re: OT parents, snoo yes or no?

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Bro kids seem super hard. Went to a child safety class last night and they said kids can just straight up die for no reason (SIDS) and that stuff stressed me out all morning

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It’s challenging but definitely not in the way you’re thinking. Millions of people of average intelligence do this without incident.

You’re not likely to harm your kid because you didn’t do some unknown procedure correctly, or because you bought the wrong bassinet. So don’t stress about that.

What makes it challenging is that it’s a grind…physical when they’re young but more mental/psychological as they age. You’re always on and there are no days off.

That’s what you need to be prepared for. It’s less like running perfect routes as a WR and more like running a marathon. But just like a marathon, you’re going to have lots of moments during when you’re so glad you’re running and you’ll definitely be glad you did at the end.

Congrats and enjoy the adventure

And yes, your threads still suck.

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Bro kids seem super hard. Went to a child safety class last night and they said kids can just straight up die for no reason (SIDS) and that stuff stressed me out all morning

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There are braindead mouthbreathers walking around that manage not to kill their babies, and very intelligent and fortunate people that do. Preventing SIDS is fairly easy. Swaddle tight and keep them on their back. Do NOT load up their crib with anything. We didn't put anything in our child's crib until after a year old. Ours will sleep on their stomach but turn their head to the side to breathe. Has been doing that since they could sleep on their own without a swaddle. We kept the bassinet in our room until 3-4 months and transitioned to the crib with a monitor.

Even now when our child sleeps we still check to make sure they're breathing because that's just how we're wired now. I distinctly remember one of the first nights that our baby wouldn't go sleep and after about an hour of crying and nursing, fell right asleep in the bassinet. Absolutely silent and we starred for about 5 minutes worrying the whole time.

Being a parent brings on completely different fears. Everything my parents said about being concerned for our safety when entering college/leaving home makes sense now - they can't watch me 24/7 anymore. You're responsible for that kid until they can leave on their own. It's very normal.