

Came out arse first

Mum complains because she missed the last TISWAS - just been googling though and it says it finished April 82, so it must have just been the end of the series? Its worrying that a grown woman remembers this...

December 1978. 3 days after parents 6th anniversary. About 5.30am.
Don't know if dad was there, they have never said.
I was the last of 4.
Save the best for last hey

At home, in 1970. Dad waiting in next room (as was the done thing then). Big sister coming home from school under care of the neighbour (it was 3.40pm). Sister says she's never known the jpurney take so long, talking to everyone, looking at every cat etc. All to give Mum a few more minutes to have me! She says she was shouting to the world once she got home and saw me "I've got a sister!!!"

I was born in the local hospital & my mum had a very hard time delivering me, as I was in an extended breech position.
She says that we both nearly died & won't let me forget that I have been trouble from the start!
When I was born, one of my legs was stuck up in the air & didn't go down for 24 hours, as this was the position I was lodged in!

I was born on the 29th of July 1981 (there was a small wedding taking place) I was 2 weeks overdue but my mother got to watch the wedding before they 'helped' me out with forceps!

I think I've been forgiven - the best thing is my birthday can always be remembered by looking at your granny's teatowels!

xx

decafgirl you were born on my 4th Birthday - I used to love seeing my b'day on teatowels when I was little!!

I was born in the Royal Berkshire Hospital in 1977 and that is all I know!!

These are lovely.

MTS. That must have been a difficult time for your mum. Difficult, but lovely, as she had you.

Amazing how many dads weren't allowed in.

1973 Raf hospital (now apparently converted into a pig farm). Actually almost born in the back of the car, head "born" in wheelchair on way to delivery room. Mum given stout daily in hospital post birth, and when she left (10 days later) was wearing her size 6 mini skirt and pvc knee length boots

I was born in mothers hospital somewhere in london, where they taught my mother to formula feed every four hours, and whisked me away to a nursery with all the other babies at other times, don't think my mother ever properly bonded with me because of it.....

My dad missed it as he was in another hospital suffering from a severe case of TB (he can' give blood to this day, and before someone jumps in with well I've had it ten times and can give blood, he had to have part of his liver shut off (no idea how they did it)).

In a small hospital in Plumstead, London, which is no longer there, cant remember what it was called, at about 6am in July 1977. Apparantly it was very quick, not surprising as I was the fourth, surprised mum had time to get to hosp!
Unremarkable.

Oh just remembered, it was called St Nicks.

From what I've heard from friends, it seems I was one of the last "batch" to be born at home. We were discussing this and how you wouldn't be able to go see famous people's birthplaces if they were all born in hospitals. A blue plaque on the wall of the maternity ward doesn't seem quite the same we thought. Though as home births are probably getting more usual again now (or am I imagining it?) perhaps that'll solve that problem.

in a hospital..don't know anythingelse

I was born in '67 at 28 weeks and my mum (who had been in hospital for weeks) didn't tell my dad for 3 days because they didn't think I'd survive He was on holiday with my older brother & sister at the time.

Nothing unremarkable about your birth, Pavlov. How can any birth be unremarkable?

Chester City Hospital (ex-Workhouse) in 1970, 3 weeks early. My mum was already in hosp with high blood pressure and thought the onset of labour was indigestion as she'd had fish and chips for lunch.

Pavlov - I was born at St Nicks too!! But in 1968.

My mum was the only woman on the ward that was breastfeeding. All the other babies were in the nursery being fed by the nurses. She was parked in the middle of the ward because the ward was full.

My best mate at school was born there the day before me!