For expecting and first-year dads. No question is too basic.
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My daughter is almost 8 weeks old and I've been waking up every 2 hours feeling like a zombie. But this morning she actually smiled at me. Not a gas smile, a real actual smile when
We're still doing bassinet in our room but our pediatrician said we should be thinking about moving him to his own room around 6 months. I'm honestly nervous about this. How do I k
4 months old and last night was the first time she made it all the way to 6 AM without waking up. I woke up at 3 AM in a panic thinking something was wrong but nope, she was just s
Love my MIL but man she has an opinion on literally everything we do with our newborn. How we hold him, when we feed him, temperature of his bath, how we burp him. My wife gets str
There are like 50 different bottle brands now and every parent on Instagram swears their one is the best. Anti-colic this, vented that, slow flow vs medium flow. We just grabbed wh
We're 2 weeks in and I think I've slept maybe 10 hours total in that time. My wife and I have been trying to split nights but honestly I'm not sure I'm doing it right. Baby eats, b
He's so tiny and fragile and every time I hold him my heart rate spikes because I'm convinced I'm doing something wrong. How am I supposed to know what he needs when he cries? My w
I was changing his diaper this morning and he just smiled up at me like he recognized me and I literally teared up. My wife has been getting those smiles for a week but this was th
First time dad here. My son is 4 weeks old and literally will not sleep unless I'm holding him. The second I try to put him down in the bassinet he's screaming. I'm exhausted but a
We're formula feeding and the can says 8-10 times a day but my 2 week old only seems hungry like 5-6 times. Everyone has different opinions. My mom says I'm not feeding enough, the
I love my son obviously but I keep waiting for that moment where it just clicks, you know? Everyone talks about an instant bond but I've been here for 3 weeks and mostly I just fee
Just experienced my first major blowout and I'm honestly traumatized. It was everywhere. In his hair, up his back, on my shirt. How is that amount of poop even possible from a 6 po
Is this normal? I don't think I've slept more than 2 hours in a row since we came home from the hospital. The baby eats every 3 hours and it feels like right when he goes down I'm
Our daughter is 6 weeks old and we're still up every 3-4 hours. I know this is normal but I'm dying to know when we can expect longer stretches. Is it 3 months? 4 months? 6 months?
Trying to figure out the best approach for us. Wife wants to pump so I can help with feedings at night but we're not sure about the timeline. How many of you guys are doing bottle
We got so much stuff we barely use but there are a few things that have been absolute lifesavers. The white noise machine, diaper pail, and this little clip-on nightlight from Targ
Day 6 with newborn and I think I'm losing my mind. We're doing 3 hour feeding cycles which means I'm getting maybe 2 hours of broken sleep at a time. My wife is doing most of the n
Everything is ready. The crib is set up, we have supplies, the car seat is installed. But I'm freaking out. What if I drop him? What if he cries and I can't figure out why? What if
Okay it was probably gas but I'm telling myself it was a real smile and nobody can convince me otherwise. Something just clicked in my brain where I went from being terrified all t
Our daughter is 3 weeks old and honestly I'm just trying to keep her alive. Everyone talks about this amazing bonding experience but right now I just feel anxious all the time. I l