1. Sleep is a commodity rarer than gold

Needless to say, this is the most obvious drawback of being a new parent. Sleep deprivation is the norm when you have to wake up every two hours to feed/change diapers/pat/rock/hug/soothe a crying baby.

2. In fact, you can discard that alarm clock

Because all you can hear is the baby bawling. It's like Dolby Atmos. All. Around. You.

3. You will do whatever it takes to soothe your fussy baby.

This is true, especially if you are a person who puts sleeping on a pedestal. You will do whatever it takes (except harming the baby of course) to sedate the kid. You will try swaying, rocking, patting even though these will make your kid fussier. But sleep waits for no man.

4. You can prepare all you like. But Murphy wins. All. The. Time.

You can lay the diapers, nappy cream, wet wipes on top of a changing mat in an orderly fashion. But just when you thought you have it under control, the kid pees all over the clothes. It is quite common.

5. There's a thing for everything.

Talking about nappy cream, there's a truckload of baby gear waiting to be bought. Bottle warmer to, erm, warm bottles, steriliser to sterilise bottles, pram for excursions, stroller for short walks, rocker for semi-awake time, cot for deep sleep, breast pump for sustenance. And the list goes on. By the way, that's a man-pram. Yup.

6. Breasts grow out of control but doesn't mean things are sexy.

Your wife's boobs grow but they aren't for you. "This is the only time when I want to just throw away my boobs," said the wife. I'm serious, I got it on verbatim.

7.Pumping takes on a whole new meaning.

Enough said.

8. Taking photos is your only respite.

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There's no better way to keep spirits up by reminding yourself that your kid is capable of being uber sweet and adorable.

9. An outing takes eons to prepare.

Visiting a paediatrician at 9am? Prepare to wake up at 6am.  And you will still be late. There's just too much preparation: the kid, the pumping, the packing, the checking, the unpacking, the packing again.

10. Going out reminds you of National Service.

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Because it feels and looks like you are going outfield with the number of bags on the pram.

11. The only fair you go is, not the IT fair, but a Baby Fair.

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This is probably the only reason that you are out. Not watching movies or paktor-ing. Just shopping of a different kind.

12. You are forever washing things.

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And when you get home, you don't rest. You have to scrub the numerous bottles and apparatus making up the breast pump clean with baby-friendly detergent and, later, sterilising them.

13. Any help from your family is much appreciated.

Anything to score that extra time off for a quick nap or breather. In-laws can turn into the greatest allies.

14. Being a dad is tough. A mum tougher.

No one is as tough as your wife. She needs to look after the kid while you work, pump milk every three hours sacrificing beauty sleep and still has to recover from a thing called childbirth. Give your wife/mother a hug now.

15. Seeing your kid grow healthily is the best gift of all.

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