# Holy Crap, I had a baby! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 9, 2010, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055 "2010-07-09T02:25:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8797f3/32.png) [@The\_Universe\_Lashes\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Universe_Lashes_Out)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/21 "2010-07-09T07:42:06Z")
WTG! Babies who have to be cut out are the best. (Hopefully my mom has forgiven me by now for being upside down.) ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/22 "2010-07-09T11:50:52Z")
Congrats! He’s adorable! All the best in recovery! ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/23 "2010-07-09T11:55:40Z")
What a cute baby! Welcome to the world, Gabriel! My best to all three of you! ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/24 "2010-07-09T12:21:10Z")
Your title made me think of [this.](http://xkcd.com/674/) That’s a nice little person you made there. Now comes the fun part. ---
**Author:** ![Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/bc8723/32.png) [@Unauthorized\_Cinnamon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unauthorized_Cinnamon)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 12:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/25 "2010-07-09T12:29:19Z")
Wow, he really is beautiful! And he has one of the best birthdays evah - almost exactly 6 months from Christmas, so you get _maximum presents_ at each event! (He was born 37 years and one day after me.) ---
**Author:** ![Stauderhorse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@Stauderhorse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stauderhorse)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/26 "2010-07-09T13:09:11Z")
Aww, he’s so sweet! Congratulations! ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Onimous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Ann\_Onimous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Onimous)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/27 "2010-07-09T13:39:01Z")
> [@Elysium](#): > > We did a c-section after almost 24 hours of labor and 2+ hours of fruitless pushing… Maybe the sticky vibes worked too well! :eek: Conga Rats! ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/28 "2010-07-09T13:40:58Z")
Huzzah for fresh-squeezed DoperBabies! Congratulations to you and the family! ---
**Author:** ![Animastryfe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Animastryfe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Animastryfe)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/29 "2010-07-09T14:03:47Z")
The thread title reminded me of [this](http://xkcd.com/441/). ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/30 "2010-07-09T14:08:20Z")
Terrific!!! Cool name too! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/31 "2010-07-09T14:10:57Z")
June 26th is an awesome birthday (cuz it’s mine too!) Congratulations! Cute kid! ---
**Author:** ![Elysium](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3be4f8/32.png) [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/32 "2010-07-09T14:12:18Z")
Thanks guys! I love the XKCD links, very appropriate. I’m totally ready for him to start sleeping through the night more though, this is rough. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/33 "2010-07-09T14:17:18Z")
Does Gabe have hair growing on top of those feet? He is the second cutest kid I’ve ever seen, BTW. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/34 "2010-07-09T14:19:02Z")
Congrats. Wishing you a lifetime of joy with your new family! ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/35 "2010-07-09T14:22:53Z")
Beautiful offspring! Congratulations and felicitations! Thank you for adding another smart human to the mix. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/36 "2010-07-09T14:37:58Z")
Aww. What a cutie! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4bbf92/32.png) [@Heart\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heart_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/37 "2010-07-09T14:46:07Z")
Yaaaaaaaaay! Hooray for Mom! Hooray for Dad! Hooray for Baby! _Love_ the giant puppy-paws! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/38 "2010-07-09T15:01:08Z")
Woo hoo, congratulations! Can’t wait to see the pics! (Flickr is blocked at work, so I can’t see them until later) ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/39 "2010-07-09T15:44:16Z")
Congrats! Best advice my doc ever gave was to make sure the night-time feedings are no-nonsense. No singing or music, no playing, no fun, minimal lights. Wake up, change diaper, slap him on the boob or bottle, put him back down. Dark and quiet and as short as possible. We followed this advice, and Josie has been sleeping through the night since she was six weeks old. ---
**Author:** ![suranyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@suranyi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/suranyi)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2010, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-crap-i-had-a-baby/546055/40 "2010-07-09T15:52:07Z")
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