Hey ladies! I've hijaked my wifes identity to ask you a question or two. She's just abotu to give birth to oru first child, her third. She is a very capable woman and has doen her best to put me at ease but i am still very nervous about how i am going to handle everything.
I'm a little concerned about being to rough with the baby, they're only tiny little things and seem to fragile. Does anybody elses husband/partner worry about this?
Some advice would be very welcome, also any advice on how to handle a woman in labour would be very useful!! thanks
I am 26 weeks pregnant with my 2nd but it is my husbands first. I suggested that we go to parent craft classes / ante natal classes together that way he can learn a lot. It is easy to forget that i have done it before but that he has not. Ask your partner lots of questions, my hubby has read all the books and we found a friend who had had a baby, that helped, he was scared stiff to hold him but he did it and afterwards felt proud. Good luck, try not to worry and it will come natural, wait until you see the midwife throw the baby around - it freaked me out how rough they were!!!
dont pull it, tug it, squeeze it too tight, look at it too intensly and good luck with the bum changing!
JUST KIDDING!! (im a silly cow)
You will be fine! even us mums get freaked out at how fragile they seem..but within hours it'll be like second nature to you xxx
awwww bless u! well babys are alot tougher than u think! its natural for u to feel like this! ask the midwifes in the hospital to show u what to do if that will help u! also im sure ur other half will help u 2! your guna b just fine! congrats and gud luck xxx
just try to remember that babies dont break they may be small but they are strong little things that survive birth im sure ur paternal instincs will kick in and u will be fine probably even shock urself how well u cope good luck xx
i think you just know instinctively not to be rough with the baby. there's motherly instinct so i assume there's fatherly instinct too. i'm sure you'll be fine and have a brilliant bond with your bubba. good luck! x
I always reckoned if they were tough enough to get out of such a tight squeeze into the big wide world they can't be all that delicate! But mine were chunky monkies!
Aw bless ya, I don't have any advice as still trying but just thought I'd say you sound very caring and your wife is a lucky lady! O and congratulations!
Hey ladies! I've hijaked my wifes identity to ask you a question or two. She's just abotu to give birth to oru first child, her third. She is a very capable woman and has doen her best to put me at ease but i am still very nervous about how i am going to handle everything.
I'm a little concerned about being to rough with the baby, they're only tiny little things and seem to fragile. Does anybody elses husband/partner worry about this?
Some advice would be very welcome, also any advice on how to handle a woman in labour would be very useful!! thanks
Hi,
My husband was the same with our first .....until the labour and he cut the cord....from then on he just seemed to 'know' what to do!!!! Good Luck!!!!
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