Scared to be a dad?

I’m often asked if I’m scared to be a dad. At first I won’t deny it I definitely was scared. Now I’m just facing the facts that I have to take care of my consequences.

For the past 8 months I’ve been experiencing a whole new life. The abilities and privileges I had prior to finding out about becoming a father are no longer there. They are but not as accessible as they were before. I don’t mind it all that much.
Around the first month of knowing I was going to become a father thinking about what I was going to do was scary. Knowing that a lot of stuff I’ve done before I no longer will be able to do because I have to be responsible now was quite impacting.

Throughout the days and months I slowly stopped caring about the worries and moved on. I went from scared to being an expecting father with no worries. Right now I’m way more excited than scared, I’m barely scared at all as a matter of fact. I know for a fact that I myself will be a great father. I’m going to make the best of it and the best of her. I know I’ll provide for her til’ the day I stop breathing and that’s all that matters to me.

For me to know that I feel this way helps a lot. I decided to overcome my fears at an early stage, there’s no doubt that when the baby gets here my feelings may change to being completely scared. As for now though I’m extremely excited and made the best of it.

If you indeed are scared to become a parent no matter what age you’re at here are some suggestions.

•    Make the best out of the situation no matter what. This means act appropriately with your significant other. Make her feel comfortable with the fact and thought of you two becoming a parent as a pair. Always think in a positive nature; never see this as a burden.
•    Go out and enjoy the time between finding out and birth. This is key and what helped me most. In the first beginning stages I was very worried and felt isolated to my own place where all I did was think negatively. Going out definitely helped.
•    Start buying and or looking at baby stuff! Definitely another helpful tip. It started to give me a warm feeling about the situation and a positive outlook overall. It allowed me to feel as a father and gave me mental support.

These are just a few tips I can think of off the top of my head keep an eye out for a detailed list of tips on how to overcome your fears.