>3. There is no way to 'prepare' for fatherhood. It is utterly on the job training, and you just have to show up, do your best, and learn as you go.
Yes. You are never ready, but at the same time you were always ready. When my daughter was born, it was as if she has always been a part of my life. All the anxiety I previously had was gone.
I never felt comfortable about holding other people's babies. I always felt nervous like I was going to drop them or accidentally hurt them in some way. I never felt that way with my own. It was the opposite. I never wanted to let others hold them.
In the end, we are just animals. The primal instincts will kick in and everything should work its ways out.
Yes. You are never ready, but at the same time you were always ready. When my daughter was born, it was as if she has always been a part of my life. All the anxiety I previously had was gone.
I never felt comfortable about holding other people's babies. I always felt nervous like I was going to drop them or accidentally hurt them in some way. I never felt that way with my own. It was the opposite. I never wanted to let others hold them.
In the end, we are just animals. The primal instincts will kick in and everything should work its ways out.