Baby smiled at me today and I cried
Three weeks in and my daughter actually smiled. Not the gas smile, a real one. I know she probably doesn't know what's happening yet but dude something just hit different. I get wh
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Three weeks in and my daughter actually smiled. Not the gas smile, a real one. I know she probably doesn't know what's happening yet but dude something just hit different. I get wh
I know this is probably normal but man I'm running on fumes. Wife and I have been taking shifts at night but I'm starting to lose it. Anyone else deal with this? When does it actua
Had my first mega blowout tonight. Poop up the back, all over the onesie, all over my arm. Wife was sleeping so I had to figure it out solo. Felt like such a noob but honestly kind
Had 2 weeks off and I go back Monday. My daughter is 5 weeks old and I feel like I'm just starting to get comfortable with her. I'm terrified of missing milestones or that my wife
I know it's probably just gas or whatever but my 6 week old looked right at me and smiled. Biggest smile of my life right there. After weeks of feeding, changing, not sleeping, fee
We got home yesterday afternoon and I haven't slept in like 30 hours. Every time we try to put our newborn down in the bassinet he screams. The moment we pick him up he settles rig
Guys I just had to share this. My daughter smiled at me this morning for the first time and it wasn't gas. It was a real smile directed right at me. I literally teared up. All the
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My paternity leave ends soon and I'm really struggling with it. Don't get me wrong, I'm ready to have adult conversations and use my brain again, but the idea of leaving my 3 month
My son is 3 weeks old and I feel like I'm losing my mind. My wife is breastfeeding but she's so exhausted that I'm doing all the diaper changes and trying to help however I can. La
Been on paternity leave for 6 weeks and tomorrow I go back. My daughter is almost 2 months old and I'm dreading it so much. Feels like I'm abandoning them even though logically I k
My son is 5 weeks and sometimes when I talk to him his mouth twitches and I swear he's almost smiling but I know that's not real smiles yet. When did your babies actually give you
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Dude. Just experienced my first explosion diaper and I was NOT prepared. It went up the back and somehow into the outfit we picked out for grandma's visit. I literally just threw t
We just brought home our twin boys last week and I genuinely have no idea how we're supposed to manage this. They don't eat at the same time. One needs to eat while the other is sl
She's 6 weeks old and gave me a real smile this morning. I know they say it might be gas or whatever but it felt intentional. I literally teared up making breakfast. My wife was li
My son is 3 weeks old and I don't think I've slept more than 2 hours straight in days. Wife is breastfeeding so I'm on diaper duty and trying to help her get rest but I'm absolutel
My daughter is 2 weeks old and she absolutely will not stay asleep in the bassinet. The second I try to put her down she wakes up screaming. I've tried warming the mattress, white
Yeah so that happened at 3 AM. Poop up the back, all over his clothes, the crib sheet, somehow on his ear. I literally had to wake my wife for moral support. This wasn't in the hos
He's 6 weeks old and today when I was changing his diaper he looked right at me and smiled. I know logically it's probably just gas but man it hit different. My wife said it's a re