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John is gonna leave Elly at home alone with the baby on her first day?? Shame on you. Her mom is several provinces away and your mom is up north on the farm. Hope Liz will stay around and help. My MIL was so helpful. With my older, she stayed an slept at our apartment for a week. We were blessed. She lived in the same city but she stayed with us. With our second, she stayed three nights. My mom was not able to stay with me as her health was deteriorating and she died before my younger was born. So I am indebted to my MIL â who, I suspect, was not too fond of me at the time. I suspect she wanted someone else for her oldest son but she had the grace to stay with me and help out.
One thing nobody really talks about is how your seat feels after baby is born. Well, sitting down ainât comfy! My favourite gift to a brand-new mom is an egg timer and a box of âTUCKSâ pads. The Tucks reduce swelling and inflammation and make life much easier. The egg timer is for the middle of the night when youâve been up many times and done everything you can do and baby is STILL crying. It allows you to take a 10-minute time out.
I my maternity days, the hospital gave us âperi bottlesâ. I hated those darn things! I swear that my Dr. embroidered the Declaration of Independence on my bottom!
Who said he was going to work? Maybe he was going to the store, or take the garbage out. The month of April can still be cold. No need for âmale bashingâ John was always a caring father and a compassionate husband.
Maybe heâs going to the store to get diapers or some other things. We donât really know.
When you have your own business you donât have paid paternity leave. In the 80âs, as others have pointed out, men didnât have that sort of thing, either. There certainly wasnât that kind of expectation. So his going off to work (assuming thatâs what heâs doing) isnât an issue for them.
Granted, it was a long time ago but when two of the three of us kids were born Dad had to go to work. He was a principal and two of us were born during the school year, so he had to work (one brother was born during the summer). In those days mothers stayed in the hospital for awhile after giving birth. Dad had to arrange for babysitters for when he went to work while Mom was in the hospital. When mom came home she was on her own during the day, although she did have a housekeeper who came in twice a week to help out. When my older sister came home from school (different dad), she helped out. Nobody thought anything out it. Itâs just how it was done.
Different when you have a C-section. No issues with your âbottomâ. But I doubt she had an episiotomy at home. That said, a C-section comes with other issues. My incision became infectedâŠ.it was a nightmare. No matter which way you go, itâs not an easy thing to go through.
Remember, this cartoon is an ongoing saga, that was stopped and then began again from the beginning, retelling it with some modification, in response to the artist/creatorâs divorce.
Shouldnât Elly be in a hospital after giving birth? I mean in school, I learned that momâs like Elly who have just given birth are at risk for bleeding and infection. Plus being postpartum, sheâs also at risk for postpartum depression. She really should have been in the hospital to be screened.
Templo S.U.D. almost 5 years ago
peachy
howtheduck almost 5 years ago
âYes, mom. The babyâs fine, and I feel wonderful. You definitely donât need to come and help me out. We are doing great!â
capricorn9th almost 5 years ago
John is gonna leave Elly at home alone with the baby on her first day?? Shame on you. Her mom is several provinces away and your mom is up north on the farm. Hope Liz will stay around and help. My MIL was so helpful. With my older, she stayed an slept at our apartment for a week. We were blessed. She lived in the same city but she stayed with us. With our second, she stayed three nights. My mom was not able to stay with me as her health was deteriorating and she died before my younger was born. So I am indebted to my MIL â who, I suspect, was not too fond of me at the time. I suspect she wanted someone else for her oldest son but she had the grace to stay with me and help out.
jpayne4040 almost 5 years ago
Iâm hoping she just doesnât want her mother to worry. Yeah, Iâm skeptical too, but Iâm hoping thatâs what it is!
Gerard:D almost 5 years ago
Lynnâs Comments:
One thing nobody really talks about is how your seat feels after baby is born. Well, sitting down ainât comfy! My favourite gift to a brand-new mom is an egg timer and a box of âTUCKSâ pads. The Tucks reduce swelling and inflammation and make life much easier. The egg timer is for the middle of the night when youâve been up many times and done everything you can do and baby is STILL crying. It allows you to take a 10-minute time out.
vaughnrl2003 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
âFeelâ is a relative term. This means how you actually feel is revealed differently to different relatives.
summerdog almost 5 years ago
I my maternity days, the hospital gave us âperi bottlesâ. I hated those darn things! I swear that my Dr. embroidered the Declaration of Independence on my bottom!
DaveQuinn almost 5 years ago
Who said he was going to work? Maybe he was going to the store, or take the garbage out. The month of April can still be cold. No need for âmale bashingâ John was always a caring father and a compassionate husband.
kathleenhicks62 almost 5 years ago
She tells her mother this so she wonât come to âhelpâ-she needs to get a donut pillow.
Sassy's Mom almost 5 years ago
Maybe heâs going to the store to get diapers or some other things. We donât really know.
When you have your own business you donât have paid paternity leave. In the 80âs, as others have pointed out, men didnât have that sort of thing, either. There certainly wasnât that kind of expectation. So his going off to work (assuming thatâs what heâs doing) isnât an issue for them.
Granted, it was a long time ago but when two of the three of us kids were born Dad had to go to work. He was a principal and two of us were born during the school year, so he had to work (one brother was born during the summer). In those days mothers stayed in the hospital for awhile after giving birth. Dad had to arrange for babysitters for when he went to work while Mom was in the hospital. When mom came home she was on her own during the day, although she did have a housekeeper who came in twice a week to help out. When my older sister came home from school (different dad), she helped out. Nobody thought anything out it. Itâs just how it was done.
dlkrueger33 almost 5 years ago
Different when you have a C-section. No issues with your âbottomâ. But I doubt she had an episiotomy at home. That said, a C-section comes with other issues. My incision became infectedâŠ.it was a nightmare. No matter which way you go, itâs not an easy thing to go through.
snailgate almost 5 years ago
Remember, this cartoon is an ongoing saga, that was stopped and then began again from the beginning, retelling it with some modification, in response to the artist/creatorâs divorce.
Mijo94 almost 5 years ago
Shouldnât Elly be in a hospital after giving birth? I mean in school, I learned that momâs like Elly who have just given birth are at risk for bleeding and infection. Plus being postpartum, sheâs also at risk for postpartum depression. She really should have been in the hospital to be screened.