Congrats! They love it when you make vroomy noises while apexing their stroller through the grocery store.
Not to drag things down, but from personal experience, learn the signs of postpartum depression. It hit my wife hard with our second child and I had no idea what happened. It was hell until we figured out what was going on and got treatment.
In reply to PMRacing:
Hey Phoebe, why didn't the toilet paper cross the road?
Because it got stuck in a crack!
slefain wrote: Congrats! They love it when you make vroomy noises while apexing their stroller through the grocery store. Not to drag things down, but from personal experience, learn the signs of postpartum depression. It hit my wife hard with our second child and I had no idea what happened. It was hell until we figured out what was going on and got treatment.
mine too. second child.
Awesome, welcome to the world little one!
RossD wrote: Congrats! Remember all kids, and parents, are different so take all advice with a grain of salt. You will find what works for your family.
Congrats! It's amazing, and amazing how fast the early days fly by, so enjoy!!
Also: This, 1000x this, about finding out what works for you and your family.
Congrats!!!!
Hungary Bill wrote:slefain wrote: Congrats! They love it when you make vroomy noises while apexing their stroller through the grocery store. Not to drag things down, but from personal experience, learn the signs of postpartum depression. It hit my wife hard with our second child and I had no idea what happened. It was hell until we figured out what was going on and got treatment.mine too. second child.
+1, first kid here. Because of it our older daughter turned 3 before we even started thinking about being ready for #2. With #2 we had the joy of antepartum anxiety...and as a result, not long after kiddo #2 was born a vasectomy happened.
dean1484 wrote:NOHOME wrote: Your daughter is a cute kid, I am confident she will do a fine job of raising you and your wife.I think children are created to change every preconceived idea a parent may have. My dad told me years ago that the more you plan things the more wrong you will be. I did not understand this until I had kids. Welcome to the world of compermise.
There is a lot of truth here. The single best parenting advice I can ever give anyone is, you are never going to be prepared.
You need a new dad car. 
Lots of good advice here. Spend twice as much time and energy taking care of mama as you do the baby because she's already spending twice as much as you recovering and figuring out all the same stuff as you. Make it up as you go along because that's really your only option. Be a good dad on purpose.
slefain wrote: Congrats! They love it when you make vroomy noises while apexing their stroller through the grocery store. Not to drag things down, but from personal experience, learn the signs of postpartum depression. It hit my wife hard with our second child and I had no idea what happened. It was hell until we figured out what was going on and got treatment.
Yeah....that postpartum bit. Came very close to sinking the ship.Glad it did not, but took 15 years before we could joke about it.
The thing to remember about being a first-time parent is that humans successfully raised babies in caves and twig huts for a hundred thousand years. They are not going to die every time they have a sniffle or a 101 fever.
Speaking of fevers, they're a lot higher in kids than adults. If you had a 101 fever you'd probably be in bed with icebags and an economy size bottle of pills. With a kid, at 101 you may notice she's slightly out of sorts or tired. Hell, a healthy kid can wake up at 100 degrees, then cool off to normal just from moving around. Pay attention to fevers, but don't fret over them.
Lots of other good advice here. There is no perfect parent and no perfect environment. Be nice to her and she'll tell you what makes her happy or unhappy. Sometimes nothing will make her happy; that's just the way it goes. But sometimes, everything will make her happy.
Agreed with watching out for postpartum depression - it can really take a body out. Here's an online screener
Also, when they are little and on the all milk/formula diet, they can get some distance while pooping. It's like a fountain - watch out!
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