new parents

Do we need a breast pump? What do we need to know? What are the different types of breast pumps and what are they best for? I didn’t know. Now I think I do. Hope this is helpful to some of you. What Is a Breast Pump? A breast pump is a device that lactating women use to extract milk from their...

So my wife is 9w3d now, we have seen the scan and everything looks great. We have gotten a bunch of important things off Facebook marketplace in the last week or so and have probably spent $100 on a Bassinet w/ 4 sheets, Changing table, Crib and swing total. Generally I'll compare the price of...

Hey folks My wife and I just found out last Tuesday, and are very excited. However, she started to experience light spotting last night/some small bleeding (red turning to brown) this morning. We went to the hospital last night to get checked out. They did blood work and an ultra sound...

It seems all I see on Reddit and hear IRL is stories about complicated pregnancies, fights, etc. Not so much here on r/predaddit, but just generally. My wife loves being pregnant. She’s 32+4 now, so not long to go. All three trimesters she’s had a great time. Stress levels have been low, no...

My job offers a generous leave for dads, and people are generally encouraging about others taking it. It feels a little different with my team, though. I can sense my manager’s and my senior teammate’s anxiousness about me leaving. I’m also super anxious about leaving. I really like my job and...

I have a 6 month old and began packing away her first half-year's worth of clothes and was thinking that I wish I had known some things when I bought all of this stuff as a pregnant new mom. So why not share what I have learned in the hopes that other future/new parents don't make the same...

Are all your babies tuned the same way? Ours is July 2022 model.

My boy beat me to the proposal by a surprisingly narrow window, but so it goes. Here’s the short end of it: She’ll be giving birth before we’re married, My health insurance has better coverage for most things than hers Our son will be filed under my insurance (Potentially related) I have a...

After much dilemma I decided to buy a car seat and jogger system since I won’t be using a car and will rely on transit. The pavements are not good so I want to go for jogger system as opposed to regular strollers. Now, I am in a dilemma because I came across 3 models — 1) Safety 1st Interval...

Graduated and looking back on what would have helped a bit more. TL;DR at bottom Congrats, if you are reading this that means you are seeking out ways to make life easier with a baby. This puts you ahead of 90% of Dads out there. Our beautiful girl was born 3/22. There were complications but...

My company offers up to 15 weeks of paid paternal leave for dad’s but concerned how it may be viewed if I take all or most of it. Any thoughts from people that are planning to take parental leave as a new dad or have taken it? How much were u allowed to take and how much did u take? What would u...

My 4 month old will not sleep by himself, every-time we lay him in his own bed he starts kicking and wiggling free of being swaddled, rubs his eyes and starts to cry. The only way we have successfully been able to get him to sleep for long stretches of time is when he sleeps with us and we wake...

I am freaking out cause I feel like I don't know everything I need to know to be the best support person I can. I want my wife have a great experience but I feel like there must be more than just breathing and holding her hand. Any suggestions from you veterans of the delivery room?

TW: blood, lots of blood Today was the scariest day of my life. 6 days post-op after a c-section (making me an r/predaddit grad a second time around!), my wife began to bleed heavily and pass these huge clots. Turns out it was postpartum hemorrhaging, and because of COVID I couldn't even be...

It’s currently 6:10 in the morning. The wife and I are packing up to leave for our 7 o’clock induction appointment. This will be our first, a little girl. I’m so excited. It’s finally time! UPDATE: Things we’re going great until they got bumpy. TLDR is we ended up with a low key emergency c...

My baby turned 3 months today! I wish someone would have told me that the first 3 months would be absolute chaos and not to stress so much. (If only I knew then what I know now… haha classic!) My question is, what will I be looking back on 3 months from now wishing I knew about this next 3-6...

My friend just said to me that her baby sleeps through the night with 2 night feeds. To me, sleeping through the night is not waking for a feed during their “bedtime” hours e.g. 7.30pm-7am What’s your definition of sleeping through the night?

I would love to do something like this. I’ve also made an email address for my daughter so I can occasionally email her throughout her life and plan on giving to to her when she gets married. Are you planning any long term things for your future little? Just found the original and it’s 1000X...

I've been a lurker on this sub the whole time my wife had been pregnant. This is my first post. My wife is 39 weeks and a day today, and the doctors are inducing her in 3 hours. She's awfully small at 4'8", and I'm awfully big at 6'1", they don't want the pregnancy to run any further and risk...

Help!! My baby won’t stop rotating in her crib. I’ve searched high and low and it seems the general consensus is either A.) She will stop when she starts rolling or B.) It’s a phase and will only last a few weeks She is 17 weeks old and has been doing this since she was 8 weeks old. She...