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| zeth | ambv: any tips for the first few weeks? | 00:08 |
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| zeth | What was your role as the father then? | 00:08 |
| ambv | zeth: whoa, this is the most wicked part. | 00:26 |
| ambv | very cool and you're high most of the time (partly because you don't get any sleep and partly because you're so excited). | 00:27 |
| ambv | but you have no clue what's going to happen next. | 00:27 |
| ambv | from what I've gathered you should probably just focus on two things: | 00:28 |
| ambv | 1. listen to the mother and do whatever she says, even if it's totally stupid. she just gave birth to a human being, sacrificing much of her health and integrity (both in physical and psychical terms). she needs support and peace. being sure that she can count on you helps with that. | 00:30 |
| ambv | 2. offer any kind of physical help you probably can give. and I don't only speak of simple stuff like carrying bags, bottles, diapers etc. there are many more subtle things you might miss if you're tired like helping the mother to get up, helping with the baby, being a shield to the family and friends (but not a jerk). she will probably tell you herself she doesn't want to see nobody for the first couple of days. | 00:33 |
| ambv | the rest will come out easy. the most difficult stuff will be covered by the doctors and if you must know something, they will tell you anyway. you can however read a book (one will do, any will do) about the first weeks of the baby's life. it will help with your own sanity as the most scary stuff for rookie parents is usually totally normal. | 00:34 |
| ambv | still, you won't get much sleep in the first couple of weeks. the baby simply doesn't recognize times of day. | 00:35 |
| ambv | zeth: do you know whether it's a boy or girl? | 00:35 |
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