THE STORY OF INGO'S BIRTH
Ingo Erin Lyle-Goodwin
Born: 15:06, on 22nd February 2000
EXCITING NEWS - Spring 2000
Chris's waters broke on Sunday 20th February and contractions started
very early on Monday morning, so Simon drove her into Warwick Hospital
when they became uncomfortable. More than 30 hours and hundreds of
contractions later, our son Ingo was delivered at at 15:06 on 22nd
February, weighing a healthy 7 pounds 6.5 ounces.
Complications in the delivery meant that despite
enormous and sustained help from staff and friends the baby got stuck
and had to be delivered by Caesarian section, though not till we'd
tried just about everything recommended in seven out of eight weeks's
lectures from the National Childbirth Trust, and more than a few things
that we and inventive supporters dreamed up on the spot. Chris did an
amazing job of coping and the baby managed to sustain a steady 140 bpm
(Indie tempo) despite almost all indignities.
Suffice to say that our baby was delivered with both parents conscious,
though a bit strung out after a couple of days and a night without sleep,
with Chris's choice of Arabic dance music playing in the operating theatre.
We decided the baby's name would be Ingo Erin Lyle-Goodwin. Aron was
a late contender but excluded because it seems too common - and not least
because our new neighbour already has a little boy with that name. The
baby was called Buzz while in the womb, as he was prone to buzzing, and
might well keep that nickname as well as those we've 'officially' chosen.
Ing was a Northern European fertility god, and is also the root of the
girl's names Inga and Ingrid, which apparently means Meadow. We're not
sure what Erin means yet, but like the sound of it, and it meets Simon's
arbitrary 'creative' requirement for names with exactly four letters ;-).
Many thanks to all the people who have contacted, advised and helped us
during this exciting time, and in particular thanks to the staff at Warwick
Hospital Labour Suite and on Swan Maternity Ward, to the British National
Health Service for putting care beyond commerce, to the National Childbirth
Trust for guidance, and to our helpers at hand during the labour: Camilla,
Cyril, Mario, Sue and Victoria.
Copyright © 2000 Simon Goodwin, Chris Lyle and Ingo Lyle-Goodwin