For expecting and first-year dads. No question is too basic.
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My wife is 2 months postpartum and she's still struggling. Not just physically but emotionally too. Some days she's fine and other days she's really down. I'm trying to be supporti
My wife is exclusively pumping and we're doing bottle feeding every 3 hours. But our pediatrician said we could go longer between feedings during the night to help him sleep better
My son is 5 weeks old and between the feeding schedule and him being generally fussy, I've had maybe 4 hours of actual sleep in the last 2 days. My wife and I keep snapping at each
Just realized my daughter is 4 months old today and she laughed at me for the first time yesterday. Full genuine baby laugh and not just gas. I know it's a small thing but man it h
We're 2 weeks in and my baby boy will only sleep if one of us is holding him. The second we try to put him down in the bassinet he wakes up screaming. My wife is exhausted and I ke
I've had 6 weeks with my newborn daughter and I'm absolutely dreading going back to work next week. The thought of missing her first smiles and milestones is killing me. My boss ha
My 3 week old has these red bumpy spots all over his face and I'm freaking out. Pediatrician said it's just baby acne and totally normal but it looks awful. Is he uncomfortable? Sh
Baby is 4 months old and we're thinking about starting solids soon. Our pediatrician said we can wait until 6 months but some family members are saying we should start now. What di
Had a code brown explosion that went up to my newborn's neck and somehow got on me too. Changed her clothes, my clothes, and the crib sheet. Thought I was prepared but nothing real
My daughter is 6 weeks old and she smiled at me this morning while I was changing her diaper. Not a gas smile either, it was real. I know it's probably a small thing to most people
My son won't sleep for more than 45 minutes at a time and my wife is exclusively pumping because breastfeeding didn't work out. I'm doing night shifts and I'm absolutely exhausted.
Wife is sleeping, baby is sleeping, and I just realized I have no idea what I'm doing. I've been sitting here for 20 minutes afraid to move because I don't want to wake anyone up.
My 2 week old daughter is spitting up what seems like way too much after feeds. She's gaining weight and seems happy but I keep freaking out that something is wrong. Called the ped
My son will scream his head off the second I put him down but the moment he's in my arms he's out cold. My arms are dead but I can't bring myself to move him. Pretty sure I'm going
Do not ask me how it got that far up his back. Do not ask. I just want to warn the other new dads, you think you're ready but you're not. It was everywhere. On his clothes, the cha
My son smiled at me this morning. Like a real smile, not gas. I'm aware this is probably nothing compared to what's coming but I genuinely got emotional. Spent the entire morning t
My wife is 3 weeks in with breastfeeding and we're both paranoid about whether our daughter is actually getting enough. The lactation consultant said it's fine but she seems to spe
Our son is 2 weeks old and literally the only way he sleeps is if one of us is holding him. The second we put him down he screams. We're exhausted. Everyone says to let him sleep i
My son gave us his first real social smile this morning and I literally teared up. My wife was changing his diaper and he just looked right at her and smiled. We got it on video. I
My daughter is almost 3 months old and she will not go down for naps unless one of us is holding her. We've tried the bassinet, the crib, even contact naps on the bed and she wakes