Another SM Dad

# 1 09-01-2012 , 12:40 AM

Acid44

Guest

Posts: n/a

On January the 6th, at 0052, I moved up from not having much responsibility at all, to being a father! So, naturally, soon as I could, I wanted to show him off user added image

His name's Jonathan, and was born by emergency C-section because he wouldn't move down toward the exit door.

Too tired to come up with anything clever to say about him, but I do have a rather serious question...

Because my girlfriend had to get an emergency C-section, I've been in hospital helping her take care of him and such, and been up for about 3 days straight now, she's getting some sleep at the moment, and when she is awake, can't do much because she's having a hard time dealing with the pain. I know a bunch of you guys/gals are parents, so I was wondering how y'all managed to wake up in time for the feedings/when the baby's crying/etc. I'm not to tired right now, but I have a feeling that if I were to lie down and try to rest at all I'd be out of action for quite some time... Any advice? I'm pretty damn worried about how easily it could all hit the fan, especially with my girlfriend in her condition (not that I'd blame her, or anything like that) Just worried out of my mind

P.S. Sorry for the big blurb of text, extremely exhausted and probably over-explaining things

Attached Thumbnails

Click image for larger version

Name: 408782_10150581062791579_535291578_11024845_1742614131_n.jpg
Views: 278
Size: 31.9 KB
ID: 50055

Quote

# 2 09-01-2012 , 01:55 AM

Registered User
Join Date: Mar 2007

Location: TN (USA)

Posts: 1,889

Is that a mental ray rendering or photgraph? user added image

Congratulations! And welcome to fatherhood

Don't be satisfied with what you can do but rather strive to do the things you can't do!
Exceed Expectations!

Quote

# 3 09-01-2012 , 02:24 AM

Technical Director
Join Date: Feb 2004

Posts: 2,988

Congratulations mate! Which hospital; Sunnybrook? I was born in (what was) Women's College.

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Quote

# 4 09-01-2012 , 02:24 AM

SM Tea Boy
Join Date: Apr 2002

Location: Prague

Posts: 3,228

Can't give you any practical advice as I'm not in the club, but I will offer my congratulations.

Take a deep breath. You'll be fine. Hopefully Bullet will be along in a bit to offer some advice I think he has about 400 kids running around somewhere user added image

All the best
Dave user added image

From a readers' Q and A column in TV GUIDE: "If we get involved in a nuclear war, would the electromagnetic pulses from exploding bombs damage my videotapes?"

Quote

# 5 09-01-2012 , 03:01 AM

EduSciVis-er
Join Date: Dec 2005

Location: Toronto

Posts: 3,374

Hey congrats!! Well, I'm no father, but from what I've observed and heard... every new parent is dead exhausted, and yet the baby gets fed. I wouldn't worry too much about it, just get the sleep when you can.

-stwert

Website - Blog - YouTube - Vimeo - Facebook - Twitter

-->How to Effectively Ask Questions on Forums<--

Quote

# 6 09-01-2012 , 03:14 AM

Lifetime Member
Join Date: Apr 2011

Posts: 258

I think you need to adjust the settings there and turn down the blurry mate and the backscatering lol. user added image

hehe

Welcome to Daddy's Club. I have one Daughter (7 years old now) and a Son (1 year and 8 months now).
Though only my Son is living with me, he is a blast! They do grow up fast. Prepare a lot of diapers and waking up 4 times during night time! They can eat almost every hour!!! hahaha

Congratulations mate. user added image

https://cgi.ink
https://www.mduque.com

Last edited by cgisoul; 09-01-2012 at 03:18 AM.

Quote

# 7 09-01-2012 , 03:40 AM

Lifetime Member
Join Date: Dec 2010

Posts: 306

Congrats Acid. I am joining that club here in the next few days (Fingers Crossed) My wife has been having intermittent contractions over the last few days. I don't really have any advice but I am also going to be looking for some I am sure. user added image

Keep in touch I sure you guys will be fine.

- Jake

Quote

# 8 09-01-2012 , 03:59 AM

Technical Director
Join Date: Feb 2004

Posts: 2,988

Also, cloth diapers are a blessing. (Says my Mom user added image

)

Imagination is more important than knowledge.

Quote

# 9 09-01-2012 , 09:59 AM

Subscriber
Join Date: Jul 2008

Location: Chelmsford, Essex, UK

Posts: 1,162

acid man..... Congratulations. I too am not in 'the club', but I guess like anything new, it's a learning process....

Multi-alarm clocking is my suggestion. When I'm worried I won't wake.... Get several alarm clocks... Set em all on LOUD, within a few minutes of each other... And set to snooze and/repeat on all of em. If one don't wake ya, the next ones surely will.

Quote

# 10 09-01-2012 , 01:05 PM

The thin red line
Join Date: Aug 2009

Location: England

Posts: 4,472

Congratulations Acid, as a father of 5 all I can say is calm down things will start comming together in another week your be making bottle like it was second nature.............good luck...........dave

Avatar Challenge Winner 2010

Quote

# 11 09-01-2012 , 05:11 PM

Subscriber
Join Date: Oct 2011

Posts: 139

Congrats! Not in the club, but I'd recommend catching 20min naps instead of having another coffee. If you're able to fall in deep sleep - your body will shut down all non-critical functions and just rest, you'll wake up feeling like after an 8h sleep. The time is the key here, anything above 30min doesn't work.

Quote

# 12 09-01-2012 , 07:19 PM

Acid44

Guest

Posts: n/a

Thanks everyone ;D

My freaking out may have been a bit premature, he's been pretty easy to deal with so far, and my girlfriend is handling her pain a lot better than we both thought she would. I even managed to wake up every time he needed something last night, though that may have been easy, as I was sleeping on a hardwood floor (girlfriend's more comfortable on the couch that the bed user added image

)

@ND - He was born at Centenary in Scarborough, and cloth diapers scare me. I have a hard enough time with the poo when I only have to see it for a few seconds, and it doesn't even smell yet user added image

@All the stuff about sleep and waking up in time - I've been just sleeping while he sleeps so far, thankfully he sleeps a lot, a scary amount, actually, but I've read a ton of articles that say it's normal for some babies to sleep almost all the time and just wake up to eat, be changed, etc.

Sorry I can't address everyone, my brain is working again, but my body is still exhausted, may edit later with more direct replies user added image

Quote

# 13 09-01-2012 , 09:28 PM

The Maya Mountain
Join Date: Aug 2002

Location: Seattle, WA

Posts: 8,245

congrats!!!!!

-Mike
The Maya Toolbelt

Quote

# 14 09-01-2012 , 10:02 PM

Lead Modeler - Framestore
Join Date: Feb 2003

Location: UK

Posts: 6,287

Congrats to you both and welcome to the little dude!!

My wife had a c-section too, same problem. I took my daughter home with me on the second day so my wife could rest. I just made sure everything was in check and started the routine of sleep and eat every few hours.

I have to say though we were very lucky as she slept very well, some babies don't for whatever reason. Classical music was a winner too...very calming for everyone. After 12 weeks we found we had to prod her in the night as she started sleeping thru...she did complain then because we had disturbed her. We had it easy after that. A very mellow little girl. And 15years later she still is. user added image

just a bit taller lol.

(Yes Dave (Rutter) she is now in her 15th year lol...remember when she was 7!!!)

My advice is to rest when the little dude does...make the most of it. You all need to adjust to each other as its all new now....it will happen....just be patient. The calmer you are the more likely it will rub off on Jonathon

thats the best I can give you mate...oh and enjoy it while you can because he'll grow up before you can blink!!

As David said...Bullet should be around with his tribe somewhere LOL ask him...old father time LOL

Jay

Quote

# 15 09-01-2012 , 10:16 PM

Acid44

Guest

Posts: n/a

Thanks Mike ;D

@Jay - Thanks man, and ha, I'm surprised Bullet hasn't been around yet, usually seems to come around once a day or so... Maybe he's busy with his city of children user added image

This little guy has been sleeping pretty much from when he adjusted to his new surroundings, till now (still sleeping), so we've had to wake him up for feedings and diaper changes and such. I think his longest stretch of being awake was about 6 hours, and that was this morning. Was worried about it at first, but after some reading around it seems a lot of newborns like to sleep a lot... Things are certainly feeling easier now though, sort of getting used to the idea that he can hold his own head up for a short time already, and that not everything is out to get him user added image

Still worried about bringing him in to the bedroom with me alone though, so this will probably be another night on the floor in front of the couch user added image

Quote

Another SM Dad

Posting Rules Forum Rules

Similar Threads

Topics

Free Courses

Full Courses

VFX News