Egluntyne Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 ...Have a look here... Good for him!! All the more astonishing as he comes from Barnsley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 way to go, breastfeeding is so much easier if you have a partners support but who supports them, a male role model and source of info and support is a great thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Great hopefully he can support the dads, who can then help the mums to breast feed Shame he can't pass on his knowlege to women though karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 That's brilliant news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Well done that man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 But does he have first hand experience of bleeding nipples? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Good for him! What a great source of support to new Dads. Although I agree, as a woman I'd probably struggle with a man helping me - bad experience with a male obstetrician after having my first son Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 But does he have first hand experience of bleeding nipples? If he is a runner - maybe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I'd forgotten that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Louise! Kamilosan is great for breastfeeders, vasoline is great for runners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 I worked somewhere for a few weeks where we had to go commando in the uniforms and they were very heavy duty cotton that was soooooooo rough I had never had joggers nipple before boy is it painful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 So's jogger's toenail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 Eeeeeeeeeew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cate in NZ Posted August 16, 2007 Share Posted August 16, 2007 When I was a midwife I worked with 2 male midwives and they were both amazing . Sometimes women in labour refused to have them to deliver their babies and they were very sensitive to that and wouldn't get involved without the woman's consent, yet the number of women that commented on how fantastically supportive they'd been always amazed me. That said one of those guys was a student in my set when I trained although he was a lot older than the rest of us, must have been around 50 whilst the rest of us were in our 20s or early 30s,and we'd always speculated about him a bit . About 3 years after we'd qualified I attended a study day, and found myself drawn to this statuesque blonde on the same study day, you know when you get that feeling that you know someone but can't quite place them . Then it sank in, that statuesque, (apparently) female, blonde was my ex male colleague Still a damn good midwife though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 16, 2007 Author Share Posted August 16, 2007 you know when you get that feeling that you know someone but can't quite place them . Then it sank in, that statuesque, (apparently) female, blonde was my ex male colleague Still a damn good midwife though Him Indoors had a similar experience a few years back. He went to a meeting and was rather uncomfortable when a six foot woman with thick ankles and a very firm handshake greeted him by his first name, chatted about mutual friends and gave him the distinct impression that she knew him. He trawled his memory banks about this woman but couldn't place her at all. It wasn't until another colleague took him aside and said " What about Gordon then......that has caused a bit of a stir!......I wonder why he chose the name Deirdre....they usually go for something like Jasmine.....and I'm not sure that he has he got the legs for stilletos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 When I had Alexander in hospital I said in my birth plan that I did not want to have any student midwives present. When the time came & I was asked "did i mind" I had two student midwives (one male) and a physiotherapist watching- the physio had never seen a birth before. I presume she was studying me to see how I possibly might have injured myself! The lovely thing was she came to thank me the next day for letting her watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted August 17, 2007 Share Posted August 17, 2007 I had students in my c section, the ward afterwards and with the visiting midwife once I was back home. I was only too happy to help with their trainging. But it's each to their own and I can see how some people might object. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
