Baby due in 3 weeks 5 days?

Question

Hey Guys... Me and my wife are expecting in 3 weeks 5 days what are we to expect besides a baby lol during these next few weeks + once the baby is born.. p.s Im well looking forward to it.

Answer 1

I hate to sound like a downer but expect a great lack of sleep and a lot of emotions.  Your partner will be very emotional after the birth because her hormones are trying to readjust to a body without a baby.  She might cry at the drop of a hat.  Being a new mother is overwhelming but also very rewarding.  Just support her, try and get as much rest as you can, eat proper meals and remind yourself what a blessing a child is.  Best of luck to both of you!

Answer 2

give her plenty of attention.

she needs it right now.

tell her u are proud of her and keep her happy.

i am glad u are happy.

relax and sleep as much as poss.

then take a few days off of work

Answer 3

you are in for a dramatic change in lifestyle, routine and emotion :)

once your baby comes into this world, your wife and yourself will be flooded with emotion. That emotion will last for the rest of your lives.

Baby will become number one priority and will be the very first thing to consider with every decision you make, Right down to whether you can go to the toilet or not lol

Your wife is going to go through the most challenging, exhausting and rewarding experience of her life, and she is going to need you like never before.

Your job is to be unwavering with your support. This means you will need to make sure you are both well nourished, well slept and ready to roll with the punches for this labour.

Now is the time for you to be active with the housework (by the sounds of how happy you are, i'd guess you are already helping a lot anyway) and start with freezing meals in the freezer for you and your wife to eat once bub is born.

Any left overs from your meals should be frozen in little containers, so neither of you have to stress over shopping or cooking meals after the birth.

Offer to do all the baby laundry, and to help your wife pack her hospital bag. Go through the Birth Plan so you know it off by heart, that way when things are all happening at the hospital, you can be your wifes voice and tell the staff what she has selected on her Birth Plan.

From now, until a few days after the birth, be as attentive, supportive and giving as you possibly can. Make sure you listen carefully to what your wife is asking, and be certain that you are understanding her properly. There is nothing worse then thinking you are helping when it turns out your making things harder! lol we've all be there before!

Tell your wife you adore her, you love her, you are grateful, she is beautiful, that she completes you. These words can carry her through the hard days.

Once baby is born and you are all safe at home... it will be a bit learning curve. Learn from your wife's natural instincts, ask her opinion, be involved and offer to help in everyway you can from helping her sit up in bed, to bringing the baby to her in bed for midnight feeds.

Be prepared that you two will never sleep soundly again. Baby needs to be fed every few hours, and in between feeds baby needs love, touch, attention, nappy changes, play, song, burping and cuddles. And inbetween all that baby will sleep.

In a few weeks your baby will develop a routine, and may sleep up to 5hrs at a time (more if you are lucky!) but up until then it is your job to support your wifes need to sleep. That means you get up in the night to baby, and you give your wife lots of opportunities to nap during the times you aren't at work. So if she's fed baby, and you are home, you offer to play with and look after baby while she puts her feet up for awhile or has a nap.

Offer to bath baby each night, it's a wonderful baby/daddy time and gives mummy a chance to have a shower or to get some "mummy time".

you are both going to be wonderful parents. Just follow baby's cues and make sure you help your wife as much as you can :)

Answer 4

expect;

a very hormonal wife

waking up every 2 hours once the bebe is here

be sure to give her lots of attention right now she needs it.

Answer 5

theres so many things where do you start. the best advice take a couple of weeks off work if possible. and get as much sleep as possible while baby sleeps the first few weeks theres probably gonna be alot of sleepless nights until baby develops a pattern. im due in 3 weeks and 4 days lol and we have a 1 year old so things are gonna be very hectic here and hubby is taking 2 weeks off work to help out.