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UPDATE: for anyone coming back to this post, here's a little update. Tuesday night after making this post we put her to bed at 6:30 and she woke up at 4:58. Then Wednesday night she slept from 7 until 6:30! Thursday morning I covered a tiny light on her baby monitor and we put her in a higher...

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 All. Kind of a stupid question but I love this sub and always get great responses/advice. I know it's perfectly normal for babies to not poop every day. That not what this is about. I'm wondering about the quantity. My baby is 6 months and e.b.f. when she stopped pooping every day and...

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...

My little one is 5 weeks old and I can’t imagine putting her in anything but a onesie/sleeper at the moment. Bonus points if the onesie has built in mittens & a 2-way zipper. I got gifted so many cute outfits for her in this newborn stage but I feel like I couldn’t be bothered with them. The...

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!

Hi... First time dad here and thanks to everyone who will reply. Just a bit worried now (im not sure if it is overly worried). Our 11mo old daughter seems to be hitting some milestones but not others and now we r paranoid. Could you help us by sharing what is normal and what is not? Or...

So my 1 year old had her 12 month check up today. I was at work, but her father took her in. Not an hour later I got a text telling me the doctor thinks she had type 2 herpes and I am losing my mind. I’m spiraling. She has had a diaper rash for about a week, it started with just your typical...

I’m on vacation and left my own Pack ‘n Play at home bc the rental has one. However, the center won’t lock. Please help me troubleshoot! All the sides are locked in place and I’ve folded and tried several times now! Please tell me it’s something stupid I’m missing.

my baby will be 1 in 4 days, and her birthday party is the following day, this coming saturday. i’m pretty notorious for having the same conversation with my boyfriend; we won’t allow x y z or only allow x y z, but when it comes to a family event, we both are too nervous to say anything. i am...

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...

If the goal is to have the baby's eyes spring open like one of those creepy dolls and become completely awake and alert, then thank you - it's working!! /s Edit: To all of you in the comments section saying that this method works for you, I'm extremely jealous and consider you to have magical...

So 2 days ago my wife gave birth to a healthy beautiful girl. That part was great and I amcso happy to have her but i must say I was not at alll ready for what labour would be like as a man satching my wife go through the worst pain imaginable. She originaly wanted an at home birth and might of...

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...

I’d like to buy some spf clothing for my 5 month old this summer. There’s a lot of expensive brands out there but I also see Old Navy/h and m brand spf clothing. Are these cheaper brands equally protective?