Right, so it’s been a little longer than expected. I haven’t had a chance to even log on here let alone think about typing! Oaks older, I’m older…We’re all older. Hopefully a little wiser and still drinking enough water and eating healthy to offset the stresses of work and managing a toddler! I don’t want…
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The Big Clean up
So, at about 5am Sarah had been taken into hospital to have some stitches put in by a surgeon. At about 10am I had to leave as we had an Ocado (weekly food shop) delivery on its way for 11am. So, after getting home with Sarah’s father and feeding Obi we sat down for a…
The second minute, of the third hour, of the third day, of the third month.
The sound that erupted from my Sarah will stay with me forever. It was a guttural yelp of pain that simultaneously made my stomach twist and (im pretty sure) my heart to stop beating for a few seconds. This was my point of helplessness and the only one. I stood there and watched my wife out of the…
A Lesson in Labor.
I thought I would write this so you guys knew what your Wife or partner would be going through during labour. Most of us have no idea and will obviously never feel what labour will be like. Some guys will say stupid things like, it can’t possibly be as bad as being kicked in the…
Know your Groups from your Classes
Right gents. I was going to include communication and choices but it looked like it would end up being longer than the post about pain, so I have incorporated the other two into future posts. In this post I will give you a crash course on the options of groups and classes open to you both…
Pain perception in Pregnancy.
So we touched on Labour experiences last time, so now we are going to expand that subject a because it is important to know a little of what your Wife or partner is going to go through psychologically, emotionally and physically over the next few months and when she is in labour… Sarah during Surge Every…
To Doula or not to Doula.
Doula of course! But before we get onto that topic, lets have a little chat about ‘birthing experiences’. Your Wife or partners birthing experience will be unique in how long it will take, how much pressure they will feel, how small or large your baby is etc. Generally though your Wife or partner, from the…
Concerning books and scans…
So, it’s been a few weeks and you are still yet to tell most people the good news, but generally family and close friends now know. So it won’t be long before the rest of the world knows your news. Gents, keeping your mouth closed unless otherwise told is quite important. You might not know…
In the beginning…
Truth be told I have been waiting for my wife to finish writing her birth story. It is a good one, it is a calm start that gently simmers to happiness and never quite reaches a temperature too hot to touch. I cannot wait to read her experience that I saw and endured. So until…
Forward thinking Fatherhood 