Gratuitous baby photo

This is how childhood nightmares start...

The birthing experience

Having given birth in Germany I must say I am impressed. I had constant and thoughtful care and attention during labour and plenty of support after the birth. My sister had quite a different experience in England. She was booked to have an induction on the 10th day she was overdue. However, 3 hours before she was due to go into hospital for the induction, her contractions started naturally. She called the maternity unit to inform them she was coming in - and the receptionist who answered asked her if she could wait until the time of the appointment as the unit was busy. The receptionist helpfully suggested that my sister take a paracetamol and have a bath to ease the pain. Needless to say, she ignored this advice and made her way to the hospital ASAP.

Lost in translation

Yesterday we went to a baby shop as we needed a few more things for April. Soon we found ourselves perusing the breast pump section with some interest. (Oh yes, our relationship has entered a whole new exciting phase!) On the box of an electric breast pump we saw an unfortunate mis-translation warning: 'This is not a joy.' Well, to be fair, it certainly didn't look fun to use.

It's the 1st of May, but April is where it's at

I'm chuffed to bits to say that April Harris was born on Wednesday 25th April. I think she is absolutely beautiful - though I admit that I have no objectivity on this issue! Blogging may be a bit less frequent over the next few weeks as I try to fit in posts between feeds and nappy changes. However, here are a couple of pictures for now:

April at 5 days old:
A commemorative t-shirt given to us by the hospital: