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Golightly · Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:21 pm Post subject: Spawning and spreading the joy

This is a thread for those of us who have Turkish partners and, more specifically, those who have had children - passing on experiences, advice etc, in particular the quirks of bringing up baby both alaturka and alafranga at the same time. Unless, of course, the usual suspects hijack to talk about footie, otter-related musings or to descant upon certain language schools.
I'm also starting it because at 9.40 this a.m., son no.2, Sean Dogac, was born, weighing in at 7lbs (that's 3kg 200gr. in weird money)
so - naming baby? bringing him/her up? how many clothes must the child wear, even when it's 32 degrees outside? food? tell us!

calsimsek · Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 775 Location: Ist Turkey

Golightly:

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

'Go forth, be fruitful, and multiply.' It is good see that some of us are following scripture ! Personally I have stopped with 4.

Otterman Ollie · Posted: Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:14 am Post subject:

Well ,that something to be grateful for ,sorry just musing! Got no dustbin lids,can't relate to this thread,however,I predict as in most mixed marriages there will be totally different ideas about bringing up said lids,could be fun ,more likely will be a nightmare when the in-laws get their oar in ,having one of em already ,I suspect you've learned that lesson already . Good luck,reckon you'll need it .

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

Entailicus is right, what are you doing here? Conrats. Hope mother and baby are well.

tekirdag · Joined: 13 Jul 2005 Posts: 505

Congratulations, Golightly. I hope the sleepless first year will go lightly for you.

Ahem. As DMB says... get me coat, shall I?

sandyhoney2 · Joined: 01 Jun 2005 Posts: 189

Congratulations to you and your partner!

Golightly · Posted: Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:11 pm Post subject:

contentedly sleeping. I have to say, this was a much easier birth than for no.1, which happened in a private hospital in Istanbul. The NHS care plan was also far more comprehensive than the �700+ we shelled out last time. In fact, what my wife had to go through last time was utterly shocking; Nurses who ignored her, or tried to make her walk THREE HOURS after having a general anaesthetic and c-section, only because they wanted to free up her bed; no help whatsoever with helping her with baby care; non-existent professional follow-up; and a dirty, cold hospital - yes, I mean you, Ozel Camlik Hastanesi, Bakirkoy. I shudder to think what the SKK experience could be.

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

molly farquharson · Joined: 16 Jun 2004 Posts: 839 Location: istanbul

congrats from me too. My daughter, born with the help of a British midwife in a birth home in the US, is about to turn 29, and my son, born at home with a ghanian midwife, is 26. they have turned into very nice adults in spite of all the mistakes both parents made. I think we try our best but we still manage to warp our kids a bit Rolling Eyes

it's a great adventure though

calsimsek · Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 775 Location: Ist Turkey

Golightly:

mthood · Joined: 03 Aug 2006 Posts: 73

It's very possible that there are better places to look on the internet for advice on raising a child.

calsimsek · Joined: 15 Jul 2004 Posts: 775 Location: Ist Turkey

mthood:

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

justme · Joined: 18 May 2004 Posts: 1944 Location: Istanbul

Hey, congratulations Golightly!

As long as we're on this topic, I'll steal the thunder a little by mentioning that justme is, in fact, justwe at the moment. 6 months and getting fatter, sort of.

I'll spare everyone the millions of ways my mother-in-law has found to drive me insane. Suffice it to say that offering conclusive proof I didn't freeze my ovaries by not wearing slippers hasn't changed the slipper issues one bit.