Became a Father Yesterday

[Flannel Jesus]

My daughter, Summer Jo Ross, was born June 16 2012, at 9:50 PM Paris Time (GMT+1).
This is her favorite song:

[derleydoo]

My daughter, Summer Jo Ross, was born June 16 2012, at 9:50 PM Paris Time (GMT+1).
This is her favorite song:

Awesome news. Congratulations to all. Is it your first?

Song reminds me of Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark!

[phyllo]

Congratulations.
Now your life really begins.

[Typist]

Whoa, big news! Congrats Dad!

[fuse]

Flannel Jesus, the fatherly.

Congratulations! Although it's no easy job, I've always felt that raising a child would ultimately be a blast.

[lizbethrose]

Good job, Daddy and Mommy--stay cool and take naps when you can. The pattern of your lives has been irrevocably changed.

[MagsJ]

...am pleased for ya

[PavlovianModel146]

Congratulations, Flannel Jesus, great name choice!

[Flannel Jesus]

Thanks Pav. I chose Summer - her expected due date was the summer solstice, so it made sense. My wife chose Jo - partly because the J makes her initials the same as mine: SJR :and partly because she just thinks it's a cute name.

[uglypeoplefucking]

i'm happy for you, Flannel

[Typist]

And just in time, today is Father's Day.

[PavlovianModel146]

You're welcome!

I almost hate to say this because it is completely irrational fucking drivel, but I put a good deal of stock into an individual's first name. You'll be pleased (if you buy-in to my drivel, which I do, even though it's drivel) to know that I have met two, "Summers," and both of them were shy but warm-hearted. The two of them also seemed fairly intelligent, but it was hard to tell, because it was difficult to get two words out of them. You could tell by their facial expressions (when placid) and body language that they were generally kind people, though.

My son is Kevin because every Kevin that I have personally known has been quiet, kind and pretty intelligent. It's not looking like this Kevin will be quiet anytime soon, but then, neither am I. I don't say much, except to friends, but when I do say something, it is anything except quiet!!!

My daughter is Khloe which is a huge gamble. I've never personally met a Khloe, but I picked that first name just because I like the name. I've maybe seen a grand total of six minutes of the show, but it seems like Khloe is the sweetest of the Kardashians. She seems kind of stupid, though, but my Khloe seems to learn faster than Kevin did, and Kevin tests above-average for everything, so Khloe should be fine there.

[SIATD v2]

I've maybe seen a grand total of six minutes of the show, but it seems like Khloe is the sweetest of the Kardashians.

You clearly haven't seen the sextape. She's a bad girl.

[Flannel Jesus]

We both also think that a name is relatively important. Before we knew it was a girl, the possible names for a boy were Sonny, Paxton and Ace.

[von Rivers]

I heard a funny joke about boys named Christian. The guy was like, "Why are people named Christian?....It's like my parents naming me Jew."

[volchok]

Congrats Flannel.

Now your life really begins.

Studies have shown that people who have kids are less happier then those who don't although the ones that do have kids tend to feel like they have accomplished more.

So, what exactly are you talking about?

[phyllo]

Kids change everything ... how you see the world, how you see yourself and how you relate to other people.

[Flannel Jesus]

She cries and I put on some Sufjan Stevens and she falls right asleep.

[volchok]

Kids change everything ... how you see the world, how you see yourself and how you relate to other people.

Probably yeah, but not necessarily for the better.

[Flannel Jesus]

[phyllo]

Probably yeah, but not necessarily for the better.

If your goals are to maximize personal pleasure or to amass possessions, power and fame then kids are inconvenient. On the other hand, kids are ideal If you are interested in personal growth.

[phyllo]

Cute.
How long do they keep mother and baby in the hospital, in France?

[MagsJ]

Yes.. very cute, and having kids doesn't mean the end of persung one's ambition

[Flannel Jesus]

Cute.
How long do they keep mother and baby in the hospital, in France?

We actually didn't do things the standard way, I wanted to talk about this a bit. When the wifo found out she was preggo, I suggested to her that she check out if giving birth naturally might be a good option. I didn't know anything about it myself and wasn't particularly set on doing it that way, it was just a suggestion. It hadn't even occurred to her, most women in the Western world just go the full hospital drugged-up/c-section route, and until I suggested it, that was just the plan. But she did some research and soon decided that natural is the way to go.

So, for about six months prior to the birth, we had bimonthly meetings with a midwife. He would advise us on various aspects of pregnancy and give explanations about what was going to happen during the birth so that when the time came, we were all on the same page.

So, when the day came, we went to a special natural-birthing clinic that we had rented a room in. She started having mild contractions at like 5AM, we got to the clinic about 10AM. She spent probably a good third of the time in a warm bath we had set up. She also walked around and did some stretches at the advisement of the midwife, to help Summer to find her way down. That would be unheard of in a standard French hospital -- you're on your back and drugged up from the 1st second.

Around 7-ish she went into full-on labor, having heavier contractions every 3 minutes. We went to the delivery room (also with a warm bath -- how luxurious) and began preparing for the final stage. Around 8:30 she started the "pushing" part of the whole deal. The only unnatural (and barely) intervention the whole time happened around then -- he broke her water when everything was sort of stagnating, to get it all going again. We worked hard for the next hour and 20 minutes and then my baby came.

We spent about 30 minutes all together alone, and then we weighed and measured her. We spent the night there and left around noon the next morning.

She's super-healthy, and very well acclimated to the world. Way more than a baby who'd been c-sectioned into the world would be at 2 days old. She's really strong as well. She's got legs like a fucking ox. She's suckin' them titties like a pro too. She's really good at it.

There are so many advantages to natural birth. Believe it or not, it's actually more comfortable for the mother, and it's certainly a better experience for the baby. Anybody who's reading this who's planning on having a baby in the near future, please do, for your sake and your baby's, check out natural birth and determine for yourself if it's a good option. I think you'll find it is.

[volchok]

If your goals are to maximize personal pleasure or to amass possessions, power and fame then kids are inconvenient. On the other hand, kids are ideal If you are interested in personal growth.

If only. It's not as cut and dry as you think. I don't want to derail this thread so do some research if you want to know more.