Our daughter is almost 4 months and still waking up every 3-4 hours at night. I know that's 'normal' but I'm losing my mind on this schedule. My wife is exclusively breastfeeding and I feel helpless because I can't really take the night shifts to give her a break. Anyone have success with pumping so...
Just happened like 20 minutes ago. She asked if we could build a blanket fort after dinner, we spent two hours in there with flashlights telling stories, and when we got out she just hugged me and said 'Dad you're the best'. I'm tearing up typing this. These moments go so fast.
My mom says to let the baby cry it out and establish a schedule early. Everything online says newborns are unpredictable and you should just respond to their needs. My pediatrician gave me different advice than my wife's obgyn. We're 3 weeks in with our first and I feel like everyone has a different...
Converting a corner of my garage into a legit workspace. Want to get into woodworking once the kids are a bit older and actually in school so I have some hours during the day. Right now I'm just getting my tools organized and setting up a workbench. Anyone here doing woodworking as a hobby? What too...
Hello everyone, I’m reaching out here because I don’t know what else to do and it’s getting to the point that it’s bringing me to tears sometimes. The level of brain fog and burnout is so extreme that I feel like an absolute failure and I’m failing to complete the smallest mundane tasks. Just tonigh...
So I took 8 weeks of paternity leave and it was amazing. Now I'm back in the office 3 days a week and honestly the transition is killing me. My son is 10 weeks old and I feel like I'm missing everything. The worst part is my boss keeps scheduling meetings during times I usually pump for my wife. Any...
I was not prepared for this. That's all I'm saying. It was up the back, down the leg, somehow on the onesie and the blanket. How is this much poop coming from something so small. My wife laughed at my face the whole time I was cleaning it up. Do they always explode like this or did I do something wr...
My wife is exclusively pumping and we're doing bottle feeding every 3 hours. But our pediatrician said we could go longer between feedings during the night to help him sleep better. We tried stretching to 4 hours at night but I feel like I'm starving the kid or something. Anyone else deal with this?...
My son is 5 weeks old and between the feeding schedule and him being generally fussy, I've had maybe 4 hours of actual sleep in the last 2 days. My wife and I keep snapping at each other over nothing. Is this temporary or does it get better soon? How long until newborns sleep for longer stretches?
Just got my credit card statement and my 9yo has spent like $150 on Robux that I had no idea about. Apparently he was buying game passes and cosmetics. I thought I had purchase restrictions set up but somehow he got around it. How do other parents handle this? Do you give kids a budget or just ban i...
He said 'Dad, your jokes aren't even funny.' I looked at him and said 'I know, that's why they're called dad jokes. When you become a dad they automatically become funny.' He groaned so hard. Mission accomplished.
I was a pretty selfish guy after my first marriage ended. Lived alone, did whatever I wanted, thought that was freedom. Then I met Sarah and we had kids back to back. I'm not gonna lie, those first couple years were hell. I had no idea who I was as a parent. But something clicked around year 3. I re...
When I commuted to the office I had coffee time to decompress before work started. Now I roll out of bed 5 minutes before my first meeting while my kids are running around and my wife is asking me questions. By lunch I'm already exhausted. Trying to carve out some boundaries but it's hard when your ...
My son won't sleep for more than 45 minutes at a time and my wife is exclusively pumping because breastfeeding didn't work out. I'm doing night shifts and I'm absolutely exhausted. Is this normal? When does it get better? I love this kid but I feel like I'm failing because I can't get him to sleep l...
Manager basically said I don't have the 'commitment' for the role because I won't work past 5pm or take on extra projects that require travel. Meanwhile my colleague without kids is getting the spot. I'm trying not to be bitter but it stings. Feels like there's no winning sometimes.