Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/09/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tina my dear I have only one comment! There isn't a man in the world who would want to go through a 12, nearly 13 lb. pounder delivery! :-) God Bless you girl! cheers, Dr. ted :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tina Manley" <images at comporium.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org> Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2010 5:35 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] WAS: LUG 2010 YEAR BOOK! PETER! :-) NOW DOCTOR. :-) > All of mine were "natural childbirth" with Tom in attendance and with the > last one, we finally got around to having one at home. Tom and two > midwives > delivered her. She weighed 12 pounds 11 ounces. That's why she's my last > one!! > > Tina > > On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 8:17 PM, Ken Carney <kcarney1 at cox.net> wrote: > >> Great. For our last child, my wife wanted to do the "Lamaze natural >> childbirth" thing. I went to classes with her, and as nearly as I could >> tell my role was to be in the delivery room to offer support with >> breathing >> etc. Anyway, our last was three weeks premature. On a rush trip to the >> ER, >> spouse wanted "the ******* shot". Too late, they said, it is happening >> now. >> So I was in the delivery room in a gown and mask, offering support. >> This >> now involved holding spouse's hand, which kept pressing fingernails into >> my >> palm, causing a substantial blood loss (no single-malt in the delivery >> room). Every once in a while an assistant would pass me a towel to wipe >> up >> the blood and give me an easily translatable look. Such fun, but the kid >> turned out OK so no regrets. >> >> Ken >> >> >> On 9/19/2010 6:44 PM, tedgrant at shaw.ca wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> I know very well how to delivery babies.... been there about 200 times >>> shooting, watching, listening to directions and all the necessary >>> interesting thingies. :-) And watched a couple of "father's to be >>> faint!" We >>> just left them on the floor until the important part was finished. :-) >>> One >>> guy put his camera up, looked through the viewfinder at the mother's >>> crotch >>> as the baby was emerging and promptly collapsed to the floor! ... hell >>> he >>> never even went "click! :-) The ruth is.... trust me.... >>> "" THERE ISN'T ANY PICTURE THERE THE MOTHER WOULD WANT TO SEE IN ANY >>> EVENT!" >>> The doc step around him for a few minutes until a couple of nurses >>> dragged >>> him out of the way! :-) >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information