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Although we had been trying for a couple of months when she said the words "I'm pregnant" I still went into a state of panic, fear and overwhelming happiness. I was going to be a Dad.

Hiding the pregnancy when we went out was hard, I felt like I was the one getting all the morning sickness. Night after night of secretly drinking Polly's white wine as well as my own beer made for some shocking hangovers.

During the scan the little babies seemed to be quite active and happily bouncing around walls of my wife's uterus, completely oblivious to the emotional volcano they had just erupted on their parents...twins!

When the gynaecologist referred to my wife as the mother, "It's up to your wife, as the mother to...." I suddenly felt very young to be a father. I had only just got comfortable with calling her "wife" life was moving very fast.

Average age of fathers in Australia is 32.9 years.

The world's oldest recorded father is purported to be Australian mine worker, Les Colley, who was 92 years 10 months when he fathered a son, Oswald, in 1992. "I never thought she would get pregnant so easy, but she bloody well did," he told newspapers at the time, referring to his Fijian wife whom he'd met through a dating agency a year earlier.

The average number of disposable nappies that a child will wear up to the age of 2 1/2 years is 7,350

Stuart C;  New Dad  - Top Tips 

  • Say "yes" to everything
  • Get your finances in order
  • Forget what you read in books and go with what you think is right

Tim C; New Dad - Top Tips

  • Have your nights out whilst you still can
  • Avoid changing the really full ones
  • Get finances organised
  • Enjoy every minute, it's a cliche but it does go fast

Jon R; New Dad - Top Tips

  • Do whatever your partner wants
  • Don't expect everything to go as planned

Matthew H; New Dad - Top Tips

The most important thing that I learnt is that it is all my fault. Everything that she is going through is my fault. It doesn't matter if it's my fault or not, it's easier and makes her feel better if I take the blame. No matter what I get into trouble for I just think it's nothing compared to what she's going through. And if nothing I do makes it better then going to a baby shop and letting her buy something always seams to make things better.

 Mike P; New Dad - Top Tips

  • Don't worry - enjoy
  • It just keeps getting better
  • Take the time to talk to others and read up
  • Don't buy too much

Al G; New Dad - Top Tips

  • Give your partner the benifit of the doubt

Matt O; New Dad - Top Tip

Be loving and present, don't blink cos you'll miss it.

Cameron; New Dad - Top Tip

Try and do all you can to give her a rest when you can. If you get tired after an hour with the baby imagine what it is like after 23.

 Matt P; New Dad - Top Tip

Insist on two weeks paternity leave (I regret having only 1 week after a long and ardous labour it didn't give me long with my son).

 Paul K; New Dad - Top Tip

Enjoy every stage, even when the child is crying - just enjoy! Life is to short to skip any part. Friends are saying how theywhere to busy working and now where the child is >10 and above they are getting to be individuals and don't want hugs and are too busy with their friend (which of course is fantastic) though as parents missed out on a lot of the growing up.

 Marcus C; New Dad - Top Tip

Follow your instincts

Jason P; New Dad - Top Tips

There are a few:-

  • Routine is good
  • Never wake a sleeping baby
  • Just when you think you have sussed it, it changes
  • Teething  - is difficult!

Carl P, New Dad - Top Tip

Nothing can prepare you for labour.

James T; New Dad - Top Tip

Babies just cry, you can be doing everything right and nothing wrong but they will still cry. Its not your fault babies cry.

Mike S; New Dad - Top Tip

Be ready for a big surprise. Talk to friends who have been through it recently.

Andrew K; New Dad - Top Tip

Be understanding and enjoy every moment.

Jeff P; New Dad - Top Tip

Relax and avoid commerical advertising you many not need many of the things on the market. Keep it simple.

Richard B; New Dad - Top Tip

At 30 weeks pack your bags because you never know when it might happen. Learn as much as you can, go to all the classes, open your eyes to  everything that potentially could happen. Spend time with your baby alone.

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What to Do When Your Child Gets Sick
 
Written by; Associate Professor Paul Middleton, Dr Andrew Ratchford, Dr John Mackenzie, Dr Jason Smith.

Not sure what's ailing your child? Do you need to see a GP? Or is it serious enough for a dash to Casualty? The answers to these questions, and more, are here in the essential go-to manual for parents and carers.

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Have you ever felt helpless when your child - or a child in your care - became unwell and you weren't sure what was wrong? Have you ever been faced with an emergency situation involving a child and not had the first idea what to do? Would you know what to do if your child stopped breathing and their heart stopped beating?
What to Do When Your Child Gets Sick is designed to help parents and carers recognise severe illness and deterioration in children, and enable them to make a decision about whether a child is slightly unwell, and can be taken to the GP the next day; moderately ill, and needs to be taken to the Emergency Department, but can stay in the waiting room, and when 000 should be called.
It also aims to cover almost every conceivable medical emergency you might face with your child, as well as a wide range of less serious, but nonetheless frightening, medical situations, such as the management of broken bones, seizures and burns.
The must-have manual for parents and anyone looking after children - from teachers to babysitters, nannies, day-care staff and preschool teachers - this book will be an invaluable addition to every bookshelf.
Most of the books in this under-served area appear to be British, Canadian or American. What to Do When Your Child Gets Sick is specifically aimed at the Australian and New Zealand market, with its references to emergency numbers and hospital procedures.

Associate-Professor Paul Middleton is an emergency physician with extensive experience dealing with sick children. He has taught doctors and nurses how to recognise and treat acute and serious childhood illness and injury. He is a Senior Medical Adviser to the NSW Ambulance Service and the Chair of the NSW branch of the Australian Resuscitation Council.
Dr Andrew Ratchford is an emergency physician who lectures in clinical medicine at Sydney University. He worked for the Helicopter Emergency Medicine Service in the UK, treating critically injured children and now teaches an advanced paediatric life support.
Dr Jason Smith is a consultant in emergency medicine in the UK and a senior lecturer in pre-hospital and emergency medicine. He has extensive clinical experience of dealing with paediatric emergencies.
Dr John McKenzie works as an emergency physician in southern Sydney and as a medical advisor to the NSW Ambulance Service.  

AUD $27.00 

 

 

       
Man with a Pram by Jon Farry & Stephen Mitchell - Book
 

The Blokes Guide (From Conception to Birth) to All the Stuff You Need To Know, Do, Prepare and Pack For The Best Moment Of Your Life.

For the first time in history, a book about pregnancy that men will actually be interested in. The concept for MAN WITH A PRAM was born (excuse the pun) from the authors observations that most men were not interested in the current pregnancy literature on the market. Added to this was the observation that many a pregnant partner seemed to be frustrated by this perceived lack of interest in pregnancy literature. Essentially, the current pregnancy literature isn't interesting for men because it's aimed at women, it's all a bit peaches and cream, a bit preachy, over-serious and well... Boring! Let's face it, most men would rather walk over broken glass (or watch sport) than read a book punctuated with fog lensed pictures of smiling pregnant women with chapters entitled How You're Feeling . The authors reasoned that for a pregnancy book to appeal to men it needed to state the facts of pregnancy issues while couching them in humour, science, statistics, trivia and male orientated advice: basically things that men like to read about.
 
AUD $24.95

 

 

             
Being Dad dvd
  
An honest, hilarious and informative series of films - all about Pregnancy and Birth, whilst the wildly successful sequel, Bringing the Baby Home follows 6 dads as they bring the baby home. 
 

This film combines the eternal, hilarious and “tell-it-like-it-is” wisdom of mates over a few beers with some of Australia’s leading experts - medical, financial, relationship experts, sleep experts, psychologists - even some ideas from a master brewer... to find some unbelievable insights into pregnancy, from the bloke’s point of view.

AUD $29.95

 
 
             
Best Dads "I Want to be the Best Dad I Can Be" CD-Rom
by Relationships Australia
  
All Dads want to be the 'Best Dad' they can be. Being a father is the most demanding journey you'll ever take.
The road ahead stops, turns and unknown destinations. This CD-Rom is not an instruction manual, but a road trip for you to take with your kids.
 
we want to get you thinking, and give you tips and ideas to build strong relationships with your kids.
 

This CD-Rom can be used on most PC's. 

Best Dads is a fun and interective game that dads and kids can play together.

Take a road trip and discover:

  • just how much fun you can have together
  • how to get to know your kids better
  • parenting tips and other useful information
  • where to get support ad help when you  need it.
AUD $FREE 
* A $12.50 postage and packing charges still apply 
 

 

 

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