I won't lie. It hurts like a bloody bitch. And it's not just pain, it's long pain. Riley was ten hours, but they can go for over thirty hours. Ten hours was long enough. I was ready to pass out and give up, but Lachie started to sing to me at the end and it pushed me over the edge. Probably not the most conventional choices of songs, but it was enough for me to know he was there. But then he was out and we heard that cry... it was all worth it to hear that cry.

The hospital stuff is important in the first few days. His stomach hasn't been digesting anything but liquid for over two weeks. He needs to try and get that working again. But after that, small amounts of anything not too junky would be fine. I won't tell anyone ;)