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localnotail 19 Oct 2012 18:23:46 21,450 posts
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Congrats Craigys!

Playing all the right notes— but not necessarily in the right order.

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Kangoo 19 Oct 2012 19:43:43 690 posts
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Congratulations Craigy.

The scans are awesome, the first time you see your child is an amazing moment.

PSN: Adwab2

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Nasty 19 Oct 2012 20:48:26 4,636 posts
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Went to the scans for all 5 of mine, every one of them had that incredible moment when they get it in focus and you can see the tiny arms and legs wriggling about.

Massive congrats craigy!

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coastal 19 Oct 2012 22:35:14 5,343 posts
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Well done Craigy and Mrs Craigy. It's your job to drink for two now that she can't. :-)

bf3: sergeant_shaftoe

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DaM 19 Oct 2012 23:17:19 11,755 posts
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coastal wrote:
Well done Craigy and Mrs Craigy. It's your job to drink for two now that she can't.

Well I stopped drinking in support of my wife for all 3 pregnancies.

Aye right!

Congratulations! Has Rauper got a paternity leave policy?!

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elstoof 22 Oct 2012 22:59:40 4,435 posts
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Well that didn't go to plan, but when your wife's water breaks at 4am, bang on 37 weeks with an extended breech and an ecv booked for next week any birth plan goes out the window. Surreal. Amazing. Terrifying. The best thing ever.

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Dougs 22 Oct 2012 23:13:35 59,113 posts
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Congrats! Mum and baby well? Boy or girl?

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morriss 22 Oct 2012 23:22:27 69,384 posts
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Well done !

And belated congrats Craig.

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elstoof 22 Oct 2012 23:22:44 4,435 posts
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Cheers! Mum and daughter both well, still in the hospital though. Been sent home as visiting hours are over, pretty brutal when your wife is in a bad way and the security guards are on your back to get out of the building. Absolutely amazing seeing your child for the first time, she's the most beautiful thing I've ever been lucky enough to look at.

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drhcnip 22 Oct 2012 23:31:59 1,786 posts
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@elstoof

congrats!

feel exactly what you're going through, bud

12 years ago, nearly to the day, mrs hcnip developed pre-eclampsia at 32 weeks - mini hcnip was born at 36 weeks, but most of the time in between was spent going to, and leaving late at night, the john radcliffe hospital and that drive home alone leaving your wife and eventually kid as well while you feel helpless is a hard, hard thing - was just about at the point where they were sitting me down for the 'one or the other' decision but thankfully it didn't get that far

but, yes, those first moments are priceless

just a shame she's been a little fecker since....

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Dougs 23 Oct 2012 07:35:35 59,113 posts
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Better get one more ride in, in between visits. Might be your last for a few weeks!

Good stuff. As members of the Dad's Group know (if you haven't joined, do!) , my first came at 32+4 weeks. We are now 2 whole days beyond that with No2!

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Kangoo 23 Oct 2012 09:55:50 690 posts
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Congratulations Elstoof

The time will fly by and they will soon be back home with you, in the meantime make the most of getting some sleep.

PSN: Adwab2

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mrpon 23 Oct 2012 10:22:14 24,081 posts
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Congrats toofy!

Give yourself ½ gig or a £, you're worth it.

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elstoof 23 Oct 2012 10:33:14 4,435 posts
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Application to dads group is in. Wow, you guys had real tough times of it, good on you for getting through it all. Glad everything worked out ok, and Dougs I've got my fingers crossed no.2 stays put a little longer

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localnotail 23 Oct 2012 10:51:18 21,450 posts
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Congrats on the new arrival elstoof

Feel I should pass on the best bit of Dad's Club advice I've had so far: get the fresh nappy down underneath the dirty one BEFORE removing it. This will save you many unnecessary clothing changes as they seem to have an unerring sense of when you have left their nethers unguarded.

Playing all the right notes— but not necessarily in the right order.

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Deleted user 30 October 2012 14:29:06

Not universally great news like the normal wonderful news in here but due to tragic circumstance I am expecting to become legal guardian to a baby boy tomorrow.

Really not prepared for this :/ I am sure everything with work out though. Of course I knew this could one day happen but you never really expect it to actually to become reality.

Just a bit shocked and shakey all round really.

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elstoof 30 Oct 2012 15:14:48 4,435 posts
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Very Best of luck, It'll work out fine - it always does. Just have to get on with it and roll with the punches.

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elstoof 30 Oct 2012 15:20:33 4,435 posts
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localnotail wrote:
get the fresh nappy down underneath the dirty one BEFORE removing it.

Still haven't mastered the knack of this one. The one time I did, she somehow sent a streaming arc of parabolic piss straight over the edge of the changing table and onto the floor anyway. I was impressed with the audacity of it.