The Baby Has Landed

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Anyone watching?

I love stuff like this.

I'm pretty sure if there were cameras following the majority of us with our newborns there would be a few critics too.

The gay guys were great - agree they would have had such a shock once two screaming, pooing little girls enter their lives! I felt sorry for the surrogates husband, he claimed it was all her idea and he had nothing to do with it. A work friend too! I dunno... I'd have to be so close with someone to carry their child for them. I asked my OH what he'd say if I told him I was carrying a work friends baby. The air turned blue! 😆

The family of 5 made me a bit sad. watching their youngest who must have only been about 1 herself reaching out for her mummy and crying. I just don't get why people want to pop out kids in such quick succession. Don't you want to enjoy each one individually?

Yes there were things that Syler's family did that I wouldn't personally, like we've all said, the smoking around a baby is a big no-no! But the look on the uncle/granddads face when meeting little Ace. That boy is going to be well loved and cared for.

I wonder if the person who told Syler about this thread is posting on it now...

I wondered what their motivation was.

The family of 5 made me a bit sad. watching their youngest who must have only been about 1 herself reaching out for her mummy and crying.

Yep. I don’t know why they even tried to get a photo just then. It could’ve waited until the toddler had had a hug from her mum who she hadn’t seen in a couple do days and has just walked in with a new baby! I mean those kids had no interest in sitting For a bloody photo but the parents and au pair kept yapping at them to sit apiece. Totally the wrong time for photos. Kids were far too hyped.

I did laugh out loud at the dad asking his wife if she wanted anything ironed as she was in full-on labour . I thought she was very restrained in response!

At least he wasn’t asking her crossword clues!

she was so patient with him!! I loved him folding the same clothes over and over again. He was so restless.

Don't you want to enjoy each one individually?
What a strange thing to say, I “ enjoy” my twins very much. And would you stop “enjoying” your four year old if you had another child?

What a strange thing to say, I “ enjoy” my twins very much. And would you stop “enjoying” your four year old if you had another child?

Not strange at all. Having twins or a four year old and another child is nothing like having 5 children under the age they were. Total madness.

You know what I mean. Having twins is completely different to consciously having five babies in quick succession. Twins have their own lovely benefits of growing up together.

I know a twin mum who says she felt like she didn't have time to enjoy each child individually. Having two at once was difficult, and she spent their first year in survival mode getting through one day at a time. Now they are older she loves the bond they have, and how once a stage is passed she never has to revisit it. However, the first year was anything but enjoyable.

I did deactivate my account but then I got sent this so thought I’d come back on to reply. So having the cameras fixed in the house does have added pressure to start with but then you do forget they are there. In the opening scene what viewers haven’t seen is that it’s my 3rd day in slow labour I’ve had no sleep neither has mum Mo has slept each night haha! Not bashing him I just said you may as well sleep... Mo did have someone here from Egypt but they never made it into the final cut. I know people are going to have opinions some we don’t agree with that’s absolutely fine but some comments about me and my mum have been personal (on all different forums) which I feel is unfair as you don’t know us personally! I think next week Mo feeds Ace for the first time and let’s just say it doesn’t go well I’m like Mo your not doing it right, a few ounces at a time bcz of wind etc I’ll get bashed for that probably but what you may not see it Ace cried for 2 hours solid after because he struggled with his wind.... and guess who had to comfort him??? Not Mo😂 Mo is way more involved now and we are loving parenthood! I didn’t come on here to get into an argument in happy to take on board any advice just sometimes think if the shoe was on the other foot would you be okay reading comments like some about you and your loved ones

I understand it must be difficult to read about yourself and family online, but what did you expect? You’ve put yourself out there on TV!
People will form opinions based on what they’re seeing. Of course it’s just a snapshot and not your whole life but you could do with growing a thicker skin or maybe not read MN so you’re not upset or offended.

Wanted to say though your baby boy is beautiful and I hope you‘re enjoying being a mummy.

@NoSauce I don’t know what I expected never really felt real until we watched it haha I don’t know what on the next 3 weeks... as I said I got sent some things from here so I’m clearly going to come and look😂 my skin is now thicker I won’t read anymore of this thread makes it easier haha!

Thank you I’m loving being a mummy it’s the best feeling ever isn’t it?

I think if you go on tv you have to be sure your skin is thick enough to take what people will say. There are millions of people in the U.K. and they’re all different from all walks of life so of course some will disagree with the way you do things. And of course they don’t see behind the scenes- they can only discuss what they see. So while you’re frustrated that people don’t know you so shouldn’t say anything- that’s not how it works when you put yourself out there. You’re inviting comment. You have to expect it and accept that not everyone will have nice comments to make- that doesn’t make them wrong- it’s just their opinion on what you put out there. A thicker skin will help you not to care what they think.

would you be okay reading comments like some about you and your loved ones

No, I wouldn’t. So I wouldn’t go on tv.

I don’t think that you’ve had a rough ride on here. No personal comments (as there shouldn’t be) and the comments that were made (such as all of that smoking around a baby) were fair.

The two little boys were lovely and I really liked the gay couple.

The couple with 5 children just made me think thank god I haven't got children. The bit where they were trying to take a photo was just crazy. I really think they are crazy not just to have 5 children but to have them so close together. They can't get enough individual attention.

Syler and Mo need their own place. Living with her family with a baby is never going to work.

Being first time parents is hard as it is I couldn’t imagine having cameras filming your every move aswell! I think slyer and mo did a great job considering it wasn’t an easy labour. Many parents are smokers and it wasn’t shown in the programme that they held the baby straight after doing so or smoked around the baby so I’m not sure why so many negative comments on that, When I had my little girl there were quite a few different opinions on how they should sleep (blanket, no blankets, swaddled, sleeping bags) there’s always going to be people telling you different ways are the right ways and not matter what you do there’s always going to be people telling you it’s wrong, I think it’s so lovely to see all the different types of families and how they’re all coping, yes everyone has their own opinions but this series is real people and real lives, no need to hate when everyone is trying their best ❤️

The only thing close to hate has been the surprise around SIDS-related behaviour and when it comes to SIDS I’m not sure that, “your babz your rulez hun xxx” is that helpful.

I’m not sure you’ve been reading the same thread then, saying the mother in low is ‘awful’ and ‘annoying’ is hate. Or saying ‘I don’t like the wife’ or the ‘the husband is immature’ is also hate, the comments haven’t just been about SIDS. If people are this angry and mean after 20 minutes then I dread to think what will happen after a few more episodes have been on, mumsnet isn’t for slagging off parents, or is it? I can’t tell.

Mother in law*

None of those comments are “hate”

I loved this! I did wince at the thick blankets, glad all is well now. I thought Mo's interaction with the granddads was lovely!

I did laugh when the gay couple announced themselves 'ready' no ones ready! They're in for a shock, but I'm sure they'll be great. I did shout at the telly when I saw the contented baby book (are we allowed to mention that on here again now?).

Enjoyed this first episode.

Funny though about the thick blankets. You would all have an absolute fit if you saw what they wrapped my baby up in when I had him in the Netherlands last year. Bed sack, thick blanket and...wait for it...hot water bottle in the crib with him too. Yep.

Oh and they had him keep his hat on indoors all the time too. Wasn't until he was a few weeks old that someone on Mumsnet told me I didn't need him to have his hat on all the time. First baby

It's just that guidance in different countries can vary so radically.
I was also told I couldn't have a bath until the lochia had stopped.

my youngest is 20 now
but at the time she was meant to be in a cot with her feet at the bottom, very odd,
has that guidance changed?