Framboise Gommendy catches up with ...
Lee BEACHILL:
NEW BABY, NEW RESPONSIBILITIES


The 5th May will be a crucial date for Lee Beachill. The day he became a father after Nicola, his partner, gave birth to a gorgeous Ben (I saw the picture) after just short of 18 hours of labour that started at 4am when her waters broke!

A long day that was for both of them!

I asked Lee what that birth meant for him:
“It just gives you a massive sense of responsibility. You don’t get that during the pregnancy, or even when you get to hospital. It’s literally as soon as he is there, and you see this tiny little thing in your hand and you are responsible for it for the rest of your life.”

Lee assisted with the birth:
“I didn’t feel any sort of emotion during the process of birth, I was completely amazed by the whole giving birth thing, I was completely mesmerised. Initially, they took him away, checked that everything was alright, so immediately my attention turned to Nicola, I was very concerned about how she was, how she felt, she was still quite under a lot of medication, and a little bit out of it. So then I turned my whole attention to the baby, and I guess that’s when I felt very emotional.”

And how did Lee cope with the
'new little person' arriving home?

“They both got discharged the following afternoon, which was good as it meant that everything was fine. So now, we’ve to get used to having a new born about.

“You find yourself wide awake just looking at him. If he makes a noise, obviously you are quickly looking at him, checking what may be wrong, and if he is not making a noise, you’re wondering why he is not making a noise! So since he has been home, I don’t think I ever fallen into a deep sleep!

“It’s so exiting, it’s so new to start with, you don’t feel tired, and then after 3 or 4 days, you realised that you HAVE to sleep! A couple of nights ago, I was feeding him in the middle of the night, and I actually fell asleep, and thought, Hmm, that’s not good, I have to get some sleep!

“Nicola has been very understanding about me coming here, and letting me catch some sleep, but mostly, we have been taking turn. So far, it has been great, he is changing everyday, and that’s why I’m not too happy being here in these early stages, it’s all changing, it’s all different. I just look forward to getting home.”


CONGRATULATIONS:
Writing this interview, I’ve got a smile on my face. The love of this man for this baby was so moving, so simple, so tremendous, so… fatherly…

From the bottom of my heart, congratulations to you Lee,
and to your lovely lady ...

 "Lee"