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How difficult are babies really
Posted on 7/31/14 at 9:58 am
Posted on 7/31/14 at 9:58 am
We are expecting our first in September and putting nervous, scared, etc aside. How tough are the little guys/gals?
What am I in for in the first year?
It's a girl BTW.
What am I in for in the first year?
It's a girl BTW.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 9:58 am to BoogaBear
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It's a girl BTW.
forget the first year, worry about the second 10 years.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:00 am to BoogaBear
It's fun, just make sure you always have coffee on hand.
Oh, and I hope shite and piss and throw up doesn't scare you. Expect all three to be in your hair at some point in the next year.
Oh, and I hope shite and piss and throw up doesn't scare you. Expect all three to be in your hair at some point in the next year.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:00 am to BoogaBear
Think about all the people you know (work, friends, acquaintances, family, extended family, etc..) who have kids who probably shouldn't be in charge of raising a child. They survived as did the kid.
You'll be fine. It's not hard. What's hard is 13-19.
You'll be fine. It's not hard. What's hard is 13-19.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:01 am to BoogaBear
Get off of here, and take a nap now. You won't get them anymore.
Seriously, you will surprise yourself at how well you adapt. Relax.
Seriously, you will surprise yourself at how well you adapt. Relax.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:01 am to BoogaBear
Very. Until you have a teenager. Then you realize they've been a piece of cake all along
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:01 am to BoogaBear
First off, congratulations. I have a daughter as well, and there's nothing like it.
It's really not that bad, imo. Just be prepared to lose a lot of sleep and change a lot of diapers. If you and your wife work together and share responsibilities then it's really not that tough. Once you get your daughter on a normal sleep routine (sleeping through the entire night) it will be much easier for you. Just make sure you always burp her after feeding. Sometimes I'd pat my daughter on the back for several minutes and I'd be about to give up and then she'd give a huge burp. I sure do miss all of those baby smells.
It's really not that bad, imo. Just be prepared to lose a lot of sleep and change a lot of diapers. If you and your wife work together and share responsibilities then it's really not that tough. Once you get your daughter on a normal sleep routine (sleeping through the entire night) it will be much easier for you. Just make sure you always burp her after feeding. Sometimes I'd pat my daughter on the back for several minutes and I'd be about to give up and then she'd give a huge burp. I sure do miss all of those baby smells.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:02 am to BoogaBear
Our children were both pretty easy as babies. And as newborns, that is when I think it is easiest. They cant go anywhere or do anything and they are pretty light. When they start to wander off is when it gets more challenging.
Congratulations.
Congratulations.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:03 am to BoogaBear
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We are expecting our first in September and putting nervous, scared, etc aside. How tough are the little guys/gals?
What am I in for in the first year?
It's a girl BTW.
if you are a guy, how ready is your wife for this? does she seem like she'd be a good mother?
i always thought my wife would be. we have two girls now and my wife is a way better mother than i ever expected. makes being a father that much easier.
it's like playing with Jordan. and i don't even have to be Pippen i have to be like Horace Grant.
but to answer your question, the first 2-3 weeks are horrible. the nexttwo to three slightly better and it gets better after that.
no one tells you the first few weeks that it will get better. you will sleep again. i promise.
edit: my girls are 5 and 3 now and are a delight. i miss some of those baby days especially like 6 mos thru a yr.
This post was edited on 7/31/14 at 10:05 am
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:04 am to BoogaBear
It can be a grind if the baby does not sleep at night. During the day it is not bad at all. Honestly, they start getting hard when they get mobile.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:04 am to Colonel Angus
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You'll be fine. It's not hard. What's hard is 13-19.
I've been trying really hard to forget that part for a while
Just want to make sure I enjoy the years I get where she is a daddys girl.
I wanted to get a good idea of what we are about to get ourselves into. We have parents and what not to help out. Yesterday we put the crib together and had the "we have no idea what we are doing" face on.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:05 am to BoogaBear
Let them sleep in their own room from day 1. Let them cry themselves to sleep. You'll thank me later.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:05 am to Colonel Angus
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What's hard is 13-19.
CRAP! actually the 14 year old is easier than the 11 year old. I hope i dont strangle one of them
This post was edited on 7/31/14 at 10:08 am
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:06 am to 9th life
I have a 7mth old boy and a another on the way. Pray that she doesn't have colic, that's fricking horrible. Besides that, many sleepless nights and diaper changing and a lot of crying. Sounds horrible.... but as soon as you see them look at you in the eye w a huge smile on their face.... it makes every minute worth it.
Oh invest in plenty of diapers, wipes and onesies. Good Luck bud
ETA: Be their for your wife/S.O. Help them out as much as possible bc if she is breast feeding, it wont be you waking up 6x a night to feed. Wash clothes, dishes, fix dinner. Be that dad that does all he can and then some. after the first month I got my wife an all day massage just to get out of the house. Let her have her time to be alone... its a different ballgame pal, but ull adjust.
Oh invest in plenty of diapers, wipes and onesies. Good Luck bud
ETA: Be their for your wife/S.O. Help them out as much as possible bc if she is breast feeding, it wont be you waking up 6x a night to feed. Wash clothes, dishes, fix dinner. Be that dad that does all he can and then some. after the first month I got my wife an all day massage just to get out of the house. Let her have her time to be alone... its a different ballgame pal, but ull adjust.
This post was edited on 7/31/14 at 10:09 am
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:06 am to KABoss02
I have a 4 month old, it's been an adjustment but been fun
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:07 am to sonoma8
quote:prayers sent
7mth old boy and a another on the way
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:07 am to arowana
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Let them sleep in their own room from day 1. Let them cry themselves to sleep. You'll thank me later.
I actually liked having my kids sleep in the middle of us. A lot of people don't, but I liked the idea of my kids feeling safe and secure at night. And also I didn't have to keep getting up every time they cried or needed something.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:08 am to BoogaBear
First, congratulations! They are not difficult at all. You just have to realize that she will be totally dependent on you. TOTALLY. One thing the nurse told me when our daughter was born (she is three now) is to not wipe upwards. Good to know.
We were lucky in that sleep wasnt too bad - my wife breastfed so I didn't get involved too much except when she started pumping/storing. Just wait until she gets older.
We were lucky in that sleep wasnt too bad - my wife breastfed so I didn't get involved too much except when she started pumping/storing. Just wait until she gets older.
Posted on 7/31/14 at 10:08 am to BoogaBear
When my little girl was still in diapers, she was sitting on the floor watching tv with me and apparently destroyed her diaper to the point its integrity was compromised.
Once realizing such, I quickly passed her off to her mom, but not before some contents of said diaper spilled onto the front of my shirt.
It was bad. Real bad.
So, I went outside to take the shirt off, but every time I tried to pull it over my head, I'd gag before I could get crap past my nose. I puked twice before I got the shirt off.
Babies are fun.
Once realizing such, I quickly passed her off to her mom, but not before some contents of said diaper spilled onto the front of my shirt.
It was bad. Real bad.
So, I went outside to take the shirt off, but every time I tried to pull it over my head, I'd gag before I could get crap past my nose. I puked twice before I got the shirt off.
Babies are fun.
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