Seven Years Later: Rose Edith

[kanedax]

 Title: Seven Years Later: Rose Edith
Author: kanedax
Spoilers: Deathly Hallows, Previous Chapters
Rating: PG-13 for mild language and nudity
Characters: H/G, R/Hr, and others
Summary: Hermione comes home
Notes: Thanks to

Comments

[rdprice29]

Heh. Your chapter mirrored my LJ this week - Transformers (seriously, that movie is so fucking cool! If the special effects guys don't get an oscar for the transforming alone, there's no justice in this world!), talks about daycare...etc.

One tiny quibble...I don't think you're married, but I don't know of any women, whether or not in just the company of their husband or surrounded by family and friends, who nurse with their shirts completely off. Maybe in the desert or something. But shirts can be unbuttoned, the bottoms lifted up, they have special ones which have slits on the sides which facilitate nursing, etc. I could be wrong. Maybe the majority of nursing mothers you know are exhibitionists (and there's nothing wrong with that if they are, I'm just saying they're probably in the minority) and enjoy their incredibly engorged and painful breasts just hanging out there while trying to get their babies to latch on, while their other nipple is so cracked and sore it's probably bleeding...I could go on, but you're probably begging me to stop by now, lol. Anyway, that's my only issue with what is otherwise a wonderful chapter. And I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have about babies or nursing if you want. :)

Also, is Ginny pregnant now, or about to find out she's pregnant with Albus? I think from the epilogue it's clear that he, Rose and Scorpius are all starting Hogwarts at the same time. And LOLZ at the making fun of Scorpius' name...you totally know that had to happen. I only wish Dudley could've been present for that conversation...and believe me, I never thought I would type that sentence. XD

Great chapter, I really enjoyed it, and I can't wait to see what you come up with next! Great job!

[kanedax]

I think she normally would nurse with the shirt up, but 1) she's new at it, and 2) she's completely in privacy at that point, so she was comfortable making the pull.

Dudley was originally supposed to be one of them in the conversation, but I decided there really wasn't any point to having him in the room. So I decided to add Elizabeth and Gretchen back into the mix, since we hadn't heard from them since the reception.

[samanthacr]

loved it.

and here's a comment from a 3-time nursing mom...

When in the privacy of the home, it's much more comfortable to nurse without a shirt -- at least it was for me, because then I could lay in bed with the baby latched on, and feel relaxed, which is quite important in nursing. Besides she's barely 3-5 days in, milk probably hasn't really come in yet, and she's nervous as a first time mom. Also nursing is a messy business... better to have towels at the ready instead of milking up a decent blouse.. Obviously, out in public, nursing shirts and bras and baby blankets are a godsend, but that wasn't the scene here.

Now that I'm sure you may know WAY more than you ever meant to about nursing (sorry), but I think you wrote the scene just fine.

Keep it up!!

--scr

[kanedax]

That's kinda what I figured. Not that I'm going to have a lot of nursing scenes in my story, but it's stuff for me to keep in mind. thanks!