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> >> Due to a power outage, only one paramedic responded to > >> the call. The house was very dark so the paramedic asked > >> Kathleen, a 3-yr old girl, to hold a flashlight high over her > >> mommy so he could see while he helped deliver the baby. > >> Very diligently, Kathleen did as she was asked. > >> Mommy pushed and pushed and after a little while, Connor > >> was born. The paramedic lifted him by his little feet and > >> spanked him on his bottom. Connor began to cry. > >> The paramedic then thanked Kathleen for her help and asked > >> the wide-eyed 3-yr old what she thought about what she > >> had just witnessed. > >> Kathleen quickly responded, "He shouldn't have crawled in > >> there > >> in the first place......smack his ass again!" > >> If you don't laugh at this one, there's no hope for you.
Sorry this was way too funny not to share. Take Care Joanna remove quilt to reply
i was lucky enough to have a home birth for my son. dd was 4yrs3mo when he was born. she was in the room, watching it all. small room with me, best friend, another friend at end of bed with a mirror so i could see, dh, dd, midwife, dr and my mom in and out like a yoyo fearing a home delivery, lol. i distinctly recall dd say when he slid out.... "hes all blue and yucky!!" cracked me up. tho she swears she didnt say that now. snorfl'n in the south pacific, jeanne
I'm also pro having kids at the birth of their siblings, we intended for DS to be there when DD was born, but a planned homebirth turned into a nightmare in hospital and we forgot to switch his car seat out of our car, if we had, I'd have had his carer bring him in and hopefully we'd have had it timed right for him just to come in for the last few minutes. If I have any more then it's a high chance it would be scheduled c-section, I suspect a child has to be fairly old to be able to deal with that, but I think I'd still have them waiting at the hospital, rather than just visit later in the day. I'm amazed how much young kids understand, so though I laughed at the joke, it didn't really ring true, DS was just turned 2 when DD was born, she came along early evening, I told him she'd arrived over the phone and I expected that he'd then go to bed and meet her in the morning, but then I was told that he wouldn't go to bed until he'd seen her and when would I be home (we were planning to go home asap and were waiting for paper work), it was about midnight when we finally made it home and he was waiting, knowing exactly what he was expecting to see. The pictures from that time are fantastic, though a little odd, as I took them, and it's my mum introducing the baby to DS!
after ds was born we waited only 3yrs 3mos for next ds. decided i'd have him at hospital as with 2 kids at home i knew i'd need a rest and as long a stay at hospital as i could fanagle (sp?). in those days here you could stay for 2 weeks if there were enough beds and your dr said he wanted you to stay. i splained bout the two kids at home and how i really needed and my dr took pity on me. i managed to stay for a full 11 days, heaven. someone else to wash all those nappys and make meals and clean up after meals. yep, if theres a way i was gonna stay longer. :)) oh, sorry, bout the birth of last ds. we got to hospital, got into a big bath for a rest during the labour. nurse on duty asked me who was gonna look after the 2 kids during the delivery. dont think she much cared for my 'middle of a contraction' reply. my dr knew by then they were all gonna be in the room with me. oh well. now my wee lad of only 3yrs 3 months had somehow managed to take up his position at the end of the table i was on., no the foot end, argh. all was fine as i was covered til the dr arrived. he just gently nudged ds aside so he could get in and see what was up. by the time the baby was ready to arrive, ds was wide eyed and taking it all in. yup, he watched 'his' new baby being born into the world. great for bonding, lol. then they all whipped down the hall, i mean everyone, cuz the baby needed some oxygen. there i lay alone with my buzzer, dr said buzz and get someone in here to deliver the placenta, we gotta get baby down to the oxygen, small rooms for normal delivery there. i buzzed, nurse pops her head in...what do you need? uh well, i'm alone and baby/dr/the whole kit and kaboodle has taken baby down the hall for oxygen and i need help with delivering the placenta, doh. oh my goodness, says nurse. i'll be right with you, hollers at another nurse down the hall while holding my door and came right in to help me. whewwww, what a day. all turned out well for everyone but i was concerned to say the least, lol. oh gawd, i did it again, ramble'n on with my silly tales. sorry folks, jeanne
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