Our daughter is due any day now!!..... ...cant wait!..

But I dont personally know anyone in my position regarding having or had a half Thai baby.

Its gotta be a slightly different to having a baby with someone from your home country right?

So are there any things to consider that perhaps I wouldnt have?, or any tips that can be given to me?

Like regarding government or travel etc etc....things which you found out later that you wish you knew before hand

Not a silly question to ask is it?....Thanks!!..

Have not got any tips or ideas for you krisb,just want to congratulate you both and hope everything goes well.

Shaggy

Congrats!

You will certainly enjoy this event. Our boy was born in August. This was my first child. Previously had step children. I do not know your circumstances eg age or location. I now live full time in Thailand on a retirement extention. We live up north in a small village. My wife had a C Section at a private hospital. They were very good.

Our child has farang looks. No problems in the village.

My inlaws live about 50 metres from our house. I am very lucky that the MIL loves children and is very helpful with our boy.

You are an Australin I believe from your posts. After your child is delivered talk to the doctor and ask if he/she is prepared to sign documents and photos so that you your child can become an Australian citizen and have an Australian passport.

When you register your child at the Aumphur get your wife to write your childs name as well as yours so there are no spelling mistakes.

When you get the childs Thai passport ensure there are no spelling mistakes. They spelt our boys surname wrong but we told them of the mistake. They fixed it I thought. I did not check the receipt they gave us when the money was paid. Two days later I did and found it was still incorrect. The passport arrived with the incorrect name. The passport was replace free of charge but we had to return it which was a long trip.

Being a Thai your wife if a Bhuddist will want your child to be a Bhuddist. I had no problems but if you have strong beliefs this may be a problem.

Enjoy your new arrival and good luck

I did it last year!

Register your kid for a Birth Certificate at your consulate the moment they are born. Don't hang about.

Mine had a British Birth Certificate (overseas version) and passport within 2 months of birth.

Don't fight the misses on "we don't do things that way in Oz" cos you never gonna win.

The baby will sleep in the bed with you, it won't be allowed out the house for the first month (spirit possession) etc., etc.

Yes most important to go to the aussie embassy and get citizenship by decent

as soon as you can when you get that apply immeadiately for the passport you will have it in around

5-7 days i did this with my son just in case you have to go home in a rush?

the only thing my wife did strange was shave my son's head after he started growing hair

just a thai custom i think don't know if they do it with girls

anyway hope all goes well for you both

Thanks folks, I should have mentioned she will be born here in Australia.

Yes we will be getting her Thai nationality done here in Oz next year in June. Reason for June specifically is we live in Adelaide, Sth Aust and there is only 3 ways to get her a Thai passport and that is do it in Bangkok, or fly to Canberra to the Thai embassy there or thirdly wait until June (cant remember which day) when someone from the Canberra embassy fly here and see them then. I rang the Thai embassy here in Adelaide and spoke to a really helpful chap who put us on the list to see them then. So if anyone else will be doing something similar then thats the process if you dont wanna do it in BKK or fly to Canberra.

My 8 year old son looks completely 100% Thai.

My neighbours (Mother Thai, father farang) daughter is 7 looks 100% farang.

Several times we have been in a shopping mall (me and the 2 children) and Thais have asked if my little girl can speak Thai.

I usually tell them to talk to her in Thai and that she isn't mine anyway but I borrowed her for the day.

I do get some odd looks that way especially as she calls me Daddy just as my son does.

When your child comes along make sure that you only speak English and your wife only speaks Thai. That way the child will learn both languages together and be able to switch at any time.

You will love it when your wife has a child.

My 8 year old son looks completely 100% Thai.

My neighbours (Mother Thai, father farang) daughter is 7 looks 100% farang.

Several times we have been in a shopping mall (me and the 2 children) and Thais have asked if my little girl can speak Thai.

I usually tell them to talk to her in Thai and that she isn't mine anyway but I borrowed her for the day.

I do get some odd looks that way especially as she calls me Daddy just as my son does.

When your child comes along make sure that you only speak English and your wife only speaks Thai. That way the child will learn both languages together and be able to switch at any time.

You will love it when your wife has a child.

I cant wait!, thanks for the idea of learning language. I want her to learn both languages for sure.

Both my children were brought up outside of Thailand, my wife always spoke Thai to them at home so they speak both Thai and English. The only regret was that we didn't push them to learn to read and write Thai also, they do know some but are by no means fluent.

If my own experiences are anything to go by, be prepared for a run-around when you go to register the baby at the local amphur - I spent a whole day trying to register my son whilst being told his English name was too long "because it was 4 syllables and the maximum was 3". That was twenty years ago but it seems things haven't changed much. My daughter now has a son of her own and when she registered him a couple of months ago, with an English name, they at first told her it wasn't possible because "someone else has that name".

If my own experiences are anything to go by, be prepared for a run-around when you go to register the baby at the local amphur - I spent a whole day trying to register my son whilst being told his English name was too long "because it was 4 syllables and the maximum was 3". That was twenty years ago but it seems things haven't changed much. My daughter now has a son of her own and when she registered him a couple of months ago, with an English name, they at first told her it wasn't possible because "someone else has that name".

I had exactly the same problem but had been warned to forget all my Thai language.

I just stood there looking dumb (not hard for me) and holding out the documents, everything had been written down in advance. After a big argument between the staff, the boss told them to just do it and get rid of me ASAP.

Edited December 2, 201213 yr by TommoPhysicist