For expecting and first-year dads. No question is too basic.
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My daughter is 6 weeks old and I think I'm losing it. Last night I almost cried during a diaper commercial at 3am. My wife laughed at me which obviously made it worse. Is this norm
My wife is 2 weeks postpartum and her nipples are absolutely wrecked. She's in pain every time our daughter latches and it's heartbreaking to watch. Everyone keeps saying 'it'll ge
Our son went from sleeping pretty solid (8pm-5am with one feeding) to waking up like 6 times a night. Started around 3.5 months and is now at 4.5 months and somehow worse. I read a
Our 11-month-old got his first real cold last week and watching him struggle to breathe through his nose while trying to eat was the worst. Got a Levoit humidifier (about $40) and
I've got 2 weeks left of my 8-week paternity leave and I'm dreading going back to work. Not in a 'I don't want to work' way but in a 'how am I supposed to leave this little person'
My wife wants to exclusively breastfeed if possible but also wants to maintain her sanity and have breaks. We're thinking combination feeding. But I keep seeing stuff online about
He keeps coming over unannounced "to help" but really just holds the baby while I try to figure out laundry and bottle sterilizing. Then he gives me unsolicited advice about everyt
This is a rant but I need to get it out. My wife keeps hinting that I should stop taking so much paternity leave and "just come back part time" or whatever. We have a 4-month-old.
Quick question - how many naps is your 3-4 month old taking and how long? Mine seems all over the place. Some days 3 solid naps, sometimes 4-5 short ones. Can't find a rhythm. Usin
We've tried like 6 different brands. Mam, Philips, Tommee Tippee, the cheap ones from the hospital. My daughter is 4 weeks old and just spits them all out instantly. Seems like she
What I've found actually useful: Nested Bean weighted sleep sack ($45) - no joke, game changer for our 2 month old Bulk pack of burp cloths from Amazon ($20 for 6) - way better tha
My son is 3 weeks old and we're still doing the every-2-hour feeds. My wife pumps and I bottle feed at night so she can sleep, which sounds great in theory, but I'm absolutely losi
I'm left-handed and I hold my kid on my left side like most people do. But then I try to grab wipes with my right hand (awkward), adjust his head with my right hand (he gets mad),
Why does poop have to go UP the back sometimes?? Changed my 8-week-old's diaper at 4am and somehow the damage went all the way up to his hairline. HAIRLINE. Had to give him a full
My 3-month-old went 5 days without pooping last week and I was freaking out reading WebMD articles at 2am. Then he exploded EVERYWHERE - blowout that went up his back somehow??? No
We did the bassinet thing for 5 months (felt like forever) and this week moved our daughter to the crib in her own room. First night I checked on her like 47 times but she did grea
Been trying for weeks now. My wife pumps, I do the feeding, but as soon as my daughter sees the bottle she starts crying and reaching for mom. It's like she knows it's me holding i
My 7-month-old has suddenly decided car seats are torture devices. He was fine for the first few months and now screams the entire time. We're not doing anything different. We've t
Took 2 weeks off when our daughter was born in March. Got back to the office yesterday after finishing my parental leave and man... the office feels so empty and pointless now. I k
Math'd it out this morning and holy shit. I know sleep deprivation with a newborn is normal but actually seeing the number made it real. No wonder I yelled at my wife yesterday abo