Father of a 9-months old here. Here are two things I recently wrote to a friend who was in your position: Choreography I set up a nappy-change table that fold

Father of a 9-months old here. Here are two things I recently wrote to a friend who was in your position: Choreography I set up a nappy-change table that folds out on our bathroom wall. That was a bit of a coincidence but I am really happy that I put it there. It's the perfect spot with access to the sink, the washing machine and the nappy bin. It's worth thinking a bit about because you will be using it during the middle of the night, holding the baby with one hand and needing to throw out the diaper with the other, followed by cleaning up nasty stuff all over. And you will be doing this in a sleep deprived state, with a baby screaming into your ear, making it feel like a military stress test of sorts. The same applies to bottle routine -- if you are going to sterilize them, are they easy to get from there to drying to usage etc. Stress One thing that is at the same time super frustrating and a huge relief is that the stress keeps changing character. Every time you think you've found a routine, suddenly the trick that used to work for calming down now seems to do the opposite. But conversely, the thing that was the cause for tantrums is suddenly not a problem at all, and might even trigger smiles. I try to keep this in mind every time I do something for the 14th time that is really annoying.