Yehey!
2006-12-22 15:13:43 · 8 answers · asked by tommy_hil01 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
Congrats ... my little guy just turned 7 months!! Get some sleep while you can. Your wife is going to need lots of support and love in the next while. Get up in the night to help her out and bond with your child. I have friends who let their wives do all the feeding and diaper changes and their kids scream when they go to hold them. Read up on it. An excellent series is the "What to expect when you're expecting" and "What to expect in the first year" Doesn't matter that it's written for women. Lots of good advice. Another great book with some humour is "So, you're going to be a father". I'm sorry I don't know the authors. Enjoy every moment no matter how tired you are after work or in the middle of the night. That first big smile when you go to get them makes it all worth while.
Good luck and all the best.
2006-12-22 15:48:23 · answer #1 · answered by t_man132003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have your work cut out for you. First you need to make sure that you help your wife/girlfriend. She is going to need a lot of support during these next nine months. She is probably going to have very emotional days and believe it or not she is going to need you. And then when your baby arrives you will feel very happy and nervous. There is nothing more beautiful than when you meet your baby for the first time. You will have to learn patience and understanding. Everything else will come naturally. And remember that raising a child should be 50/50 unless both parents agree otherwise. Show your spouse that you care by getting up in the middle of the night and changing the baby's diaper and feeding the baby. Congratulations and Good Luck!
2006-12-22 15:24:54 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Write this down:
- Being a parent to your own child is nothing at all like being around other people's kids. If you stay involved during all phases of development YOU will grow and be amazed by the rewards you receive.
-The child will go through all kinds of growing phases. You will experience some you don't like. Don't fret....it will change to a new phase pretty fast.
-It can get expensive, but it is worth it.
-Choose your battles. Let the child win sometimes. Save your energy for when it really matters. There will be mutual respect....and they will listen when you mean it.
-It's ok to ask for parenting help. Childhood behaviors and phases are well documented and researched. Other parents will have reasonable solutions and surprisingly parenting self-help books are right on target.
-Never forget the spouse's needs and your own personal needs. A child can be draining....if you are doing a good parenting job.
Keep everything in balance, recreation, nutrition, rest, relaxation, work and study.....for all involved.
Good Luck!
C-F
2006-12-22 15:30:43 · answer #3 · answered by Crispy_Frog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be as involved as you can. Your partner will love and adore you for it and you will build a bond so close with your child that you will never see the world in the same way. My partner is a full-time dad and I work and I wouldn't have it any other way.
2006-12-22 15:21:09 · answer #4 · answered by Liberty 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
congratulations. it's really cool
my tip....be kind, nice, forgiven, open minded, strong and tuff when needed........ just love will help
we can feel parents love even when they yell
my dad used to hug me and kiss my for head after yelling at me, because he knew that i know how much he love me and of course how much i Love him.
so yell, be tuff but also be the one who makes the first move to fix it, because you are the dad if you won't do it your child will try to find some one else to do it, friend, boy friend, girl friend or turn defensive
i know that every one has friends and gf or bf but they have to have a dad to look after them and watch these kind of relations
Good luck..............Dad
2006-12-22 15:31:52 · answer #5 · answered by Princess 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Realize that you will make mistakes
It's OK to apologize to your children when you're wrong
It's OK to always have their back....unless they don't need/want you to
It's OK to love them to pieces
It's OK to let them know you think they're the best thing ever
It's OK to show lots of affection
It's OK to say no
It's OK not to be the friend when they need a parent
It's OK to sometimes not know what to do....but you always do the best you can
It's never OK to belittle them or make them feel bad
Children want and need boundaries....it's your job to provide them
2006-12-22 15:21:25 · answer #6 · answered by daljack -a girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
always be calm and be a good listener to your wife,there will be lots of sleepless night ahead of you so,sleep a lot from now on before the baby comes out
2006-12-22 15:18:23 · answer #7 · answered by Lionel M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have fun take pictures
2006-12-22 15:17:20 · answer #8 · answered by V 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋