Having Babies

Thanks, Guy. I have nieces and nephews by marriage, but this is my first "blood" nephew. Both of us were told we'd have to have fertility treatments to have a baby, but both of us eventually got a surprise. And the only boys in my family. My dad's sister had all girls and all granddaughters. My dad had two girls. So when I had a boy everyone was astonished. And now we have two.

feoinfunroe said

I was in Biloxi visiting my brother when his wife gave birth to their first child. I had just graduated high school. So anyway, one day they came home at their usual times (he got off about 30 minutes before she did), and when she got home (5pm), she said that she had gone into labor about noon, so they headed back to the hospital (they both worked at Keesler). So off they went. Me and one of my brother's friends were frying soft-shell crabs that we had caught the night before. Anyway, about 7pm my brother called us and said that she had had a healthy baby boy. This woman hardly broke stride. :hihi:

After that, I never doubted the stamina of that Pennsylvania Yankee that is my sister-in-law.

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That sounds like my mother. When she got ready to have one, out we came. I feel bad for women who have serious difficulties. Even as long as my and my sister's labors were, I don't think either of us would ever classify it as an ordeal. You know, just a long time. And I'm extra glad that she did so well because of her back. She blew out her lower back several years ago, and she's had two surgeries on it. Didn't seem to be a factor in this at all.