new dads

My wife was pregnant with our second child. We had seen a beating heart at 8 weeks, so we were rather confident already. She was at 9+6 on Tuesday when she began spotting a little bit. She had never done that with our first so obviously, she got a little scared. She slept on it and in the...

I have submitted a couple of these since my boy was born and I hope they were helpful. Here is what I wasn't told about with months 3-6. Teething sucks. Just when you got your sleep routine down and your little one sleeps through a couple of nights here and there BOOM teething. He's back to...

So 7 weeks ago tomorrow my first child (a little girl) was born, we didn't know the gender until birth. Birth story is here but I'm at work (still mad about that) and don't feel like working that much so when I am at my desk I will field all questions honestly CAUTION though I have a sailor's...

Hey dudes. Thanks for the good vibes over the last 9 months - this subreddit has been a treasure trove for me. Graduated yesterday and wife and baby girl are doing well, even after my wife nearly fainted moving from L&D to postpartum. Passing on the good vibes!

Future dads are often stressed. And once the happy event has come, parenting young children is often exhausting and stressful. I experienced it! To cope with stress, music and meditation can be helpful. So I created "Pure ambient", a tasty mix of beatless ambient electronic music that helps me...

Choosing a baby monitor isn’t easy. There are so many features that sound useful. I'll run through what I found out about them here. What is a Baby Monitor? A baby monitor is a gadget that allows you to keep an eye on your baby when they’re sleeping (or supposed to be sleeping). The intention...

EDIT: Someone commented on here that /r/daddit_new was created, but it got downvoted. I'm assuming it was mods in support of the protest from that mod sub but figured I'd add it to the top of this post. Has some posts already. I really missed that community over the last couple days. So many...

I’m in a privileged spot where I’ve accumulated a lot of vacation and have a great paternity leave policy through work. Our daughter is due in May, and my wife will be on leave until October. I was planning to use 3 weeks vacation time after birth. Then go back to work full time until my...

Thought I would update with a slightly different perspective than what I seem to see here and on r/daddit. Let me preface by saying that I love my son and would do anything for him, there is no question of that. I am fortunate enough to have had almost the entire 6 weeks off through parental...

So wife and I had sex yesterday. She is 9 weeks along. This evening she had pinkish to light red discharge. She has been very upset. I’m anxious. Planning on calling the OB in the morning. Any experience or information relevant to this subject? Edit1: we have an appt with the OB later...

I am in a very lucky position where I have an employer that offers 6 weeks of paid leave and is flexible with my return date. This leave can be used throughout the first year after birth. I am thinking about taking 8 weeks of total leave as soon as the baby is born. A nice round 2 months. Then...

Hi all I’m looking for some advice and anecdotal experiences on this one. My new girlfriend and I fell pregnant after 4 months of being together. I’m 29 she’s 27. The relationship was incredible, we’ve both never felt this way about anyone before and we spent all the time possible together...

Hi! I have been married since 2018 and have a wife who will soon turn 37. We have always talked and thought that children would come in the future, but about 2 years ago my wife withdrew from this and says that she no longer wishes to have children and she sees more benefits in life as it is. No...

Alright guys, I'm not looking for medical advice here, just really hoping to look a little bit outside the box, because I must have read every website on pregnancy pains and still haven't found a way to make it easier for my wife. 2 weeks ago, we found out that wife is pregnant with our first...

We're waiting on our room for the scheduled induction. How did you handle your nerves when in my position? Super excited but nervous!

Hey everybody, what’s up? My name is Chris, I’m 24M and just got confirmation today that my girlfriend is gonna have a baby in January, she is 7 weeks pregnant. So yeah, I’m super excited but kinda freaking out a little too lol it kinda doesn’t feel real yet, but it also feels like everything’s...

NSFW ahead Just got back from labor & delivery, still 37 weeks, 2 days, after thinking my wife's water had broken on Wednesday night and that she'd been experiencing possible contractions for the last two days. Lots of lessons learned. If you & your wife have never used sex toys, don't buy a...

While I can be there for the surgery/birth, due to COVID I likely won’t be allowed in the postpartum room for the two days after while my wife recovers. My wife is pretty upset and a bit worried. I have assured her that it is not her (or anyone’s) fault and that our top priority is a healthy...

1st week of the New Year, just got out of the hospital today, and just finished slow-dancing my 5-day old rainbow baby girl to sleep. Been a lurker here in this sub and daddit (under a different @sweetazzsugga) for the past couple months, and I just want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone for...

I just wanted to thank the entire predaddit community. I've always wanted kids but became more and more unsure of that the closer I got to that part of my life. When my wife and I started trying for a family I still wanted to be a dad despite all the jokes guys make about hoW expensive kids are...