I'm becoming a father!!!!!!!

I'm so excited and so scared at the same time. Me and my wife are expecting our first child in nov. It's so scary but at the same time it feel great.

So does anyone have any experience in this and how to cope with everyone giving advice (family, friends, friends of friends). It seems that everyone wants to give advice and that the advice given by them is the best one and we should not listen to anyone else.

We are trying to take things slowly and take on board all the advice but then do what we think is right. We read books, listen to the nurses at the hospital and talk to mums, dads and sisters.

This is such a big thing. It's a little "life" that we are to take care of. I mean i still feel like a child myself and i'm 34, how am i to take care of a child

Anyway.. just wanted to share the news with the world... I'm so happy

Cheers everyone

 

Congrats!
Have a name for it yet?

 

Congratulations!

 

Congrats. I just had a baby on may 21st. The best advice i can give you before hand is read "What to expect when your expecting" its a great book for mom and dad. Also spend as much time doing things together that you enjoy doing before the baby comes. As for when the baby arrives take as much help as offered. I would suggest your wife sleeping when the baby does and taking shifts so you both feel fully rested. Dont neglect each other either. Make sure you schedule alone time. Good luck and god bless.

 

Thank you...

Do you have one of those ISBN numbers for that book...?

 

Congrats !!

Listen to everyone's advice... they just want to help. It sounds like you're doing all the right things. Every child is different so just take things one day at a time and you'll be right.

 

Yes.. names... we have 2 lists of names and of course it's being talked about all the time. Grandparents have a very straight forward way of telling you what names a child should and should now have...

 

yes one must remember that everyone is trying to help out.. i can just become very much at times...

 

Forgot to mention... I used to enjoy looking up the pregnancy calendar to see what new things were happening with the baby's development each week. Thought you might find it useful.

http://pregnancy.about.com/od/yourbaby/a/pregcalendar.htm

 

i will also become a father in 3 month time ...so excited and can;t wait to that moment ..

Congrat !

 

Thanks for the link... thanks very much (wife really liked..)

 

Here is the first pix Mum and bubb are doing great.. Mum eats a lot (eats like a horse but don't tell her I said that) She is in 16th week

 

So do you also feel a blend between scared, excited and just pure joy...

 

Congratulations you have the right to be scared and happy at the same time.
But at the end you won't be scared, and all that's left is happiness.

 

Only be scared if he/she ends up bigger than you.

Col

 

Congratulations! I know you will make a great dad

 

Thank you everyone for your kind words. I will come back and update you on how we are going as it might be interesting for some people.

 

Congrats, Happy Fathers Day.

 

Happy fathers day and congratulations.

Here's my advice: Get some sleep. Get a lot of sleep. Get as much sleep as you can stand.

When people tell you that you won't sleep much once the baby comes - you don't truly understand what that means until you experience it.

 

congrats, i have 2 and i love em dearly.
sometimes they drive ya nuts, but thats the way it is.


best of luck to you and your misses.