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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Smiggyy on November 20, 2005, 01:04:42 PM
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I'm pleased to announce that "junior" officer Maddison Grace was successfully transferred from womb to RL at 21:57 GMT, 19/11/2005.
She weighed in at 6lb and 12oz, induced at 3 weeks premature.
Baby and mother both doing fine and this concludes what can only be described as the pregnancy and year from hell!!!
Kelly, the "wife ack" suffered pre-natal depression and was hospitalised for 5 months of the pregancy, was discharged 1 month ago to then find she had been diagnosed as diabetic, further tests concluded that the baby was too.
Our consultant had decided for Kelly's own state of mind and further recovery from depression to induce the baby.
She was induced yesterday morning at 09:15, and at 20:00, almost 12 hours later, nothing had/was happening, plenty of contractions but no delivery!
Then out of the blue, some 15 mins later, good old mother nature decided we'd been through enough, lent a helping and delivered the baby in about 20 minutes flat!!
So, all is well now.
In all the bad months this year being at home looking after my other two daughters, the only form of escapism for me has been this game.
Its allowed me to "escape" for the odd hour every night when safe in knowledge that Kelly was safe in hospital and the kids were tucked up in bed.
For this I thank you HTC, not the most straightforward of commendations you'll have had for your game but believe me one of the most heartfelt!
Thanks also to my fellow squadmates in 242 Squadron whose banter, goodwill and friendship have always meant that although I was on my own, kids aside, I never "really" was.
One final piece of news to show the tide is turning is that the diabetes was purely pregnancy (gestastional) related, both mother and baby have shown blood sugars as normal today!
Cheers guys
Smiggy.
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wtg man.
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Great "AAR":D
Congrats sir:aok
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Grats Smiggy !!!
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congratulations :) :)
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wtg, Congrats!!!
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WOOHOO!
The future of AAces High is secure! Congrats!:aok
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Congratulations Smiggy! Now, where are those cigars?
ack-ack
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Congrats Smiggy!!
Lambo
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Congratulations. I am glad things are looking better as it sounds like it was a very rough year.
Three daughters? Yeep. Maybe things are on hold, but three? Good luck there.
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Congrats!
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Grats man! :aok
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Congrats Man.
Post a pic of the new baby for us soon.
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Yahoo smiggy....wtg.....best wishes:aok
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Congratulations Smiggy, good to hear mother and daughter are fine, how are you?
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Congratulations Smiggy!
Zazen
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Congrats:aok
Glad to hear everyones well
Where's my cigar:D
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Congrats sir!
Enjoy it while it lasts, because, before you know, she'll be off to college......
I would know, just started college myslef and my parents cant believe how fast i grew up! lol
Again Congrats sir! :aok
Egle31
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Originally posted by EagleEyes
Congrats sir!
Enjoy it while it lasts, because, before you know, she'll be off to college......
.......on a Kawasaki 750 :)
Good news & best of British to you.
(pssstttt - I know a bloke who does "vasectomies" in Consett. Ex-miner. Two bricks & a piece of string. Very cheap but very effective). :D
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WTG Mrs. Smiggy!!
Congrats to the proud father.
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Congrats Smiggy
NwBie
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Congrats Smiggyy. :aok
~DaveJ
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Congrats Smigg :aok
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Congrats!
My wife had the gestational diabetes for two of our three kids. They all turned out fine as did the wife.
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Many thanks for all those congratulations!
Makes me feel a little dishonest as she, as you are all propbably well aware, did all the hard work!
Have passed on the volume of responses to her today, and to say she was shocked was an undertstatement!!!
"I thought it was just a game" she said............
Women huh?!
Had a little hiccup today and she had to go back into hospital with the baby.
Baby wasnt feeding properly once we got her home today, the midwives tought it may be due to being premature, however it turns out there is nothing wrong, we had bought a brand name bottle whose "teats" are a little firm (down boys!!).
Junior drank like a fish from one of the hospital bottles just to prove the point
That's all it was, so all being well both will be home for good tomorrow after a night of observation.
Again many thanks for your kind words!
Just a game, jeesh!!
Smiggy.
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Congrats Smiggles
In a way I know the kind of thing you went through, at present my daughter, the 24 year old, is 7 months pregnant and she's been diabetic since she was 11. This made everything extra difficult and out of the last 3 months she's only been home for 2 weeks the rest of that time in one hospital or another.
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Congrats :aok
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Originally posted by Smiggyy
Makes me feel a little dishonest as she, as you are all propbably well aware, did all the hard work.
Whoa, Smiggyy steady on old pal - take a deep breath & count to ten. You're setting a dangerous precedent here & potentially opening a road to domestic servitude.
I mean OK, giving birth is a bit uncomfortable & it probably smarts a little towards the end, but what about the man? Endless pacing the maternity suite corridor, chain smoking, finger nails chewed to the core, caffeine tremor, sweated brow - the emotional pain!! :lol
Regards ;)
Whisky (father of 3)
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We're home finally, after having to go back in for what we thought was a feeding problem it turned out that "junior" had a problem with her red blood cell count.
This was making her excessively drowsy and not willing to feed and she was suffering from jaundice.
They called it bilirubens.
She was placed on a bilimat, this emits ultraviolet light to mimic the sun, draws the cells to the surface of skin where they are dispersed.
Her counts were taken yesterday twice, they had fallen twice on both occasions so we were allowed home.
Apart from getting up twice in night all is well!
Oh apart from central heating has decided to pack up!
Still can't have it all can you!
Many thanks again for kind words and congratulations and to those enjoying thanksgiving enjoy and be safe!
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Smiggy.
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Congrats Smig. Health and prosperity for you and yours.
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Congrats and I hope everything smooths out in the very near future. :aok
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Congratulations! :)
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nice one smiggyyyyyyy,
nice one soooooon,
nice one smiiiigggggyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
LETS HAVE ANOTHER ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :p
congrats buddy, and tell the wife shes very brave. to you and your family. :aok
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No way Hammy, after this year of hell we've decided 3 is enough.
Booked in for a rushed NHS 'special' in the New Year, an ugly nurse with two sterilsed bricks!!
:lol
Smiggy.