Dad Advice Thread
Dad Advice Thread
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Dad's to be—a couple of thoughts for you...
My wife & I just had our first. My wife read a number of books, two of which are definitely worth reading: Mindful Birthing & HypnoBirthing. Did she follow everything to the t? No, but the breathing & meditation techniques alone are worth their weight in gold. Yes, there was pain involved, but she also was calm.
Hire a doula. Yeah, we would have made it through without one, but having that support person there was crucial to us, and it would have been a very different experience (not necessarily for the better)...
- Or just be tight with your wife and roll with the punches.BonSeff
- @Bon, I agree. We didn’t do anything like what skwiot did, and all was good. We found having help AFTER the baby was born was most helpful.monospaced
- Yeah, I can understand what you're saying. For me personally, both were extremely helpful. We were 100% in this together, but having these resources made...skwiotsmith
- a huge difference for us. Probably the most important thing I realized is—like every baby—every birth is different. Our's was a crazy whirlwind.skwiotsmith
- Everything was cool in the end though :) And thankfully both our families are able to help now that Lilia's here!skwiotsmith
- I like the name! I have a Lily and a Lydia.BonSeff
- Our birth was nuts and it was the 2 of us with nurses who wandered in and out over the 20 hour span to make sure she was ok. It was unreal, but totally doable.mantrakid
- We had a doula as well who taught us plenty of proactive calming techniques that came in handy and made the process much smoother.ben_