When You Become A Father You Experience These 7 Changes

For women, parenting brings with it a wide range of changes – their shape, hormones, lifestyle and more. But women are not the only ones experiencing change. Man, you also go through a lot of changes when you become a father.

Fathers, do not let the arrival of this new life surprise you. You should be prepared to face some of the following realities:

What changes are among the biggest when you become a father?

You can dedicate less time to the activities you used to do

Maybe you used to watch football with your friends or spend hours in front of the television. But with a newborn in the house, you need to be more on your toes to find time for this.

Of course, you need time for yourself. But the care and attention children need will make it harder for you to find that free space.

2. You will have more responsibility

Fatherhood is one of the greatest experiences one can have. But the joys of fatherhood also hold their share of extra responsibilities. Your new routine as a father will include caring during illness, providing food, changing diapers, keeping order in the home, and so on. You will need to plan your time to be able to take on all these tasks in the best possible way.

3. Your abilities are being tested

Being a father involves doing a lot of things you have never tried before. Your child will be your top priority. Eventually, you will develop the ability to do things you never thought you would be capable of. Some of the things you will need to learn when you become a father include: lifting your baby up, feeding him, comforting him and making him laugh.

4. You need to manage your money in a new way

One of the changes that comes when you become a father is about your finances. Your new household budget will include medicine bills, baby clothes, diapers and perhaps infant formula. You may also want to set aside money for your child’s future education. Getting a handle on your finances is an important step in starting your career as a father.

5. You will want not to be away from your baby all day

After a long work week, you look forward to spending time with your children. And remember, both mothers and fathers need to spend time with friends and family. Otherwise, it is easy to become a prisoner in his own home.

6. Your social life may see some changes

When you become a father, from the same moment you will start spending more time with other couples who are going through the same process. It will be difficult to maintain your friendship with friends who are single or do not have children. The places you visit and the things you do will now be based on your children.

7. You discover the feminine side you never knew you had

Your more sensitive side will flourish when you become a father. When you see yourself in your little baby, you will feel love and tenderness like never before. It’s a feeling you never knew existed. The activities you used to perceive as “too feminine” will no longer be a problem. You will do everything for your child.

Recommendations for new and future fathers

• Time is the best gift you can give your child. Take advantage of every moment you have the opportunity to share with your children. Watching the little one grow up is a privilege you must not deny yourself.

• Be tolerant. Remember that your role is to teach your child everything he needs to know. At times, you will feel like you are losing patience. Just look at their little faces – full of tenderness – and take a deep breath.
• Talk to them and play with them. Your movements and gestures will be your baby’s best friends through her first year of life. Your child learns more easily through movement.
• Pay attention to your children’s feelings. Every time your children express themselves, they do so in anticipation of you responding. As adults, we hate to feel like we are talking to a wall. Similarly, your children need to know that they are being seen and heard.
• Love and discipline: The perfect combination. Educating your children with love is a key to their development as human beings. Give them all your devotion, but also teach them to behave properly.

You might be thinking now that these changes look a little too extreme. But as soon as you experience your child’s love, you get all the reward you need for so much self-sacrifice. You will feel like the luckiest man in the world every time your child gives you a hug or a kiss.

Enjoy this new time in your life. Welcome the new version of yourself. Welcome your new fathers I with open arms. You’re a father!