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Hi,
Now this is something. Taken from Lactnet
with the author's permission
Just had to send this one and I am positive the mother is breastfeeding so maybe it is on topic after all. I am not a royalist, but I could become one if this keeps up. Yesterday the daughter of the Norwegian king gave birth to her second child, barely two years after her first child was born at the National Hospital, following approximately 6 hours of labor during which she used acupuncture for pain relief. I was speaking at a conference in the US that day, and there was enthusiastic applause from the audience when I told how princesses here have their babies. This time, Martha Louise, who is a trained and licensed physiotherapist, chose to give birth at home, thus avoiding the problems of pesky tabloid journalists swarming the corridors of the maternity ward, trying to disguise themselves as employees or whatever such people resort to of tricks to bring the world such vital news as the color and consistency of the first royal diaper, or how many stitches the royal perineum required. It was also a favor to the other women whose local hospital happens to be the National Hospital because staff there will not be fielding ridiculous inquiries from the press, and will have more time to give them the care they need. Actually, Martha was at her vacation home, referred to as a 'cabin', at an idyllic spot on the shore of the Oslofjord. 'It was a home birth which went normally,' was the only information we got, besides the time, weight, length and name of the little girl, who is fifth in line for the throne, if we still have one by the time she is of age. :-) Rachel Myr Kristiansand, Norway Barb Glare
Mum of Zac, 12, Daniel, 10, Cassie 7 and Guan 2 Counsellor ABA Warrnambool Group ABA/MD Director [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.mothersdirect.com.au |
