I doubt it's much of a secret. Most men want to have a boy first. Partly, this is cultural conditioning. We're constantly told how much everyone wants a boy, and we know a boy is harder to "get." And, at least with the first child, we are so utterly clueless that we desire a boy baby without even giving it much thought. There's certainly no guilt in wishing for a boy, when you … [Read more...] about Does every dad secretly want a boy?
Pregnancy
On our desk: “40 Weeks of Keeping Your Head Down” by Bill Bounds (book review)
In Forty Weeks of Keeping Your Head Down Bill Bounds has written an entertaining first person look at the baby process. This genre, pioneered by Grant Eppler in What to Expect When She's Expecting, gives the reader a very personal view of what happens on the long road of pregnancy. While Bounds' experiences are personal, his experience is common to us all, complete with OB/GYN … [Read more...] about On our desk: “40 Weeks of Keeping Your Head Down” by Bill Bounds (book review)
New world record: New Dad at 79
There's a new kid on the geriatric dads block, and has a new son. He had to beat out a man a year younger and more virile than he was to win the record. At 79, Raymond Calvert, of Winewall, Lancashire England, is the world's oldest new dad. I hope I'm still humping like this at 79, though it's a bit hard to believe that no special drugs were involved, unless you count his 25 … [Read more...] about New world record: New Dad at 79
It could happen to you! Dad delivers son on the bathroom floor
But probably not, especially if it's your first. Better chances for 12 plus hours comforting your baby before the inevitable, "PUSH!" Waterford plumber Brian Hines typically tends to toilets, but on Tuesday, he helped his wife deliver their baby boy on the bathroom floor.[From Dad delivers son on the bathroom floor | freep.com | Detroit Free Press] … [Read more...] about It could happen to you! Dad delivers son on the bathroom floor
Should Dads be in the Delivery Room (poll)?
Researchers at the Centre for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Birmingham believe that dad’s involvement in pregnancy and childbirth might actually be setting him up to fail as a new father. Here’s the logic: These days men are expected to really go through the pregnancy and birth with their partners– attend “antenatal classes,” and assist during labor. But hard as he may … [Read more...] about Should Dads be in the Delivery Room (poll)?