Page 1 of 2
home birth! works for me!
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 9:44 pm
by aen
ophelia. born at 2 this morning into the comfort of our own tub!

Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Fri May 23, 2008 11:31 pm
by metalmariachi
Congratulations Aen.
Keith
Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 12:56 pm
by metalmariachi
Did the birth in the bath tub work just as well for your wife and daughter?
Is this your third daughter?
Keith
Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 1:34 pm
by aen
2nd daughter, 3rd child. Ophelia seemed pretty cool with the impromptu water birth, and my wife said it helped her slow down a lot. She has a tendancy to push like a fucking maniac and tear pretty bad. No tears this time, and dear daughter perked right up as soon as she made it ashore.
It also made cleanup a breeze
casue when babies comes out moms are like
and then Im like
and then we're all
and then my family is all like

and im like
then at about 4am we finally were all ike
but the dog is still all like:

Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 1:46 pm
by pablo9000
LOL!!
Super congrats Aen! Fuck yeah!!
That was the funniest birthing story with smilies I've ever heard!
Family reigns supreme. May the Gods keep yours in their favor!
L'CHAIM! To Life!
Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 6:32 pm
by htsamurai
too cool!
I like how you put this in the do it yourself section lol
and the whole story through smilies, very very nice.
ive a question though, how do you go about getting a birth certificate and all that jazz if your kid is born at home?
I've no kids of my own and as such am as noob to this as you can be to anything.
wanna enlighten me?

btw beautiful kid, seriously, judging by your pic your wife must be amazing looking

Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 9:01 pm
by LowWoods
Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 10:05 pm
by aen
I will try to remember the questions, and then answer them!
The Birth certificate is just a simple order through the Gov't, have a doctor sign it, etc, that kind of thing, it's really not all that shrouded or difficult.
As for the umbiblical (intentional typo) cord, we ordered a little clamp, just like they use in the Hospital, which you squash down on the thing, and then...

CUT THE CORD!
Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 10:20 pm
by LowWoods
Dang, looks like you got some strawberry preserves on it or somethin'

Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 10:40 pm
by aen
I think, technically that is the blood of the innocent.
Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 11:03 pm
by LowWoods
*spits his toast out*
Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 1:47 pm
by pablo9000
You should get a sponsorship from Chicago Cutlery.
Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 6:54 pm
by Soul Power
When I read the title of this thread I was like "haha very funny Aen has built another BADASS pedal". I totally didn't see that coming... I also don't think anybody on the forum could use these smilies in the same way to describe such a beautiful story. Congratulations to you and your family on your new born!!!!

Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Sun May 25, 2008 11:35 pm
by aen
devi ever wrote:aen wrote:I think, technically that is the blood of the innocent.

My wife informs me that that blood was actually shared between her and Opy, so it's technically only half innocent. Which explains why the vampires and satanists in the area have been ragging on my freecycle ad.
Re: home birth! works for me!
Posted: Tue May 27, 2008 6:25 pm
by thetonewrecker
So awesome.
Thanks for sharing and many congrats to you and the mrs.
Whoohoo!