My wife and I aren't using birth control so she'll probably end up pregnant soon. Does anyone on pol actually have kids...

I have a nine month old daughter. It was intense for the first few months, dealing with breastfeeding issues, erratic sleep schedule, adjustment to a new reality--but looking back I'd say it's definitely worth it. Around 4-5 months she started to become a person and that's been fascinating to watch. We live close to my wife's parents and get a lot of help from them. I can't recommend that highly enough. Two people are not meant to raise a baby by themselves.

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'Parentese' helps parents, babies make 'conversation' and boosts language development

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Researchers found that during the face-to-face sessions, the babies' brains were synchronized with the adult's brain in several areas known to be involved in high-level understanding of the world.

When the adult and infant were turned away from each other and engaging with other people, the coupling between them disappeared.

For example, the strongest coupling occurred in the prefrontal cortex, which is involved in learning, planning and executive functioning and was previously thought to be quite underdeveloped during infancy.

"We were also surprised to find that the infant brain was often 'leading' the adult brain by a few seconds, suggesting that babies do not just passively receive input but may guide adults toward the next thing they're going to focus on: which toy to pick up, which words to say," said Lew-Williams, who is a co-director of the Princeton Baby Lab.

"While communicating, the adult and child seem to form a feedback loop," Piazza added. "That is, the adult's brain seemed to predict when the infants would smile, the infants' brains anticipated when the adult would use more 'baby talk,' and both brains tracked joint eye contact and joint attention to toys. So, when a baby and adult play together, their brains influence each other in dynamic ways."

It's the best thing you can do, you will gain a new perspective on life.
This is accurate, kids will teach you a lot about yourself as well.

God bless user

It's literally the most stressful but lively amazing situation to be in. Up until they turn into teenagers and suddenly you're the arbiter of destruction of all that's good in their lives and you deserve to pay.

It’s why we exist on this earth. It will make you a better person more than you thought possible. It’s hard as hell, and they drive you crazy, but they become the reason you want to be a better person. It’s also the reason you hate the world more because you want the bear for them, but you see it’s not gonna end up well for them.

T. Have two young boys.

>It’s why we exist on this earth.
Imagine believing that you have no greater purpose than that of an insect or a virus.

Have sex every 4 days(no masturbation) to create a male.

Have sex everyday to(masturbate to your hearts content) to create female.

I have 3 kids, this works. And let me tell you, when a man has a ton of daughters, he fucks.

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Girls with close, supportive relationships with their parents tend to develop later, while girls with cold or distant relationships with their parents develop at an earlier age.

But it's the fathers' involvement, rather than the mothers', which seems to be paramount to the age of the girls' development.

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Chemical cues from fathers may be delaying the onset of sexual maturity in daughters.

Recently, experts elsewhere discovered a little-known pheromone receptor gene in the human olfactory system, linking the role of pheromones on menarche, or the first occurrence of menstruation.

Girls living in an urban environment also had earlier menarche compared to girls in a rural environment, even when fathers were present for both groups, and had similar levels of education.

Urban environments provide greater opportunities to get away from parents' inhibitory pheromones, and encounter attracting pheromones from unrelated members of the opposite sex.
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A longitudinal study found that adolescents learn persistence through fathers who follow good parenting practices.

The key is for dads to practice what's called "authoritative" parenting -- not to be confused with authoritarian. Here are the three basic ingredients:

Children feel warmth and love from their father
Accountability and the reasons behind rules are emphasized
Children are granted an appropriate level of autonomy

sounds gay lmao

The best way I was ever told was like this:

When you have kids... your heart will exist outside of your body.

It goes fast, user. Soak their childhoods up, and having more children ONLY creates more love, never less. Love never takes.

Trips gets to name OP’s lil mutt

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Fathers-to-be should avoid alcohol six months before conception

Drinking alcohol three months before pregnancy or during the first trimester was associated with a 44% raised risk of congenital heart disease for fathers and 16% for mothers, compared to not drinking. Binge drinking, defined as five or more drinks per sitting, was related to a 52% higher likelihood of these birth defects for men and 16% for women.
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Sperm count 50 percent lower in sons of fathers who smoke

Studies have repeatedly linked maternal smoking during pregnancy with reduced sperm counts in male offspring. Now a research team has discovered that, independently of nicotine exposure from the mother, men whose fathers smoked at the time of pregnancy had half as many sperm as those with non-smoking fathers.

Unlike the maternal ovum, the father's gametes divide continuously throughout life and mutations often occur at the precise moment of cell division. We know that tobacco smoke contains many substances that cause mutations so one can imagine that, at the time of conception, the gametes have undergone mutations and thereby pass on genes that result in reduced sperm quality in the male offspring.

Most newly occurring mutations (known as de novo mutations) come via the father and there are also links between the father's age and a number of complex diseases. In addition, researchers have observed that smoking is linked to DNA damage in sperm and that smokers have more breaks in the DNA strand. Children of fathers who smoke have been reported to have up to four times as many mutations in a certain repetitive part of the DNA as children of non-smoking fathers.

>gf wants to get preg
>get to nut inside raw dog every time and fulfils pregnancy fetish
>get sad that soon she will be pregnant and it will be all ogre
>start sneakily soaking balls in hot water 2x a day

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Five year old twins and a two year old. All boys.

My father in law "joked" and said:
>i hope you have red headed hell raisers just like my brothers and I!

My life is hell. I was cursed.

I own nothing that has not been broken. There is not a toy that has not been on the roof. For a time things were fun, but it never ends.

My two year old is the kind of kid that those "just negotiate with your little person!" have. Perfect, smart, easy going.

Oh well at least they will be strong and not basedboys.

>Depression

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Both low folate and low vitamin B12 status have been found in studies of depressive patients, and an association between depression and low levels of the two vitamins is found in studies of the general population. Low plasma or serum folate has also been found in patients with recurrent mood disorders treated by lithium. A link between depression and low folate has similarly been found in patients with alcoholism.

Folate and vitamin B12 are major determinants of one-carbon metabolism, in which S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) is formed. SAM donates methyl groups that are crucial for neurological function. Increased plasma homocysteine is a functional marker of both folate and vitamin B12 deficiency. Increased homocysteine levels are found in depressive patients.

On the basis of current data, we suggest that oral doses of both folic acid (800 microg daily) and vitamin B12 (1 mg daily) should be tried to improve treatment outcome in depression.

You'll have to be prepared to dedicate your life to raising a kid, but it's worth it.

Barack

Congratulations to you and your lovely lady

Congratulations on your family brother. Love your wifey in a new way this week.

It's awesome once they sleep through the night. They really do grow up fast, enjoy it, and have more kids, they get easier over time.

It's borderline misery. It takes a huge physical, mental, emotional, and finical toll. rust me, you do not want to have them.

>gf
Wife her up don't be a faggot. Make her an honest woman. Make yourself an honourable man.

Lad, you'll be a goddamned King when they're old enough to hunt. I envy you in some ways, I have a girl, she'll be 5 soon.

Pretty good summary.

((()))

Yeah I have a one year old and another on the way, I've been with my wife for 6 years and having a kid has been pretty fun. It's a lot of work, and a lot of sleepless nights but it helps me give a shit about the world. I was really nihilistic before having a son. Now I wanna leave a better world for him and his soon-to-be brother.

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that's a man with a pillow in his shirt

sucks most of the time but still pretty cool. going to pay off when Im old.

Is there anything you weren't prepared for, or wish you would have known going into it?

Paternity testing.

>probably end up pregnant soon
I wish it was that easy my dude
I fuckin wish

What difference does it make? Not keen on buying a giant diamond and expensive wedding tbqh

You just got aids son

It's the greatest thing ever.

>What's it like?
Imagine your energy level, wallet, and time were people. Now imagine them getting ass-raped 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Parenting is easy just time consuming and expensive of your kids have hobbies like sports or dancing. If you're a manchild that plays video games for several hours a day don't bother.

>have a two and a half year old boy and a 9 month old boy.

The most expensive part of having kids is time invested. Money is no matter because you end up WANTING to buy them shit, and it makes you less selfish. Having kids is the most beautiful, exciting, nasty, disgusting, rewarding, fulfilling, crazy thing you will ever do in your life. No more alone time from here on out, but at the same time, you will share everything with them, and enjoy it. Imagine all the cool things in tour life that you take for granted. For example, jello. Okay, cool. Whatever. Its jello right? Now imagine being a kid and trying it for the first time. The texture, the color, the taste... ALL OF IT! Now, imagine that excitment and wonder of trying new things with every single small thing. Its truly awesome to watch and experience your own offspring, your own flesh and blood try new things over and over again. Play doh, sand, going down a slide, SNOW, puddles... everything. Its fucking great.

Also, invest in caffeine. Lots of it. Also, fair warning, the baby stage is pretty grueling on relationships due to all the preggo hormones + lack of sleep.

Somewhere between the best thing I've ever done and an annoying little piece of shit.