A bloody big scare...

[Ghost Lemur]

As a 'medical' callout, that would set you back $70, unless you're a member of the St John Society (which I highly recommend).

Not unless they've changed the rules in Wellington since the last time I had one.

Wellington still has the Free Ambo service.

[Motu]

It's hard to stop these pregnant girls from doing big things - my wife was always involved in some major revamp just before she dropped them,painting rooms,washing curtains,digging a garden.She was sensible when she got her 1951 T100 stuck in a ditch on a gravel road,she knew pregnant girls shouldn't pick up 400lb bikes and drag them out of a ditch,so she called for help.Why can't they just be lazy like us guys?

[FROSTY:Me]

Fark I feel for ya bro. Really scarey shit when its ya kid and missus
Actually dude Ill second scumdog on the ambo thing--a shit load better deal. Call ambo -have the experts deal with it for her.
That way you aint putting the childs father at risk of an accident cos he ain't focussed on his riding.
Pass my regards to Gina for me-I'm really glad its (more or less) all ok. :love2:

[750Y]

glad it's all good Celtic6.

[jazbug5]

Thank God it ended up well;

Now sit down and have some brandy...
I agree with the others about not risking yourself; but I'm sure it wasn't too easy to do anything other than race over there- instinct.
My sister had her third kid last November (OMG, he's nearly a year old.. when did that happen?) Three days before having him, she was hauling around bags of sand and concrete to help her builder hubby.
Silly moo.
As for exerting themselves in late pregnancy, a lot of women seem to do that too; combination of 'nesting' and trying to speed things up, maybe?

[Paul in NZ]

Glad it's all OK mate... It's a stress fulled time....

Please remind your good lady that the ambo people are call #1. We live in Wellington, it's free. You are call #2.

Vicki was always doing dumb stuff when she was preggers. Mainly getting stuck up things like a pear tree (#1) and a man hole (#2 and 3).

Sigh! She was so crook with the twins she could not get into too much trouble though!!

Cheers

[jrandom]

Vicki was always doing dumb stuff when she was preggers. Mainly getting stuck up things like... a man hole...

Well! I've heard of some inventive ways of 'getting around the bump', but this takes the cake...

[Ghost Lemur]

Glad to hear everythings ok CelticNo6.

And people wonder why we go gray?

OT: Seeing there's a group of fathers gathered around I'd like to ask a question.

During the "birth/s" were you or were you not incredibly, unbelievably bored silly?

Don't get me wrong the last 10-15minutes when it was all on was exciting and interesting and somewhat disturbing each time (for different reasons). But the one thing I wasn't prepared for, the one thing that no one mentioned was the incredible boredom of the 22-24 hours at the hospital leading up to the exciting bit. Even my ex's auntie who was there for the eldest's birth (and had had a couple of kids herself) was somewhat amazed at how boring the whole build up to the main even is.
With the second one I learnt and took some magazines and books etc. But still the trapsing the hall to go out for a cigarette became old had by the end.
The fact is it doesn't matter how new-age nice-a-guy you are, each and every amazing contraction you don't feel a thing and in gerenal NOTHING HAPPENS FOR HOURS.

As I said, this is in no way lessens the beauty of the actual birth. More an unexpected observation. I've mentioned this to some friends who have had kids, only to be given sullen looks by the women and understanding glances from the guys.

*hides in jr's bunker just in case*

[toads]

yeah I did some really dumb stuff whilst pregnant with all of my kids, when pregnant with the triplets I couldn't fit behind the wheel of our landrover, ( a series 2a) which didn't have any kind of seat adjustment, and I decided to move some cows and drove sitting sideways with the door open, whilst rolling through the paddock gate I hit a bump and the door swung into my very large belly, I totally panicked as all the babies stopped moving, I went in for a scan and they were fine, we've been very fortunate really, I totally sympathise with you both, makes you realise how precious and precarious life is eh!

[toads]

Glad to hear everythings ok CelticNo6.

And people wonder why we go gray?

OT: Seeing there's a group of fathers gathered around I'd like to ask a question.

During the "birth/s" were you or were you not incredibly, unbelievably bored silly?

Don't get me wrong the last 10-15minutes when it was all on was exciting and interesting and somewhat disturbing each time (for different reasons). But the one thing I wasn't prepared for, the one thing that no one mentioned was the incredible boredom of the 22-24 hours at the hospital leading up to the exciting bit. Even my ex's auntie who was there for the eldest's birth (and had had a couple of kids herself) was somewhat amazed at how boring the whole build up to the main even is.
With the second one I learnt and took some magazines and books etc. But still the trapsing the hall to go out for a cigarette became old had by the end.
The fact is it doesn't matter how new-age nice-a-guy you are, each and every amazing contraction you don't feel a thing and in gerenal NOTHING HAPPENS FOR HOURS.

As I said, this is in no way lessens the beauty of the actual birth. More an unexpected observation. I've mentioned this to some friends who have had kids, only to be given sullen looks by the women and understanding glances from the guys.

*hides in jr's bunker just in case*

Pete didn't want to be around for any of the kids births, but I made him!!, He was bored shitless with all of them and complained about having to be there, but I think he was genuinely freaked out when each of them were born, it certainly wasn't something he enjoyed. some guys can't handle seeing their partners in pain and not be able to do anything, he felt powerless and uncomfortable.

[riffer]

Hmmm. I've just run this thread past Gini and she has replied:

"You get two minutes of pleasure and I get nine months of misery. The least you do is hang around for 24 hours at the end."

Anyway, Tim took 6 hours from arrival at hospital to delivery (forceps) and for four of those he was stuck.

With my first child (with my ex), it was an induction. I was ready and took a chillybin full of deli food, french bread, nice cheeses, and stacks of coffee and a plunger. As I was working heaps, 24 hours away from work was no worry at all. I also got to borrow my bosses portable DVD player so I took a few DVD's to watch. So I had a great time. My ex didn't have such a good time - forceps delivery w/episotomy and PPH, and finding out she was allergy to opiates in the epidural made it an experience I guess she'd rather forget. Still, she had another one with me (ceasar that time, yes, PPH again - lots of blood).

This is the only big worry of this pregnancy so we'll be taking it easy now and hoping for a nice quick painless easy delivery.

I think I'll have a nice scotch now...

[Skyryder]

As with the others glad all is ok with everyone. Today you had a fright earlier than most. Kids can scare the crap out of you at times but they make up for it with a whole lot of fun. Once again glad all is well with the world.

Skyryder

[Two Smoker]

Glad to hear you, tim, Gini and the soon to be born are all good mate you must have been shitting yourself

[wari]

I HEarebye declare that I inall manner of speaking shall in fact never have a baby ...

THats legal talke ... thinkin' of becommin' a lawyerr ... so I'm practicin' on my "friends" ... :spudwave:

[Hitcher]

Vicki was always doing dumb stuff when she was preggers. Mainly getting stuck up things like a pear tree (#1) and a man hole (#2 and 3).

I presume by the latter you mean a personnel access hatch...