new parents

I’m a ftm and baby is just a week old. Baby just wants to sleep on us all the time. We try to take shifts holding her so one of us gets sleep, but since I’m only breastfeeding her I get the short end of the stick. I’m incredibly tired and found myself falling asleep holding her while on my...

Hi all!! I'm a FTM to a 4 day old so completely new to breastfeeding! My plan is to be exclusively breastfed until little one is 4 months or so when I plan to return to work. Yesterday (so day 3) my right breast was extremely engorged, so I was hand expressing and massaging my boob to work the...

I adore and have a lot of nostalgia for the scent of Johnson & Johnson's baby oil, but I prefer to avoid mineral oil in baby products (main ingredient in J+J's). I know there are plenty of baby oils that don't use mineral oil, and I'm wondering if anyone has experience with one that also has...

Well my wife’s water broke 2 days before our planned c section. She is getting prepped as I write this for a C section today. I am full of nervousness and excitement. Wish us luck. See you all on the other side!

My wife is 18 weeks today with our first and nothing yet, not even slight fluttering. She does have an anterior placenta we've been told. I know a lot don't feel anything until maybe 20 weeks plus but I do feel worried! Our next scan isn't got at least 2 or 3 more weeks, just hard waiting 8...

Anyone else? LO will be 5 months next week. I’m not planning g on starting solids until 6 months. But she stops everything and just stares at me! I tried to eat an apple while nursing and every bite she’d stare and when I finished chewing she’d nurse. Then I take another bite she pulls off and...

I’m not sure where else to post this, so if anyone has better suggestions please lmk! I’ll be giving birth in a couple weeks and my OB is in my insurance network, but I looked up the pediatrician who will round on my baby and they aren’t. How does that work? We expected a very low L&D cost...

We are both mid 30s. We’ve been trying for years. We did three cycles of IVF and got 9 embryos. She became pregnant after the first transfer. I am trying my best to stay level headed and I am reminding myself it’s too early to get attached, but it’s really hard when I am reminded what size...

1) bring a pillow and a blanket for you and at least two for her. 2) bring an eye mask 3) bring snacks in a cooler. 3 days worth. 4)sneak in a little champagne in a cooler with some plastic flutes. 5)bring some button down shirts you don’t mind getting dirty and/or a robe. Skin to skin is the...

The pregnancy pain and c section n recovery all that pain I didn't give a f, I alone changed diapers, cleaned her n fed her all by myself from day one but it keeps getting unbearable for me. Breastfeeding pain or pumping pain and thn using all my energy to play with her or make her sleep, I...

Y’all, it’s not our fault. This one goes out to everyone with babies who are more challenging sleepers. My little guy is almost 6 months old, and I am finally realizing that his sleep challenges aren’t my fault. I’m giving him hours of active time during the day, he gets plenty of outdoor time...

Wife had a scheduled C-section and our beautiful baby girl was born at 12:40 PM, 9 lb 2 oz & 18.5 inches.

I am type B personality type and due in a month. I have done some research. Like I have decided to formula feed (for personal reasons), follow safe sleep guidelines and I am going to sleep train once she’s old enough. The rest I’m planning on learning on the job. Is it crazy to approach it this...

“X family already took their baby for a boat ride at 3 weeks old.” (When I say my 4 month old still is too little and I’m uncomfortable) “X baby started eating solids at 4 months and slept through the night.” (When I say we are still just on breastmilk) “X family went away for a fun weekend...

I was so worried time would be stolen away as my baby's grew but I've realized as much as i do feel sadness when their little fists stop smelling like cheesy goodness and i pack away the smaller size baby clothes and when they stop scrunching when picked up after a nap, or when they don't really...

Anyone else feel like the middle of the night game of spit the pacifier out and scream is like a game of wack-a-mole. Just spent 20 minutes doing my ✨favorite✨ routine. feed —> baby asleep —> transfer to crib Baby fusses —> put in pacifier Baby —> spits out pacifier —> cries Pacifier in —>...

Hey pre-dads, you may have seen several of my posts about anxiously awaiting our babies arrival. Yesterday was the day. Wifey is a fucking champ. 3 hours of pushing, 13 hours of labor and we have a baby! 21 inches, 6.10 oz Wish us luck and see y’all on r/daddit

Hi all, Wife is going through miscarriage, we would be 11 weeks today but turns out pregnancy stopped developing at 5-6 weeks. Had scans last week and this and absolutely nothing has happened (she’s had some cramps and bleeding but less than a period). Having done the research on management...

We have a 6 month old. So far she’s played with wood, cloth, rubber and silicone toys without batteries. As she’s getting older I’ve seen lots more suggestions for vtech toys (light up, make noise and/or move) We are a quiet house, but we play lots of music and sing songs, and go outside. We...

This past week I visited my in-laws. Before I go deeper into the story, I love dogs. I have 2 myself, but they are dogs. I was getting a much needed break and went to take a nap upstairs while my in-laws played with my son, J. I was just about to doze off when I heard a dog fight break out, my...