Wednesday, 29 November 2006

Being a first-time dad

Watching the birth of your first child is the most amazing thing in the world. Everyone had told me this beforehand, but it's hard to put into words what it is ACTUALLY like. I don't thnk I can do it justice just to say that it makes you feel ten foot tall and so happy. If you could bottle and sell the feeling it would be gold dust as its unbelievable.

After a lengthy labour - 16 hours - my wife Charlotte gave birth to our beautiful little son Jack. Since then we have been learning endlessly. You can't prepare yourself for it enough.

In just a few days there are so many questions we are still looking fo answers too... like should you feed your baby again if they are sick after a feed? We're not sure but I hope to find the answer and then post it here along with other questions and queries that we stumble upon as our little boy grows up...

So far it has been amazing. Don't underestimate the number of nappies you change or the amount of time spent feeding your baby. The thing we have learnt so far is that feeding is the key - if Jacks feeds well then he seems to stay a happy baby that sleeps well, but everyday there seems to be a new challenge.

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