advice to those expecting

[smiler grogan]

Hey y'all,

I figured that since Dave announced that he and Casey are expecting along with others on this board that a thread about whats going to happen and how those of us with kids dealt with the unforseen that is being pregnant, childbirth, and bringing the little monster home.
I'll start, I know as my wife got further along I had to pick up a lot of the slack it's just how it is she really relies on you. After the birth and the mother and child are home the bond between the two is so intense that the dad can feel left out. I know I felt pushed aside for a little while but you have to realise the mother just went through a crazy trauma and had this creature come out of her.

[topless_mike]

this is my advice

for the dads:
kiss her ass so much its sickening. by this, i mean compliments, chores, do everything you can and let her relax as much as she can. her body is going through an astonishing amount of change. pony up and take control. you may feel, especially later on, and in the early months after birth, that you feel like a chew toy. swallow every ounce of it. dont fight back. her hormones have taken over and are trying to repair her body. also... a 8th or 9th month pregnancy massage= awesomest gift. some of your better salons will offer them.
also- give lots of foot massages, even if feet gross you out. again, pony up, chump.

[smiler grogan]

Heres another tip, throw away all of those fucking books. In this instance to much info is a bad thing.
My wife does keep the Dr. Spock book around but only for reference.

[FUNKMAN]

if mom is breast feeding and after a month or two down the road decides to leave baby with dad, make sure mom pumps enough breast milk to last the whole time she is away.

because there is certainly no milk coming out of dad's tit and nothing replaces mom's milk

yeah I was bit might you say 'stressed'

[topless_mike]

if mom is breast feeding and after a month or two down the road decides to leave baby with dad, make sure mom pumps enough breast milk to last the whole time she is away.

because there is certainly no milk coming out of dad's tit and nothing replaces mom's milk



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[ralphbxny]

So Drinking heavily and blaming shit on your sons isnt something you should do? Seemed to work for my old man but I guess it was wrong!

[Tall_James]

Here is my tip for new and prospective dads:

If its empty - fill it.
If its full - empty it.
Repeat as necessary.

Without being asked.

[Tenbatsuzen]

Here is my tip for new and prospective dads:

If its empty - fill it.


Without being asked.

Isn't that how you become a prospective dad in the first place?

[scottinnj]

this is my advice

for the dads:


Get a vasectomy. I mean it. I have 3 and sometimes wish I had one between the wedding and the honeymoon.

[zathrus]

as an expecting mother. most of the advice that has been given here is good, but you forgot one thing. Offer to help with the baby. Change, feed, do anything that the little one needs. so that the mother can take 5 minutes to breath, take a shower, a nap, anything. As much as we try to be the super mom that we feel society is expecting us to be, we do feel overwhelmed. A nice gift when we're still in the hospital is a good idea (and i'm not talking about something for the baby). When Furie and I had our 1st child, he brought me lunch every day and bough me a gift basket with body wash and lotions in it. Just little thing like that, make us feel that we are appreciated for what we have been going through for the last 10 months.

[PapaBear]

Pregnant women get sexually crazy in the 8th month. Not advice... but then again, it is. A father may have had to go without for a while, and it's a nice (yet, sometimes shocking) surprise.

One more thing. If she gets an apesiotomy, and you have to wait the (I think it's) 6 or 8 weeks to have sex again.... She will be even MORE crazy. Good fun is there to be had.

In my experiences, anyway.

[AngelAmy]

Pregnant women get sexually crazy in the 8th month. Not advice... but then again, it is. A father may have had to go without for a while, and it's a nice (yet, sometimes shocking) surprise.

One more thing. If she gets an apesiotomy, and you have to wait the (I think it's) 6 or 8 weeks to have sex again.... She will be even MORE crazy. Good fun is there to be had.

In my experiences, anyway.

Papa, you made my pussy hurt....and not in a good way!!

[FUNKMAN]

if you can 'swing it' pick up a video camera. i have a pretty bad memory to begin with and I remember very little when my two daughters were babies and their early years 1 thru 5. my ex made a point of taking alot of videos of both of them and actually watching and hearing them is so much more precious than a photograph

and don't make your wife laugh when she is having a contraction, she will curse your ass out

[smiler grogan]

When my wife was pregnant we would see little kids bouncing around and I said that thats the type of kid I want "a little monkey kid." well I got one this little monster is happier upside down, doesn't stop moving around even while sleeping and is in general perpetual motion. I am exhausted all the time but I wouldn't change a thing.