Just found out I'm expecting my first child!, page 1

congratulations *cheer
one book i can recommend is called Everywoman
Even if your not pregnant i recommend everyone read this book.

here is one link, but its Australian, im sure its available world wide though

love and harmony
Whateva

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Congrats...i`m 41 and have brought up a couple of smart asses...here`s a honest good tip.make sure she breast feeds for at least 6 weeks...because the collestreum in the breast milk is brain food....proven fact

Wahey! Congrats.........I too was told yesterday morning.....by telephone (I work away...boooo)

Here is a great book.....for blokes too (it served me well with the last two!!)

www.amazon.com...

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Congrats, amongus. Your personal beliefs aside as I don't know them, I pray that God may bless you and yours, and walk with this child throughout their life.

I'm not a parent, but general advice from me - don't just/mainly plop your kid down in front of the TV, even if it's education and good stuff. I've heard of undesirable results. Actively engage them with puzzles and educational material, or otherwise gives them items to actively stimulate the brain when left to themselves at times - TV is not a substitute. Don't infantilize or baby talk (personal opinion, mainly - gets on my nerves) - they're just little people and I think will come up better, wiser, and faster if treated as such.

Take or leave my thoughts as you wish, as I'm definitely not an expert...just do a lot of solid research, and I hope it goes most excellently for you.

Congratulations!

If I were to offer any tips, I would say, talk to baby loads and play it loads of music! Probably a bit early to ask, but have you considered cloth nappies/diapers?

www.clothnappytree.com...

My pregnancy was unplanned and I was fairly young (22) and didn't have aaaaaaaany clue about the world of babies whatsoever. I only wish that I knew back then what I knew now - I regret using disposable diapers/nappies soooo badly.

Also, I'm not going to get into a breastfeeding debate, but again, I hugely regret not breastfeeding (I did give it my all though and tried my very hardest) and I only wish that I'd had the right support and had been a bit more educated about it all, maybe then I would have succeeded. I know that next time, I'll make sure that I have plenty of support around me and I'll be finding out where there are local breastfeeding support groups. If your wife wishes to breastfeed, I'd offer her the same advice - make sure she has plenty of support around her!

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Congratulations. The 1st child can be very daunting at times so my main advice would be to mainly ignore any books or guides - follow your gut instincts as they are almost always right. Honestly, those things can make you panic over the slightest thing!

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Awe congrats to you both!!

Best to the both of you and your new little addition on the way

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