thread: How, when and where were you born?

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    Oct 2005
    Moura, QLD, Australia
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    me 1974 rockhampton QLD mums waters broke at 4am, she went to hospital around 7am, she could feel contractions but no pain lasting a min every 5min, she was 2cm dilated at 3pm mum was still contraction every 5min for a min no further dilation so a caeser was performed, at 3pm saturday, mum saw me at 5am sunday morning her words she was a barren cow no milk no engorgment no collustrum so I was formula fed and brought down from nursery every 3-4 hrs, on the wed morning mum devoloped a severe infection which left he bed ridden for 14 days with visits from me where the nurses waved me to her from the doorway then took me on their rounds, (mum was nurse at the hospital) I spent a lot of time in a trolley being wheeled around the hospital

    my sister (aussienic) 1976 townsville elective caeser at 36 weeks, mum had nic around 10am and had her with her by 12pm she spent the days sleeping beside mums bed but in nursery at night again no milk came thru they started mum on anti bi day 1 but she still devoloped a infection around day 4 nic was able to be with mum but also spent a lot of time in SC as she was failing to thrive and losing weight...mum was realeased on day 12 from hospital
    Last edited by Rach75; September 11th, 2011 at 06:58 PM. : left mynotes from mums ph call LOL

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    Oh yeah, the length of hospital stay when I was born was 5-7 days for a VB nearly 2 weeks for a CS.