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- TheBlueOne0
I did it old school with both my kids. I was out in the hall, wife gave birth, "Would you like to come in and cut the cord?" "Why yes I would..." I don't understand this whole share the birth experience with the wife" thing. My wife didn't want me in there either, so it was good all around.
First kid? Utterly terrifying. Lots of What the fuck am i doing? Oh shit is the kid alright! moments. Also, for the father, I found the first few months difficult as small infants aren't the most engaging thing in the world and quite demanding. While the moms are busy doing the whole breast feeding bonding thing we get the "Here, carry this screaming thing around until it stops" moments. I didn't get into the happy groove of fatherhood until my first was maybe around 6, 7 months old. But that's just me.
2nd kid is much easier. All "Oh, she's crying, that's ok." and "Oh, she's chewing on the wire? That's ok as long as she doesn't swallow anything..." (i kid) but the second time around you wonder what all the fuss was about the first time.
Anyway, anything you read on the internet is going to either induce panic or lull you into a false sense of security - so just avoid it really. Avoid parenting mags even more.
You'll need less fancy baby gizmos than you think. You'll need more toys than you think.
All of your problems in the first two years will primarily revolve around eating and sleeping. Sleeping probably moreso.
Remember, open and put the clean diaper underneath the child before changing the old dirty one. That would be my number one tip.
Read to them early. Count things out loud from pretty early on.
It won't come up for at least two years, but avoid the fucking play doh. that shit is evil. Anyone who gives it to you as a gift, cross them off your holiday card list.
There's a lot of making it up as you go along. Do whatever works to keep you, the mom and the kid happy.
And congrats on the onrushing arrival of the new wee one.
- Also get as many tips form nurses at hospital as you can. Also grab as many freebies from hospital as well...TheBlueOne
- +1 on the play doh insightBluejam
- Thanks TheBlueOne! Some sound advice. I'm going to try and not totally inundate myself with parent magazines and such. Just the basics. I'm thinking I need a crib/car seat/and......?? < no idearaybolger2