For expecting and first-year dads. No question is too basic.
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My daughter is 3 weeks old and will only sleep if I'm holding her. The second I put her down in the bassinet she wakes up screaming. My wife and I are running on fumes. Everyone sa
My son is 2 months old now and I'm still having moments where I'm like wait, this is my kid, this is real. But last night my wife was exhausted so I just took him, got him calmed d
My wife really wants to try breastfeeding exclusively but she's exhausted and in pain. I keep suggesting we do bottles with formula to give her a break but she feels guilty about i
My daughter is 3 months old and yesterday she actually smiled at me on purpose. Not the gas smile, a real one. Then this morning I made a stupid face and she laughed for like 2 sec
Our son is 7 days old. I haven't slept more than 2 hours straight. My wife is barely functioning. We're not even sure if he's eating enough and the pediatrician said everything loo
So my wife and I have been going insane trying to figure out why our son screams for like 2-3 hours every evening. Everyone kept saying 'oh that's just colic' but I felt like we we
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 a
My son gave me a real smile this morning, not just gas, a genuine social smile and I literally teared up. Been a rough couple months with sleep deprivation and constant worrying ab
We're at 6 weeks with our son and the sleep deprivation is hitting different. I know it's still early but I'm trying to figure out what's normal. Anyone else dealing with the every
First time dad here. We feed our 3 week old daughter and she gets the hiccups or something and then just cries for like 20 minutes no matter what we do. Tried burping her, differen
We were at my in laws house for dinner, right after I'd just changed our 4 week old. I put him on my shoulder to burp and this explosion just went everywhere. Down my back, on my s
My son is 2 weeks old and I love him obviously but I'm not getting that overwhelming instant connection everyone talks about. I feel like I'm just following steps from the parentin
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
My daughter is 8 weeks old and today she smiled at me for the first time. Not gas. An actual smile. She locked eyes with me and smiled and I just lost it man. I had to step away be
Wife wants to start introducing a bottle so I can help with night feedings. Has anyone done this successfully? We're at 6 weeks. Worried about nipple confusion but also worried abo
My son is 4 months old and literally will not sleep in his bassinet or crib. The second we put him down he wakes up screaming. My wife and I have been taking shifts just holding hi
Can't believe my little girl is already 6 months old. Time is flying and honestly some days feel like a blur but looking back at pictures from when she was born I can see how much
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. M
Our son is 3 weeks old and literally only sleeps when me or my wife are holding him. The second we put him down he wakes up crying. We're exhausted and I'm wondering if we're doing
Took my 3 month old to the grocery store and he had the most explosive poop of his life. I was completely unprepared, had maybe 2 wipes, no change of clothes for him. Ended up usin