The Birth Guy S Go To Guide For New Dads

A must-have baby shower gift for expectant dads! In this one-of-a-kind guide, dad, doula, and certified lactation counselor Brian Salmon and perinatal mental health and relationship expert Kirsten Brunner offer practical, modern-day survival tips for expectant dads and birth partners. Gone are the days when fathers would nervously pace the waiting room while their partners gave birth. Dads are participating in childbirth now more than ever before. However, if you’re like many men, you may feel unprepared, uncomfortable, or even unwelcome in the birth room. For you, this book offers battle-tested tips to help you get in the game and prepare for one of the most incredible adventures of your life. Based on the author’s Rocking Dadschildbirth course, this book will teach you everything you need to know about supporting your partner through birth, breastfeeding, and beyond. In this guide, you’ll discover pointers and advice you won’t find in any other childbirth or breastfeeding guide, including: A list of items to pack for the hospital that will help mom’s labor go more smoothly Stealth communication skills that you can utilize during early labor to support mom and keep her in a positive state of mind How to write a birth plan that the labor and delivery nurses will actually pay attention to What to say and do—and what not to say and do—when mom is in active labor and feeling all the feelings A detailed account of what to expect in the delivery room as a birth partner, and how to navigate the unknown terrains when things don’t go as planned How to help mom achieve proper nipple latch when she attempts breastfeeding for the first time Finally, and perhaps most importantly, you’ll find tips for maintaining a strong relationship with your partner before, during, and after the birth so that you feel closer than ever when you launch into the wild yet wonderful world of parenthood.

Fatherhood demystified! Finally: a manual for new dads that deciphers the immensely confusing world of fatherhood and gives crucial tips and advice from a man's point of view. No psychobabble, no warm fuzzies -- just a hilarious (and surprisingly practical) military-style guide to surviving and thriving through even the queasiest moments of pregnancy, birth, and babyhood. Seasoned father and master infant-tamer Scott Mactavish breaks the Baby Code down and lays it out in straight-up guyspeak. The New Dad's Survival Guide includes declassified information on such topics as: Cutting the Cord: The Moment of Truth Feeding and Cleaning the NFU (New Family Unit) Surviving Sleep Deprivation Relieving Stress Without Booze The Great Boob Irony Pee, Poo, Hurl, and Snot: Getting Used to the Bodily Functions Critical Survival Tips Never Before Revealed Sex: Let the Games Begin Again...Finally Dozens of Essential Terms Defined, Including Binky, Onesie, Diaper Genie, Passy, and Sippy Cup Grab your boots and strap on your helmet! The babies are coming!

For most men, discovering you're about to be a father comes with a LOT of questions, A Man's Guide to Having a Baby will answer them and many more, guiding you through what it takes to become a reliable, supportive partner and amazing father.

For every father-to-be wondering about life with baby, comes Todd Barrett Lieman s witty ABCs for Expectant Dads. This Go-To Guide for GuysTM includes more than 100 pages of point-blank information from the intriguing APGAR score to all the ZZzzzz s that Dad won t be getting after baby is born! ABCs for Expectant Dads tells the special guy in your life what s what with fatherhood, from that life-changing, line on the stick moment to baby s first sippy cup. Says Lieman: It's the ultimate A-Z guide for new dads, as they wade their way through some VERY unfamiliar waters. Lieman, a veteran writer and new dad, pulls no punches with bright, informative entries like: Diapers: How can something that seems so harmless be so . . . Not harmless? Fear: Holy moly, you have a kid! What the heck were you thinking? IPod: The labor process can take hours upon hours and hours upon hours. It can take days. So it s important to have some music in the birth room. Jealousy: You are gonna feel it. You ll be jealous of your kid. You ll be jealous of your partner. You ll be jealous of your friends that don t have kids. You ll be jealous of the 18-year-old kid down the street with the hot girlfriend. Layette: An expensive French name for stuff your baby needs ... Maternity Clothes: Repeat this phrase, Honey, you look awesome in that outfit. Baby Monitors: Watching and listening to your kid will become an addiction, but is potentially good practice for when she is a teenager and has a boy in the house. Opportunity Weight: You get to order whatever you want and/or finish what she doesn t. It s great fun! Poop: It s what you fear most. Strollers: Shopping for a stroller is like shopping for a car . . . It s the first thing you ll notice when another family strolls by. You ll whisper with envy if they have a more expensive model, and you ll silently mock them if they have the cheap equivalent. Ultrasound: A serious reality check. Wife (if applicable) : After this experience, if you don t think she s the most amazing person on the planet, you should be shot.

The viral video star behind Dude Dad offers a humorous and heartfelt guide to helping expectant fathers survive and thrive during the wild ride that is forty weeks of pregnancy. Numerous apps and books exist to help expectant parents understand their baby’s development by comparing their unborn child to a raspberry or a stalk of broccoli, but Taylor Calmus takes issue with that. First off, your baby is not some wimpy little vegetable. Your baby is a hardcore little lug nut who is straight-up growing organs on a weekly basis. Second, how big is a stalk of broccoli? And what the heck is a kumquat? Clearly this situation calls for a better approach. Enter . . . A Dude’s Guide to Baby Size. • At week nine, your little shredder resembles the circumference of a guitar pick. • At week twenty-four, your budding jalapeño is the size of some concession-stand nachos. • By week thirty-four, your little lopper is now the size of a sixteen-inch largemouth bass that weighs four to five pounds! This book is full of fun facts about your growing baby, advice on how to help Mom-to-be, as well as ideas and encouragement for you on your journey from Dude to Dude Dad. Buckle up for a wild ride full of maternity metaphors, gnarly playlists for all the special occasions, new parenting tales, dos and don’ts for expecting dads, and even an entire chapter dedicated to beef brisket!

Offers advice for new fathers to be prepared for labor and childbirth.

Funny, fast-paced, and full of solid and practical ideas and advice, Welcome to Fatherhood dives right into the challenges that many modern Dads-to-be face as they try to partner up with their pregnant significant others. Not just another take on the "be helpful and supportive" mantra most books preach, this book gets right to the point and gives dozens of specific and detailed tips, tricks, tools, and techniques to help you meet and exceed all of today's expectations. Most Dads-to-be want the same things. To better understand and connect to Mama on her pregnancy adventure. To better prepare for Baby's arrival. To feel like they know what they are doing. To step up successfully into their new role. And most importantly, to be a good partner and Father. Welcome to Fatherhood helps you achieve all these things and more, and have some fun along the way.Better connected to Mama, better prepared for Baby - Welcome to Fatherhood covers it all.