new dads

My wife has had preeclampsia since 26 weeks, and in the hospital since 33+3. Two full weeks later, and our baby girl is going to be delivered this morning at 7:30am. This is our first child, so it's pretty intimidating, but we're really excited too. U P D A T E I N C O M M E N T S

Hey all I’ve been a casual poster here and found this group more than useful to educate myself and understand what others are going through and how they deal, cope, and just sharing of knowledge it’s been really wonderful to know I’m not alone in my experience. Early on we had a stressful time...

Hi all, just stumbled across this subreddit. My wife and I are pregnant with our first child and just passed 13 weeks. We just told our family’s which was very exciting, but I can’t help but feel anxious all the time not knowing if everything is going well in the pregnancy. We had our last...

Hey all, New to this subreddit. My wife and I are expecting our first kiddo about 9 weeks from now :D We are very excited to have learned that this little one is a boy due in part to a realization that we had: our naming philosophies for girls are very, very different. Not talking can’t find a...

So last week I posted that my wife was told to come back in a week for a second ultrasound because they couldn't see the embryo. She came back and they saw that a certain hormone level hadn't raised like it should so they knew that the embryo didn't take. I was pretty devastated. I'm 47...

Part 1: For first time parents, from a first time parent, 4 months down the line Part 3: For first time parents, from a first time parent, 4 months down the line I had some more input that I didn't get a chance to mention. CRYING My wife has been able to identify the 5 different sounds. I'm...

We knew nothing about baby transportation. This one took a while. Here's everything we learned. Pushcair, Pram, Buggy, Stroller, etc. I’ve always used the term “pushchair” when referring to anything in the pram/buggy/stroller world. As you’ll find out in a later section of this post, the names...

Tl;Dr: my wife's pregnancy went from 0-100 in a short time span, but both momma and baby are safe and well. Sunday night: my wife complained of nausea and abdominal pain. We thought it was a stomach bug, it'll get better. Tuesday night: the pain has only increased, about to a 5/10. Midwives...

So we went in for our first OB and ultrasound. Currently my wife is 7 weeks 1 day. To say we were shocked is an understatement. They found two heartbeats. No we go back this Wednesday so they can have a better look. They told us they appear monoamniotic (meaning they are in the same sac with...

I didn't know where to post this other than /r/offmychest and for reasons I can't recall I am banned there. I don't have anyone to talk to here besides my mother and she is being a bit more dramatic than I care to deal with (mostly due in part to her having little to no sleep). I am just a...

Just found out we’re having a little girl and I’m over the moon. I teach a subject which is majority female so interact with mostly female teenagers on a day to day basis...so I THINK that window of time is sorted. Everything before that however....I’m going to have to learn. E.g. I’m bald...

Hi folks, This is an unofficial follow-up post to one I made months ago shortly after finding out we were pregnant. Though I'm otherwise a lurker here, this sub has been a great resource throughout the process so I wanted to offer our story and my thoughts from the other side now that the baby...

My wife is 14 weeks pregnant with our first child. We are having a baby girl and I’ve been super excited about becoming a father. We just received the results of the genetic testing and received some tough news. It seems like our baby has something called trisomy x syndrome which is an extra X...

This is an update for this post where I was asking for advice on inducing labor. The short of it was that our doctors wanted to induce labor for our son at 37 weeks at 4 pounds 6 ounces. Their explanation was that he was at the 2 percentile in terms of weight and they don't know what's wrong. I...

https://preview.redd.it/p75zbwdqaimc1.png?width=1640&format=png&auto=webp&s=7bfe682f903271ec727fa69a6f24027477738b3f Researchers from Curtin University are exploring the information and support needs of first-time dads in Australia and would also like to hear your views about a proposed mobile...

I mostly lurked here, just want to say it has been a pleasure reading such positivity from you guys (and gals). Even the heartbreaking posts were met with class and kindness. For bp purposes my wife and her drs have moved up the time table (37 weeks 1 day) for our twins to a c section today at...

Hi pre-daddit! I just found this sub from the /r/daddit sidebar (was about to post when I thought "I should read the rules" - crazy right?) and I think I have some questions. Or possibly I just need to ramble. Comment on anything you feel like. I think I just want to talk. Is there a pre-dad...

I’m currently the dad of an 18 month old boy. He is the culmination of all the things I have done in my life. He is my best friend and the reason I wake up in the morning. Tomorrow, my fiancé is being induced with our second(*surprise) baby and I’m really struggling. We’ve nested and readied...