In Italy too it's not possible to give a weird name to a baby, I think it's good, when I hear invented names from the States or UK I always think: "poor child, why nobody protected you from the fantasy of your parents?".
Wish we had a register of approved baby names in Australia! People can give their kids the craziest names - Rocket, Buster, Chardonnay, made up names or crazy spelling of names that at times make no sense. Years ago I knew of a little girl called "Poisson" because her mother liked the sound of the word, and I think that means fish in French. So the poor kid is named Fish and won't ever be able to live in France unless she wants to be her own comedy show. It's unfair on the child and while it makes for some amusement, the poor kid is lumbered with it and spelling it too a lot of the time. Australia needs to take heed of France, Germany and other countries.....
Well we don't have a register anymore since about thirty years I think. I'm french, name's Myrtille (blueberry) and I actually like it. I wouldn't worry too much about your Poisson. Most names probably sounds weird somewhere, and it doesn't make that much of a difference day to day. And if she really doesn't like it, couldn't she get it changed ?
Germany is very strict with baby names too. It needs to be gender specific (If not a gender specific middle name is required) and a real name somewhere in the world.
Danica Christin ohhhh no 4 the Name....You can choose The Name You Want as the Name s not Ridiculous or could embarass the Child....a lot of Names are Parents Inventions most of the time.....the rhing is to protect the Child s Dignity...xxx 😉👍💛
Hi Rosie. We had 3 children in France, all born in Rennes. Did I mention my wife is russian ? When our first boy is born, my wife was only in France since 10 months and her level of French was really low. When the nurse asked "do you want to eat ... " She answered yes to each question and she had a perfect double entry double course triple dessert meal. I didn't have to go to the town hall, the hospital in Rennes took care of everything. For our marriage, she had to ask a duplicate of her birth certificate (written CCCP on it) less than 3 months, and make an official translation. the funny part is the signature on the new birth certificate was the same 25 years after, like if the guy was there and the town hall in Ivdel russia built around him forever.
Great topic, but can we talk for a minute about the lighting?! The warm & bright, but diffuse, natural light makes this one of the most visually appealing you've created thus far. The extra distance from the camera, plus the lighting, really made this feel less like a vlog and more like an intimate coffee chat. Loved it.
American in NE France here...recently found your channel and I gotta say, I absolutely love your content! I’m planning a trip to Paris soon and will look into the women of Paris walking tour & this comediennes show, thanks for sharing!
I didn't exactly choose this region..was placed here for a job, but i actually like Le Grand Est :) Apart from the rainy weather I find the people to be pretty friendly compared to French people in the south and I am close to Luxembourg & Germany. It's not the worst region in France by far!
Don't forget to keep speaking english (or any other language you speak natively) to your children, don't just switch to your partner's language because it's easier, because if you do,they will speak one less language when they grow up! Really keep at it, they will thank you later.
I fully agree. I'm French Canadian and had my daughter in an English city to an English father. I spoke french at first and she was perfectly bilingual then I was sick for 3 years and now I'm teaching her to lose the strong English accent she aquired. They speak multiple languages so effortlessly at first. . My daughter is 7 now and thankfully driven to relearn french but it's so much harder than when she was little. She's also learning Spanish and Italian right now too. There's so much freedom the more languages you know.
Hello Rosie ;) I'm so happy to know your youtube. I am Japanese and I can't speak English so fluently, neither french. But thanks to your english subtitle, i can follow your story and i can get so many information!!!! Thank u so much ;) your channel is so amazing. xxx
Great video Rosie! An American expat PatriciaB did a lot of videos (in French, English subtitles) about her 2 pregnancies in France, it might be interesting for future moms 😊 Have a wonderful day 😘
I'm a French national, but when it comes to maternity wards I could be considered expat as well. As you pointed out so well, half of the supposedly French vocabulary used there doesn't make any sense whatsoever until you become a parent yourself. And when for "reasons" you are male and the only one who can attend the little "puericulture" crash course generously packaged with the maternity stay, you feel like you could as well be coming straight from Saturn under the gaze of all the assembled new mothers. Anyway, regarding the "gigoteuse" I have a mildly funny story. Of course, it was packed in the maternity bag when we arrived, and when our son was delivered the nurse asked for various items of clothing which I dutifully provided (and feeling quite proud to have managed the lingo in record breaking time). She then put our baby to bed under tiny pink sheets and a little blanket and everything was fine for a couple of days, until one afternoon when my wife and I were chatting in the room while a puericultrice was hovering around. Basically, our still pristine and unused gigoteuse came into the discussion, and overhearing us, the lady made quite a fuss because we were supposed to have given it as soon as the baby was handed to us. As it happens, sheets and blankets were reserved to babies born from destitute families. She made us feel like we were freeloading and basically stealing from the poors. Needless to say we were mortified, but at the same time no-one ever asked us and you don't tend to show a lot of personal intiative in the care of a first born.
TBH, I haven't fully come to terms with the events 6 years later and I still hold a tiny grudge. You see, for instance they insist you cover the head of the newborn with a beanie at all time (which is sound practice), but when I offered to give the ones I had packed in *_the_* bag, they were adamant we should only use the maternity provided one (which is basically a tube sock knotted to fit on the top of the head with whatever remains of the tube cut off after the knot - not exactly fashionable). So I assumed my gigoteuse would be rebuffed all the same and I didn't even dare speaking about it.
Jajaja even for cats you need to register your furry friend in the i-cad when you come here even if he had an Spanish microchip because otherwise your cat can not be properly identified. I am an expat with a french cat (Olaf)wamiz.com/chats/adoption/olaf-262521.html and two spanish felines (Manolo López and George). All of them have their passports and vaccinations in order and they are all well (dans le système des carnivores domestiques jajaja) In Spain dealing with the Administration is highly complicated too sometimes but at least after 4 years you know you can "most of the times" "get rid" of some paperwork that you will no longer need, but here you need to keep always everything because you can need it at anytime. At least I've learned to be more organised due to that. Thanks Rosie for this great episode and for your awesome videos. As an expat too I learn a lot watching them and I love your capacity of explaining in such an easy way the very core of things about this wonderful society, our adoption land. Un gros bisou et à bientôt.
Funny video! Je suis devenu Daddy aux US! As we might move back to France within a year or 2 and have a second child, it’s nice to hear that you guys received great care in France. We did have amazing nurses here in Boston too.
A great read for Expat Mamans is "Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting", by Pamela Druckerman. I hope this helps.
I would love to hear more on postpartum care for mommies in France - I have heard it's great and all moms get pelvic floor physical therapy. Here in the US, I'll just say it was very difficult to get into therapy postpartum and I badly needed it. I love the naming too..... I have 2 children named for French saints (we are devout Catholics). One child's name is even pronounced the traditional French way and it confuses everyone here which just makes me smile, as she tells people, "It's French!"
I'm in Canada and it's the same thing here. My daughter is also 7, born mid august and there's no one around for her birthday. This year she's saving her birthday money so I can take her to France in September. She really wants to do the Asterix amusement park.
In Belgium we have 2 weeks to declare the baby at the town hall of the commune where it was born. Not a lot of babies are born in the village where we live (no hospital) but my son was (home birth). The official got all confused to see me standing there, with the baby, wanting to declare it ... not a common event :-).
Not planning to become maman anytime soon but this was good to know and they are hilarious!!! Such a fun video, I can't believe the importance of the blood type card hahaha
Blood cards are important for several reasons. The obvious one is for the maternity ward to be stocked with enough units of the correct blood type in case something goes south (and giving birth can spiral out of control very fast). The second reason is to assess if there's a risk for the mother and the baby to have incompatible blood types leading to the "blue baby" syndrom (it's fine as long as there's a team ready to do a full blood exchange of the baby immediately after birth). To that endeavour, fathers are expected to provide their own blood type card as well. I remember the OB-GYN turning slightly pale when reading mine because I have a rather rare blood type, and positively green when reading my wife's (I can't even begin to describe her blood type, it's very unusual). But then he realised that there wasn't any way our baby could have a Rh+ blood, so in any case there wouldn't be any compatibility issue. His relief was pleasant to witness.
@@NotEvenFrench There is always a good reason for : . Blood cards (see Manuel's comment) . Birth certificate available 3months. this is to avoid fraud by some people (false declaration etc...) Unfortunately this is not funny.
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thanks for this great video, I actually hope to see more on the family and parents topics on this channel. I am from France, but live in Canada, where my 2 kids were born (and third one is coming soon). I decided not to care about giving my kids names that would work in both languages, so kid #1's name is being butchered quite often (her name is Manon). Amazingly enough, you are providing me with a line that connects me to France with your videos, and I really appreciate it! Thank you!
noone knows its blood type completly..it is not just 0+ or B-, there are more letters behind (like C+c+E+e+K+/-)..and if u r confused or unconscious, the real card will be there (same for almost any surgeries), as for the the 3 days for newborn, usually the "maternité" have a dropbox/postal box within the maternité and everyday , someone working for the townhall takes all the birth papers in it to the townhall (no need to go there on your own or by a thrid party, i thought that was over....) and the info will be put in the "livret de famille" which is the base of the french identity ( before the ID card or passport), ie:i was born in a foreign country, and my birth certificate is centralised at Nantes ( as any french citizensnot born in France), as i became a father i needed it to build up a Livret de famille (along with the pacs) and in which i have my 2 children ID,(son of father/mother,date,place, and daughter of father/mother,date,place) written.
Hi Rosie, super vidéos ! je n'arrête pas depuis hier soir ! Quand je t'écoute je me sens 50% française 50% américaine, est-ce pour cela que je rêve de vivre quelques années aux US ou en NZ ? Juste pour l'anecdote, quand j'ai voulu avoir mon fils, j'avais calculé de l'avoir au mois de mai qui arrivait (2017) parce que c'était ce qu'on appelle le mois de mai du salarié ! D'autres années, le mois de mai est celui du patron ! Et oui... ce mois de mai-là, avait TOUS les ponts ! En tant qu'indépendante, mon absence a été sans douleur pour les entreprises pour qui je travaille... Continue tes vidéos, elles sont top :-)
hello Rosie, Sarah et Amber. Un très beau trio pour une vidéo aussi intéressante qu'amusante. J'adore voir toutes ces personnes étrangères venir vivre en France pour x raisons et y rester. En te souhaitant toujours le meilleur. Amicalement.
hilarious! actually I grew up in Paris... but I was born in August! So I was born in Nice! My parents were already living in Paris at the time but they didn't want to wait the entire summer in Paris when nobody's here! sooo true!
omg and the food in the hospital... so french! but it wasn't tell the day 3 of 4 that I realized I was on the vegetarian meal plan... but still cheese course and yogurt and dessert and bread at every meal. But, they gave us a new years day special meal which was really cute and fancy. also, i had to redo my blood type card TWICE after already having one because there was some irregularities with it. and my husband tried 3 times to go register my son's name but it was on holiday hours between Christmas & New Years and every day they called to lecture me about coming to give him a name but we tried! In the end, after all that time waiting to give him a name, we changed the name.
May June is good for a crèche but no good for school. And someone from the townhall came To the hospital in France for both my daughters. Kids do not go on birth certifcate
I have a two year old and I never needed a sleep sack for him. I had a couple of changes of clothes for both of us, maternity pads for me and nappies for him, wipes for him and soap free body wash is ideal because soap will burn any stitches you might have.
Not Even French we are Australians living in Australia. I was marking differences. If I ever have a baby in France I'll most likely throw that list out and follow prior experience.
In the states I have met kids named King, among other strange names. Someone told me that in that same neighborhood some kid was named something like Your Highnesses King. Must have been fun for teachers having kings and queens in class lol
My mother-in-law, who was French, called it 'mere.' I never heard her say Maman. She named one of her sons Jean-Pierre. That's funny bc the Frenchman I was married to was born on August 13. She went into labor and delivered the baby in 20 minutes. He was always in a hurry anyway. :D
Bonjour ! Vous trouvez la nourriture excellente dans les hôpitaux ? Sérieux ? Mais d'où venez vous donc ? Plus sérieusement ! Très bonne vidéo (encore) ! Intéressante, même si je suis un homme et sans enfant ! La France possède un excellent système de santé et bizarrement ce sont toujours les étrangers qui en parle le mieux(comme c'est bizarre) a croire que nous français ne nous en rendions plus compte(comme c'est dommage) Encore merci pour cette vidéo (drole en plus et vraiment intéressante) Belle journée à vous ! 😉🐙😉
Moi j’étais tellement choquée de voir la qualité de repas dans les hôpitaux en France comparé aux repas dans les hôpitaux en Irlande et oui le system de santé en France c’est incroyable avant d’être hospitalisé en France je souffrais tellement avec l’asthme mon medicin en Irlande ma donné un ordonnance pour prendre la ventolin 3 fois par jour les médecins en France étaient hyper choqué de voir mon ordonnance et ils m’ont soigné heureusement !
Que ce soit les repas de la cantine (de tout établissements confondus) ou l'hôpital j'ai toujours su apprécier les repas proposés. Mon entourage ne comprenait pas que je puisse aimer cette "bouffe".
In some cities the city hall sends staff to maternity wards to handle birth registration on the spot. And, indeed, previously, I reckon there used to be a rule (though I think not always applied) that first names had to be on some calendar (= Catholic saints). Currently it's just that they refuse names that would be detrimental to the children (e.g., Pikachu) or use diacritics not available on French keyboards. You can of course go to court if you disagree.
Haha the video is really funny! Thank you ! For the blood group card it's just because if there is a problem during the delivery (postpartum haemorrhage ++++) and you need a transfusion, we can give you the perfect group for you =) It's sommething important (and for many surgery it's the same thing ^^) For the name, you can not give a name that can harm your child (nutella is a good exemple). in the antilles there are quite a few children who have had the name of the saint or the event of the day of their birth (example, January 6 = epiphany so the name will be epiphany, July 14 = national holiday name Fetnat, May 25 = Sophia ... etc) It was a pleaasure to see this video (and the others) =)
The blood type made me laugh so much. I am French living in Ireland for a very long time and was so surprised to realise that here people don't cary their blood type card with them and barely know it while I was raised been told that stuff could save my life one day 😂
I'm Canadian, no such thing here. I have a needle phobia so god knows what my blood type is. .lol They seem to have a system here where in emergency situation, they figure it out quickly.
I’m French and I’ve NEVER heard of giving a Saint’s name to a baby wherever in France !!! 😳😳😳 Furthermore, I have two children and my husband and I gave the nurse our babies’ names in order to declare each birth, without having to go to the city hall! About having only 3 days to declare a baby’s birth and how difficult it is to choose a name, don’t forget we have 9 months before to think about it... And I’m very surprised you can’t understand how important a “blood group card” can be...
Amazing video! I’m originally from Flanders (Belgium). Been living in Bordeaux for less than a year now and currently pregnant! Baby due for first of June so apparently we got the timing right! 😄 I can definitely confirm that the healthcare has been amazing so far. And yes god yes that paperwork! Try going to the doctor or pharmacy without a carte vitale! Best case, they’re just annoyed 😅 Love your channel btw
I'm a french person living in France since forever and I never new the birth certificate expired every three months ? And when they say that your whole life is updated to the birth certificate, aren't they talking about the "livret de famille"?
idontwant tohaveaname - On appelle ça les "mentions marginales" (parce qu'elles sont écrites dans la _marge_ du registre d'état civil) : mariage, divorce, PACS, adoption, changement de nom, décès...
Alors effectivement le certificat de naissance doit avoir moins de 3 mois dans certaines procédures administratives. Par contre c'est dans le livret de famille que sont mentionnés les enfants et les mariages (pacs et autres...) et ce document n'a pas de limite de validité (par contre il faut penser à le mettre à jour à chaque naissance et changement de statut marital). Le certificat de naissance ne donne que le lieu de naissance, la date et le nom des parents. Sachant donc que rien ne change sur le certificat de naissance jusqu'à... Ce qu'on meure, il est effectivement complètement absurde d'y mettre une limite de validité...
Les mentions marginales de l'acte de naissance mentionnent : - les mariages et divorces - les PACS et leurs ruptures - les changements de nationalité - les changement de nom ou de prénom - les changement de sexe - les changement de filiation (adoption ou reconnaissance) Donc beaucoup de choses peuvent changer sur l'acte de naissance au cours d'une vie. Rosie aura certainement sur son acte de naissance français la mention de son décret de naturalisation par exemple.
Hello girls I like your video. I saw that you do not talk about French antiquities and especially flea markets that are typically French. I grew up in antiques and now I specialize in gemstones and antique jewelry there is a lot to say about it. if it interests you I propose to help you. Sincerely a french fathers.
The experience of having a baby in France sounds very much like what's its like to have a baby in NZ - minus the good food..! I don't know how I feel about having a list of acceptable baby names. On one hand, parents can sometimes come up with beautiful, unique and decent baby names and then on the other, the absolute worst names too. For eg " V8" yes someone in NZ called their kid "V8"🤦♀️ One of the coolest female names I've ever heard is " Presley" Anyway, cool video Rosie! I wonder if you will oneday have a baby here in NZ or back in France...
It was a cool video but I think you should be aware that these two women were extremely lucky to have been well cared for. For a looooot of women this is a trauma and there is a huge problem of obstetrical violences towards mothers. In case you're interested Ovidie made a documentary on Arte called "Tu enfanteras dans la douleur". Most mothers around me relate to this. Still good to see that it's still possible to give birth in a safe environment though !
I already know why. I was a paramedic for almost 10 yrs and an EMT (basic & Intermediate) for longer, but my sister never mentioned adult diapers. She usually tells me everything. She's one of those people who can't stop herself from telling almost everything.
Je regarde intensément Rosie, je la regarde qui écoute ces deux mamans et me demande... Quand, quand donc Rosie elle-même deviendra-t-elle à son tour... maman? Car enfin, elle ferait une si jolie maman, Rosie... Allez Rosie, encore un effort et Vive la France!
Laddies, you make a mistake. In france , there is no papers who must be updates each 3 months. But you have the "Livret de famille" (familly registry) given with the first chrildren. it must be updated in the 3 month on each change of the familly. (Birth, dead, wedding, divorce, ...). If in your life you have more than 1 husband and minimum 1 children with each, you have 2 "Livret de famille".
I don’t get the thing about adult diapers. Why? I have had 2 children, never wore diapers, never felt I needed them. And I had episiotomy one time as well, and the other time it happened... naturally, shall I say. WHY THE DIAPERS??? Could you explain ?
You don't want your baby have a random Saint name. Some of the names are hard to bear. for this month for example: Sernin, Josaphat, Bertille. And it could be worse
Wrong: birth certificate are valid 3 months if there are issued outside of France:) And updated infos are on livret de famille nor birth certificate. Voila mes dames! :)
You never put your partner on the video - always you and your girlfriends! Also, I'd like to hear more about New Zealand, especially now that you have 12,000 km between you and your homeland. All the time I've spent abroad has brought me "recul" about the US.
C'est ce que vous croyez, disons que les gens ne choisissent plus les prénoms en ayant cela à l'esprit, c'est vrai. Mais tellement de saints ont été proclamés que la plupart des prénoms usuels ont été donnés à l'un ou l'autre d'entre eux.
Just a quick one. I don't recommend having a baby if you have a weak heart. I don't care what country you live in. My son just took himself out with the bathroom door and scared me into needing a cigarette.
This is so inexpressibly sad to watch. Even a mere 100 years ago, French (Catholic) women welcomed babies into their family as miracles. They realized that God, in His infinite wisdom, had given them their blessings at the right time, despite any small personal hardships. They recognized that babies have souls which were created to glorify God. Now, women, in all their vanity, wish for babies on their own terms, to suit their own apparent needs, to fit in with their “schedules” and goals, and end up deeply, intrinsically dissatisfied with their lives. Babies are not complicated, babies need not be expensive, and babies are not millstones ‘round our necks. Really, they’re quite simple little creatures, and amazingly beautiful companions as adults.
Cc et depuis 17 ans vous ne parlez pas un peu Français ? Pourtant la France détient le record des naissances en Europe... Et...... devant beaucoup de pays dans le monde... Vos amis sont Français mais il faut savoir qu'en vous mariant vous obtiendrez automatiquement la nationalité Française ou la double nationalité si vous voulez garder la votre. La ou c'est compliqué c'est le divorce pour un couple mixte. ( Français et autres pays ). Car l'équilibre pour un enfant est qu'il voit ses deux parents quand il grandit.
@Franck Puech Pas super aimable comme commentaire sur le fait de ne pas parler français, surtout que cette chaîne est à l'origine pour faire découvrir la vie d'expatrié en France aux anglophones . -_- Et non, la nationalité doit être demandée (par une déclaration de nationalité) au bout de 4 ans de mariage ET de vie commune. Elle met alors 6 bons mois à être enregistrée (validée) et peut être encore annulée postérieurement si on découvre que vous ne respectiez pas toutes une série de critères parfois assez subjectifs.
In Italy too it's not possible to give a weird name to a baby, I think it's good, when I hear invented names from the States or UK I always think: "poor child, why nobody protected you from the fantasy of your parents?".
True !
was I the only one expecting rosie to announce that she was also making her own little french person at the end of the video ?? :D
2v1c I too was expecting that too....
Amber and Sarah are so funny, hilarious, I should say.
Wish we had a register of approved baby names in Australia! People can give their kids the craziest names - Rocket, Buster, Chardonnay, made up names or crazy spelling of names that at times make no sense. Years ago I knew of a little girl called "Poisson" because her mother liked the sound of the word, and I think that means fish in French. So the poor kid is named Fish and won't ever be able to live in France unless she wants to be her own comedy show. It's unfair on the child and while it makes for some amusement, the poor kid is lumbered with it and spelling it too a lot of the time. Australia needs to take heed of France, Germany and other countries.....
Well we don't have a register anymore since about thirty years I think. I'm french, name's Myrtille (blueberry) and I actually like it. I wouldn't worry too much about your Poisson. Most names probably sounds weird somewhere, and it doesn't make that much of a difference day to day. And if she really doesn't like it, couldn't she get it changed ?
To be named Poisson is double jeopardy if someone misspell and it becomes poison, not good either (same in English or French)
Germany is very strict with baby names too. It needs to be gender specific (If not a gender specific middle name is required) and a real name somewhere in the world.
Danica Christin ohhhh no 4 the Name....You can choose The Name You Want as the Name s not Ridiculous or could embarass the Child....a lot of Names are Parents Inventions most of the time.....the rhing is to protect the Child s Dignity...xxx 😉👍💛
Hi Rosie. We had 3 children in France, all born in Rennes. Did I mention my wife is russian ? When our first boy is born, my wife was only in France since 10 months and her level of French was really low. When the nurse asked "do you want to eat ... " She answered yes to each question and she had a perfect double entry double course triple dessert meal. I didn't have to go to the town hall, the hospital in Rennes took care of everything. For our marriage, she had to ask a duplicate of her birth certificate (written CCCP on it) less than 3 months, and make an official translation. the funny part is the signature on the new birth certificate was the same 25 years after, like if the guy was there and the town hall in Ivdel russia built around him forever.
Great topic, but can we talk for a minute about the lighting?! The warm & bright, but diffuse, natural light makes this one of the most visually appealing you've created thus far. The extra distance from the camera, plus the lighting, really made this feel less like a vlog and more like an intimate coffee chat. Loved it.
American in NE France here...recently found your channel and I gotta say, I absolutely love your content! I’m planning a trip to Paris soon and will look into the women of Paris walking tour & this comediennes show, thanks for sharing!
you literally chose the WORST french region
I didn't exactly choose this region..was placed here for a job, but i actually like Le Grand Est :) Apart from the rainy weather I find the people to be pretty friendly compared to French people in the south and I am close to Luxembourg & Germany. It's not the worst region in France by far!
Don't forget to keep speaking english (or any other language you speak natively) to your children, don't just switch to your partner's language because it's easier, because if you do,they will speak one less language when they grow up! Really keep at it, they will thank you later.
I fully agree. I'm French Canadian and had my daughter in an English city to an English father. I spoke french at first and she was perfectly bilingual then I was sick for 3 years and now I'm teaching her to lose the strong English accent she aquired. They speak multiple languages so effortlessly at first. . My daughter is 7 now and thankfully driven to relearn french but it's so much harder than when she was little. She's also learning Spanish and Italian right now too. There's so much freedom the more languages you know.
@@Cheleartsanddesigns So you chose to unteach her strong english accent. To a strong "québecois" accent ? :D
No offense, I love it ^^
Hello Rosie ;) I'm so happy to know your youtube. I am Japanese and I can't speak English so fluently, neither french. But thanks to your english subtitle, i can follow your story and i can get so many information!!!! Thank u so much ;) your channel is so amazing. xxx
Great video Rosie!
An American expat PatriciaB did a lot of videos (in French, English subtitles) about her 2 pregnancies in France, it might be interesting for future moms 😊
Have a wonderful day 😘
Laughing out loud. If I go to see a comedy show, I get to take home good memories. And you take home the comedian :)
This video was so funny. :) I'm usually a serious person who doesn't smile much, and here I was laughing all time.
Hello ladies! I'm English and gave birth in Nice 8 months ago. It's very true everything you've said, especially the food! Love the video. Bises
I'm a French national, but when it comes to maternity wards I could be considered expat as well. As you pointed out so well, half of the supposedly French vocabulary used there doesn't make any sense whatsoever until you become a parent yourself. And when for "reasons" you are male and the only one who can attend the little "puericulture" crash course generously packaged with the maternity stay, you feel like you could as well be coming straight from Saturn under the gaze of all the assembled new mothers. Anyway, regarding the "gigoteuse" I have a mildly funny story. Of course, it was packed in the maternity bag when we arrived, and when our son was delivered the nurse asked for various items of clothing which I dutifully provided (and feeling quite proud to have managed the lingo in record breaking time). She then put our baby to bed under tiny pink sheets and a little blanket and everything was fine for a couple of days, until one afternoon when my wife and I were chatting in the room while a puericultrice was hovering around. Basically, our still pristine and unused gigoteuse came into the discussion, and overhearing us, the lady made quite a fuss because we were supposed to have given it as soon as the baby was handed to us. As it happens, sheets and blankets were reserved to babies born from destitute families. She made us feel like we were freeloading and basically stealing from the poors. Needless to say we were mortified, but at the same time no-one ever asked us and you don't tend to show a lot of personal intiative in the care of a first born.
TBH, I haven't fully come to terms with the events 6 years later and I still hold a tiny grudge. You see, for instance they insist you cover the head of the newborn with a beanie at all time (which is sound practice), but when I offered to give the ones I had packed in *_the_* bag, they were adamant we should only use the maternity provided one (which is basically a tube sock knotted to fit on the top of the head with whatever remains of the tube cut off after the knot - not exactly fashionable). So I assumed my gigoteuse would be rebuffed all the same and I didn't even dare speaking about it.
Hilarious episode and what a great idea for a video!
Personally I chose to have a cat and it was much less difficult 😋
Jajaja even for cats you need to register your furry friend in the i-cad when you come here even if he had an Spanish microchip because otherwise your cat can not be properly identified. I am an expat with a french cat (Olaf)wamiz.com/chats/adoption/olaf-262521.html and two spanish felines (Manolo López and George). All of them have their passports and vaccinations in order and they are all well (dans le système des carnivores domestiques jajaja) In Spain dealing with the Administration is highly complicated too sometimes but at least after 4 years you know you can "most of the times" "get rid" of some paperwork that you will no longer need, but here you need to keep always everything because you can need it at anytime. At least I've learned to be more organised due to that. Thanks Rosie for this great episode and for your awesome videos. As an expat too I learn a lot watching them and I love your capacity of explaining in such an easy way the very core of things about this wonderful society, our adoption land. Un gros bisou et à bientôt.
Wise choice
Funny video! Je suis devenu Daddy aux US! As we might move back to France within a year or 2 and have a second child, it’s nice to hear that you guys received great care in France. We did have amazing nurses here in Boston too.
Love that you had an American on! We really are loud 😂🖤
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I can feel your desire to become maman Rosie! A desire to become mummy of a french little boy or girl or both !!
A great read for Expat Mamans is "Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting", by Pamela Druckerman. I hope this helps.
Such a sweet and fun episode!!
Brilliant video! Can really relate to all of this!
I would love to hear more on postpartum care for mommies in France - I have heard it's great and all moms get pelvic floor physical therapy. Here in the US, I'll just say it was very difficult to get into therapy postpartum and I badly needed it. I love the naming too..... I have 2 children named for French saints (we are devout Catholics). One child's name is even pronounced the traditional French way and it confuses everyone here which just makes me smile, as she tells people, "It's French!"
Great video! I love their podcast!
My poor son is 7 and was born in august.His birthday is on the holidays, so no cake with the classmates 😌😌
I'm in Canada and it's the same thing here. My daughter is also 7, born mid august and there's no one around for her birthday. This year she's saving her birthday money so I can take her to France in September. She really wants to do the Asterix amusement park.
My son was born January 7 and his daughter December 25, you choose a different date to celebrate, just like Queen E II.
In Belgium we have 2 weeks to declare the baby at the town hall of the commune where it was born. Not a lot of babies are born in the village where we live (no hospital) but my son was (home birth). The official got all confused to see me standing there, with the baby, wanting to declare it ... not a common event :-).
Vraiment sympa ce genre de vidéo Rosie. Love it!!
Bisouuuu 💕💜💕
Love the video!!
Not planning to become maman anytime soon but this was good to know and they are hilarious!!! Such a fun video, I can't believe the importance of the blood type card hahaha
Blood cards are important for several reasons. The obvious one is for the maternity ward to be stocked with enough units of the correct blood type in case something goes south (and giving birth can spiral out of control very fast). The second reason is to assess if there's a risk for the mother and the baby to have incompatible blood types leading to the "blue baby" syndrom (it's fine as long as there's a team ready to do a full blood exchange of the baby immediately after birth). To that endeavour, fathers are expected to provide their own blood type card as well. I remember the OB-GYN turning slightly pale when reading mine because I have a rather rare blood type, and positively green when reading my wife's (I can't even begin to describe her blood type, it's very unusual). But then he realised that there wasn't any way our baby could have a Rh+ blood, so in any case there wouldn't be any compatibility issue. His relief was pleasant to witness.
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There is always a good reason for :
. Blood cards (see Manuel's comment)
. Birth certificate available 3months.
this is to avoid fraud by some people (false declaration etc...)
Unfortunately this is not funny.
thanks for this great video, I actually hope to see more on the family and parents topics on this channel. I am from France, but live in Canada, where my 2 kids were born (and third one is coming soon). I decided not to care about giving my kids names that would work in both languages, so kid #1's name is being butchered quite often (her name is Manon). Amazingly enough, you are providing me with a line that connects me to France with your videos, and I really appreciate it! Thank you!
noone knows its blood type completly..it is not just 0+ or B-, there are more letters behind (like C+c+E+e+K+/-)..and if u r confused or unconscious, the real card will be there (same for almost any surgeries), as for the the 3 days for newborn, usually the "maternité" have a dropbox/postal box within the maternité and everyday , someone working for the townhall takes all the birth papers in it to the townhall (no need to go there on your own or by a thrid party, i thought that was over....) and the info will be put in the "livret de famille" which is the base of the french identity ( before the ID card or passport), ie:i was born in a foreign country, and my birth certificate is centralised at Nantes ( as any french citizensnot born in France), as i became a father i needed it to build up a Livret de famille (along with the pacs) and in which i have my 2 children ID,(son of father/mother,date,place, and daughter of father/mother,date,place) written.
Hi Rosie, super vidéos ! je n'arrête pas depuis hier soir ! Quand je t'écoute je me sens 50% française 50% américaine, est-ce pour cela que je rêve de vivre quelques années aux US ou en NZ ? Juste pour l'anecdote, quand j'ai voulu avoir mon fils, j'avais calculé de l'avoir au mois de mai qui arrivait (2017) parce que c'était ce qu'on appelle le mois de mai du salarié ! D'autres années, le mois de mai est celui du patron ! Et oui... ce mois de mai-là, avait TOUS les ponts ! En tant qu'indépendante, mon absence a été sans douleur pour les entreprises pour qui je travaille... Continue tes vidéos, elles sont top :-)
hello Rosie, Sarah et Amber.
Un très beau trio pour une vidéo aussi intéressante qu'amusante. J'adore voir toutes ces personnes étrangères venir vivre en France pour x raisons et y rester.
En te souhaitant toujours le meilleur.
Amicalement.
hilarious! actually I grew up in Paris... but I was born in August! So I was born in Nice! My parents were already living in Paris at the time but they didn't want to wait the entire summer in Paris when nobody's here! sooo true!
omg and the food in the hospital... so french! but it wasn't tell the day 3 of 4 that I realized I was on the vegetarian meal plan... but still cheese course and yogurt and dessert and bread at every meal. But, they gave us a new years day special meal which was really cute and fancy. also, i had to redo my blood type card TWICE after already having one because there was some irregularities with it. and my husband tried 3 times to go register my son's name but it was on holiday hours between Christmas & New Years and every day they called to lecture me about coming to give him a name but we tried! In the end, after all that time waiting to give him a name, we changed the name.
Amber and Paul are on the podcast!
I got to min 13 and I definitely don't want this video to end!
May June is good for a crèche but no good for school.
And someone from the townhall came To the hospital in France for both my daughters.
Kids do not go on birth certifcate
I have a two year old and I never needed a sleep sack for him. I had a couple of changes of clothes for both of us, maternity pads for me and nappies for him, wipes for him and soap free body wash is ideal because soap will burn any stitches you might have.
Not Even French we are Australians living in Australia. I was marking differences. If I ever have a baby in France I'll most likely throw that list out and follow prior experience.
Très bonne idée cette vidéo !! :) elles sont à mourir de rire ! XD
My daughters are born in Paris in August and at Christmas!
In the states I have met kids named King, among other strange names. Someone told me that in that same neighborhood some kid was named something like Your Highnesses King. Must have been fun for teachers having kings and queens in class lol
This was SO FUNNY!!!!
My mother-in-law, who was French, called it 'mere.' I never heard her say Maman. She named one of her sons Jean-Pierre. That's funny bc the Frenchman I was married to was born on August 13. She went into labor and delivered the baby in 20 minutes. He was always in a hurry anyway. :D
Vicki Bee "Mère" means "mother" and "maman" is more familiar like "mummy" :)
Bonjour ! Vous trouvez la nourriture excellente dans les hôpitaux ? Sérieux ?
Mais d'où venez vous donc ?
Plus sérieusement ! Très bonne vidéo (encore) !
Intéressante, même si je suis un homme et sans enfant !
La France possède un excellent système de santé et bizarrement ce sont toujours les étrangers qui en parle le mieux(comme c'est bizarre) a croire que nous français ne nous en rendions plus compte(comme c'est dommage)
Encore merci pour cette vidéo (drole en plus et vraiment intéressante)
Belle journée à vous ! 😉🐙😉
Moi j’étais tellement choquée de voir la qualité de repas dans les hôpitaux en France comparé aux repas dans les hôpitaux en Irlande et oui le system de santé en France c’est incroyable avant d’être hospitalisé en France je souffrais tellement avec l’asthme mon medicin en Irlande ma donné un ordonnance pour prendre la ventolin 3 fois par jour les médecins en France étaient hyper choqué de voir mon ordonnance et ils m’ont soigné heureusement !
Que ce soit les repas de la cantine (de tout établissements confondus) ou l'hôpital j'ai toujours su apprécier les repas proposés. Mon entourage ne comprenait pas que je puisse aimer cette "bouffe".
Haha. That might explain why so many French share similar names
In some cities the city hall sends staff to maternity wards to handle birth registration on the spot. And, indeed, previously, I reckon there used to be a rule (though I think not always applied) that first names had to be on some calendar (= Catholic saints). Currently it's just that they refuse names that would be detrimental to the children (e.g., Pikachu) or use diacritics not available on French keyboards. You can of course go to court if you disagree.
Diapers are for the period like bleeding after giving birth. Not fun but(especially if your breastfeeding) it could be a while before you bleed again!
Not Even French in the US we use extra large sanitary napkins-we don’t call them diapers!
New Zealand is strict on names AND they also have all that information on one page of your birth certificate...Im surprised you didnt mention that :-)
The blood type thing is so real, jajajaja, I was just in the hospital for a sonogram!!! Btw, I’m not a Mom 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Haha the video is really funny! Thank you !
For the blood group card it's just because if there is a problem during the delivery (postpartum haemorrhage ++++) and you need a transfusion, we can give you the perfect group for you =) It's sommething important (and for many surgery it's the same thing ^^)
For the name, you can not give a name that can harm your child (nutella is a good exemple). in the antilles there are quite a few children who have had the name of the saint or the event of the day of their birth (example, January 6 = epiphany so the name will be epiphany, July 14 = national holiday name Fetnat, May 25 = Sophia ... etc)
It was a pleaasure to see this video (and the others) =)
The blood type made me laugh so much. I am French living in Ireland for a very long time and was so surprised to realise that here people don't cary their blood type card with them and barely know it while I was raised been told that stuff could save my life one day 😂
I'm Canadian, no such thing here. I have a needle phobia so god knows what my blood type is. .lol They seem to have a system here where in emergency situation, they figure it out quickly.
Hello I'm French I speak English my name is James. Continue tu fais des bonnes videos🔥🔥
I’m French and I’ve NEVER heard of giving a Saint’s name to a baby wherever in France !!! 😳😳😳 Furthermore, I have two children and my husband and I gave the nurse our babies’ names in order to declare each birth, without having to go to the city hall! About having only 3 days to declare a baby’s birth and how difficult it is to choose a name, don’t forget we have 9 months before to think about it... And I’m very surprised you can’t understand how important a “blood group card” can be...
Amazing video!
I’m originally from Flanders (Belgium). Been living in Bordeaux for less than a year now and currently pregnant!
Baby due for first of June so apparently we got the timing right! 😄
I can definitely confirm that the healthcare has been amazing so far.
And yes god yes that paperwork! Try going to the doctor or pharmacy without a carte vitale! Best case, they’re just annoyed 😅
Love your channel btw
I'm a french person living in France since forever and I never new the birth certificate expired every three months ? And when they say that your whole life is updated to the birth certificate, aren't they talking about the "livret de famille"?
Not Even French wow i never knew that ! It's crazy !
idontwant tohaveaname - On appelle ça les "mentions marginales" (parce qu'elles sont écrites dans la _marge_ du registre d'état civil) : mariage, divorce, PACS, adoption, changement de nom, décès...
En Roumanie, nous avons des papiers pour chaque evenement. je croix que la modalite francaise est meilleure.
Alors effectivement le certificat de naissance doit avoir moins de 3 mois dans certaines procédures administratives. Par contre c'est dans le livret de famille que sont mentionnés les enfants et les mariages (pacs et autres...) et ce document n'a pas de limite de validité (par contre il faut penser à le mettre à jour à chaque naissance et changement de statut marital). Le certificat de naissance ne donne que le lieu de naissance, la date et le nom des parents. Sachant donc que rien ne change sur le certificat de naissance jusqu'à... Ce qu'on meure, il est effectivement complètement absurde d'y mettre une limite de validité...
Les mentions marginales de l'acte de naissance mentionnent :
- les mariages et divorces
- les PACS et leurs ruptures
- les changements de nationalité
- les changement de nom ou de prénom
- les changement de sexe
- les changement de filiation (adoption ou reconnaissance)
Donc beaucoup de choses peuvent changer sur l'acte de naissance au cours d'une vie.
Rosie aura certainement sur son acte de naissance français la mention de son décret de naturalisation par exemple.
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Food was delicious in Lorient hospital too
My little brother and sister were born there haha
So funny!
The experience of having a baby in France sounds very much like what's its like to have a baby in NZ - minus the good food..! I don't know how I feel about having a list of acceptable baby names. On one hand, parents can sometimes come up with beautiful, unique and decent baby names and then on the other, the absolute worst names too. For eg " V8" yes someone in NZ called their kid "V8"🤦♀️ One of the coolest female names I've ever heard is " Presley" Anyway, cool video Rosie! I wonder if you will oneday have a baby here in NZ or back in France...
Any French Hospital food is delicious for foreigners,
But not for french people
Stool softener!
Wow, adults or say mothers have their language developed to the fullest.
It was a cool video but I think you should be aware that these two women were extremely lucky to have been well cared for. For a looooot of women this is a trauma and there is a huge problem of obstetrical violences towards mothers. In case you're interested Ovidie made a documentary on Arte called "Tu enfanteras dans la douleur". Most mothers around me relate to this. Still good to see that it's still possible to give birth in a safe environment though !
Any plan for videos with YOUR experience ?
Not Even French 😀
I already know why. I was a paramedic for almost 10 yrs and an EMT (basic & Intermediate) for longer, but my sister never mentioned adult diapers. She usually tells me everything. She's one of those people who can't stop herself from telling almost everything.
Je regarde intensément Rosie, je la regarde qui écoute ces deux mamans et me demande... Quand, quand donc Rosie elle-même deviendra-t-elle à son tour... maman? Car enfin, elle ferait une si jolie maman, Rosie... Allez Rosie, encore un effort et Vive la France!
Our hospital food when I had my kids was ..... barely edible.
Today's episode recap : you'd better hurry get that bird certificate after the hatching.
It's usually the father or a parent who goes and declares the child...
Laddies, you make a mistake. In france , there is no papers who must be updates each 3 months. But you have the "Livret de famille" (familly registry) given with the first chrildren. it must be updated in the 3 month on each change of the familly. (Birth, dead, wedding, divorce, ...). If in your life you have more than 1 husband and minimum 1 children with each, you have 2 "Livret de famille".
Elles ont raison. Les copies d'acte de naissance ne sont valables que trois mois.
Please, is there a way to even out the sound? Too quiet, too loud.
I don’t get the thing about adult diapers. Why? I have had 2 children, never wore diapers, never felt I needed them. And I had episiotomy one time as well, and the other time it happened... naturally, shall I say. WHY THE DIAPERS??? Could you explain ?
In France you can call your baby "Fraise", you can create a name but not a dumb name like "Pikachu" or "Nutella"
No, you have to send for a birth certificate from where ever state CAPITOL is.
Im in the US and I got the birth certificate in the mail. I filled it out in the hospital though.
You don't want your baby have a random Saint name. Some of the names are hard to bear. for this month for example: Sernin, Josaphat, Bertille. And it could be worse
Yes.. Britney for exemple..
Wrong: birth certificate are valid 3 months if there are issued outside of France:) And updated infos are on livret de famille nor birth certificate. Voila mes dames! :)
Thanks for this video, Rosie - I hope you'll be "Becoming Maman" soon too! With twins - a girl and a boy!
You never put your partner on the video - always you and your girlfriends! Also, I'd like to hear more about New Zealand, especially now that you have 12,000 km between you and your homeland. All the time I've spent abroad has brought me "recul" about the US.
Hhmmm. You did a video on baby names and now this one. Are you subtlety trying to tell us something?
Not Even French Yes, babies are awesome! I've got five of my own and eight grandchildren.
Wow, that's amazing. Bless your heart!
Pourquoi est ce que tu mets tes titres en français ?
Oui oui je les ai activés, c'est pour ça que je te suis d'ailleurs sinon je comprendrais rien 😅 Mais je me suis toujours demandé pourquoi
Pour le nom du bébé c'est rarement le nom d'un saint
C'est ce que vous croyez, disons que les gens ne choisissent plus les prénoms en ayant cela à l'esprit, c'est vrai.
Mais tellement de saints ont été proclamés que la plupart des prénoms usuels ont été donnés à l'un ou l'autre d'entre eux.
@@AlainNaigeon ce qu'elles voulaient dire, c'est le nom du saint du jour (de la naissance).
Just a quick one. I don't recommend having a baby if you have a weak heart. I don't care what country you live in. My son just took himself out with the bathroom door and scared me into needing a cigarette.
Great video but do you know that you can "declare" your baby in the hospital? No need to go to the mairie
"Yeah, les français sont des administrés dès que vous êtes des fœtus ", avait blagué un ami Irlandais il y a longtemps.
So how do the French raise such polite kids?
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The more I learn about other countries the less I want to live in America. Help, get me ouuuut!
If you leave pls take me with youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
just imagine if your baby calls hitler or another firstname of tyran
This is so inexpressibly sad to watch. Even a mere 100 years ago, French (Catholic) women welcomed babies into their family as miracles. They realized that God, in His infinite wisdom, had given them their blessings at the right time, despite any small personal hardships. They recognized that babies have souls which were created to glorify God. Now, women, in all their vanity, wish for babies on their own terms, to suit their own apparent needs, to fit in with their “schedules” and goals, and end up deeply, intrinsically dissatisfied with their lives. Babies are not complicated, babies need not be expensive, and babies are not millstones ‘round our necks. Really, they’re quite simple little creatures, and amazingly beautiful companions as adults.
So women CAN be funny... my life is a lie !
bonjour en fait la carte de groupe sanguin c'est juste si la maman fait une hémorragie .
Salut les bourgeoises !
snif les sous titres vf snif
coucou il y a des sous titre mais en anglais je crois
Cc et depuis 17 ans vous ne parlez pas un peu Français ?
Pourtant la France détient le record des naissances en Europe...
Et...... devant beaucoup de pays dans le monde...
Vos amis sont Français mais il faut savoir qu'en vous mariant vous obtiendrez automatiquement la nationalité Française ou la double nationalité si vous voulez garder la votre.
La ou c'est compliqué c'est le divorce pour un couple mixte. ( Français et autres pays ).
Car l'équilibre pour un enfant est qu'il voit ses deux parents quand il grandit.
Euh... non ! La nationalité française ne s'obtient pas AUTOMATIQUEMENT par le mariage. Elle se demande.
Disons qu'elle s'obtient plus facilement si on est marié avec un Français et s'il y a un enfant aussi.
Comment faire pour mettre des sous titres ?
@Franck Puech
Pas super aimable comme commentaire sur le fait de ne pas parler français, surtout que cette chaîne est à l'origine pour faire découvrir la vie d'expatrié en France aux anglophones . -_-
Et non, la nationalité doit être demandée (par une déclaration de nationalité) au bout de 4 ans de mariage ET de vie commune. Elle met alors 6 bons mois à être enregistrée (validée) et peut être encore annulée postérieurement si on découvre que vous ne respectiez pas toutes une série de critères parfois assez subjectifs.