# We're expecting a baby **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 11, 2020, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541 "2020-04-11T01:22:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 10:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/21 "2020-04-11T10:54:39Z")
Thanks for all the kind words! ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/22 "2020-04-11T11:08:55Z")
Congratulations, my friend! ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/23 "2020-04-11T11:25:19Z")
Yay baby!!! I’m currently in a do-over with my granddaughter, and it’s been a blast! Yeah, I know, grandbabbies are easier, but it’s still a blast watching a teeny little bundle turn into a mini human being, discovering the world. You’ve got some amazing adventures ahead! Healthy babby thoughts to you and yours! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/24 "2020-04-11T12:11:21Z")
Dopers have helped pick pet names, we should get to help pick the kid’s name! Not!😃 Congratulations!!! ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/25 "2020-04-11T12:21:40Z")
Best of luck! ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/26 "2020-04-11T13:16:22Z")
Yeah, yeah, yeah… new baby… boy or girl?.. spitting image of mom or dad?.. Yale or Harvard?.. whatever. Here’s what everyone really needs to know: Republican or Democrat? 😉 Mazel Tov, to all. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/27 "2020-04-11T13:26:36Z")
> [@ZipperJJ](#): > > Congratulations!!! You’re going to be a great dad. You seem like a great guy 🙂 Aww, thank you for the very kind words! ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/28 "2020-04-11T13:33:03Z")
Congratulations! Appreciate every moment. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/29 "2020-04-11T16:01:25Z")
Mazel Tov. Your life will change and you will occasionally wonder whether it was worth it. Believe me, it is. (Of course, my kids are unusal.) One hospital here has banned fathers from the delivery room. One father who apparently already knew he was infected with Covid accompanied his wife in the delivery. When the hospital discovered this, they just banned fathers. It is no tragedy if you aren’t there. I was present at the birth only of my third and there was no permanent harm. When my oldest was born, state law banned fathers. When the second was born, we had no one to baby-sit the first and I stayed home. I hope everything goes well. ---
**Author:** ![iiandyiiii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iiandyiiii/32/7924_2.png) [@iiandyiiii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iiandyiiii)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/30 "2020-04-11T16:20:43Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > Mazel Tov. Your life will change and you will occasionally wonder whether it was worth it. Believe me, it is. (Of course, my kids are unusal.) > > One hospital here has banned fathers from the delivery room. One father who apparently already knew he was infected with Covid accompanied his wife in the delivery. When the hospital discovered this, they just banned fathers. It is no tragedy if you aren’t there. I was present at the birth only of my third and there was no permanent harm. When my oldest was born, state law banned fathers. When the second was born, we had no one to baby-sit the first and I stayed home. > > I hope everything goes well. Thanks. It’s not so much about feeling the need to be present for the birth (though I’d like to be), but feeling the need to be present to support my wife. Hopefully I’ll be able to be there. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/31 "2020-04-11T16:28:00Z")
> [@iiandyiiii](#): > > Thanks. It’s not so much about feeling the need to be present for the birth (though I’d like to be), but feeling the need to be present to support my wife. Hopefully I’ll be able to be there. I was present and helped with the birth of my son and daughter. Truly an amazing experience, not to be missed if possible. My son took awhile, then I ordered some food for dinner and the minute my food arrived he wanted out. A nurse gave me a glare when I tried to combine eating with his birth. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/32 "2020-04-11T17:30:21Z")
Congratulations!! ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/33 "2020-04-11T17:45:17Z")
Congrats! ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/34 "2020-04-11T17:47:08Z")
Congrats, a new doper on the way, woohoo! ---
**Author:** ![orcenio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/orcenio/32/1036_2.png) [@orcenio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/orcenio)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2020, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/35 "2020-04-11T18:22:13Z")
Congrats man. ---
**Author:** ![Heracles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heracles/32/487_2.png) [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/36 "2020-04-12T14:18:08Z")
Congratulations ! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/37 "2020-04-12T16:59:23Z")
Mazel tov! ---
**Author:** ![Filbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/filbert/32/3433_2.png) [@Filbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Filbert)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/38 "2020-04-12T18:58:46Z")
Yay! Getting a jump on next year’s baby boom? 😉 I’m sure you’ll be a great Dad! ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/39 "2020-04-12T19:29:57Z")
Oh what good news! Congratulations to you and your wife. l’chaim. ---
**Author:** ![Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slow_moving_vehicle/32/291_2.png) [@Slow\_Moving\_Vehicle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slow_Moving_Vehicle)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2020, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541/40 "2020-04-12T22:44:53Z")
Congratulations, Andy! Wow, a little bit of joyous news is welcome. A friend of mine here just had her first. Didn’t even occur to me to wonder if her husband was permitted in the birthing room. But mother and daughter are doing fine. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/were-expecting-a-baby/851541.md?page=3)