The news today has been led by a story about Gordon Brown's youngest child having Cystic Fibrosis - and that kind of thing is quite nerve wracking as you start to think a little bit.
I guess as we are in health care, we are probably more aware of the risks regarding some diseases than most. Some think that would help, trust me it doesn't.
I guess this subject is a hard one - when we start the battery of tests for abnormalities, what would we do if something came back positive? I think, at this moment in time, that no matter what we would love our child, but.... well, you can guess.
Of my current patient load, I do have some people with downs and learning disability. Though hard work, at times, their care is remarkably rewarding. I guess that each time I see them I think, and the more I think the more my views change.
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On a lighter note, Val told one of her brothers this morning about our babe - Tony is over in New Zealand and will not be about for christmas so would not hear with the rest. He has been sworn to secrecy Val assures me, so the other brothers won't know just yet. The plan is for that part of the family to be told in a couple of weeks time.
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Hi Pete,
My old man, Pat Walker, pointed me here. My wife and I, have just had our first bouncing baby girl on 29th November 06. We were planning on a home birth (daring for the first!) but ended up going into hospital, having an epidural and in the end help to deliver, however after 36 hours+ everyone was getting tired. Especially as she was 9lb 2oz. The baby appear fine, whilst in hospital we had her hearing checked, registered and all sorts - rather than having to do it all later.
We've called her Arana Sarah-Ann, Arana is aboriginal for moon (coutesy of Lynda's uncle in Aussie after a request for original names, apparently it means moon - it could mean rubbish bin - but it sounds nice!) The Sarah is after my sister Sarah and Ann is after Lynda's mother - keeping both sides of the family happy!
With me being disabled due to nerve damage, it means that the traditional roles of working father and stay at home mother are really not going to work. So we now have the stay at home Dad and working Mum, however Dad is drawing the line at one thing - He is not breast feeding - Arana tried it off me last night - all I got was massively tickled and she got confused and upset as there wasn't any food! So we're sticking with bottles , well as my wife says this breast feeding thing is unnatural! Before any complaints - it's just her sense of humour - like mine just not as warped.
We're making an acive attempt to get Arana computer literate, after all her play pen downstairs is in the middle of my computer room, so i gave her a keyboard - and all she did was suck the corner of it - i'd try a mouse except all my spare mice haven't been done - they still have their balls! So they're no good!
We made a specific thing of deciding not to know the sex of the baby before she was born - the joy and delight is absolutely fabulous, so much better than possibly finding out in a darkened scan room. However if Arana had been a boy, I don't think that she would have thanked us - he was going to be Luke Sky - a name destined for greatness and guarenteed to win him money later in life.
Enjoy your baby when they arrive and make the most of the run up, in the last few months life for you will be hell, but whatever it all ends up worth it at the end!
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