Books like The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be
The Expectant Father: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-to-Be
So we've got a baby due in the heat of summer. I was planning on winging it, reasoning that people have been having babies for decades now without reading a book first, but my wife handed me this and I knew better than to argue.The Expect Father is written with the dad in mind, obviously. It's laid out month by month, noting what the baby is experiencing, what the mother is experiencing, and what the father should probably be thinking, feeling, and doing. Brott dispenses some good advice and also brings up things I wouldn't have considered. He also jabbed me in the chest and reminded me how much stuff my wife and I still have to buy before Miles arrives. Fingers crossed for that 7/31 delivery date!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.I feel a little more prepared in having read this, which I'm sure will evaporate once the baby makes landfall. 4 out of 5 stars.