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I periodically sent DH blog posts from HB and other places with a "here's something I didn't know!" headline. He seemed to handle smaller chunks of info better than reading a book (he's only gotten through the first 6 weeks of the What to Expect during baby's first year" book, and our LO is 3 months old).

Maybe see if there's a babysitting/baby care class or something similar offered through the hospital that he could go to. You don't need to both go - maybe he'll get a kick out of being able to teach you something!

We took an Infant Babycare Class together. I also send him little snippets of information because he won't sit down and read a whole book about it. Also, once your LO is here, it's like a crash-course. He will learn quickly!

He just figured it out! He asks questions when he has them, goes by his own instinct, and when needed and he follows my lead. I wouldn't worry too much about it.

My husband has a similar background - only child, hardly any baby experience except for a couple younger cousins. He attended the childbirth classes with me, but I don't think a lot of the information really sunk in until LO was actually here. The first couple days in the hospital and then the first week home together was definitely a crash course like others mentioned! He would ask me a lot of questions and for advice while we were changing diapers, bathing, soothing LO, etc - I would always try to give suggestions without being overbearing or bossy. I think a lot actually comes naturally, just like it does for a mother - they just need a few weeks to get adjusted.

both of us are clueless when it comes to baby care--neither of us have cared for babies, but I think we'll manage just fine. There are books we'll read and there's always the internet

5 years ago when one of our friend's had her baby was the first time Hubs held a baby, ever. And he hasn't since. So this is all going to be a big shock to him, I think. As I'm reading stuff, I tell him things that I think will be important. I discuss ideas I have with him. I'm planning to mark certain passages of books for him to read. We're taking an infant care class together. As we walked around Babies R Us putting our registry together, I explained things to him and asked if he had any questions. He's really interested in learning, so I'm trying to encourage that. But for the most part, I think we'll both do a lot of learning on the job, so to speak!