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Monthly Archives: October 2006
Boy, girl or kitty litter?
It seems we’ve reached a new point in pregnancy — S has decided that now she Really Is Pregnant. Going by the grunting and groaning, the slow, inhale sharply then slowly roll over and get off the lounge technique, and … Continue reading
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Babyproofing your hotel room
About.com has a story on Babyproofing Your Hotel Room that has some pretty useful advice for those travelling with tots. It’s very US-centric though, so I thought I’d add these points which are more relevant to beach-bungalows with babies in … Continue reading
They’re on our side, not the hospital’s
S’s close friend R is about to have a baby (in Sydney) and they’ve retained the services of a doula (you can learn about a doula here). I’d never heard of a doula and, as S explained it, one of … Continue reading
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I’m no artist…apparently
I grew up with Mr Men books –Mr Smiley, Mr Grumpy, My Noisy, Mr Nerdy, Mr Beer, Mr Martini, Mr Techy, Mr Hermit, Mr Unshaven… Oh wait those last few are ones I’m planning on writing… Anyways, one of the … Continue reading
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If only men had babies…
…then perhaps S’s employer, a largely male-dominated domain, would have had its act together to the extent that they may have agreed on what the maternity deal would be… That would be the maternity leave commencing in a couple of … Continue reading
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The word “gross” is not permitted
Tonight we we’re discussing the birthing classes we’ll be attending at Samitivej hospital in Bangkok — they run on Sunday mornings (how convenient!) all the way up to babydom. In the course of the conversation, I mentioned that they’ll probably … Continue reading
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Too round to move
Sunday night is couch lazing time and S is baked out on the lounge after finishing dinner (a lovely Fresh Trout in lemon). “I think it’s time to upgrade” she says; “We should have dinner at the dining table from … Continue reading
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The babycage
Today we broke through the cot barrier — we had three wooden furniture guys come over who spent two hours here hand-drawing the plans and now we’ll get our very oown hand-made, custom-built cot — all for around half the … Continue reading
Learning to teach breathing
Most of the tuition I give S regarding breathing is when she comes home from the office after a rough old day and starts blowing off in a certain west-European accent complaining about co-workers. My advice then revolves around suggesting … Continue reading
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A long way to go
S was in seated whale position in her home office today, ostensibly trying to work, but mostly just rubbing her belly and staring into space. I mentioned that her belly was really looking huge and she replied that the baby’s … Continue reading
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