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First of all - congratulations. You are a lucky man and should feel proud. Please take every possible minute you can to spend with your wife and kiddo. It’s a blessing that cannot be replaced. Second, the work time will come back really quickly once you put the little on in daycare. Your whole day will be work with only brief moments later at night. My advice? Stay strict to your work schedule, set boundaries (no work from 6-9pm, catch up on work emails until 11pm, etc.), and most importantly take care of your wife. Wake up at night to help. Do little things around the house to clean and help. Order her favorite delivery to the house. Be the thing she and your child need before they ask. That is the most important advice. Everything else will fall into place.
Everything spot on D1. Can’t overemphasize enough the need to take care of wife.
Carve out time. Announce it to your team and your PPMD. Empower others to act in your stead. Be disciplined about respecting your time.
Be disciplined for your family. In the end, your team, partners, and clients won’t be at the side of your bed to see you through — God willing, your family will be.
Or not. This depends on whether you prioritize them.
Agree with D1: you need to set strict boundaries. You won’t regret it.
I would maybe have a conversation about priorities with your wife. After the first year or so (when breastfeeding stops etc) it can be either of you that ‘goes for it’ in terms of really working hard but it can’t be both. It can also be neither if you both want to parent actively.
It can be an adjustment to not put work first but it is an important one.
Good luck with it all and congratulations on the new baby.