For expecting and first-year dads. No question is too basic.
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She's taking maybe 1-1.5oz per feeding when the bottle says she should be taking 2-3. Pediatrician said at this age it's normal to eat less and just follow her cues but my wife is
Quick question - how do you know when a bottle-fed newborn is full? With breastfeeding I think there are cues but with the bottle I'm just... guessing? He sucks for a bit then pull
We used to spend maybe $200/month on restaurants/delivery. With the baby (she's 6 months) we're now at like $600+. Why? Because cooking anything more complex than cereal requires t
After 3 weeks of our 2 month old refusing bottles, he finally took one today. My wife had to leave for a doctor's appointment and I genuinely thought I was going to have to give he
Ok so I know this probably sounds dumb to experienced parents but I genuinely panicked about diaper changing and bathing in the beginning. My 3-month-old doesn't cry when I do it a
We got the Snoo on a Craigslist deal (like $400 instead of $1500 lol) when our son was born. Seven months later - it's genuinely the best thing we bought. He slept in it way better
Having a kid has unlocked something in my brain. It's like a compulsion. "We're not crying, we're just leaking" when the baby spits up. "Guess you could say I'm raising the bar" wh
My daughter genuinely laughed today - not a gas giggle but an actual belly laugh - because I was making stupid faces at her. And I'm sitting here like an idiot tearing up. My wife
I've got 2 weeks left before I go back to work. My wife and I have been trading off days and honestly these past 8 weeks with my son have been incredible. Yeah, I'm tired as hell a
We're at 5 weeks with our first and everyone keeps saying 'it gets easier!' but nobody specifies WHEN. Like are we talking month 2? Month 6? Year 1? Should I expect to feel human a
First kid on the way and trying to figure out how much we should actually plan to spend. We've got the big stuff covered (crib, car seat, stroller) but there's so many smaller thin
Our boy is in the 40th percentile for everything - right down the middle. After obsessing over whether he's hitting milestones, the doctor was like "he's perfectly normal" and I fe
Our daughter went from sleeping 10-12 hours straight to waking up every 2-3 hours. Started about a week ago. I googled it and apparently this is the "4 month sleep regression" exce
My son is 6 weeks old and I haven't slept more than 3 hours straight in forever. Last night I put the diaper bag in the fridge instead of the milk. My wife found it this morning an
I feel like everyone talks about the "newborn phase" but nobody defines when it ends. My daughter is 12 weeks and she's changed SO much already. When do they stop being a newborn a
We drove 6 hours to visit my parents in Portland with our 7 month old daughter yesterday. Sounded like a good idea in theory. Reality: she screamed for literally 2.5 hours straigh
This might sound dumb but I used to just stand there while my wife talked to the pediatrician. Today at the 2-month checkup I actually asked questions about the vaccine schedule an
My boy is 6 months old today. Honestly for the first few months I felt like I was just... helping. Like my wife was the real parent and I was assisting. But somewhere around month
So I'm trying to figure out if I'm being an idiot or if my priorities are just different now. Got offered a job as a senior manager that pays like $30k more but it's mostly on-site
Took 3 months off when my daughter was born and honestly it was the hardest and best thing I've done. First two weeks I felt like a zombie and questioned every decision. But then s