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10-14-2010, 05:37 PM
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Uncle Phil
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Re: Are You Ready to be a Dad?
Well, I wasn't totally honest when I started this thread. But I'll be honest now. The truth is that I did and still do have all the questions I asked. And I'm nervous and I don't know if I'm ready.
What I didn't tell you was that I'm going to have to be ready by the spring because that's when we're expecting our first child. So ready or not, here comes SmootDad It's already been agreed that in 2029 I will re-sign as a mod here and Li'l Smoot will be promoted to moderator...or Matty will pay him/her $1 million (adjusted for inflation) (For my FB friends here please refrain from posting anything there as I still have some relatives to notify. Thanks!)
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10-14-2010, 05:59 PM
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10-14-2010, 09:55 PM
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Re: Are You Ready to be a Dad?
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My wife and I are still probably about 2 years away, maybe a bit less.
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10-15-2010, 08:26 AM
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10-15-2010, 08:48 AM
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10-15-2010, 09:41 AM
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10-15-2010, 10:03 AM
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Gamebreaker
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Congrads to you too man! My son was born on 4/7, good time of year to have a baby. Weather is till kind of crappy when you are stuck in the house but then by summer the little bugger is ready to go out.
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10-15-2010, 10:21 AM
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Re: Are You Ready to be a Dad?
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11-12-2010, 02:28 AM
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Congrats SS for the baby. A few notes: 1) Get the book "What to Expect When You're Expecting" (which you've probably already done.) 2) Make sure your wife takes the pre-natal vitamins (especially for the folic acid needed for spinal development) and gets enough protein daily. This will help make sure that the baby is healthy at birth. (The above book talks about this, although I find their section on nutrition is a bit extreme.) 3) My wife had a lot of trouble breastfeeding, and using a breast pump was very painful for her (some fissures opened up on her aureolae). If this occurs and breastfeeding is important to you (very important for the development of the immune system of the baby) then I don't see any way that your wife can be leaving the baby for extended periods of time. 4) Our first pregnancy was the classic "surprise" pregnancy. Everything worked out just fine. 5) Be prepared to gain weight during the pregnancy. She will get full quickly at the end of the pregnancy and you will be called upon to finish... 6) If you need/want to save money, there's a consignment expo at Dulles Convention Center twice a year called Dani's Duds. In addition you should be able to get a lot of things at yard sales. Costco used to have very cheap diapers but no more. 7) Try out the Gerbers before you give them. Some of them have a HORRIBLE flavor. At one of the baby showers there was a game where everyone was supposed to taste the Gerbers and guess what type it was. There was one where 6 of the 7 tasters guessed it was pureed chalk. (It was actually "chicken and vegetables".) 8) I hope you can find formula your baby likes. Between our second and third kids they changed formula. I think the difference is that now all of them have DHEA (Damn Horrible Extra Additive). Our first and second children liked formula. With the newer stuff even our dogs won't touch it. Most of the post-birth comments and recommendations were awesome, so I have nothing to add about that. Good luck! |
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11-12-2010, 07:40 AM
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Dude! God bless you!
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12-06-2010, 07:11 PM
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