Advice needed wife past 6 months pregnant.
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I had some questions for first time parents, as some of you know my wife is now just past 6 months pregnant with our first baby boy after trying for 6 plus years, I needed some advice since I was not really sure who I could ask or just google my questions.
First question, does my wife and I need to take prenatal courses before our baby arrives ?
2- should we start preparing now for the baby by buying the car seat, preparing for the hospital stay?
Any advice would be much appreciated.
Thanks,
Vito
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Yes and yes , prepare yourself cause no matter what you think or hear your lives WILL change and only for the better enjoy them while they're small because milestones you can never get them moments back
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Parenting classes can give you some very useful tips as to how to tend to a newborn, I personally didn't take any but I've heard good things, so it's really up to you, but as for the car seat and baby items it is never to early to start buying things, your going to need them and you may as we'll get them sooner as opposed to the week or two off you may take when the little one is born. But the best advice I can give you is just let things happen, go to the doc regularly but don't stress to much buddy, remember that's a little you in there, it's scary having a k
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Kid but its absoloutely amazing, you'll understand when you first see your kid. Nothing beats that moment
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My GF says, yes and yes, and the more prepared you are the better. These include: nursing/feeding supplies, clothing, bathing, books to read for self and baby, furniture, baby wipes, and diapers, diapers, diapers!
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hotrodtech wrote:
This is so true. Prepare now Vito.A job done today is one less tomorrow. Good luck buddy.Yes and yes , prepare yourself cause no matter what you think or hear your lives WILL change and only for the better enjoy them while they're small because milestones you can never get them moments back
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👆👆👍👍, congratulations man
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Well said by Rebel. Me and my wife didn't take any classes either. Honestly you just kinda figure it out as you go along. No one person has all the right answers. The one definite thing is that being a parent is the best thing ever. Congrats again 👍
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Get a pack of diapers everytime you go to the store.
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Interesting factoid; the level of happiness of a married couple slowly decreases as their child ages, only returning to a level close to the original level of happiness after all their children move out.
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SeñoritaMafioso wrote:
Thanks for that tidbitInteresting factoid; the level of happiness of a married couple slowly decreases as their child ages, only returning to a level close to the original level of happiness after all their children move out.
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༺☠Ꮹཞ༏ཀཀ☠༻ wrote:
Interesting indeed,but we've never been happier than we are now.SeñoritaMafioso wrote:
Thanks for that tidbitInteresting factoid; the level of happiness of a married couple slowly decreases as their child ages, only returning to a level close to the original level of happiness after all their children move out.
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Throw a shower a let your friends buy a bunch of shit. Beats paying for it all yourself. I have been to some couples showers and they were pretty fun. Just like a school dance - girls and guys separated.
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Yup prepare now! All that baby stuff is expensive. If you don't mind something used yard sales are a good place to pick up baby stuff. And might as well be prepared to hang up TW. It don't pair well with mama.
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Prepare now cuz no matter what, youll never be 100% ready for everything. And definately have a baby shower or at least let your family buy stuff. Dont try to go it alone as baby gear is always more expensive than the regular stuff. Good luck and enjoy being a parent....it is amazing to watch your little one grow and learn.
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Start buying diapers now. Start by stocking up on size 1 and size 2, don't worry about newborn size just buy them as needed because babies are not in thar size very long. Also, just know that no matter how much you prepare, you will not be ready, no parents are
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ƑƦཇཇ☠ཀaʂ٥ท wrote:
GREAT IDEA!!Get a pack of diapers everytime you go to the store.
Just don't get too many of the small sizes.
You can never be too prepared. The third kid is the easiest. -
ƑƦཇཇ☠ཀaʂ٥ท wrote:
The cloth ones. You can't have to many burp cloths. Seriously. No really, you can't. When baby starts spitting up you need to have one within arms reach. Since you can't predict when it will spit up..... you need a burp cloth within arms reach of anywhere in your house. Plus a few in the car, diaper bag, grandparents house and, well you get the idea. Oh yea, half of them will be in the laundry at all times too. We didn't take any classes, but you may want to. It will give you & your wife time to talk about how you want to handle different situations before the baby gets here. Good luck remembering any of it on 3 hours of sleep after the little one gets here.Get a pack of diapers everytime you go to the store.
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I hated parenting classes. We only went to two of them. I bought everything before I was 6 months pregnant and it's lucky I did because our son was born a month early. My best advice: be as prepared as u can. And buy a breast pump! The worst thing is getting out of hospital and having huge breasts full of milk and a baby that doesn't want it!
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Stock up on diapers and formula. We went through 2k diapers the first month. Also stock up on mylacon (it might be spelled wrong) but it when a infant has gas it removes it - works wonders at 3am
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Don't bother with newborn size get 1's or 2's spend the extra bucks and get the super absorbent. I think it was swaddlers brand. You don't want any leaks overnight or poop coming out the side. I brought a box of huggies to try and save a few bucks and wound up costing more in terms of cleaning and having to replace items that were messed up ;)
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Yes! Swaddlers! Don't skimp on the diapers!
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Don't buy too many really small baby clothes. Go a size up cause they grow so quick
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Skip the classes. Buy a book. Read the bold print.
You will figure it out just like my wife and I did. Trial and error. I'm with Freemason, buy diapers. Not too much of the smallest ones, babies grow fast. Buy formula too, even if mom plans on breast feeding. Formula is really expensive. If this the first grand kid on either side don't worry about buying toys or clothes. The grandparents lose their minds and buy every outfit they think will be cute on the kid. They also buy every toy, book, mobile, and noisemaker known to man.
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Adding to my previous post and confirming the others... SWADDLERS diapers stay away from the other brands
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Bbaby showr party, rgsstr at a cupl stors an put it on th invits!
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Be prepared to get peed on. It'll happen boy or girl.
That worried over protective feeling you get after they're born is normal. It'll ease after awhile. But never fully go away. -
༺☠Ꮹཞ༏ཀཀ☠༻ wrote:
Wait until they start to drive. I never felt like worry wart until the first and now second kid got their driver's licenses. Now I get a sick feeling in my stomach every time I watch one of them drive away.Be prepared to get peed on. It'll happen boy or girl.
That worried over protective feeling you get after they're born is normal. It'll ease after awhile. But never fully go away.All I can think of is all the stupid $@!¥ I did when I first got my license.
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The car seat is a must because you can't leave the hospital without it. Make sure it's installed correctly (it doesn't move more than an inch or so in an direction), or take it to a fire station and let 4nick8r and his boys pause Madden 2013 and come out and help you.
The prenatal classes are helpful for first time parents, we took one but everything the covered was common sense - baby proofing your home, feed/play/sleep schedule, how to change a diaper etc etc. if you get a book like The Expectant Father you'll be fine.
Good luck bro and congrats. Being a dad is the best feeling in the world. Nothing compares.
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ℜagɳar Loðbrók wrote:
I'm definitely not looking forward to my daughter driving. She's 10 now and keeps eyeing up the el camino. She also wants to learn how to work on cars. She also looks up ways to make vehicles faster.༺☠Ꮹཞ༏ཀཀ☠༻ wrote:
Wait until they start to drive. I never felt like worry wart until the first and now second kid got their driver's licenses. Now I get a sick feeling in my stomach every time I watch one of them drive away.Be prepared to get peed on. It'll happen boy or girl.
That worried over protective feeling you get after they're born is normal. It'll ease after awhile. But never fully go away.All I can think of is all the stupid $@!¥ I did when I first got my license.
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read "What to Expect when You're Expecting."
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