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Bienks
Age: 25
Country: South Africa
Province/region: Gauteng
City: Pretoria
Partner: Paul Weber
Children: Yes, 1
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Please ladies, copy and write in your own answers this way we could know each other a little better. Thank to Kaysfamily for this !

- What is your baby's birthday ?

18 August 2008

- What day was your baby born on ?

Monday Night 10:06

- Was you baby early or late ?

3 Weeks early

- How old is your baby now ?

10 1/2 Months

- Is your baby a summer, winter, fall, spring baby ?

Winter

- Was it a boy or a girl ?

Boy

- Did you want a boy or a girl ?

Boy, I knew from the day I found out I was pregnant that it was a boy

- Baby's weight at birth ?

3.210 kg

- Baby's weight now ?

10.10 kg

- Baby's height at birth ?

47 cm

- Baby's height now ?

74 cm

- What is your favourite thing about being a mommy ?

Waking up and coming home to a beautifull smiling face no matter how bad my day was or is going to be, and to know that he is mine, God's gift to us.

- What is your least favourite thing about being a mommy ?

Washing those stupid Dr Brown's bottles with all the little pipes and stuff in it.

- What is your baby's name ?

Divan Xavier

- How did you pick it ?

Divan comes from my dad he's name was David we swapped the letters around and added a N, and Xavier is Paul's family name.

- Was your baby named after anyone special ?

Yes both grandpa's

- What does your baby's name mean ?

Not sure haven't checked yet

- Was your baby planned or an oops ?

Planned we were trying for 6 months before getting pregnant

- Are you a proud mommy ?

Yes

- Do you want more kids ?

Yes

- How many ?

One

- Have you ever had a miscarrage ?

No

- Who takes care of your baby most of the time ?

I work full time Divan has a nanny who he stays with during the day when I am at work

- How old were you when you found out you were pregnant ?

23

- How old were you when you gave birth ?

24

- Did your baby have any hair when born ?

Yes loads

- What colour ?

Light brown

- What colour eyes does your baby have ?

Brown like his daddy's

- Who does your baby look like ?

He looks just like Paul accept for his lips and hands and feet which looks like me, but otherwise a spitting image of his father

- How long were you in labor ?

Well I started getting hectic contractions on saturday and sunday coming and going coming and going, but I knew I couldn't be in labour because Divan did not drop, so monday night I went to the emergency room and had a emergency c-section, his cord was around his neck.

- How long did you push ?

Nothing

- Did you deliver naturally or c-section ?

Emergency C-Section

- Who drove you to the hospital ?

Paul

- Who drove you home ?

Paul

- Who was in the room when you gave birth ?

Only the doctors and Paul

- How many days did you stay in the hospital ?

4 I had am epilepsy attack the day after the birth and spent 2 days in ICU (couldn't see Divan or Paul) it was awfull, I was so full of drugs I can hardly remember my hospital stay.

- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy or delivery ?

During the pregnancy yes, very very bad MS, then from 12 - 21 weeks they thought that Divan had Down Syndrome went through so much testing, which drove me crazy, heavy heartburn at the end and Divan kicking me in the ribs so bad that I slept sitting upright on the couch for 3 weeks. I was so out of it during the delivery I was allergic to the spinal they gave me, as said above I hardly remember what all happened at the hospital.

- Do you want boys or girls in the future ?

Im not sure both would be great, I would like to raise a girl but often feel like I'd be better with only boys, strange ?

- What is your favorite moment as a mommy so far ?

There are just to many to say.




1 Comments on Survey


Kaysfamily - Saturday, 4 Jul
can't believe their 40 mins a part eh! 10:46 pm ahh yes cleaning the bottles! We got Free born there a bit easier to clean i think :) I love what you wrote about
"Waking up and coming home to a beautifull smiling face no matter how bad my day was or is going to be, and to know that he is mine, God's gift to us" Very heart warming!
ohh i didn't know Divan came 3 weeks early! i'm sorry you had such a hard time :( Do you think if you guys have a 2nd one you will have the same problems again? How are you feeling?? any news yet? i am still praying for you and hoping the best! We're going to church tomorrow, if you don't mind i'd like to light a candle for you =)
we're thinking of maybe ttc after christmas, hubby wants to take us to Cuba for a trip and then we'd see after that, but if it happens it happens. What about you guys? Yeahh i get what you mean about the boy thing, i feel i can handle boys better then girls lol Boys are just more fun lol i better sleep since Eric is sleeping finally! lol keep in touch okay! Have you been golfing latley? how well do you do? I mean your score? ahh don't ask me im pretty bad and close to 200 sometimes LOL LOL ahhh but it's still fun no matter what =) I love wearing my cool pink shorts for golf hee hee
Hey by the way hows the sleeping for you guys?
kay
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Divan-Xavier (2008)

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