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poliphiloIvy Belle James was born at 6.20 this morning. It was a rough road- everything Alice wanted to avoid- gas and air, epidural, forceps. Mother and daughter are bruised and battered but otherwise in good shape. There are pictures on Facebook.
Ivy is beautiful. Yes, I know, everybody says that about their own, but the truth is some babies are, some aren't, and Ivy definitely is.
People always want to know a baby's weight- can't think why (neither can Alice) but I inquired anyway. Ivy comes in at 7lb 6 oz.
I think I'll go pour myself a glass of wine.
Ivy is beautiful. Yes, I know, everybody says that about their own, but the truth is some babies are, some aren't, and Ivy definitely is.
People always want to know a baby's weight- can't think why (neither can Alice) but I inquired anyway. Ivy comes in at 7lb 6 oz.
I think I'll go pour myself a glass of wine.
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Date: 2012-06-08 11:12 am (UTC)Lots of love
Jen, Davin and Oscar xxx
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Date: 2012-06-08 12:22 pm (UTC)Congratulations to all concerned.
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Date: 2012-06-08 01:53 pm (UTC)These days they encourage women to do all these birthing plans, but I don't know why because labour can't really be planned. Elsewhere on LJ, I've just read a friend's account of how the home birth they had planned ended up rather more do-it-yourself than they intended. Labour progressed faster then expected and baby arrived before the midwives did! However, all was well, which is ultimately all that matters and I hope that Alice recovers quickly from the birth.
By the way, I'm delighted to see that the name Ivy is making a comeback. That was my mother's name and has been out of fashion for years. :)
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Date: 2012-06-08 02:09 pm (UTC)The name has a lilt to it.
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Date: 2012-06-08 02:14 pm (UTC)Alice had very strong views about how the birth should go. She's even been writing a book about it. She hadn't calculated on this final plot twist.
Ivy's a great name. A 19th century name...
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Date: 2012-06-08 03:59 pm (UTC)The Sun in Gemini, Cancer rising on the Ascendant, the Moon in Aquarius.
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Date: 2012-06-08 07:09 pm (UTC)People always want to know a baby's weight
The collective dream for the day that sees baby sumo wrestling maybe.
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Date: 2012-06-08 11:29 pm (UTC)and welcome to the world, Ivy Belle
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Date: 2012-06-09 10:02 am (UTC)Ah, so that's it....
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Date: 2012-06-09 10:04 am (UTC)Alice was all set on "natural" childbirth- she'd been going to hypnotherapy classes and training hard- but Nature decided otherwise.
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Date: 2012-06-11 11:34 am (UTC)I didn't know anyone still used forceps.
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Date: 2012-06-15 05:45 pm (UTC)and what i lovely name. i'm an ivy irl, though not belle, which i like rather more than my own middle name.
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