Hey everyone. My wife is due on June 21st. I first found DadLabs on streaming Netflix.

awesome,

the first time is really special, just help out when you can, and keep communicating, the wifes hormones should be working in overdrive right now I'm new here too, but been reading some of the forums and this place has a lot of support for expecting. My wife is due december 24th, our second and very excited.

Congrats. HANG ON! It's a helluva ride!

Welcome and congrats. Make sure to let us know how we can help. Post questions in the forums. Give us suggestions for episodes if there is info you cannot find in our catalog of videos. We're glad you're here and want to help in any way we can.

You should be asleep right now and for the next few weeks. Store it up!

Congrats! Take Troys advice. Sleep now, cherish it...

First-time dad = Clueless. You're not alone! I wish I'd have found a good community when I was a first time dad, you're off to a great start!

i'll admit i was very apprehensive before my son was born. having never been a parent before, i wasn't sure i would be very good at. and since i know lots of people who don't get along with their parents, it could be argued that there is a high rate of failure.

however, i was pleasantly surprised by the whole experience. sure, it's hard work and can be exhausting. (i spent the first two months wondering why anyone would *ever* have a second child...) despite that, my co-workers kept commenting how much happier i seemed now that i had a kid. "aren't you supposed to be tired and miserable?", they'd ask. while it's extremely easy to pinpoint the hardships, it's harder identify exactly what was so pleasant about the experience. i think one of the big things for me was just watching him develop day by day. and seeing him get joy out of the simplest things like farting, burping and sitting on your lap. and i'll always remember the first time he laughed, and he thought it was so funny he kept on laughing for about 2 minutes until he spit up all over the place. (then we laughed.) trust me, this is what you'll talk about, and somehow it will make you proud.

did i mention it's also turned me into a total sap?

i think most of the advice you'd get is common sense stuff: make sure they get plenty of food and sleep. (sometimes easier said than done.) as they become more aware, stimulate them with toys, books and witty conversation. my wife is an ER doc, and she'd suggest making everyone use hand sanitizer for the first 3 months to try to prevent the dreaded infant ER visit. good luck.