I had a few of those moments last weekend that made me remember why I wanted to have a baby, and which made me very grateful for my three-month-old daughter.
She woke up at 7 AM to eat, and I brought her into the bed with us to nurse from a side-lying position (one of our [...]
Tags: babies, Breastfeeding, diapers, father, single moms
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Since the stories about the historical nature of Michael Phelps’ eight gold medals had been beaten to death by the mainstream media before the end of the Beijing Olympics, a new Phelps-centric story was needed to capitalize on his fame. Unfortunately, most of the swimming events were completed, leaving the media no more opportunities [...]
Tags: father, Michael Phelps, Olympics, relationship, son
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I was chatting online with another Babies Online staffer when she suggested the topic of today’s post: unique ways to tell the father you’re pregnant (thanks Kelli). Unfortunately, both times my wife got pregnant, I was as closely involved with her cycle as she was because we were actively trying to get pregnant. [...]
Tags: announcement, father, Pregnancy
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Last month, an obstetrician in the UK wrote an article detailing with why men should never be in the delivery room. The piece was written in response to a survey that said fathers should be allowed to spend the night in the hospital when their baby is born. In the article, the doctor, [...]
Tags: birth, delivery, father, obstetrician
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When our fathers were kids, their fathers were held to a different standard of what made a “good” dad. At that time, a good dad was one who didn’t beat his kids, or get loaded every night of the week. He provided for his family financially, and maintained the larger scale projects around [...]
Tags: father, fatherhood, Parenting
Posted in: Parenting
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