For expecting and first-year dads. No question is too basic.
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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
You might remember my post from 2 weeks ago about exclusive breastfeeding and me feeling completely useless. We tried like 10 different bottles and she rejected all of them. Last T
Not trying to be TMI but my wife had her 6-week checkup and got the all-clear. I was obviously excited because, you know, but she was NOT. Told me she's just not ready and honestly
My daughter is 6 weeks and we've been using a nipple shield since day 3 because of latch issues. My wife's consultant said we should try weaning off it now but every time we do the
My son is 2 weeks old and everyone keeps asking if I'm so in love and obsessed and ngl I'm not really feeling it yet? Like I'm doing all the dad stuff - changing diapers, feeding,
First kid due in 3 months, and I've been obsessing over the registry. Got: crib, bassinet, stroller, car seat, bottles, pump, high chair (for later), bunch of clothes. Am I missing
Okay so we got a Snoo for our 2-month-old as a gift (my in-laws are loaded) and honestly? It works. She sleeps in it pretty well. BUT it costs like $1600 and I keep feeling weird a
Every. Single. Day. Leaks up his back, down his legs, sideways somehow. We've tried size 2, we've tried different brands, we've tried the expensive ones. He's 8 weeks. Is this a fo
Does anyone else's 4-month-old eat like a normal human on some days and then become a ravenous beast the next day? Our son went through like 6 ounces yesterday but today he keeps t
Not the gas smiles, not the random twitches—actual genuine baby smiles that happened when we were talking to him. I know it sounds dumb but I literally felt something shift in my c
Real question: if your kid explodes out of his diaper in the middle of the store, do you just... change him on the floor? In the bathroom? I've heard people say they just leave and
My 3-week-old is going through formula way faster than the pediatrician said. We're doing like 10-12 oz every 2-3 hours instead of the 2-3 oz every 3 hours they recommended. Wife t
Been thinking about grabbing one of these for my 2-month-old. The heart rate monitoring is appealing but also... do I really need to be alerted at 3am about oxygen levels? Might ju