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My 2 month old has been screaming for like 45 minutes straight. I've changed him, fed him, burped him, checked for diaper issues, everything. Wife is at work and I'm home alone and
Our daughter is 6 weeks and we're doing combination feeding. When I give her a bottle, she seems way more content than when my wife breastfeeds. I'm worried my wife thinks I'm taki
Our daughter is 3 weeks old and I don't think I've slept more than 2 hours straight since we came home. I'm running on coffee and adrenaline. I tried to do the thing where my wife
My son is 6 weeks old and I'm pretty sure he smiled at me this morning for real and not just gas. I almost cried at my desk at work thinking about it all day. My wife says I'm read
We got home from the hospital this afternoon and my son is sleeping in the bassinet next to our bed. I keep checking to make sure he's breathing. My wife is exhausted and I'm too w
My wife is struggling hard with nursing. Baby is latching wrong, her nipples are bleeding, and she's been crying a lot. The lactation consultant we saw wasn't super helpful. I feel
Honest question. My son is 6 months old and sometimes I still feel like I'm just playing house. Like I'm waiting for someone to tell me I'm doing it wrong or to come take him back.
She's 4 days old and we decided my wife sleeps from 10pm to 2am and I take 2am to 6am. She's eating every 2-3 hours so I'm basically up all night anyway. Is this a good system? How
Took my 8 week old to Target for like 20 minutes. He started screaming in the checkout line and I just stood there like an idiot while everyone stared at us. My wife was with me bu
Our daughter is 3 weeks old and she will only sleep if we're holding her. The second we put her down in the bassinet she wakes up crying. We've tried everything the hospital told u
Okay so technically we know it's probably just a muscle reflex and not a real smile yet but our baby gave us what looked like a genuine smile today and honestly I teared up. My wif
My son is 2 weeks old and we can't put him down without him losing it. The second his back touches the bassinet he screams. We're doing contact naps pretty much all day and night.
So I'm changing diapers and feeding my daughter but I feel pretty useless otherwise. While my wife is nursing or doing other stuff I'm just standing around. I want to be more invol
Honestly thought I was going to mess this up when the nurse handed me my newborn daughter and pointed at the diaper station. But I figured it out! Got the old one off without getti
We had our baby 5 days ago and my wife wants to exclusively breastfeed. I get it but she's been in so much pain and I feel like supplementing with formula would help her. She gets
Our little guy is 6 weeks old and I swear he smiled at me today but everyone keeps telling me it's just gas. It felt real though. He was looking right at me and his face just lit u
Our son is 3 weeks old and the second we put him down he cries. The only way he'll sleep is if I'm holding him. My wife and I are exhausted. Is this normal? When does this phase en
Seriously how do you guys do this? The sleep deprivation is insane. My wife is recovering and doing the night feeds and I'm trying to help but I feel so useless. Like what's my job
My wife is going back to work part time next week and I'm going to be doing some solo parenting. Scheduled to give our daughter her first bath while mom's at work and I'm lowkey te
We're doing breast and bottle combo and my wife wants to pump at night so I can do a bottle feed and she can sleep more. I read something about it messing with supply but then I re