Parenting

Parentcaster

First time dad-to-be and ETA is T-minus ~two weeks.

FC parents - what are you glad you knew / wish you knew a few weeks out?

I love the sleep advice.  For the first year, you will sleep less than you ever thought was possible for a human.  Dan is right on with the hospital bag.  Pack it and leave it in the car.  I didn’t eat for 3 days after the birth of my first born and slept in the hospital room with my wife.  I could’ve left at any time to the hospital cafeteria, but couldn’t stomach the idea of leaving her or my son.  Didn’t want to miss even 1 minute of it.  Anyway, all of this to say: Pack some kind of food that keeps.  You might not even taste it, but make yourself eat if you have to.  I know it’s all about her and the baby, but you need some energy reserves for later.  Finally, your baby will cry A LOT.  Get used to it, bask in it. And never, ever, ever, ever, ever lose your patience with your infant when she or he cries. Not in 3 weeks.  Not 1 year from now.  Not until they can talk and tell you why they’re crying.