The Expectant Father: The Ultimate Guide for Dads-to-Be: 12 (The New Father, 1)

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For example, you could take six weeks of SPL and agree with your employer that you will work three SPLIT days a week while on SPL. It doesn't help that for many men, the strong impulse to be home to care for their wives and babies collides with their equally strong anxieties about their finances.

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For all I know or care, Brott could really be a WWE wrestler and a part-time janitor, but his book comes across like it’s written by a guy who definitely knows a thing or two about parenting from the father’s perspective. Brott consistently depicts women as domestic homebodies who are prone to emotional instability and plagued by persistent neediness. If you give into your fears about fatherhood and hang back, burying yourself in work and letting your wife do all of the childcare, you may find yourself feeling more like a babysitter than a parent.With its comprehensive coverage of the birth process, practical advice, and emphasis on the vital role of the birth partner, this guide is an indispensable tool for expectant fathers and other labor companions. According to Brott and Goldman, expectant fathers need to fight against some of the societal assumptions about parenthood.

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I read some parenting books geared toward partners/dads in comparison to those for moms/those carrying the baby. If you want to trial a period of flexible working or only want a temporary variation then you should make sure you agree this with your employer in writing.Everyone feels intimidated when first taking on the role of fatherhood; in fact, many of us feel like imposters at one point or another.

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If the child has not yet been born or a certificate has not yet been issued then you need to provide the certificate within 14 days of birth or provide a signed declaration of the date and location of the birth. I ended up skimming quite a bit of the book (Is it bad that I skipped the “what to do if you have to deliver the baby yourself” portion? This was kind of counterproductive for me because that just exposed other worries (maybe one’s I might have next go around).There is a lot of useful information here but also a lot of crazy shit people don't normally talk about, like some babies being born hairy and sparks shooting out of diapers because of static electricity, which is the stuff I mentioned every time my wife asked me how my reading was going. It not only tells you what is going on with your wife, and future offspring, but also goes into what is happening with you. While your wife is picking out maternity clothes, being feted at baby showers, and urinating every 15 minutes, life carries on for you in much the same way.