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re: Expecting my first child in April...
Posted on 1/26/20 at 8:49 am to Philzilla2k
Posted on 1/26/20 at 8:49 am to Philzilla2k
Wipes also
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Posted on 1/26/20 at 8:51 am to Philzilla2k
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Order diapers off Amazon Prime subscribe and save, saved 20 percent as long as she was in diapers
And the hospital will give you tons of shite, ask for it and take it home, you already paid for it.
This is fact. Listen to Phil on this one.
Once they get into the large diapers right before potty training? They come like 12 to a pack instead of 60.
They will go though 5 or 6 a day and the diaper bill becomes eye watering.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 8:59 am to HawkeyeHankHatfield
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Expecting my first child in April...
Any TD parenting advice?
Resist the urge to get a pet dingo.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 8:59 am to HawkeyeHankHatfield
The most vulnerable I ever felt was that first drive home from the hospital with my little girl. Also, dont be surprised if your wife locks herself in bathroom and cries for no reason, lots of hormones.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:04 am to HawkeyeHankHatfield
Start a 529 plan now. Even $25 a month will add up
Don’t listen to the horror stories — I have three kids, 2b/1g, and none were terrible by any stretch. No sass, no calls from jail, no calls to school, really no issues.
Don’t be afraid to say no when the time comes — no won’t kill them or you.
Encourage them but don’t expect them to follow your dreams.
Sleep when the baby sleeps — housework can wait.
Hug and kiss them while they’ll let you — our baby is almost 19 and empty next sucks.
Best wishes for a healthy baby and safe delivery.
Don’t listen to the horror stories — I have three kids, 2b/1g, and none were terrible by any stretch. No sass, no calls from jail, no calls to school, really no issues.
Don’t be afraid to say no when the time comes — no won’t kill them or you.
Encourage them but don’t expect them to follow your dreams.
Sleep when the baby sleeps — housework can wait.
Hug and kiss them while they’ll let you — our baby is almost 19 and empty next sucks.
Best wishes for a healthy baby and safe delivery.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:06 am to Babewinkelman
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The most vulnerable I ever felt was that first drive home from the hospital with my little girl.
Yep. I felt like some kind of idiot trying to put her into the car seat correctly since I didn't want to do something wrong.
I had also never changed a diaper before that day either. As others have probably mentioned, love your child and wife unconditionally and help out all that you can. I was lucky enough that my wife let me sleep in another bedroom for the few few weeks. I would sometimes take a shift feeding at night so the wife could get a little extra sleep though.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:07 am to notiger1997
Oh and my kids all slept in this bed in their room from day one. I love my kids but wasn’t going to roll over on them. Also my husband is a super light sleeper so he would never have slept.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:19 am to TygerDurden
I have a 3 year old girl (no pics) and one due in August but we’re not gonna find out if it’s a girl or boy until delivery for this one. Little girls are lots of fun and she does something crazy to make me laugh everyday. There’s also plenty of times when I want to throw her through the window but it comes with the territory. When I’m leaving and she says wait, daddy I need to give you a hug and kiss, I realize I’d do anything for this tiny human. As others have said, cherish the moments when they’re small and love to cuddle bc one day it won’t happen anymore. Also just prepare yourself to not sleep for about the first month or so. Definitely life changing but it’s awesome watching them learn things and seeing their personality develop. Mine looks just like me but has all the stubbornness and sass of her mom.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:24 am to oleyeller
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My 2 and half yr old is stillin bed with us. And i wouldnt have it any other say. Nothing better than those nightly snuggles. One day it mom n dad wont be cool anymore
Let us know how you feel when you have a 9 year old still in bed with you.
Our bed is for us to sleep and have sex. Not for our kids.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:28 am to HawkeyeHankHatfield
Congrats man. My son will be 2 in April and we found out last week that we are expecting our 2nd one. As someone said the first few weeks at night are brutal but my wife and I alternated nights when getting up with him. We had him sleep in a rock and play the we kept next to our bed until he outgrew it, which was about 3-4 months (they moment they start rolling over)
Also when it comes time to put her in a crib invest in a dock-a-tot for her to sleep on. They’re not cheap but they are worth the money
Also when it comes time to put her in a crib invest in a dock-a-tot for her to sleep on. They’re not cheap but they are worth the money
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:30 am to Philzilla2k
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Order diapers off Amazon Prime subscribe and save
Sam's Club is the way to go for diapers and wipes. It's cheaper for more than even Amazon
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:34 am to jdaute2
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Mine looks just like me but has all the stubbornness and sass of her mom.
Mine looks just like her mother, thank God.
Acts just like her too.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:40 am to HawkeyeHankHatfield
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It’s a girl.
You lose.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 9:53 am to HawkeyeHankHatfield
Is it 100 days left??
Posted on 1/26/20 at 10:00 am to HawkeyeHankHatfield
It kids and it going to cost you time and money. They grow up fast so spend as much time as you can with them.
Then once you think they are gone they come back with more these are called grandkids. You can really get them back by spoiling your grandkids.
Then once you think they are gone they come back with more these are called grandkids. You can really get them back by spoiling your grandkids.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 10:06 am to chuckie
quote:Truth
The best sound in the world is little girls having fun and laughing. I have a grand daughter now. And that is whole other level of awesomeness
Posted on 1/26/20 at 10:12 am to HawkeyeHankHatfield
Start on a schedule early and stick to it.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 10:13 am to HawkeyeHankHatfield
If it’s white don’t take it to China or people here will judge you.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 10:14 am to HawkeyeHankHatfield
Maybe it's just me, but I think about my mortality a lot more than before I had a kid. Not so much fear of death, but fear that I won't be here to take care of my wife and kid. That provider/protector instinct kicks in super hard the instant you see your kid for the first time. Even getting a cold is enough to send me down a path filled with anxiety wondering if this is it and what will my family do without me.
I know that's dark, and I don't mean to scare you, but it's something no one told me about. I know my wife has the same feelings as I do about it. I'm not sure if others feel that, too.
All that said, buckle up and enjoy the ride. The dopamine rush of love never gets old. The first month or two genuinly suck, but then they actually smile at you for the first time and everything in the world is right. I'm only nine months in to the journey and I love it.
Costco is great for formula, diapers, and wipes. Worth the membership for that alone.
Prepare to take a major income hit if the kid is in daycare. Good lawd that's a lot of money. I hope you're already on a list somewhere.
I know that's dark, and I don't mean to scare you, but it's something no one told me about. I know my wife has the same feelings as I do about it. I'm not sure if others feel that, too.
All that said, buckle up and enjoy the ride. The dopamine rush of love never gets old. The first month or two genuinly suck, but then they actually smile at you for the first time and everything in the world is right. I'm only nine months in to the journey and I love it.
Costco is great for formula, diapers, and wipes. Worth the membership for that alone.
Prepare to take a major income hit if the kid is in daycare. Good lawd that's a lot of money. I hope you're already on a list somewhere.
Posted on 1/26/20 at 10:28 am to whitetiger1234
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When you talk to people who have kids from now on about how hard having kids is, they’ll immediately tell you “oh, well you just wait until they get old enough to walk.” Then once they start walking it will be “oh well you just wait until they get in their teens.” Then when they’re in their teens it will be “just wait until they’re in college and they’re sucking you dry of money.”
I don’t have kids but I hear people do this shite all the time to others.
Because them’s the facts when you have kids. 100% of new parents think “we won’t be like those other parents that tell us it’s hard, etc.” Then the first year they cruise through thinking “man, this isn’t so bad. Those people don’t know wtf they’re talking about.” Then sometime over the year or so the kid starts walking and having it’s own thoughts and ideas. They were able to take the baby out in its carrier and sit for a meal with friends, take it shopping, etc. They go to a restaurant one day and now that kid won’t sit still. Won’t stop throwing things. Won’t eat. Won’t stop screaming. The toddler stage has broken many a new parents. It’s undefeated actually.
After they turn 3 or 4 it gets infinitely easier but a whole new set of problems set in. You’re then tasked with molding a little human to not become a giant piece of shite in society. Many people suck at it. Way too many unfortunately.
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