First smile happened today
Man I'm still riding high. We weren't sure if it was a real smile or just gas but she did it again at the same time and looked right at me. My daughter is 6 weeks old and I swear I
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Man I'm still riding high. We weren't sure if it was a real smile or just gas but she did it again at the same time and looked right at me. My daughter is 6 weeks old and I swear I
My son is 3 months old and we're still getting up 2-3 times a night. My wife is exhausted and honestly so am I. We've tried everything - white noise machine, blackout curtains, kee
My 6 week old son gave me a real smile this morning, not just gas. He was looking right at me and broke into this gummy grin and held it for like 5 seconds. I know they say smiles
My son is 3 weeks old and I don't think I've slept more than 2 hours straight since he was born. Every time I close my eyes he cries. My wife and I are taking shifts but honestly t
We've been struggling with breastfeeding for about 2 weeks. Baby girl kept getting frustrated, my wife was getting sore, it was rough. Today the lactation consultant came by and af
Took my 8 week old daughter to Whole Foods for 20 minutes and she absolutely destroyed her diaper. Exploded up her back, down her legs, it was everywhere. I had one extra onesie in
Guys I know this probably sounds silly but my 6 week old smiled at me today. Like a real smile, not the gas thing. I've been up since 4am with her and I'm completely wrecked but th
First time dad here. Our pediatrician cleared us to start formula supplementing and I'm doing it wrong constantly. How much are you guys warming the bottles? We're using room tempe
My wife and I are exhausted. Our 3 week old will only sleep if one of us is holding him. The second we put him down in the bassinet he loses it. We've tried everything - white nois
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Our son is 6 weeks old and for the past 2 weeks he just screams from like 8pm to midnight every single night. We've tried everything - different formulas, burping, changing, white
Been waiting for this moment since she was born 8 weeks ago. I was changing her diaper this morning and she just smiled at me. Not a gas smile either, a real one. Made me tear up a
My daughter is 6 weeks old and gave me her first real smile today. Not gas. An actual smile. I literally teared up. I'm supposed to be the tough guy but nope, she smiled at me and
We're a week in and my wife is really struggling with breastfeeding. Baby won't latch correctly, she's in pain, we're seeing a lactation consultant tomorrow but she's so stressed a
My son is 3 weeks old and I don't think I've slept more than 2 hours at a time in like 2 weeks straight. Wife and I are just trading off nights but even when it's supposedly my tur
We're 7 weeks in and still getting woken up 2-3 times a night. Some of our friends said their kids were sleeping 7 hours straight by 8 weeks and I'm starting to wonder if we're doi
Dude. I was doing that stupid thing where you make a popping sound with your mouth and he just LOST IT. Biggest smile, actual laugh. My wife wasn't even in the room so I had to get
So my wife has been the primary feeder since we came home from the hospital 2 weeks ago and I can see she's absolutely exhausted. Dark circles under her eyes, snapping at me over n
My wife is exclusively nursing our 2 month old and while I'm grateful we don't have to deal with pumping, I feel like I'm just standing around watching her do all the hard work. I
My wife has us both in like 3 different baby apps tracking sleep, feeding, development milestones. It's helpful but also stressing me out because I feel like if I don't log somethi