My dad was sort of there for my sister's birth in 1977 - he was there for the induction & labour, but when they took mum for the c/s he wasn't allowed in. Worst thing was they knew she needed to have a c/s but in those days they said she wouldn't bond with the baby unless she had been in labour first :shock: So she was induced & in labour for 12hrs before the inevitable c/s was done. Everyone got to see my sister & cuddle her before mum did & she was very annoyed about it. For the rest of us (1979, 1984, 1985) dad saw us only once mum came out of the GA as per her request.

Dad was always around when we were growing up but as we got older we could see that he wasn't reallt involved all that much. Today though with Zander he plays, feeds, changes etc whenever he can. Mum is constantly amazed at how much more he has done for his grandson in 6 months than while all four of us were little. My grandfather was very hands off so we think that's where dad got it from.