RH33 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Think there is a Parkers Guide to Pregnancy...the company that do the car mannuals? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theentomologist Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Think there is a Parkers Guide to Pregnancy...the company that do the car mannuals? indeed. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggie_Murray7 Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 There's loads of "bloke" guides you can get, which are probably more fun than reading the standard pregnancy and baby books that are aimed at women. The ones for men give you more advice on sexual positions for when the bump gets bigger and that sort of thing. I was jsut about to ask for suggestions on books for first time fathers who are shiteing themself. I shall google it later and see what I can find, but I doubt the one for sexual positions will be any good to me....I've been warned. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) I was given this one as a gift when the wife was expecting Thomas. I thought it was tremendous. A great read, funny and at the same time packed with good advice. Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy Edited January 8, 2011 by Skyline Drifter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reina Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I gave my husband that as a present, SD, and he loved it too 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyline Drifter Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I gave my husband that as a present, SD, and he loved it too I wish it had some great advice on what to do with this damned virus Thomas has! Another 5 hours sitting in A&E tonight with a wee boy who now has an ever increasing amount of red angry blotches appearing on his body. And they are clearly bothering him as he's starting to scratch at them. Piriton isn't coping any more. Poor wee man. He's now had a dose of steroids to see if that stops it happening. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I wish it had some great advice on what to do with this damned virus Thomas has! Another 5 hours sitting in A&E tonight with a wee boy who now has an ever increasing amount of red angry blotches appearing on his body. And they are clearly bothering him as he's starting to scratch at them. Piriton isn't coping any more. Poor wee man. He's now had a dose of steroids to see if that stops it happening. Wee man. Hope he gets better soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I was jsut about to ask for suggestions on books for first time fathers who are shiteing themself. I shall google it later and see what I can find, but I doubt the one for sexual positions will be any good to me....I've been warned. We got this one, its brilliant. They also do a toddlers one and others, including teenagers 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallo_Madrid Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I was given this one as a gift when the wife was expecting Thomas. I thought it was tremendous. A great read, funny and at the same time packed with good advice. Bloke's Guide to Pregnancy I have also read this book, its great. I've got the Bloke's Guide to Babies too, which i've already started on. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 using the anonymity of the internet here as i can't tell anyone else i was awoken this morning to woman waving a plastic stick with two pink lines on it in my face. now although we hadn't been actively trying we had eazed off the birth control to let nature take its course. she believes she is 4 or 5 weeks down the line going to the quack tomorrow. now although i don't particularly like children i am highly excited by this revelation. what have i let myself in for? all advice taken as i havn't a fucking clue about this stuff 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Cuddy Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 using the anonymity of the internet here as i can't tell anyone else i was awoken this morning to woman waving a plastic stick with two pink lines on it in my face. now although we hadn't been actively trying we had eazed off the birth control to let nature take its course. she believes she is 4 or 5 weeks down the line going to the quack tomorrow. now although i don't particularly like children i am highly excited by this revelation. what have i let myself in for? all advice taken as i havn't a fucking clue about this stuff Congratulations! Advice? Just ask a question as/when it comes up and you'll get someone's opinion on it. The books mentioned above are a good starting point. For now though, enjoy the excitement. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suspect Device Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 using the anonymity of the internet here as i can't tell anyone else i was awoken this morning to woman waving a plastic stick with two pink lines on it in my face. now although we hadn't been actively trying we had eazed off the birth control to let nature take its course. she believes she is 4 or 5 weeks down the line going to the quack tomorrow. now although i don't particularly like children i am highly excited by this revelation. what have i let myself in for? all advice taken as i havn't a fucking clue about this stuff All the advice in the world will still leave you with times of complete and utter incomprehension of what to do next. At the moment we're struggling to get our 9 month old to eat savoury stuff. She's was fine when it was much and she'll eat as much yogurt or sweet stuff (fruit etc) that you want but trying her to eat a bit of chicken/beef/salmon etc that has been a nightmare. Even tried going back to liquidizing but she's gone right off savoury. We can't just feed her on yogurt or keep trying to sneak a spoonful of savoury with her sweet. Anyway, congratualtions and best of luck. It's the most difficult (and rewarding) thing you'll ever do. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks for the words of support going to wait a few more weeks before telling our parents then we will let everyone else know after the first scan. That said I'm certain the cat will escape from the proverbial bag sooner than expected. I am actually looking forward to the pregnancy which is easy for me to say. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reina Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Aw, great news! Many congratulations! I suppose the best advice I'd give is try to relax and go with the flow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Congratulations! Still nothing here, 6 days to go until the due date. We picked our pram up today, we now have everything in the house 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reina Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Good luck G_Man 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
die hard doonhamer Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Had the midwife today, 5 days until the due date, turns out the heads not engaged yet. Not expecting anything to happen soon. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pub car king Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Well it's been confirmed by the gp she has to see the midwife in three weeks. Been given a rough date of September 15th. Shit just got real 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundermonkey Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Well it's been confirmed by the gp she has to see the midwife in three weeks. Been given a rough date of September 15th. Shit just got real Congratulations! I've not been on for a few pages...have I missed any babies? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Thompson Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 All the advice in the world will still leave you with times of complete and utter incomprehension of what to do next. At the moment we're struggling to get our 9 month old to eat savoury stuff. She's was fine when it was much and she'll eat as much yogurt or sweet stuff (fruit etc) that you want but trying her to eat a bit of chicken/beef/salmon etc that has been a nightmare. Even tried going back to liquidizing but she's gone right off savoury. We can't just feed her on yogurt or keep trying to sneak a spoonful of savoury with her sweet. Anyway, congratualtions and best of luck. It's the most difficult (and rewarding) thing you'll ever do. The only advice I have with food is dont give up. Dont stop feeding them things because they dont immediately like them. And dont get too hung up about it, dont try and force it. Im pretty sure kids go through phases like this anyway, just persevere without pushing to hard. Congratulations! I've not been on for a few pages...have I missed any babies? I dont think any babies post on here. They certainly match some posters on intellectual capacity, but lack the motor skills to type properly 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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