Any advice for a Dad-to-be?

[JamieP]

Hi All

Me and my partner are expecting our first child in July. We both can't wait. I would like some advice on how I can make her life easier before after the birth, is there anything I should pay special attention to? I just want to get some thoughts on how to support her properly, some tips from people who have been there already! Are there also any dads on here who could give me some pro tips!?

She also has a really sore hip at the moment so I've booked her into physio on Monday and we guess it's just a pregnancy symptom, did any of you experience anything like that?

Thanks in advance!

J

found the answer to my 5) - First-time fathers

@MilkAndCookies1 the OP was written in February.

My tips for new dads:

1. don't assume she knows anything at all about why the baby is crying, what to do etc. She is just as fucking clueless as you when her firstborn is handed to her, she just doesn't have anyone else to pass the buck too. The X chromosome does not come with a pre-loaded baby care manual.

2. do not hand the baby back every time it cries saying "I think he's hungry". At least TRY to settle him yourself! I nearly punched DH over that one. He wasn't purposefully trying to get out of baby-care, it was more an expression of his nervousness, but not every chirp means the baby needs a breastfeed.