Our son came home yesterday and I'm pretty sure I've googled 'is baby breathing normal' about 47 times. He makes these weird grunting noises when he sleeps and it's freaking me out. Wife says it's normal but she's asleep and I'm down here basically watching him like a hawk. Anyone else get crazy paranoid the first few days or is that just me? Also he hasn't pooped yet today is that bad?
Dude those first few nights are absolutely terrifying. I probably checked on my daughter sleeping like 50 times the first week. Totally normal. You're doing great just by caring this much.
Welcome to fatherhood where every weird sound is either completely fine or a medical emergency and you can't tell the difference. You're not doing anything wrong though. Sounds like you're exactly where you need to be.
You're doing it right. Those grunting noises are just baby stuff, totally normal. Take a breath, you've got this.
Welcome to the club. Pro tip: keep a packed diaper bag next to the bed for those 3am changes. The grunting is totally normal, babies are just weird little creatures.
The 'is baby breathing normal' Google spiral is a rite of passage. Real talk though - if his color looks good and he's feeding and having wet diapers, you're golden. That's literally all that matters those first weeks.
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Congrats on the son! That Google searching phase lasted about two months for us before I realized my kid was basically indestructible. You've got this.