For expecting and first-year dads. No question is too basic.
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lmaooo okay so I was changing my newborn's diaper yesterday (literally my second diaper change ever) and he decided to absolutely detonate. I'm talking up the back, onto my shirt,
Update from my last post: So I was stressed about our 9-week-old's erratic sleep and someone in here suggested paying attention to wake windows instead of just trying to feed/sooth
Okay so this is apparently a good problem to have but like... my son decided last week he just wants to sleep 10 hours straight now. Which is amazing! Except I'm lying awake the en
So I've got a Model 3 and getting a carseat installed in the backseat is a NIGHTMARE. The seat belt routing is weird, the car is narrow, and the angle is off. I've tried three diff
Anyone here in Portland or nearby (Beaverton, Lake Oswego, etc)? I'm on paternity leave with my 4-month-old and going absolutely insane. Would be cool to meet up at a park or somet
Not asking for relationship advice necessarily, but like... my wife and I used to be spontaneous. We'd take weekend trips, we'd actually talk about stuff other than feeding schedul
I know it's expensive (got ours for like $1400 on Facebook Marketplace, lightly used) but after 3 weeks of our newborn only sleeping on me or my wife, we decided to try it. First n
Looking at getting a smart monitor and keep seeing these two mentioned everywhere. We're FTD in Seattle and want something reliable but my wife wants something that doesn't feel li
We have the Diaper Genie and it's... okay? But honestly our room still smells weird by week 1. Someone recommended the Munchkin Step, someone else swears by just throwing them in a
Moving to Portland next month with an 8-week-old and a 2-year-old. Our apartment is tiny so I need something lightweight and compact but not a jogger because those things are massi
This might get me roasted but I don't feel that overwhelming connection everyone talks about. Our daughter is 2 months old and honestly most of the time I just feel anxious and tir
He means well but he's the type to want to take over and do things his way. My wife is stressed about it too. How do you set boundaries with parents without being an asshole? Do we
ngl this is a weird take but changing my son's diapers (he's 3 months) is like the one thing I can do that's purely competence-based right now. I'm not leaking milk, I'm not a walk
So my wife is exclusively pumping and I'm handling night feeds with a bottle so she can get some sleep. Yesterday she suggested I warm the bottle in warm water instead of the warme
My wife and I both need to go back to work in May and our daughter will be almost 4 months. We have like 6 daycares in our area (Portland suburbs) and have visited 3 so far. They'r
This is driving me insane. My daughter took bottles fine for the first 3 months. Now she just screams and turns her head away. My wife is back at work part-time and I need to be ab
Been a rough week. Just got the boys (3.5 and 2) to bed finally around 8:30pm after being on my own all day while wife was at a work thing. They were FERAL. The 3yo wouldn't listen
Had a weird moment last night where I suggested we try a different diaper brand because the current ones give my son (2 months) a rash but my wife took it as criticism of her choic
Got 8 weeks with my daughter and it's been incredible. I know that's privileged as hell compared to what most guys get. But going back to the office Monday feels like abandoning he
Took 6 weeks off when my son was born (Jan 2024, he's now 5 months). First week back at work and I feel like I'm missing everything. He's starting to giggle and do new things and I