Seagull Stew
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Just wonder if the NSC Dads on here can give me some advice on something that I hadn't considered before I became a Dad.
Me and my wife are fortunate enough to be blessed with our first child, a beautiful girl called Emily who is just over a day old. My wife had a c-section so I'm pretty much doing everything for now.
Firstly, I am so terrified when I pick her up and hold her. I think I'm going to drop her and therefore I'm lacking in confidence, big time.
Also, I had to wash her hair today with the midwife and she cried the hospital down while I was doing it. Now I know that babies cry, (it's what they do for a living), but the fact that I was MY actions that was causing her to cry made me choke and I broke down afterwards and cried like a cissy! I also found it difficult to dress her as, again, it was my actions that was causing her to cry.
Have any other Dad's had similar experiences or do I just need to harden up a bit otherwise she'll always have me wrapped around her little finger?
I'm assuming that my confidence will grow but if anyone has any tips then that would be great!
Me and my wife are fortunate enough to be blessed with our first child, a beautiful girl called Emily who is just over a day old. My wife had a c-section so I'm pretty much doing everything for now.
Firstly, I am so terrified when I pick her up and hold her. I think I'm going to drop her and therefore I'm lacking in confidence, big time.
Also, I had to wash her hair today with the midwife and she cried the hospital down while I was doing it. Now I know that babies cry, (it's what they do for a living), but the fact that I was MY actions that was causing her to cry made me choke and I broke down afterwards and cried like a cissy! I also found it difficult to dress her as, again, it was my actions that was causing her to cry.
Have any other Dad's had similar experiences or do I just need to harden up a bit otherwise she'll always have me wrapped around her little finger?
I'm assuming that my confidence will grow but if anyone has any tips then that would be great!