Tips for keeping babies alive while maintaining sanity?

[The Oi]

I did not grab a leg or even look straight on at all. To this day have no regrets.

 

[N7RobBob]

Baby Mae born at 3:40AM. We got to the hospital at midnight and she was already 6cm dilated. Everything went as smoothly as you could hope for. I did not realize I would be holding a leg during the pushing phase. I suppose I could have opted out but I stuck with it. Baby heads look super malleable in this situation which freaked me out. I tend to get lightheaded in these situations. In highschool I almost fainted when my girlfriend got her bellybutton pierced.

And now to sleep. Including Sunday night I have slept < 5 hours due to anxiety. I was at my brothers and had been asleep for ~1 hour when I got the call from the wife that she was ready to go. Things escalated quickly, we were anticipating going in this morning.

<3 u RCF

Congrats man! Welcome to the craziest adventure of your life. Get some sleep when you can and enjoy the little moments.

Happy Thanksgiving Dad!

 

[prf100]

I did not grab a leg or even look straight on at all. To this day have no regrets.

Same. Three times. I stared directly at the wall the whole time.

 

[N7RobBob]

Same. Three times. I stared directly at the wall the whole time.

Wife had C-section and they had me peak over the curtain for something, don't remember what, and saw some interesting stuff.

 

[Hurl Bruce]

Congrats! Not that it matters, but your daughter shares a birthday with Tina Turer, Robert Goulet, Dale Jarrett, Shawn Kemp, and my mom.

 

[Kouki]

How necessary is it to scrape off dried-up poo from a onesie before washing? Asking for a friend.

 

[Blink]

How necessary is it to scrape off dried-up poo from a onesie before washing? Asking for a friend.

If it's already dry, you're probably fucked. You have to rinse and scrub it while it's fresh, or it's going to set in. To answer the question, scrape it off or it's just going to float around in the washer with the clothes you're trying to clean.

Poop is your life now. Just remember not to touch anything until you wash your hands.

 

[Kouki]

The second night syndrome is real

 

[The Oi]

The second night syndrome is real

Just remember this whenever you get angry at her...

One day, not too long in the future, scumbags like we were are going to try to convince her to sleep with them.

Always parent accordingly.

You’re welcome.

 

[The Oi]

How necessary is it to scrape off dried-up poo from a onesie before washing? Asking for a friend.

Scrape.

Also try not to let it dry in the first place. You gotta change those fuckers early and often when they first come home. It’s shocking how much they shit and pee at first.

Partially for this reason, I was not super into the infant phase. I didn’t really get super excited about my kids until they started babbling and moving around on their own. It wasn’t that I disliked them or anything. I loved the shit out of them and found them fascinating. I just found them kind of boring.

I just suddenly felt this intense, unrelenting attachment snap into place the minute they started “doing stuff”.

Curious if you guys in here experienced same thing. My bro in law is way more into the infant phase than I have been.

 

[Kouki]

It was pretty special to hold her for a couple hours when she finally was done with the constant feeding, shitting, changing, and crying. Except it was the first time she slept all night and I was in a bad position so I got an arm cramp.

But I know what you mean.

 

[prf100]

Curious if you guys in here experienced same thing. My bro in law is way more into the infant phase than I have been.

I definitely enjoy being with my oldest more then the other two - it’s just a function of age. Once they get old enough they start to share some of the same interests as you (we watch the Browns together now!), and it’s nice to get overly excited about stupid things together for once.

 

[Phills14]

Scrape.

Also try not to let it dry in the first place. You gotta change those fuckers early and often when they first come home. It’s shocking how much they shit and pee at first.

Partially for this reason, I was not super into the infant phase. I didn’t really get super excited about my kids until they started babbling and moving around on their own. It wasn’t that I disliked them or anything. I loved the shit out of them and found them fascinating. I just found them kind of boring.

I just suddenly felt this intense, unrelenting attachment snap into place the minute they started “doing stuff”.

Curious if you guys in here experienced same thing. My bro in law is way more into the infant phase than I have been.

The infant/baby phase is definitely my least favorite phase. They are just helpless and boring so there isn't much fun, only work at that stage. Toddler stage is much more fun because their personality comes out, they interact with you, they can do some stuff and generally they are super sweet. That's when I got into the parenting thing more.

Once they got to 8-11 I became their favorite parent. It was just cool to hang out with Dad.

From 12-15, they are assholes. Full stop.

Can't wait to see what 16+ is like!

 

[3 Da Hard Way]

Everything has been said for the most part.

My first was born April of ‘17(planned) and we had boy/girl twins December of ‘19. (Unexpected , almost fainted when they said twins)

just do your best and try not to beat yourself up. It can be pretty rough the first 6 months. Also, if you have a friend or family member with a baby around the same age don’t compare milestones or anything. I had to put a stop to that shit quickly, fucking annoying.

 

[Arketebel]

Congrats! Not that it matters, but your daughter shares a birthday with Tina Turer, Robert Goulet, Dale Jarrett, Shawn Kemp, and my mom.

And, statistically, one of Shawn Kemp's kids.