Tell you what, when men throw up 24 hours a day for 3 months straight, carry a baby for 9 months, go through a 74 hour labour & can breastfeed their babies then feel free to share the paid time off work to care for the baby. Until then, bugger off.https://twitter.com/benatipsosmori/status/1114815127147220992 …
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My partner did. Our baby stopped breathing. The c section was performed in less time than it took for me to gown up but they tore her bladder and did other damage. Our baby survived but she spent 8 hours in theatre being patched up and could do little for months.
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Similar story to mine. I nearly died giving birth to my daughter & had to be resuscitated. My partner used up all his annual leave to look after us afterwards. I would have given anything to have had him spend more time at home.
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Likewise my wife, she didn’t have to be resuscitated but had an emergency general after complications, I took a month off and ended up having to take other days off after that month lapsed because she was still very poorly. She should’ve just “coped” though I guess.
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Exactly, why just 'cope'..
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Because people like JHB are incapable of considering that not everyone fits within their narrow definition of the norm!
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Tbf the experiences of the people responding to my tweet aren’t exactly the norm!
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Yes they are. I didn’t realise how “normal” it was until we had our daughter. The vast majority of women we’ve met and discussed it with have had similar issues at birth (to varying degrees obviously).
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My wife had a C section. Because of complications, she needed weeks to recover and I had to take weeks off work to take care of my son.
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Aul Julia ignores that because it didn't happen to her friends so it's not valid. It's not like everyones different and some need support while others don't but screw those who do because they aren't her kind of people
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Maybe we don't have to have the time off. Maybe we would like to have the time off to help. Why should my wife 'cope' when we're a team? My wife has just had major heart surgery and I'm sure she would have 'coped' but that's not what I want for her and vice versa.
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In that case they can go back to work earlier and share the love
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Except some women who have children are bad mothers
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