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The Fathers Thread
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Banjaxed82 wrote: »Any expectant fathers constantly buying Gaviscon?
It's been a couple years for me now, but any time I see that stuff in the shop it brings back memories....she was pregnant with twins....oh the memories :eek:
Oh.. my wife was hardcore.. Nothing less than a shot of flat diet 7up and beard soda for my wife!.. and lots of it!!
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My wife is picky- she only likes the Lemon Gaviscon. I've rang Sainsbury's Head office and got them to put all the lemon Gaviscon in the 8 branches up North aside (I got almost 130 boxes) and spent a day driving between the different branches collecting it (its less than 1/4 the price up there). The Manager of the last branch brought me into the restaurant and got me a lovely pot of tea and scones before my drive back. I think I did over 400 miles that day........ Saw lots of the North that I'd never seen- really liked the Kennedy Centre off the Falls Road, though Newtownards wasn't the easiest to find....... Hmmmm..... Thankfully my stock wasn't fully depleted last time, and is still well within date. I've since discovered Asda Pharmacy do deliveries here (handy for Calgel, Infacol and some other products that aren't on the market here.......)
Do you know- up north and in the UK- pregnant women all get Gaviscon free on the NHS.......?
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Jebus I must be lucky lol my wife is 6.5 weeks from "throw in" and she has been sound, no cravings, no gavicon, has more burbs than a caveman after a bottle of coke though!
Everyone just keeps saying to me, "Oh your fecked with your training, watchin any matches, having any life" etc etc.
I am not daft I know it will change my life, for the better without doubt, but I think if I can manage my time I am sure I can find 1 hr every 2 days to do my training?? Am I really naive?
In terms of the day say the waters break, what am I in for? I know its probably a ball of panic, rush to the hospital, what then?
Another thing, she is due on 6th Jan, would it be daft for me to be at an Xmas part 3 hrs away on the 23rd of Dec?0 -
Jebus I must be lucky lol my wife is 6.5 weeks from "throw in" and she has been sound, no cravings, no gavicon, has more burbs than a caveman after a bottle of coke though!
Everyone just keeps saying to me, "Oh your fecked with your training, watchin any matches, having any life" etc etc.
I am not daft I know it will change my life, for the better without doubt, but I think if I can manage my time I am sure I can find 1 hr every 2 days to do my training?? Am I really naive?
In terms of the day say the waters break, what am I in for? I know its probably a ball of panic, rush to the hospital, what then?
Another thing, she is due on 6th Jan, would it be daft for me to be at an Xmas part 3 hrs away on the 23rd of Dec?
Hey Yop,
Yeah, it'll change things of course, but it's important for both parents to keep doing a lot of the things that are important to them. So, make time for your training. Perhaps not for the first few weeks, but certainly after that, get back to it.
Personally, I do my training either before Mammy and Junior wake up or else after Junior goes to sleep. This goes both ways though, so encourage your wife to go for nights out with the girls, lunches, gym, whatever her thing is. In my opinion, if a parent loses too much of their former interests and hobbies, something will eventually blow.
I wouldn't be overly worried about the party. However, don't get drunk and leave yourself unable to travel. The chances of her going into labour that day would be very small so if it was me, I'd still attend the party, stay sober and keep the phone close at hand.
Best of luck over the coming weeks.0 -
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Jebus I must be lucky lol my wife is 6.5 weeks from "throw in" and she has been sound, no cravings, no gavicon, has more burbs than a caveman after a bottle of coke though!
Same here. 6 weeks to go and Mrs.P has been exceptional - touch wood! We had been thru a lot of medical issues in the past (brain surgery etc), and may be because she has been thru the worst, she has coped rather calmly with the pregnancy so far, and despite having detected with 'abdominal separation', early start in the morning and 1.5 hours train commute to work each way, back pain, she seems to be in good spirits so far, and last week she even managed to get her full driving license amongst all this commotion!
We are busy getting bits and pieces together for the impeding arrival, and even though I was always been with her for scans, ante-natal classes, and while choosing prams, changing unit etc, and even after getting many lovely kicks and digs from inside the belly, the reality of it all - of a new person in the family - only dawned on me last night when I saw the little baby cloths hanging on the radiator to dry. The physical presence of the little baby grows and various towels and stuff was just so different and was so shocking and so.. real!
I guess she's more mentally prepared than I am for the arrival - and I hope my mind will hurry the f*ck up and catch up with her by the time the baby arrives - I am sure the baby wouldn't want to see a shocked looking father! 0 -
Another thing, she is due on 6th Jan, would it be daft for me to be at an Xmas part 3 hrs away on the 23rd of Dec?RunForestRun wrote: »Hey Yop,
I wouldn't be overly worried about the party. However, don't get drunk and leave yourself unable to travel. The chances of her going into labour that day would be very small so if it was me, I'd still attend the party, stay sober and keep the phone close at hand.
I would follow the above advice as long as you are both happy with the arrangement and your wife has someone close by she can call on just incase anythng happens. I mean she's hardly likely to have had the baby in the 3 hours it'll take you to get back but stranger things have happned.
I say this because when my mother was pregnant with my sister she was due on the 10th of December,
My father played on a band and had not taken on any gigs for the 2 weeks before this.
on the Friday, 3 weeks before, on my Dad's last gig she felt uncomfortable and drove herself to the hospital, (40 mins away) first dropping off us other 3 monsters at my grandparents.
And my sister was born in the early hours of the Saturday morning.
My Father made it, and in theory she could've waited at the house for him to get back and they still would've been grand but I guess what I'm saying it's good to have a plan B.
You probably won't even need it but you'll both feel better for having it 0 -
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