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    • EdHE
      EdH
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      @Oaktavia said in Parenting:

      I know nothing but early to mid days at this point. It has been really fun and quite the learning experience.

      Pro-tip: go to parenting classes near you if you can. It's not for the information necessarily, which can all be found online. It's to get access to a ready-made, local network of other parents who will be going through the same first-baby thing at the same time as you. Mrs H said that the best thing about it was having a WhatsApp group set up afterwards where if she was up feeding the baby at 3am she knew there was a good chance that at least one of the other new mums would be in the same situation, and they could keep one another sane.

      Take the dive...

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      • OaktaviaO
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        @EdH Oh yes, our classes start next month at the Women's Clinic with a group of parents in our birthing group. We are going to miss the first one because Amanda will be in California but should be able to make the others.

        IG: electricindigowizard

        "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

        WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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        • SKTS
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          @EdH congratulations to you and your wife. 2 is a whole new ballgame!

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          • BrianB
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            Congratulations @EdH

            Although I would have thought the stop after 1 and just buy a bigger TV rule would have come into action

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            • endoE
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              @EdH congratulations! Parenthood only really begins with the second child.

              si tacuisses

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              • EdHE
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                Thanks @SKT @Brian and @endo. I understand that the effort levels required rise exponentially rather than proportionately.

                @Brian Luckily, we got a bigger telly in the post-Xmas sales this year, so me and my PlayStation are all set on that front!

                Take the dive...

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                • goosehdG
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                  @EdH Our first one was easy and I thought that parents were exaggerating about their experiences…our second one damn near broke us.

                  I love them both and things have gotten progressively easier…although the oldest is now a teen (whole new list of things) and the other one will be in a few years.

                  Not going to lie though, I love being a dad (most days). 😂

                  "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                  • motojoboboM
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                    Congratulations @EdH ! Look forward to your new-baby pics.

                    The journey is the objective.

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                    • NocturamaN
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                      @EdH - congrats man!

                      Re your Pro Tip, mine and my wife’s social lives revolve almost exclusively around the people we met at the parenting/baby group, and our eldest is now 22yo!

                      However, be very careful if the partners meet up for coffee every week. All 6 of the ladies in our friendship group got pregnant with their second child within the same 12-month period!! Apparently they discuss things…🤷‍♂️

                      #JustStopCrocs

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                      • EdHE
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                        @Nocturama said in Parenting:

                        got pregnant with their second child within the same 12-month period!!

                        Would've been the same in our case, but for the fact that we had some difficulties. Little Miss H is the eldest among our parenting group, but Baby H II is also going to be the youngest!

                        Take the dive...

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                          • OaktaviaO
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                            @GraemeE I can't wait to do nice, flat nature walks like this 🙂

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                            "Possibly splitting hairs, but I consider @Oaktavia to be the beardy, dank High Magus of this denim game…" @neph93

                            WTB: IHJ-72- XL/XXL

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