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re: How did your life change when you had your first newborn

Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:23 pm to
Posted by MightyYat
StB Garden District
Member since Jan 2009
25029 posts
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:23 pm to
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Don't babies have to eat every 2-3 hours? Your kid was going 8 hours without a feeding??



It depends on the size of the baby. Smaller babies usually need to be on stricter schedules. The little meatball babies can last through the night quicker. It’s all about total ml per day. You can adjust feeding schedules throughout the day to push through the night usually right around 2 months.
Posted by TheDeathValley
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2010
20778 posts
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:27 pm to
You love your child when they are born, but you get to fall in love with them. It’s special. When they do everything for the first time like laugh and walk and say “dada” it makes everything worth it.
Posted by cryptkeeper
Louisiana
Member since Sep 2018
198 posts
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:28 pm to
Holding my son for the first time in the delivery room was the first and only time in my life when absolutely nothing else mattered and everything just seemed right. In an instant everything changed and it wasn’t about me anymore. I always look back to that moment when things are tough raising him, but the good by far outweigh the bad. Congrats!
Posted by TxTiger82
Member since Sep 2004
34329 posts
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:31 pm to
Your time is not your own.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
76146 posts
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:31 pm to
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What’s the best and worst thing about being a father? My first child is due in 2 months and I have been counting the days.
I told Mrs Füt about a month before she was due with our first that I was committed to us only having one in diapers at a time.

I got serious about my own potty training and kept that promise to her.

Posted by 632627
LA
Member since Dec 2011
15402 posts
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:34 pm to
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The worst thing is that you're emotionally vulnerable and worry about them frequently, especially when you hear about terrible things happening to other kids.



Yeah, my biggest fear is something happening to one of my kids. Second biggest fear is something happening to me. Not because I’m necessarily afraid to die, but because I can’t imagine not being able to watch my girls (3 yrs and 6 months) grow up.
Posted by Jake88
Member since Apr 2005
80815 posts
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:35 pm to
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Second biggest fear is something happening to me. Not because I’m necessarily afraid to die, but because I can’t imagine not being able to watch my girls (3 yrs and 6 months) grow up.
Yeah, that too.
Posted by suavecito80
Member since Apr 2014
3373 posts
Posted on 7/2/19 at 10:56 pm to
Unconditional love is a thing... And you don't know it until he or she comes out of the womb. Hard to explain. That's all I got.
Posted by 187undercover
Member since May 2019
1538 posts
Posted on 7/3/19 at 12:26 am to
I divorced soon thereafter.

Greatest decision I've ever made.


Posted by Paige
Vice President of the OT
Member since Oct 2010
85640 posts
Posted on 7/3/19 at 12:33 am to
If babies need to eat they won’t sleep through the night. They cry when they’re hungry. It’s not that hard

Randy slept 4 hours at a time at 4 weeks then 8 hours at 8 weeks

There are things you can do to help this
Posted by Walt OReilly
Poplarville, MS
Member since Oct 2005
124694 posts
Posted on 7/3/19 at 12:34 am to
She feels the same way
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
41694 posts
Posted on 7/3/19 at 12:44 am to
Second I saw my son was the first time I knew that I was going to die.
Posted by 187undercover
Member since May 2019
1538 posts
Posted on 7/3/19 at 12:48 am to
And?

I don't care if she did or didn't.

Posted by montana
Bozeman, MT
Member since Dec 2008
1612 posts
Posted on 7/3/19 at 12:59 am to
I quit drinking.
Posted by Gus007
TN
Member since Jul 2018
14937 posts
Posted on 7/3/19 at 1:48 pm to
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Second biggest fear is something happening to me.


I remember that feeling when my boys were small. It takes both parents to have a good family.

However, I have similar feelings now. My sons are in their forties, four grandchildren ages 10-16. A couple years back I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. I told the Doc I was not too concerned with death. I have had a great life. I only regret hurting my family if I should pass. I have a great relationship with my grandchildren and hope to see them graduate from college one day. I had a good response to the treatment so I will probably get my wish.
So happy and rewarding that we decided to have children. They are here celebrating the 4th as I type.
Posted by TopFlightSecurity
Watertown, NY
Member since Dec 2018
1318 posts
Posted on 7/3/19 at 3:45 pm to
I came here for serious advice and you tell me stop drinking? GTFO
Posted by Mrslv
Denham Springs
Member since Jul 2016
272 posts
Posted on 7/3/19 at 5:47 pm to
No sleep for months...will seem like forever. You might think you will die from lack of sleep. Help your wife and share the night time feedings 50/50... unless you want her to resent you forever. Cherish every moment, every milestone, because they’ll be over before you know it.
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