For expecting and first-year dads. No question is too basic.
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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
We've got a 7-month-old who's still waking up 4-5 times a night and we're losing our minds. Pediatrician said he's physically capable of sleeping through now. Friends keep recommen
My wife and I work opposite shifts so one of us is always with the baby (saves on childcare but lol the cost is our marriage sanity). I work 2pm-10pm, she works 7am-3pm. We have a
Considering grabbing one for our nursery. We're first-time parents with a 3-month-old and I know we're probably being paranoid but the reviews are mixed. Some people swear by it, o
That's it. That's the whole post. Cheers lads 🍻
My son is 8 weeks old and everyone keeps talking about how I should be bonding with him or feeling this instant love or whatever. Honestly? I feel like I'm just doing tasks. Change