First smile from baby and it made me cry
My daughter is 6 weeks old and today she smiled at me. Like an actual real smile, not just gas. I know that sounds silly but I genuinely got emotional. Been a rough few weeks with
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My daughter is 6 weeks old and today she smiled at me. Like an actual real smile, not just gas. I know that sounds silly but I genuinely got emotional. Been a rough few weeks with
My son is 2 weeks old and I feel like I should be more connected or in love or whatever dads are supposed to feel. Right now he mostly looks like a potato and doesn't do much excep
Wife had a doctor appointment today and I was solo with our 3 month old son for 4 hours. I'm not gonna lie, I was nervous. But we did it. We fed, changed diapers, had some tummy ti
We're at 8 weeks with our second kid and I feel like a zombie. Our first born was sleeping through the night by 3 months but this one is all over the place. Feeding every 2-3 hours
My daughter is 6 weeks old and will literally only sleep if someone is holding her. The second we put her down she wakes up crying. Our pediatrician said it's normal but I'm exhaus
Our son is 6 weeks old and I don't think I've slept more than 2 hours straight in weeks. My wife and I try to split nights but it's still brutal. I went back to work last week and
Every single time we put our daughter in the car seat she screams like we're torturing her. We've tried everything, different temperatures, different times of day, different music.
My wife has been trying to breastfeed for 8 weeks and it's been so hard. Cracked nipples, low supply issues, the kid latches wrong half the time. We've seen three lactation consult
Got home from hospital about 4 hours ago with our son. He's sleeping in the bassinet next to the bed and I keep waking up to make sure he's breathing. Is this normal? How do you ev
We just got back from the hospital with our son like 2 hours ago and I'm sitting here watching him sleep in the bassinet like a creep. Every time his breathing changes I think some
My wife is going back to work in a couple weeks and we've been trying to get our daughter used to a bottle. We've tried like 5 different bottles now and she just screams and spits
My son is 6 weeks old and this morning he gave me this huge gummy smile and I swear my whole chest got tight. I know they say it might be gas or whatever but I don't care. It felt
My wife and I just brought our 2 week old home from the hospital and he seems to be doing okay during the day but at night he screams the second we put him down in the bassinet. Th
That's it. That's the post. Why didn't anyone warn me about this. It went UP HIS BACK. HOW??
My son is 7 weeks old and today he looked right at me and smiled. Not a gas smile, a real smile. I swear I teared up a little. My wife was like 'okay dad settle down' but honestly
Our daughter is 6 weeks old and we're trying to figure out if we should be following more of a schedule or just doing on demand feeding. She's exclusively formula fed. Right now sh
Been cosleeping but we're exhausted and considering sleep training. Read some articles and got conflicting info. Some say it's fine at 4 months, others say wait till 6. Wife is lea
First time dad here, baby is 3 weeks old and will NOT sleep. Literally only sleeps when someone is holding him. I'm reading all these things about safe sleep and independent sleepi
My boy is 2 months and rolls over sometimes and we got a smile but my buddy's kid same age is rolling consistently and doing way more. I know I shouldn't compare but is my kid on t
Wife wants to pump and bottle feed so I can help with night feeds and bonding. I'm for it logically but also feels weird that she'll do the hard work and I just warm it up. Am I ov