My life just changed

[Keefy]

Dead right. Everyone wants to give you baby advice because their brothers dogs best friends tv had a kid.

But every kid is different. And you gotta tell ppl to back off and that you will do it your way. You just have to get stuck in. Make a few mistakes (not serious ones) and all will be fine.

After having my lil girl (she's 15 months now) I love to hear about other people having kids. Because I know how much joy they bring into your life.

When my little girl Indy Rey Warnock was born, I held her while the midwives took laura away to be cleaned up (it really is a messy affair ).

So I was holding Indy, and I just welled up and started blubbering like a baby. I was soaking her in my tears.

It's just that in an instant you fall in love. Not the love like you love your Missus. It's deeper. Like all of a sudden there is a person with you who you would die for without a second thought.

So don't worry about boring us. Ill keep an eye out for this thread popping up again soon with some good news

Thanks, already told the community midwife to **** off, interfering cow, the baby is ours not the state's.

 

[TBServices]

It's true. People will do your nut in with crap advice. Don't listen. Even the health workers etc, they don't know you, or your baby, and their advice is always contradictory. Last years "rules" are totally different to this years - it's all rubbish.

Don't be upset if your birth doesn't go to plan, its one of those things that women over think and get all uppity about - it means nothing once you're back at home. Take a couple of pillows to hospital, one for your head and one for your arse.

Finally, ENJOY. I won't tell you it's hard, or how little you'll sleep, cos tbh, I've never found it hard and I've had about 10 sleepless nights in the past 11 months. She fills me with joy and happiness i never knew existed every time I see her little face smile, or she learns something new, or she cuddles into me. It's the best feeling ever.

Congratulations dude.

 

[Kyle87]

What happens in this thread stays in this thread yeah!!

I've got a hard man reputation to protect!!

 

[Keefy]

Take a couple of pillows to hospital, one for your head and one for your arse.

Cheers mate and that ^ sounds like good advice.

 

[Keefy]

What happens in this thread stays in this thread yeah!!

I've got a hard man reputation to protect!!

Don't consider myself particularly hard, 8 or 9 months ago maybe...

 

[TBServices]

Cheers mate and that ^ sounds like good advice.

It is. She'll get treated like some terrifying demonic ruler, and you're the **** on her shoe. You get NOTHING, except a ludicrously uncomfortable chair.

*disclaimer* not all hospitals included in this sweeping generalisation.

 

[Keefy]

Hope it's born on Christmas day so we don't have to buy two lots of presents during the year.

 

[solutions]

My son was born on 23rd of Dec last year and my wife has the 25th as her birthday. Believe me the 1 present thing doesnt fly. Congrats Keefy. My life certainly changed when my son arrived. Lots will change but given the joy I feel when im with my boy it is all worth it.

 

[Atouchofgas]

It's not only the crap advice that you get it's also the books that tell you how to do it to. As has been said you can read but your bairn can't!
Also then there's the competiveness of other people telling you that there one is do this and that, so what each bairns different and will do it at there own pace, don't worry about that.
enjoy the time with the wee one when it arrives, it is a special time.

 

[Masood]

Best of luck mate, and enjoy every minute of it. Being a dad is the biggest adventure you'll ever have!

 

[Gray0689]

Best of luck mate, and enjoy every minute of it. Being a dad is the biggest adventure you'll ever have!

Can't say it any better than that

 

[jefaz]

Congrats buddy!!

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

congrats pal

 

[Keefy]

Thanks all. I made an error a few posts back where I said I told the community midwife to **** off. Actually meant to say community care worker.

The crap that came out of her mouth was astonishingly offensive to me, when she got to the bit about us needing a fireguard in front of the fire I kicked her out. She wasn't even invited round, she just turned up and began rambling on to the missus about how they like you to look after your child, very condescending at times and all the while with her back turned to me.

Asking if either of us had any alcohol or drug problems too while ticking boxes on her paperwork. I was absolutely furious at her and she probably noted that down too.

 

[Keefy]

Correction again sorry; 'health visitor'.

 

[Plumbstar Tom]

tell you now, all this rubbish about how to bring a child up by following what is written on a piece of paper is rubbish. its all to do with natural instincts and common sense. I had whiskey rubbed in my gums as a youngster and turn out fine (just) but mention that to the health visitor and i bet you get a red mark on her bit of paper. We had friends who refused to buy baby monitors as they didnt want to be at the babies beck and call once it had gone to bed they would regularly check on him of course. The manufacturers should provide instructions for everything man made and you and your missus are that manufacturer

 

[zeebeedee]

Well in lid

 

[rocketmanbkk]

Congrats, get sleep now is my advice.

 

[Kyle87]

Health visitor came to my house after Indy was born. There was a smashed up zafira on the driveway.

She asked. Was the baby in the car when it crashed.

I felt like saying, we crashed because the baby was driving!!

The answer is no by the way lol

 

[stevetheplumber]

sorry i missed this earlier ,congratulations ,now is when you start turning into your dad

 

[Ray Stafford]

sorry i missed this earlier ,congratulations ,now is when you start turning into your dad

This is so true, its scary.

Congrats Mr Keefy.

 

[julesverne]

Congrats keefy. Its best life experience ever and enjoy and cherish every minute because you will look back on their early years with the biggest of smiles and tears. Mine are 19 & 15 now and i do miss the early years they are the best years.

 

[Destroyer2813]

Hope it's born on Christmas day so we don't have to buy two lots of presents during the year.

That won't fly mate my kids have got the same birthday dreading parties from now on

 

[julesverne]

sorry i missed this earlier ,congratulations ,now is when you start turning into your dad

the best bit is dad dancing
I take great pride in embarassing my kids when i hit the dance floor at weddings etc

 

[Keefy]

About to get my head down for a few hours before we have to be at the hospital for 8:30am. We won't be leaving until the baby is born so I'm hoping it'll be here by the end of today. Still don't know if it's a boy or a girl but we agreed long ago on names which we've kept secret from the family.

Mother-in-law will be with us throughout which for some might seem a nightmare but we get on great.

Forgive me if next time I post it sounds like drunken babble - and cheers for all the great advice and kind words, it's all been taken in.