For expecting and first-year dads. No question is too basic.
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My wife pumps because breastfeeding didn't work out for us (supply issues, pain, the whole thing). It's been a struggle but we're making it work. The issue is my wife's mom keeps m
I've got two weeks left and I'm genuinely dreading it. I know this makes me sound soft but I've loved being home with my daughter (11 weeks old). Going back to the office feels wro
We borrowed my brother's SNOO for a week while visiting family and honestly it felt like cheating. Our daughter went from 3-hour sleep stretches to 5-6 hours. She's 3 months old. I
My partner tried breastfeeding for the first 6 weeks and it was incredibly hard on her physically. Cracked nipples, oversupply issues, the whole thing. We switched to formula and b
So my son is almost 3 months and we're stuck in this loop where he'll only sleep if one of us is holding him. The second we try to put him down in the bassinet, he wakes up screami
Not really asking about specific milestones, more like when did parenting feel less like you were just keeping them alive and more like they were actually... a person? Like when co
My son is 6 weeks old and I'm not gonna lie, the constant anxiety is exhausting. Is he eating enough? Why is he crying? Is that rash normal? Should we call the pediatrician? He spi
Which is insane because 4 weeks ago I was terrified and sleep deprived. But watching him grow, even at this pace, feels like it's happening too fast. My wife thinks I'm being emoti
Our 4-month-old acts like we're torturing him every time we put him on his stomach. Screams immediately. We do like 5 minutes max because we feel guilty. Physical therapist says he
So my son seems to have a sixth sense for when I put him down. I can do the whole wake-window thing, swaddle properly, white noise, dark room... the moment his back touches the bas
Our daughter will ONLY sleep on one of us. The second we try to transfer her to the bassinet she wakes up. I've tried everything - warming it first, waiting longer before transferr
Baby is 6 weeks old now and I think my wife is still processing it. She's mentioned a few times how disappointed she was, and I don't really know what to say. It's not like she can
My son just turned 3 months and some days he'll sleep 4 hours straight, other days he's up every 90 minutes. We're doing the SNOO and it helps but I feel like we're not following a
Been using Calm for anxiety but some of the dad-specific breathing exercises feel kind of corny. Does Headspace have better stuff? Or should I just lean into the corniness? Looking
My wife wants to start Ferber method with our 4-month-old because she's back at work and absolutely losing it with the night wakings. I'm on board with ANYTHING that gets us more s
We got one as a gift and honestly it's been the only thing that calms my son down enough to set him down. Before this he'd wake up the second you transferred him. Just wondering if
We've tried Pampers Swaddlers, Pampers Pure, Pampers Swaddlers Size 2, and literally three different rash creams and my daughter STILL gets diaper rash twice a week. Is anyone else
Spent $150 on this thing and our 2-month-old will absolutely not sleep in it. He screams the second we put him down in it but is fine in his bassinet. We're out $150 and he's sleep
So we had a pretty decent routine going with our son until last week. He was doing 4-5 hour stretches at night, we were managing. Then he turned 4 months and it's like someone flip
He told me to just "let the baby cry it out" when our 2-week-old was struggling with gas. Like yeah Dad, let me just ignore my newborn because that's totally the move. Then he got