Practising fatherhood with a pet!!

I think that is one of the most outrageous things I have heard. Good for him to want to learn, but poor guinea pig.

Oh I just love this photo, what a great dad he is going to be, and that nappy is so neatly put on as well lol. I have to say though I have not come across anything quite like this, in preparing for parent hood. I think your daughter is very happy to have such a hands on Daddy!! Justin's Dad would not go near a nappy!! Hope she is doing well.... what's her due date? Not long now!

hey whatever works i guess. the guinea pig moves around like a baby would!

HAha! that's funny! they might have been so excited for the baby! good luck then! This is weird, funny! Animals and babies are very different. I know they're just having fun. be blessed! :)

First of all, congradulations with your allmost grandmotherhood, and then secondly really great and funny picture. At least he is practising. I haven't seen any of these kind of preparations for pending parenthood.

Firstly, congratulations on the upcoming baby grandchild! Secondly - that photo has really made my day! I have heard of people practising on a doll though have never heard or seen anything like this! Priceless!

hahaha! You gotta admit that he is really very eager to be responsible dad. Although he seems like attending the guinea pig seminars LOL!!

Congratulations are in order for you and the mother to be, as for the um creative way to practice, gotta hand it to him, and I am sure this will be a story you will tell your grandchild one day to humiliate poor ol' dad

It looks like he did a super job of putting that diaper, oops, nappy, on! Let's hope he does as well with the baby! Also, although the guinea pig is awfully cute, I hope the baby is much, MUCH cuter! I tried sleeping throughout my pregnancies because I knew I wouldn't be getting a good night's sleep for years after I had my babies. Nah, just kidding, although I did rest a lot. My ex couldn't care less because all he really wanted was for me to be "barefoot and pregnant" as he put it, most likely because he knew the kind of man he was and was hoping I wouldn't throw him out the door if I was pregnant. Now, weird preparations? No, I don't think I've ever noticed any preparations that were weird, although I've seen some pretty weird cravings from pregnant women. I craved steamed crabs with my first son, pickles with my second. Nothing really weird about that.

Hiya chem, I like that photo that is cute I wonder what the pet thinks? I have not seen any odd ways to learn about being Parents for ages. I held a Baby in my arms for the first time in yonks and I can see I have not forgotten a thing either. Congrats to you and your Daughter though and of course the Dad and not forgetting the Grand dad. Also the other future Nan and Grand dad of the other Family.

Oh no, I never seen that before. When I would have our first baby (around 4 years ago), I didn't do any preparation for myself. I believed that I could do that without any practicing. Perhaps, there are more others people out there who do weird thing to prepare their self for their first baby but they are embarrassed to told the others .

hiya oldchem i haven't seen many of my friends doing weird preparations or anything like that...but that picture you enclosed is just too darn funny i guess that Guinea Pig really became really did become someones experimental guinea pig!

LOL wow...that looks crazy. well good luck with the baby! :)

I think it helps a lot with what we can learn: not think only in ourselves anymore, to worry about the healthy and happiness of another being, being responsible with hours and stuff. It's a great beginning to train with animals.