Call the Midwife - a step too far?

VioletCloud Your mention of shaving reminded me that mine was done by a student nurse who said 'I've never done this before'. She cut me in the process. My baby was also taken from me for a couple of days due to her being jaundiced. They didn't give her to me after she was born, they just whisked her off.

Purpledaffodil Tribute to DD’s courage that she had DGD 8 years later!

Brave young woman, Purple. I hope she had an easier time. After my own horror story, and the mess made of my undercarriage after 2 episiotomies etc. I was advised not to have any more babies as I had managed to have the requisite two .... one of each.

I didn't need that advice as it was the furthest thought from my mind.

I watched it last night and it was a bit of gentle escapism. Loved it.

I enjoyed it. There is so much rubbish on lately, we've resorted to watching old films.
Did anyone watch The Clown last night? Amazing.

After my own horror story in 1971, my first thought was “Damn, I’ll have to do it again”. The reason was that the baby was a boy, and I desperately wanted a girl. So I did it again (with an epidural!) and had another boy. It is not done to admit to these thoughts.

I am used to it now, and my two sons are wonderful. I now have a granddaughter!

My eldest (born 1969) in a stand alone maternity home (Closed in 1970). Waters broke, so went in on Wedesday. Nothing else happened, and they intended to start things off on Thursday, but ran out of drip stands!!! So, by Friday things were starting off slowly of their own accord. I gave to the midwife my hunsbands phone number at work as he wanted to be at the birth. She never did use it!!!!!

Put on a drip by a student doctor doing his few days maternity stint. Within no time I got the most excruciating back pain. When he came in to see me to ask if anything was happening I said 'No' (knew nothing about back labour then), he turned up the drip. Repeated half an hour later. Then he called in a midwife. She turned the drip off completely as I was by then well on my way to second stage.
Although my son was small, I did tear and then had to wait over an hour before a Doctor was available to stitch me up (with help of gas and air).

This building had about 20 post natal women and just two baths, no showers whatsoever. All first time Mums HAD to stay in for a minumum of ten days, and all first time muims HAD to breastfeed. If baby needed any specialised care, then it was taken to the nearest main hospital - usually leaving the Mum behind.
The following year I had Baby number two in my own home - this was a truly wonderful experience with great midwives.

I find Trixie very irritating and the problem is she appears to be like that off screen too

I enjoyed it,and Nurse Crane on the trapeze was one of my favourite moments,she was fulfilling a dream,and she looked good in the costume too.We saw a different side to her,also we saw a different side to Miss Higgins from the doctor's surgery.We have to think of the time that Call the Midwife is set in,life was different then.I also thought how nice a character Reggie is,I look forward to seeing more of him and Fred as newsagents

Thought it was just awful so switched it off.

I watched on boxing day - have always been a great fan. I had forgotten how it always seems to make me feel a bit tearful - not quite sure why that is...

I am watching it again from series 1, I worked in a convent for
several years and admit I think ‘she is so like Sister Im’.

I’ve just caught up on this special. It might be twee (the saintly Dr Turner) but I found it enjoyable. The mother who lost so many babies made me tear up. I remember someone my sister knew having that magic stitch to save her babies. It seemed like a miracle.

I also admired Peter Davison’s role. He’s a fine character actor, isn’t he?