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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Harmon" data-source="post: 3682086" data-attributes="member: 24357">Congrates first and for most!My wife had an emergency C Section so birthing is nothing I have a clue about.  With a ten day stay in the hospital I learned that you need to get all your stuff- snacks, toothbrush, extra clothes, and cell phone into a bag and leave it in the car.Get plenty of sleep when every you can.At night when the little one wakes- turn on as few and as dim of lights as you can, do not make a lot of noise at night, try to keep the little one asleep or near as you can when they wake at night.  When someone offers to come over and help, say- "heck ya, get over here."  Have them do everything from dishes to laundry, to diaper changing, to bottle washing, etc.  And take a nap when they get there.Sleep in shifts- wife is down, you are up, tending to what ever needs doing, get use to naps, and living in one pair of clothes for a while.Vomit when wiped off your clothes still makes a stain, so put all your nice clothes away for a while (somewhere around a year).Child proof from the floor up, and don't be afraid to get down on your hands and knees and crawl about looking for anything and everything to get into.We got a Play Yard, eight sectional, put a king size flat sheet under it and tied it up on the outside so the little one can not get under it, then placed that in the center of our living room.  I some times catch naps in there while the daughter plays.  Use thick blankets underneath for padding.Diapers come in large boxes, go ahead you are gonna need about 6 a day (average).  We started in Preme, and used about two hundred, then went to size 1, another hundred or so.  You get the idea.  Get a comfortable changing table.  Never ever take your hand off the little one while s/he is on it, cause they can move.  Speaking of the changing table, I lay a wash clothes under her behind prior to changing then should anything get on the table I don't have to change all the linens, just toss the cloth.Hope that helps.  Congrates again.Oh, I guess this is a PS- do not argue or fight with your wife, stop when you or she starts and tell her or yourself that its just stress, its okay.  Relax, and let all the little things go, there is no need for getting upset.</blockquote>

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