How do dad's think & feel when they first meet their bub

My Husband is already in love with our little girl and can't wait until she is born. Feeling her movements ans seeing the ultrasound really helps men bond as much as we do with our baby smile

my boss just had her baby and you couldn't keep her hubby away from there new little girl all he wanted was cuddles cuddles and more cuddles, this is number three for them and even still his eyes lit up and he was like a whole other person it was wonderful to see as the whole 8 months (bubs came early) you couldn't tell if he was excited or not.

when my waters brake and i go into labour and have bubs, we wont contact family for atleast 48 hours and if we do we hope they respect our wishs and do not visit for a few days so we can have that bonding and recovery time without a room full all day. I will also be encouraging turns at skin on skin for the first day, and making sure my partner gets as much baby time as me.

My husband fell in love with our little man straight away. He was born via C-Sect and hubby got all teary and loves our little man to bits. He has been fantastic with him ever since.

Well, just to go against the flow here, falling in love with my son (and daughter for that matter, but my son was first) didn't happen with a bang, but with a slow build-up. I wasn't hit with a sudden rush of love, or "fall in love at first sight" or anything like that, I kind of just... well, he kind of grew on me over time smile He's 3 now and I love him to bits, and my daughter too (3 months) but I'm sure she's going to grow on me more and more over time too.

Off topic but how crap is this website?!?! Can't change my profile to show I am male, keeps showing me as not signed in when I am, won't let me add a second child... ugh, terrible.

My hubby had a whole new appreciation after seeing me have our son and all he could do was cry for the first day at how perfect he was.With our second he wasn't there it all happened so quick but when I rang him he broke down he couldn't even talk to me.So I'm sure your man will feel the same and carrying them in baby bourne also helped him bond best of luck xxxxx

The love between my DD and and DH was a gradual thing, as it was between myself and my DD. I didn't fall in love with my DH (or anyone else), at first sight, and it was the same with my DD.

I was disappointed that I didn't immediately fall deeply in love and bond immediately with my DD as I read in all the books that this would happen.

But the reality is that building love and trust takes time for me and for my DH, so we got to know our beautiful daughter over the course of a few weeks and are now completely smitten.

Awesome to see a dad on here! the site should encourage more dads to get on here - dads need support and a place to chat just like mums.