For expecting and first-year dads. No question is too basic.
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Just me? We got the positive test and literally within 2 hours I'd ordered a video monitor, a fancy diaper pail, and somehow a $200 swaddle blanket set. Wife was like "we need to t
Got offered to take the full paternity leave (12 weeks, California) but my company culture is pretty intense and taking that long feels like career suicide. People act like anythin
Considering dropping $300 on one of these for our newborn coming in 6 weeks. I know I'm being that anxious first-time dad but honestly the anxiety about SIDS is killing me. Has any
So my son is 3 months old and my parents live nearby. My dad keeps getting irritated when people call him grandpa - he wants people to call him by his first name instead. Which...
And honestly I don't even know how to bring it up at this point. It's been hanging over us. I'm not trying to pressure her - I KNOW she's exhausted, dealing with recovery stuff, to
Looking for places that are good for a newborn/young baby that aren't the typical mommy-and-me class vibes. My son gets fussy being at home all day and I need to get out but I don'
So my MIL basically has a key to our place and comes over whenever. Baby is 6 months. Every time she's here she corrects how I do things - diaper changes, feeding, even playtime. M
Both our parents want to come stay "to help" when baby arrives in 2 weeks. My wife's mom wants a week, my mom wants a week, my in-laws want a week. That's 3 weeks of people in our
Okay I know this sounds stupid but my daughter legitimately smiled at me this morning. Like a real, intentional smile, not just gas. She's 6 weeks old and I have been WAITING for t
Looking at car seats for our April baby and seeing the Graco Snugride SnugLock is like $200 vs some others at $400+. The reviews are mixed - some people swear by it, others say the
Just spent 45 minutes at 3 in the morning googling whether my 2-month-old's slightly irregular breathing pattern is SIDS. He's fine obviously. But my brain does this thing where I
So I'm the handy type and got tired of fumbling around in the dark looking for diapers, wipes, thermometer, etc. at 2am. Spent a Saturday afternoon building this little wooden shel
The first month was survival mode, month 2-3 was anxiety mode, but my daughter is 5 months old and honestly? I'm starting to enjoy this. She's giving me real smiles, she recognizes
She's taking maybe 1-1.5oz per feeding when the bottle says she should be taking 2-3. Pediatrician said at this age it's normal to eat less and just follow her cues but my wife is
Quick question - how do you know when a bottle-fed newborn is full? With breastfeeding I think there are cues but with the bottle I'm just... guessing? He sucks for a bit then pull
We used to spend maybe $200/month on restaurants/delivery. With the baby (she's 6 months) we're now at like $600+. Why? Because cooking anything more complex than cereal requires t
After 3 weeks of our 2 month old refusing bottles, he finally took one today. My wife had to leave for a doctor's appointment and I genuinely thought I was going to have to give he
Ok so I know this probably sounds dumb to experienced parents but I genuinely panicked about diaper changing and bathing in the beginning. My 3-month-old doesn't cry when I do it a
We got the Snoo on a Craigslist deal (like $400 instead of $1500 lol) when our son was born. Seven months later - it's genuinely the best thing we bought. He slept in it way better
Having a kid has unlocked something in my brain. It's like a compulsion. "We're not crying, we're just leaking" when the baby spits up. "Guess you could say I'm raising the bar" wh