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operationraisingbaby

who would of thought....
1 Year, 4 Months ago

Well, here I am! My name is Matt. I am going to be a dad.....My fiancée, Catherine, is 18wks pregnant and I couldn't be more proud of her. So, where is my instructions? I can follow blue prints and read a schematic. The best I can do is read my books, keep my arms and legs inside, and enjoy the ride. We thought we were having a boy at first, then it switched to girl. So now that everything went from blue to pink, I think that finally we are mentally prepared for a girl. Catherine and the fetus are healthy so far, and I consider myself lucky. She has been very easy so far. Catherine, and I, have done alot of research together. Hopefully, I can help others and visa versa.

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ben

Re:who would of thought.... 1 Year, 4 Months ago
Lots of luck! Certainly check out some of the videos DadLabs has online. Highly recommended as well is the DadLabs DVD on Labor and Delivery and their book on the first year. Make sure to go to as much training as you can both for your own confidence but also for your fiance's. Confidence goes a long way.

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roger_pdx

Re:who would of thought....
1 Year, 4 Months ago

Matt,

Good luck and best wishes to you and your bride-to-be (and mom-to-be). I would like to second Ben's suggestion - DadLabs videos and forums are great resources. I watched a lot of the videos before our son was born, and now that he's here, I'm using the forums quite a bit as a place to get advice.

I'd also recommend a birthing class - my wife and I took a 10 week class together and I found it to be an invaluable resource. Even if all of the information didn't apply to us, more often than not, it got us thinking and asking ourselves questions... well, how WOULD we approach such-and-such an issue... and it put us in touch with other expecting couples. There is a topic about birthing classes in one of the forums here.

Take care

Roger in Portland

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Daddy Clay

Re:who would of thought.... 1 Year, 4 Months ago
Welcome, Matt. Glad you found us. Now that you are here, don't be shy. Lots of cool and experienced dads around here that are happy to offer advice and opinion on about any possible parenting related topic. Jump in to discussions, start new threads, ask questions, and suggest topics for videos. Help us make the site better for you and for other dads. See you around the site.

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concretin_nik

Re:who would of thought.... 1 Year, 4 Months ago
Welcome aboard! You're gonna like it here. All the instruction booklets I've seen are written AFTER the fact, for THAT person's children... Check the packaging with yours, but mine didn't have any. (Though I personally didn't check the packaging...) So far so good though!