What is the best parenting advice you can give a first-time father?

Jun 1, 2020
12:57:13pm

BlueVU Half-blood

Our baby girl is going to be born today (or maybe tomorrow) and I'm already feeling a little over my head!

What advice could you give a noob to the parenting world?

Thanks!

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What is the best parenting advice you can give a first-time father?

BlueVU

6/1/20 12:57pm

Poop is just poop

IceBlueCoug

6/1/20 12:58pm

RE: Poop is just poop

BlueVU

6/1/20 1:04pm

The nighttime puke in a kid’s bed is much worse to deal with than diaper changes

BW84

6/1/20 1:06pm

Absolutely, 100% true

Frank Castiglione

6/1/20 1:09pm

Ho boy... 😏

BlueVU

6/1/20 1:19pm

I'll just say congrats and enjoy being a Dad.

Santos L. Halper

6/1/20 12:59pm

Just roll with the punches. No such thing as being prepared to have kids.

BlackBart

6/1/20 12:59pm

learn about sleep training and get your nights back!

Cougarclaw

6/1/20 12:59pm

One serious thing and one not so serious thing:

Pete

6/1/20 1:01pm

Enjoy her. Baby girls are blessings.

2FarGone

6/1/20 1:01pm

Girls are the best! Don't worry too much you will figure it out, fortunately

BYUFootballisBack

6/1/20 1:04pm

Routines are huge, start early and get your kid(s) into routines and stick to it

BYUFootballisBack

6/1/20 1:05pm

You're going to screw things up...

CoachSpeak

6/1/20 1:04pm

Don't feel compelled to pull an all-nighter the first night.

OPINIONS

6/1/20 1:05pm

Have fun with them. Life is meant to enjoy.

lightmann

6/1/20 1:07pm

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cvd6262

6/1/20 1:08pm

You think you have forever, while in truth she'll be gone before you know it.

Blue Print

6/1/20 1:12pm

This got me all emotional!

BlueVU

6/1/20 1:18pm

Hopefully, a happy emotional.

Blue Print

6/1/20 1:45pm

don't have have a girl, but my favorite thing is to watch my sons recognize and

Powerbait DPM

6/2/20 7:00am

That was beautiful, thank you.

Oat'n'bow

6/2/20 7:22am

It's like the first day of your mission - but last's 25 years.

ClackamasCoug

6/1/20 1:12pm

Everyone gave us advice including nurses. Really freaked us out that we might

SanDiegoCoug

6/1/20 1:13pm

Take every chance you get to be the one that gets up with the baby. Create that

pink22

6/1/20 1:14pm

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Abe Froman

6/1/20 1:16pm

Be patient.

chilango

6/1/20 1:22pm

They grow up so fast. Take every opportunity to hold her and kiss her.

TheWoodman

6/1/20 1:41pm

Babies are much more resilient then you think. Just do your best and I promise

vegasnative

6/1/20 1:41pm

Babies can smell fear.

superdoo

6/1/20 1:45pm

She will be a miracle in your life. But keep your relationship with her mother at the top of your priority list. Then

SaturdaySpecialDay

6/1/20 1:53pm

Let your wife be bad cop.

StantonMac

6/1/20 1:56pm

Remember, when you have a boy you worry about your boy.....

AzCugrFan

6/1/20 3:03pm

Take in stages. First one is “eat, sleep & excrete.” As long as those are happening in the right amounts, you’re good.

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