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Yeah that's usually the go to book. It's not bad actually. And it's not just expectant women who should read that. They have some after that are for like the first 4 or so years?

In post 71, CooLDoG wrote:There a parenting books? I thought the whole idea of having a kid was to experiment.

No that's the whole idea of college. I understand your confusion, however.

Vaguely related:

I strongly, strongly recommend . It helped us get a framework for everything we were going to do.

I also found that in child-raising, the quote that was most accurate is Dwight D. Eisenhower's: "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable." Our daughter didn't always fall directly in line with our expectations, but having a framework in the first place helped us be prepared to adapt to her needs as they arose.

In post 68, Kublai Khan wrote:Awesome Juls! Congrats. Is everything smooth and easy the second time around?

It's going pretty well. My oldest is almost 8 so we had gotten used to sleeping in again since she has become pretty self sufficient. Let's get real though, sleeping in for us is like 8a.m. He is sleeping through the night though. I have been very blessed that both my children are good sleepers.

OH and thanks for all the Congrats. Didn't mean to hijack KK's thread.

In post 74, Egg wrote:My mom told my girlfriend to read one called "what to expect when you're expecting"

I dunno about the book, but the movie of the same title is really really good

So what happens if you just don't pay attention to the kid when it cries in the middle of the night? Wouldn't it get conditioned to stop?

Infants aren't smart enough to understand or "condition" themselves not to cry. You can get them on a schedule though by beginning the sleep ritual at the same time and doing the same things. But you shouldn't let your child "cry it out" at such an early age and in my opinion at all before 2-3 years old.

In post 83, Juls wrote:Infants aren't smart enough to understand or "condition" themselves not to cry.

yeah human child brains are all kinds of weird/amusing

Congrats to everyone expecting! I'm still looking forward to my first but I know it's an exciting journey for anyone going through it. An old regular at Starbucks gave me a couple of books he read while anticipating his first. They're both for expectant fathers, but I figure they'll be good anyway, and at the very least, they cover 2/3 of the parents.

In post 84, shaft.ed wrote:

In post 83, Juls wrote:Infants aren't smart enough to understand or "condition" themselves not to cry.

yeah human child brains are all kinds of weird/amusing

Duct tape is still good though, right? They don't have weird lips or nothin'?

In post 85, singersigner wrote:they cover 2/3 of the parents.

So glad I wasn't drinking anything when I read this

Update: after 15hours of labor, Holly Simone Hyde is born. 9lbs 1oz. 5min APGAR score of 9. Great success!

Congrats, dude!

Oh congrats!!!

Congrats!

Congratulations!

Congrats

Congratulations, Kublai Khan! That's a lovely name.

Congrats!

Congratulations!

congrats on your second December baby

If you have a 3rd kid we should use this thread to bet on delivery date and weight

In post 97, PokerFace wrote:If you have a 3rd kid we should use this thread to bet on delivery date and weight

If?

he's got a lot of breeding to do if he wants to catch up to grandpa