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The press are having a grand time speculating whether her husband will be present when the Duchess gives birth and whether the prospective parents know the sex of the foetus. Where was your father when you were born? Mine was playing golf and Prince Philip was playing squash when Charles was born; I think that was the way then. And did your parents know the sex of the foetus before you were born?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I don't think many people knew the sex of their babies - ultrasounds and suchlike were very rare and people resorted to predicting "Must be a boy, it moves a lot."
Even my mother wasn't there at my birth; she'd been given a general anaesthetic and woke up 6 hours later, and there I was. (I wasn't a caesarean, so I've no idea how they did this). I doubt she missed much, though.
Even my mother wasn't there at my birth; she'd been given a general anaesthetic and woke up 6 hours later, and there I was. (I wasn't a caesarean, so I've no idea how they did this). I doubt she missed much, though.
I can't speak for my parents. Rarely see my dad. But when i had mine, i knew what sex three of them were. One i didn't, because she had her legs crossed. Their dad waited outside when i had them, because i felt the last thing i wanted was an audience. He was more than happy with that. But unusual decision for the time, i think. The midwife didn't even make it to the third one. Had her in 17 minutes...
Joan Rivers was asked whether she would be present when her daughter gave birth; a fashion in the US at the time; and replied that she didn't want to be present when her daughter was born, so no!
And it is a foetus , surely? Any baby unborn is a foetus whether or not it is capable of being born alive.
And it is a foetus , surely? Any baby unborn is a foetus whether or not it is capable of being born alive.
Mine was in the pub!
My mother did not want a baby but she didn't know she was pregnant until the 8th month so she probably thought a trick was being played on her.
Nobody then knew the sex of the baby prior to birth as letting it be "the will of God" and all that. The hospital didn't show me to my mother for 8 days - she wasn't ready or I was a really ugly baby!
My mother did not want a baby but she didn't know she was pregnant until the 8th month so she probably thought a trick was being played on her.
Nobody then knew the sex of the baby prior to birth as letting it be "the will of God" and all that. The hospital didn't show me to my mother for 8 days - she wasn't ready or I was a really ugly baby!
my dad would have been downstairs i think, i was born at home, we lived on a farm way up the top of the penines above Mytholmroyd and i already had an 18 month old sister. It was a 10 minute walk from where the doctor could drive to before the track got too rough for a car and also we had no telephone and so maybe my grandma came to stay with my mum until the birth, it's just made me realise I never did ask Mum about that.
No idea where my dad was when I was born but he wasn't married to my mum at the time and almost 60 yrs ago that must have been scandalous. My sons were born in 73 and 75 and there were no scans, I thought the first one was going to be a girl...when I recently told my younger son that fact he said 'well it was close'.... :)