| Congrats! I became a dad 17 months ago. I would do both 1 & 2 if possible, and 3 if you feel like it. Total time cost is less than a weekend. 1. The Birth Partner - https://www.pennysimkin.com/shop/the-birth-partner-5th-editi... You can get by just skipping to the yellow-highlighted pages. They're 1-2 page How To's or summaries. Like a checklist of the stuff to put in your Go Bag. 2. Talk to different types of people about parenting and make notes about what's most important to you. Don't leave out older people. Despite the mass amount of new literature about how to raise kids, being a parent hasn't changed that much in 2 generations. 3. Expecting Better - https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/310896/expecting-be... Easy to skip to just the chapters you want to learn about. E.g. if you end up needing/wanting genetic testing, you could read that chapter and nothing else. |