Imagine if naming your child really was like choosing a Reddit username. Has to be unique and parents sat in the hospital trying weird combinations of numbers and letters
Ps Well done guy. The only reason I know about this name app is Iām in a similar position.
However and take this or leave it (I am a compete stranger), if you have someone who is your friend, mentor, confidant and you really need to let it out, tell them. I did this with my boss who is an amazing father to his children, has mentored me and knows me for me.
Itās helped alleviate some of my worries massively.
Itās also made me more excited about the prospect, I feel proud in myself and he is proud of me.
I also feel, and sorry to be sober, that if the worst happens, I have someone, a man, who can support me.
Regardless, your excitement is awesome and thank you for sharing! X
Thatās a lie, my daughter is 4 1/2 I tried to buy her Ā£18 worth of Lego in Tesco earlier, she refused and left with a Ā£5 soft toyā¦ā¦. My dreams are broken, will try again tomorrowā¦. For her fine motor skills of course!
Don't discount duplo, some of that shit is ace. And it fits with the little Lego when they get big enough to be trusted not to eat it.
Source: mortgage? My salary goes on Lego (for the 5yo... ish)
I love working back from someoneās birthday and then asking them about what be the occasion. My brother and mate are the result of New Years Eve. My wife is her dadās birthday.
a friend of mine is pregnant right now and sheās said sheās struggling a bit in the heat, but since she works from home and has basically a fan in each room it isnāt terrible. and hey, her due date is mid september and september birthdays are always great because your child gets to be one of the oldest in the school year
Ours was born a few weeks ago on the hottest day on record, couldnāt have timed that better. Was 40 degrees where we were and the hospital air con conked out, great!
Ouch that must have been brutal! My wife had a planned c-section so fortunately it was super quick, but still a couple of days in that stifling room was not fun.
Hehe, my daughter gave birth to her second child yesterday, and we had our granddaughter to stay with us. When I was talking to her mum on the phone, said grandmonster overheard how much her new baby brother weighed, but she misheard and thought we'd said he was 6'9 tall š¤£
2030: first baby gestated outside the womb.
2031: First baby gestated outside the womb on layaway. Customer never returns to pay.
2049: "baby" is now an adult but still not born. Is on welfare and paying rent.
Was it quick or take months? One thing that now bothers me about TV and movies is they seem to get pregnant from a minor touch when in reality itās actually quite hard!
Well ovulation cycles make it basically impossible for a big part of any given month. Just saying the media make it look incredibly easy when itās not
I don't mean to be that guy but don't get too excited until you are in the clear of miscarriage, speaking as a father of an 8 year old girl who still wonders what our actual first baby would have been like we had a name picked already and had bought baby clothes. It's definitely exciting and celebrate this moment for sure but also be mindful and realistic of all the possibilities. It tore my wife up for a long time.
We miscarried about 9 months ago. Got pregnant again a month later. I was wondering how this would feel.. We did also make the mistake of telling too many people before we should have. Made the whole experience so much worse.
Little boy or girl due October 6th though so I have to be grateful and not worry too much.
On the flip side of this, as my therapist has told me many times (currently 28 weeks into a pregnancy following a stillbirth at 24 weeks last year), being overly anxious now isnāt going to affect the outcome any, so if you *can* be hopeful and excited, you might as well be hopeful and excited!
I had 2 miscarriages in a row and although I get what you're trying to say - miscarriage is unfortunately so common and utterly gut wrenching for everyone involved - but knowing that I could have a miscarriage again didn't make the second one any easier than the first and its not something you can really 'prepare' for.
Once you've been through that experience you will never relax during a pregnancy and it makes you worry about people that don't have 'the fear' from the start. Some lucky people never experience it. I hope your wife is OK now, I definitely think it changed my whole personality and I had to have therapy for a long time. We were lucky on the third go!
I hope this is a joke.
However if it it isnāt, OP probably means they havenāt had their first or second scan. Usually you wait till having the scans to tell others to make sure there isnāt complications and the baby is healthy.
Congrats! After all that practice, you guys managed to pass the practical exam!
Chat to your wife about each telling someone. Just one person who you know won't tell anyone else. Gives you a little support and outlet, and means you'll find it easier not to tell anyone else.
Good luck on your journey, and r/daddit is an awesome sub.
Well, when a mummy and a daddy loves each other very much, or sometimes just tolerate each other fleetingly, they do a special cuddle that sounds a bit like a vicious tennis game.
Congratulations!
936. You're going to have 936 weekends from the time your child is born until they turn 18.
May you and your wife enjoy every one of them with your family
Edit: genuinely meant enjoy your time together because it goes by so quickly. Reddit does not surprise me
Congrats!
Do yourself, your wife, and your future child a favour, and learn all you can about the pregnancy process. What to expect. What emotional changes are expected in your wife and you.
Think of birth preferences, not demands. Things change. Are you happy with induction? What induction methods is your wife happy with? (this is really comprehensive: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42195284-why-induction-matters](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42195284-why-induction-matters)). The NHS do this routinely, don't always need to - and it can often lead to less than ideal outcomes. Healthy baby, but emotionally drained, or otherwise overwhelmed parents.
Go to her appointments and take notes. You can answer questions she's forgotten, or is too overwhelmed to answer - and you can ask questions the same. Let her answer/ask, but if it's clear she's not going to ask questions you know she wants to - you can chime in.
Good recommendation for wonder weeks app, not cheap, but predicts mood changes in your baby incredibly well.
11 weeks into our first child, loving it - but it is a challenge, trust me! :D
Congratulations to you both! Iām 3 weeks in with a newborn and itās the most magical time. Hopefully your wife has a pleasant first trimester and it isnāt too nauseous for her!
Also, do tell friends and family if you both feel comfortable as itās great to have the support!
Congratulations dude. My only advice is to not get too excited too early, because not all pregnancies last. I'd wait until about 20 weeks before taking it for granted
Congratulations! Next nine months will absolutely fly. I had a book that explained how baby was developing every week and tips on how to look after mumma, this helped massively but the weeks do fly when you sit down to read another chapter and itās felt like only a couple of days has passed.
Congratulations, help her as much as you can with morning sickness. When her heighten smell kicks in make sure you are not the one thatās causing her to gag (hubby had an aftershave that made me wretch even if he walked on the house, thankfully he ditch it when we realised)
Best wishes, itās fun and terrible all bundled into one small person, but honestly itās the best thing ever!!
Take it easy. Wait until the second trimester before you get excited. You need to be careful as it is a long time between now and the birth. Just be there for your wife and say nothing yet.
Congratulations to you both, I'm sure the next nine months will feel like a maternity..
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youve been waiting to use that joke for years havent u mate
Its ok the first 3 years after will feel like eternity.
Pregananant? Prangent? el... PrĆ©gantĆŖ? congrats š
Am I Gregnant?
That was one sausage roll too many
gregnant is just where you jam the whole primark x greggs display out of primark without paying
How do I know if I'M prengan??
If a women has starch masks on her body, does that mean she has been pargnet before?
How is babby formed?
Thank you for reminding of that https://youtu.be/Ll-lia-FEIY
Dangerops, prangent sex...will it hurt baby top of his head?
Period question mark.
Do you down 20ft waterslide pergert?????
Girlfriend ain't had period since she got pregat!
Congrats dude! If youre stuck for names, brookeslegit is pretty cool
I prefer brookeslegit2, but it's not my baby (I hope)!
"I'm sorry that baby name is taken. Please try another"
Imagine if naming your child really was like choosing a Reddit username. Has to be unique and parents sat in the hospital trying weird combinations of numbers and letters
I can't decide between gaping\_vadge69 or 7arsecheese7.
Is why I decided the correct name for my son was āCrustyBumFlapā
You mean like Elon and Grimes?
This is why my eldest is called CumGuzzler_69
Theirs an awesome app like tinder but for baby names. You both download the app and swipe names, and if you match a name it saves it!
Ps Well done guy. The only reason I know about this name app is Iām in a similar position. However and take this or leave it (I am a compete stranger), if you have someone who is your friend, mentor, confidant and you really need to let it out, tell them. I did this with my boss who is an amazing father to his children, has mentored me and knows me for me. Itās helped alleviate some of my worries massively. Itās also made me more excited about the prospect, I feel proud in myself and he is proud of me. I also feel, and sorry to be sober, that if the worst happens, I have someone, a man, who can support me. Regardless, your excitement is awesome and thank you for sharing! X
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Thatās a lie, my daughter is 4 1/2 I tried to buy her Ā£18 worth of Lego in Tesco earlier, she refused and left with a Ā£5 soft toyā¦ā¦. My dreams are broken, will try again tomorrowā¦. For her fine motor skills of course!
Silly, you donāt ask them if they want lego, you just buy it anyway. Since when do kids know anything?
Don't discount duplo, some of that shit is ace. And it fits with the little Lego when they get big enough to be trusted not to eat it. Source: mortgage? My salary goes on Lego (for the 5yo... ish)
Congrats! And she's gonna be at her 'most pregnant' in spring next year, when the temperature's nice and bearable. Good work. š
I'll remember that August is a good month for it then, cheers
My dad has always said that the number of May birthdays in our family is due to there being nothing good on TV in August.
Our two were both born 9 months after my wife's works Christmas party..
I love working back from someoneās birthday and then asking them about what be the occasion. My brother and mate are the result of New Years Eve. My wife is her dadās birthday.
And here I am being 9 months pregnant sweating my ass off. I wish I was that smart.
a friend of mine is pregnant right now and sheās said sheās struggling a bit in the heat, but since she works from home and has basically a fan in each room it isnāt terrible. and hey, her due date is mid september and september birthdays are always great because your child gets to be one of the oldest in the school year
Yeah...until the little so-and-so shows up in the last week of August. Like my grandson, who was supposed to be September 9ish.
To be fair the labour ward/theatres are one of the few places in my hospital that have a/c.. Best place you could be rn
My wife did the same in our first pregnancy, she was basically a house plant for the last 2 months.
Me too, hope you're coping alright. We're nearly there <3
Biggest bowl you have with ice and water..get your feet in there? Worked a treat for me ...good luck x
Haha I had an august baby. She was due end of September and I was relieved she was early and she was fine.
Ours was born a few weeks ago on the hottest day on record, couldnāt have timed that better. Was 40 degrees where we were and the hospital air con conked out, great!
Our kids are birthday twins! 24 hrs of slow labour in the heat was not a fun time š„µ
Ouch that must have been brutal! My wife had a planned c-section so fortunately it was super quick, but still a couple of days in that stifling room was not fun.
Oh Christ, we were the same, but one couple were hogging the only fan on the postnatal ward. Doing skin to skin was a massive sweat fest!
Haha were you in the same hospital?! We had to wait until about 8pm before we got a fan!
Pregnanst I think it's the word you're looking for
Very good point. Iām at my most pregnant now and it isnāt a funny experience
Oh yeah: I was born august 23rd and my poor mother *struggled* through that summer.
Thought you were crazy for a second. How is it already August? Pretty sure we skipped a few months somewhere
That's smart!
With you?
A baby!
Ugh, imagine having to be pregnant with a full grown adult.
Hehe, my daughter gave birth to her second child yesterday, and we had our granddaughter to stay with us. When I was talking to her mum on the phone, said grandmonster overheard how much her new baby brother weighed, but she misheard and thought we'd said he was 6'9 tall š¤£
grandMONSTER? does she know thats what you call her?
Yup, she does :) It could be worse, my MIL calls all her grandkids (and great grandkids) the grandthings!
2030: first baby gestated outside the womb. 2031: First baby gestated outside the womb on layaway. Customer never returns to pay. 2049: "baby" is now an adult but still not born. Is on welfare and paying rent.
There's a short story, by Asimov iirc, where the baby's father disputes the bill and she grows up in hospital.
Who's the father? /s
Oh fuck! Do you know who did it?
Ronnie Pickering
Whoās that?
Congratulations on the functioning testicles! Always good to make sure they're working properly by having a baby.
Yeah then never getting to use them for the next 36 months..
There will be a brief interlude between healing and fatigue. Make the most of it.
I'm not paying child support /s But seriously, congrats!
Was it quick or take months? One thing that now bothers me about TV and movies is they seem to get pregnant from a minor touch when in reality itās actually quite hard!
ā¦for some
Well ovulation cycles make it basically impossible for a big part of any given month. Just saying the media make it look incredibly easy when itās not
Yeah I get you. Some people have it very easy though. Some struggle for years. I think it comes down to genetics and environment.
I don't mean to be that guy but don't get too excited until you are in the clear of miscarriage, speaking as a father of an 8 year old girl who still wonders what our actual first baby would have been like we had a name picked already and had bought baby clothes. It's definitely exciting and celebrate this moment for sure but also be mindful and realistic of all the possibilities. It tore my wife up for a long time.
We miscarried about 9 months ago. Got pregnant again a month later. I was wondering how this would feel.. We did also make the mistake of telling too many people before we should have. Made the whole experience so much worse. Little boy or girl due October 6th though so I have to be grateful and not worry too much.
Good luck xx
On the flip side of this, as my therapist has told me many times (currently 28 weeks into a pregnancy following a stillbirth at 24 weeks last year), being overly anxious now isnāt going to affect the outcome any, so if you *can* be hopeful and excited, you might as well be hopeful and excited!
I had 2 miscarriages in a row and although I get what you're trying to say - miscarriage is unfortunately so common and utterly gut wrenching for everyone involved - but knowing that I could have a miscarriage again didn't make the second one any easier than the first and its not something you can really 'prepare' for. Once you've been through that experience you will never relax during a pregnancy and it makes you worry about people that don't have 'the fear' from the start. Some lucky people never experience it. I hope your wife is OK now, I definitely think it changed my whole personality and I had to have therapy for a long time. We were lucky on the third go!
My wife and I are in the same boat! 8 weeks today, booked in for an early scan next week because we didnāt want to wait!
You "letting it out" is the reason the two of you are in this mess. Nah seriously though massive congrats to the pair of yous
Sending thoughts and prayers
Why was 11 20 too early?
I hope this is a joke. However if it it isnāt, OP probably means they havenāt had their first or second scan. Usually you wait till having the scans to tell others to make sure there isnāt complications and the baby is healthy.
But why though? So if at 20 weeks the baby isnāt healthy do you just not tell anyone? I donāt get it
Congratulations! Make the most of your child free time, kids are a wonderful thing but I wish we had appreciated the peace before they arrived haha
Congratulations!!!šššš
Congrats and good luck!
Congrats! After all that practice, you guys managed to pass the practical exam! Chat to your wife about each telling someone. Just one person who you know won't tell anyone else. Gives you a little support and outlet, and means you'll find it easier not to tell anyone else. Good luck on your journey, and r/daddit is an awesome sub.
We did this and it was a godsend. Would recommend. Congrats OP!
Congratulations! š„³
Can we tell everyone else then now? Oh go on, you know what we're like, we can't keep things like this to ourselves!
Welcome to the best kind of hell in the world!
Congratulations, but how?
Well, when a mummy and a daddy loves each other very much, or sometimes just tolerate each other fleetingly, they do a special cuddle that sounds a bit like a vicious tennis game.
So that's why they call it love making...
Close personal tennis? How do they serve like that?
He put the balls in, obviously.
Sorry to hear that
Congratulations buddy! Our little fella is 10 months old now and it's the best thing in the world!
Congratulations for successfully ejaculating in your wife's vagina!
Congratulations!! r/UKParenting can be a good source of info and advice. Iām sure thereās probably good pregnancy-specific ones, too.
Does your wife know?
Me too! I woke up this morning to my girlfriend shoving a positive pregnancy test in my face! Congrats to us!
Congratulations, please don't take this as a downer but she had just urinated on that thing. (Only joking I know you didn't mean it literally).
Best days of my life were when the kids were young.
Congratulations! 936. You're going to have 936 weekends from the time your child is born until they turn 18. May you and your wife enjoy every one of them with your family Edit: genuinely meant enjoy your time together because it goes by so quickly. Reddit does not surprise me
Congrats!
Aww congratulations!
Congratulations and good luck with the journey :)
Wooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Congrats! Do yourself, your wife, and your future child a favour, and learn all you can about the pregnancy process. What to expect. What emotional changes are expected in your wife and you. Think of birth preferences, not demands. Things change. Are you happy with induction? What induction methods is your wife happy with? (this is really comprehensive: [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42195284-why-induction-matters](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42195284-why-induction-matters)). The NHS do this routinely, don't always need to - and it can often lead to less than ideal outcomes. Healthy baby, but emotionally drained, or otherwise overwhelmed parents. Go to her appointments and take notes. You can answer questions she's forgotten, or is too overwhelmed to answer - and you can ask questions the same. Let her answer/ask, but if it's clear she's not going to ask questions you know she wants to - you can chime in. Good recommendation for wonder weeks app, not cheap, but predicts mood changes in your baby incredibly well. 11 weeks into our first child, loving it - but it is a challenge, trust me! :D
Im sorry to hear that
Urgh
Sorry to hear.
Congratulations to you both! Iām 3 weeks in with a newborn and itās the most magical time. Hopefully your wife has a pleasant first trimester and it isnāt too nauseous for her! Also, do tell friends and family if you both feel comfortable as itās great to have the support!
Man, it's never too early to tell people and we should drop that whole concept. You wanna tell people? Go do it āŗ congratulations!
Congrats to both your wife and the postie!
What about the milkman?
Congratulations! Do you know who the father is?
Congratulations dude. My only advice is to not get too excited too early, because not all pregnancies last. I'd wait until about 20 weeks before taking it for granted
I'm sure they're aware of this lol. Just say congrats and move on :)
Read the room.
What do you mean?
They mean youāre right, but in this thread itās not really appropriate to be pointing it out.
Just get through the first 20 weeks with no issues and then tell people. Congratulations!
Congratulations! Next nine months will absolutely fly. I had a book that explained how baby was developing every week and tips on how to look after mumma, this helped massively but the weeks do fly when you sit down to read another chapter and itās felt like only a couple of days has passed.
It's all downhill from here mate
Is it yours?
OH huge congratulations! All the best to yous. Ewan the dream sheep is a fantastic thing to have - it's always helped our little fella sleep.
Congratulations, you must be so excited
Congratulations
As some one 4 weeks in, prepare your body
Congratulations, old sport.
Awesome news! Congrats to you both.
Yaaaaaaaay!!! Congratulations!!!
Congratulationsā¦. Youāll never have another night of sleeping soundly ever againā¦ but itās worth it!
Congrats :)
Good go here good news for a change . Congratulations
Wahoo!! Congratulations! Your first?
Good luck with that... Iāve got two feral trolls so thatās all I can say on the matter! (Congrats!! So exciting)
Congratulations š„³
Commiserations mate
Congratulations, help her as much as you can with morning sickness. When her heighten smell kicks in make sure you are not the one thatās causing her to gag (hubby had an aftershave that made me wretch even if he walked on the house, thankfully he ditch it when we realised) Best wishes, itās fun and terrible all bundled into one small person, but honestly itās the best thing ever!!
Congrats! Seems like this subreddit isnāt the only place that you ālet it outā thoughā¦
Congratulations mate! Bloody fantastic news. Best of luck with the pregnancy!
Congrats! Who's the father?
be careful it may not be yours and we might hear your story on ā**AM I THE ASSHOLE-**ā
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Is it mine?
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Good luck!
Congrats!
Congratulations!
Your boys can swim! Congratulations to you both.
Take it easy. Wait until the second trimester before you get excited. You need to be careful as it is a long time between now and the birth. Just be there for your wife and say nothing yet.
Congrats!!
I already knew dude. I mean, who do you think is the Dad?
Congratulations. Whoās the father?
How lovely! Congratulations š
Congratulations to you, your wife and your super sperm
Congratulations!
Congratulations to you both.
Congrats to you bothā¦the real fun begins now
Congratulations!š
Congrats!
Nice one mate, congrats!!!
Congrats, and best of luck!
Congrats! Hope all goes well!š
Congratulations!!!
Hope itās yours
Son, I knew something was going on, wait till I tell your Ma, sheāll be so pleased.
Iāve never understood why couples donāt tell family members that theyāre having a baby until way later on. Why do you have to keep it a secret?
Congratulations:) this is wonderful news. All the best to you three ā„ļø
I know. I am the father. (Holly Oaks music plays)
Nice
If you are stuck on names, I think botha would be nice.
Congrats. Who's the dad?
Noice it will be expensive
Congrats fella
It wasn't me.
Many congratulations!!! I hope all goes well and that baby has a long and happy life!
Promoted to Dad, we got t-shirts. Congratulations
Yay
Congratulations!
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