For expecting and first-year dads. No question is too basic.
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First kid here, he's 6 weeks old. Nighttime sleep is whatever, we're managing the every 3 hour feeds. But during the day this kid just refuses to nap. We've tried dark rooms, white
My daughter is 6 weeks old and today she smiled at me. Not the newborn gas smiles, an actual real smile where she saw me and her whole face lit up. I literally teared up. I know it
My wife wanted to breastfeed but physically couldn't, and now her mom keeps making comments about how formula isn't as good and my wife is blaming herself. Our baby is healthy and
We left the hospital yesterday with our daughter and now we're home and I honestly have no idea what I'm doing. She's sleeping right now but I'm too anxious to sleep. Is she breath
My son is 8 weeks old and I don't think I've slept more than 2 hours straight in 8 weeks. I'm running on coffee and fear. We've tried everything - white noise, different swaddles,
Son had a massive explosive poop that went all the way up his back to his neck. Ruined his outfit and the car seat. This is our second week home and I feel like we're doing somethi
Nervous as hell. We've done the classes, read the books, watched the videos but suddenly it feels very real that they're letting us take this tiny human home with just our dad inst
My wife and I have a 3 week old and I feel like I'm losing my mind. We're doing shifts at night so one of us can sleep but even when it's my 'off' shift I can't fall asleep because
We're doing bottle feeding and I was wondering if anyone else struggles with knowing when the baby is actually hungry vs just wanting to suck on something. Kid wants a bottle every
Baby girl is 2 weeks old and my wife and I are just making it up as we go. Pediatrician keeps saying things are normal but every cry sounds like something is wrong. I'm terrified t
Pretty sure my newborn just smiled at me. Wife says it's probably just gas but I don't care. I'm counting it as a real smile and it made my whole week. Is this what being a dad is
My son is 3 months and his sleep is completely random. Some nights he goes down at 7pm, other nights he's up until 11. We're trying to establish a routine but nothing seems to stic
My daughter is 4 weeks old and I think I've slept maybe 8 hours total in the last two days. I'm running on fumes and coffee and I'm pretty sure I'm hallucinating. Went to work toda
This is our first kid and I'm losing my mind. He's 2 weeks old and basically cries from 8pm till 1am every single night. We've tried everything - fed him, changed him, burped him,
We get to leave the hospital tomorrow and I've never been so scared in my life. What if I do something wrong? What if I can't hear him breathing? What if I break him somehow? Every
We're at 6 weeks and I'm dying for my son to actually recognize me and smile at me. Right now he just looks through me like I'm not even there. I know it's not real smiling yet but
Started supplementing with formula about a week ago. My daughter seems to want to eat every 2-3 hours instead of the 3-4 the pediatrician said. Is she actually hungry or are we jus
My son is 4 months old and we're still doing the 2-3am wake up routine. Wife and I are absolutely exhausted. I keep hearing stories about 6 week olds sleeping 8 hours straight and
This might sound silly but I've been waiting weeks for my daughter to actually recognize me and smile. Today she gave me this huge gummy smile when I was changing her diaper and I
Holy cow. I don't think anyone can really prepare you for this. It was somehow up his back, on his socks, and in his hair. How do people make this look so easy? My wife just laughe