5 week countdown

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And I'm starting to get worried.

Worried for the loss of my carefree, sleep in at weekends, never have food in the house lifestyle.

Worried about the fact our household income is going to drop by 50%. Worried about being fincancially repsonsible for another person for the next 18 years or so.

Worried about what my wife is going to go through during labour.

Really, really, really worried that i haven't got the foggiest idea about how to look after a baby. What it needs when it is crying, how many layers of clothes it needs. How often you need to bath it.

I've read books, and we went to NCT classes, but it seems to have gone in one ear and out the other.

there, got it off my chest!

aww - just remember you love each other. i had to stay in hospital with my baby and when everyone left i cried because i was too scared to put him in his cot incase i hurt him! i had no idea how to change a nappie and have no experience of kids whatsoever - my husband walked out on me when my baby was 1 1/2 weeks old then again at 6 weeks - he basically couldnt cope and had a kinda breakdown saying all the things uve just mentioned. weve now agreed that babies do cry and were not always going to get it right and this does not make us bad parents.

above all
TAKE NO NOTICE OF OTHER PEOPLE - do what you think is right! for example my baby (now 11 weeks) loves having a bath so much i give him one every night - aparantly ur not supposed to cus thier skin is sensitive but i always cream him and check him over and if he ever showed any signs of bad skin i would oviously stop.
and
TALK TO YOUR WIFE - shes probably feeling the same, my husband left because all communication completely broke down - id be crying cus the baby was crying then wed both be angry with ourselves cus we culdnt stop the baby crying then wed get angry with each other! sometimes if the crying is really getting to you go in another room for a quick hug for 2 mins - it will help u pull urself together and think logiclly what you should try doing next- i wish we did that from the start!

good luck!!

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