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I`ll never forget the moment I held my son for the first time. I was exhausted and terrified and overwhelmed and so very much in love. A part of me couldn`t believe he was actually in my arms, while the other part of me felt like I had known him my entire life. I`ll never forget the moment I watched my partner hold his son for the first time, either, and can only imagine what that felt like for him. So, instead of imagining, I asked dads to describe what it`s like to hold their baby for the first time, so that I could gain some perspective. After all, I might have been in the room and I might have been the one to give birth, but I have no clue what it`s like to hold your baby after you`ve just watched your partner bring them into the world.