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One thing I will say while we're 47 hours into labour: get some sleep while you can, I'm knackered, can't imagine how tired the o/h is.
I was 50 when my daughter was born - she's just off to Uni next month.
Much easier when you're older. You know they'll eventually walk, talk, and stop peeing the bed.
One thing I will say while we're 47 hours into labour: get some sleep while you can, I'm knackered, can't imagine how tired the o/h is.
🙂 any news or are you into the 55th hour yet?!
37 is not old! glad I had mine younger though as I wouldn't have liked trying to deal with errant teenagers & an aging father at the same time.
Congratulations!
I have to swim against the prevailing consensus. You might tell yourself you are only as young as you feel but ultimately it is wishful thinking.
I have a second on the way and will be 39 when it arrives, was 36 for the first. I swear it is harder, when you are older. However fit you may be your not 25, and the lack of sleep is way harder to deal with.
My partner and I found it really hard. It may be obvious but your relationship fundamentally changes. Wwhatever happens from here on in - whether you live happily together forever or separate at some point (as we considered) - you are forever joined ("forever") as parents of a child. Accepting that was hard for me, as I have always been the footloose type. Worth it in the end though. Enjoy!
44 when my little Pickle was born, she's nearly 2 1/2 now, I reckon I'm a better dad for being a bit older, but that's me. I think too young (not ready) would be a lot harder than too old.
Have a slight concern about dealing with a stroppy teenager in my early sixties, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. She's going to look at me and wonder why her dad's a wrinkly dinosaur! It's so unfair!
On the other hand, Christmas 2028, I'm counting on a lift to the pub and back.
We got to 58 hours and this little chappie popped out. Tired does not begin to cover it. Fair dos to the missus for accidentally doing the entire delivery without pain relief. #hardasnails
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36 for me also (Mrs Danny was a much more sprightly 30!) but I have a cut off of being no more than 40 if / when we have another - I want the house kid free when I retire!!
Hard work but completely worth it. My uncle in his 60's and his partner is expecting so 36-37 isn't that old!
Cheers
Danny B
A female friend of mine is trying for a baby.She's 40.
Her husband is 60.I can't say that he seems enthusiastic,and he's not a " young " 60.
Good work hotfiat!!
It's not so much now as in 10-15 yrs time that you will find the lack of energy an issue. But enjoy it while it lasts and worry about that when it happens.
37 is not old, when that time comes and you are waiting in the playground waiting to pick up your kids from school, its the teachers and not the parents that you will think are young 😉
Congratulations hot fiat but 58 hours is amateur night if my memory of crankbrats protracted entry into the world are accurate. We did go through the entire contents of the drug trolly though .