Wife Knocked Up - One Month to Go!!!

UncleWede · 07-24-2009, 12:08 PM

"Yes, Dear"

Did you already register at the hospital? Get all th paperwork out of the way so you can just rush in there when the water breaks.

Protective seat coverings for the drive to the hospital after the water breaks.

"Yes, Dear"

CollinsE90 · 07-24-2009, 12:16 PM

Congrats

Brunotheboxer · 07-24-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by got psi

I like how you use my own picture against me.

You took that form one of my posts.

gonzo · 07-24-2009, 02:38 PM

alq80 · 07-24-2009, 06:28 PM

congratulations!! enjoy the baby

(sounded wrong sorry!)

roozie2001 · 07-24-2009, 08:14 PM

divorce??? j/k enjoy it bro. hope its a boy? BMW power wheels?

Neurorad · 07-28-2009, 01:23 PM

"Oh boy, here it comes, another mouth." -Homer Simpson

"Congratulations Mr. Griffin, it's a girl!"
"Can you, can you check again?" -Peter Griffin

Put the rest of your life on 'pause'. You'll be allowed to press 'play' intermittently.

Travel during the first 3 months - baby very portable.

Force your wife to sleep when the baby does. She will be more crabby with less sleep.

Encourage breast feeding for as long as possible. It will give you more sleep.

Don't try to hold a baby and use a keyboard, too frustrating.

Get a DVR. Netflix may help. You'll be holding the baby a lot, without able to do much else. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, holding your baby.

Enjoy it.

UncleWede · 07-28-2009, 01:26 PM

If she does breast feed, sleep with the baby in your bed the first year +. Then when there is a little cry at 1:43 a.m., wifey just rolls over and the noise goes away. She still gets rest, as do you.

BUT, be careful to get the kid out once the breastfeeding stops. My boy will be 10 in September, and I spend WAY more nights in his bed than my own.

MCS · 07-29-2009, 07:44 AM

i agree with the statement above - don't get the kid too used to sleeping with you or your wife.

I ended up buying a king size bed where I ususally wake up with my whole family (wife and 2 kids)...

That being said - Congrats. Hope you went to the class offered by the hospital that you're delivering at. Get the go-bag ready and relax - Get as much sleep as you possibly can right now. The interrupted sleep paterns with the infant is shocking to the system.

Having a kid is the biggest impact on your lifestyle. The positives definitely outweight the negatives, but its a big change.

Get the baby room all set up? Get the "Baby Bargains" book - very good for giving advice on what you should and should not buy...

ad78 · 07-29-2009, 09:23 AM

enjoy the ride! im a new father too and now she is 3month old and hell, she is a little monster!!!
enjoy every moment. they grow so fast!

from my experience. dont buy bunch of diapers. in a week or two you have to buy another size.
i really like the baby bjorn carrier active.

goodluck!

Cyber · 07-30-2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by MoreCowbell

Any advice to get me through this last month and the birth itself?

Grats first and foremost.

I'm gonna tell you something that you're not gonna belive until you feel it.

You are not gonna want sex with your wife after witnessing birth for at least a few weeks so don't be too disinterested or she'll go post-part paranoia on you.

Trust me on this one.

MoreCowbell · 07-30-2009, 11:07 PM

Really appreciate all the warm thoughts guys.

The wife had another check-up today. The baby is perfectly healthy and in the correct position. Only 3 more weeks until the due date. We think the baby was conceived doggy style.

From what I hear, most women tend to go late with the first one. I am absolutely ready now...but I have a feeling she is going to go well past the 8/22 date. We could not be more excited.

ideliver · 07-31-2009, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by UncleWede

If she does breast feed, sleep with the baby in your bed the first year +. Then when there is a little cry at 1:43 a.m., wifey just rolls over and the noise goes away. She still gets rest, as do you.

BUT, be careful to get the kid out once the breastfeeding stops. My boy will be 10 in September, and I spend WAY more nights in his bed than my own.

DO NOT sleep with a baby in your bed EVER...this is a lethal mistake...babies have the consistency of a loaf of bread...you can roll over on the baby and kill it...the death certificate will list the cause of death as "positional asphyxia"

This just happened to a patient of mine with their 9 day old infant...

Sorry to be so blunt...

MoreCowbell · 07-31-2009, 12:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ideliver

DO NOT sleep with a baby in your bed EVER...this is a lethal mistake...babies have the consistency of a loaf of bread...you can roll over on the baby and kill it...the death certificate will list the cause of death as "positional asphyxia"

This just happened to a patient of mine with their 9 day old infant...

Sorry to be so blunt...

There was no way we were even thinking of doing this...

Nonetheless...it's about the most awful thing i've ever heard...

UncleWede · 08-04-2009, 11:05 AM

No matter how EXHAUSTED I got with my son, I was always subliminally aware of where he was in the bed. Even though she never told me, I was even aware when my wife dumped him on the floor after rolling over while he was still "attached" one night. And I am TERIIBLY ADDICTED to sleep. . . but to each his own.

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UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18024 Rep 9,378 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	If she does breast feed, sleep with the baby in your bed the first year +. Then when there is a little cry at 1:43 a.m., wifey just rolls over and the noise goes away. She still gets rest, as do you. BUT, be careful to get the kid out once the breastfeeding stops. My boy will be 10 in September, and I spend WAY more nights in his bed than my own.
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MCS e90 newbie 35 Rep 448 Posts Drives: 2012 M3 E93 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Northern NJ iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	i agree with the statement above - don't get the kid too used to sleeping with you or your wife. I ended up buying a king size bed where I ususally wake up with my whole family (wife and 2 kids)... That being said - Congrats. Hope you went to the class offered by the hospital that you're delivering at. Get the go-bag ready and relax - Get as much sleep as you possibly can right now. The interrupted sleep paterns with the infant is shocking to the system. Having a kid is the biggest impact on your lifestyle. The positives definitely outweight the negatives, but its a big change. Get the baby room all set up? Get the "Baby Bargains" book - very good for giving advice on what you should and should not buy... __________________ E93 IL Blue M3 ZPP, ZCW
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ad78 Yr1OfD1 107 Rep 900 Posts Drives: 2015 F34 M Sport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: CT iTrader: (1)	enjoy the ride! im a new father too and now she is 3month old and hell, she is a little monster!!! enjoy every moment. they grow so fast! from my experience. dont buy bunch of diapers. in a week or two you have to buy another size. i really like the baby bjorn carrier active. goodluck!
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MoreCowbell Lieutenant Colonel 490 Rep 1,700 Posts Drives: 24 i5M60 23 X740 23 Vette Z06 Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Westchester, NY iTrader: (0)	Really appreciate all the warm thoughts guys. The wife had another check-up today. The baby is perfectly healthy and in the correct position. Only 3 more weeks until the due date. We think the baby was conceived doggy style. From what I hear, most women tend to go late with the first one. I am absolutely ready now...but I have a feeling she is going to go well past the 8/22 date. We could not be more excited.
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UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18024 Rep 9,378 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	No matter how EXHAUSTED I got with my son, I was always subliminally aware of where he was in the bed. Even though she never told me, I was even aware when my wife dumped him on the floor after rolling over while he was still "attached" one night. And I am TERIIBLY ADDICTED to sleep. . . but to each his own.
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