Having a baby any day now! Any tips or tricks dads?

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Take all 16-18 weeks of paternity. It was needed but also super fun.

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Short-term:
1. Be patient with your spouse and kid. Lots of new little needs and tasks will arise. Try to power through it and most importantly maintain your cool
2. Be kind on yourself. There are things you will miss or mess up. Sometimes you will just need to get through the day
3. Get all the help you can or outsource tasks that you can
4. Preparation is key. So plan ahead and anticipate your baby's and your needs
5. Divide and conquer. Fight the urge to do everything together with your spouse
6. Keep Infants gas relief drops handy

Longer-term:
1. Plan for sleep training
2. Plan for introducing solids early and appropriately e.g. baby led weaning

Always:
Observe your baby closely and relish every little development they make

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Another tip is take shifts. I’m a late night guy so took the 9pm to 3am shift. Also, get them on a routine as soon as possible. It won’t happen for a few months but once they’re on it it’s great. Congratulations!

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^^ this! You get it…and then you don’t …. And again

However many diapers you bought that you *thought* was enough... Trust me, it's not. Go buy more.

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Yep. We averaged 60-65 changes a week for our kids in the first couple months. That box of 100 goes really fast.

Sleep when they sleep. Afternoon naps are awesome.

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