An update from Chairman Mao (sorry, lost log in (deleted??))

butthead · Post by **butthead** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 5:51 pm

Hi

It's been an age, but I wanted to update those that remember me with news of my beautiful baby girl.

Lily was born on 4th March after an epic eighty hour labour (early labour started on Sunday evening, we weren't admitted till Wednesday night (4cm dilated), the second phase (the pushing) lasted 2hrs 20 mins and she was born at 1pm Thursday via Ventuze - she had her hand stuck by her head to make things awkward!). She was 2.46 kg, around 5 lbs 4oz, pretty tiny.

She is doing well, though a little colicy and keeping me and mum up all night.

Still, it's awesome being a dad.

Hope all is well with everybody.

Post by **Caroline20** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 5:59 pm

Congrats Chair! Great name Lily, ach...im being jealosu right now:) You have to be proud!

Post by **Eviscerator** » Mon Apr 12, 2010 6:30 pm

Congrats!

Post by **bibizz944x** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 12:34 am

Grats Mao !!!!

Awesome baby my friend

Hoping that the colicy will stop soon to give Mom and Dad a little break,
my daughter had colicy from first month till 6-7 months......hang on

, i know in what your going through

Take good care of you and your brand new familly Mao and don't be a stranger....... drop by to say hi when youll got 5 min.

Post by **KrispyKritter** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 1:07 am

I had to look that up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventouse

It turns out a Ventouse birthing technique involves a suction cup on the baby's head.

Pretty Lily does not have the red-cap some babies get from that method. Perhpas her luxurious hair protected her scalp from that.

Congrats, Chairman Mao, and to your your wife for the Minnie-Mao.

(FYI, play on Mini-Me and Minnie-Mouse)

Post by **CoolHandLuke** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 3:44 am

Congrats Mao

The birth of a child is so special! Enjoy that beautiful little girl!

butthead · Post by **butthead** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 4:09 am

KrispyKritter wrote:I had to look that up:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventouse

It turns out a Ventouse birthing technique involves a suction cup on the baby's head.

Pretty Lily does not have the red-cap some babies get from that method. Perhpas her luxurious hair protected her scalp from that.

Yeah, i think we were lucky. They used a special small version of the sucker on her, because she was so small and she did have a bruise and a weird piece of skin for a while on her head - but that has gone now.

Defo all that head of hair helped to hide it! She's got herself a little mullet already. Yeehaa!!

Thanks for all the kind words people. Sorry for being such a stranger of late, but as you all know - real life tends to get in the way some times ;)

Post by **GunClap** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:00 am

Nah, it's all good mao. I gotta say, she's a little beauty. No wonder you've had your hands full, probably having to beat off the hoard of brooding women crying "Oh, Isn't she lovely? Who's a good girl? Coochi Cooo!!!"

Post by **Weapon_NeXt** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 8:31 am

Cool, congrats on parenthood!

PS: Why make a new account and change name to Butthead? Are you a Butthead? Haha.

Post by **Sissyboy** » Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:08 am

Congrats!

Now stop why you are ahead!

BTW- that's some loooooooooong labor.

God bless your poor wife!