School me on being a Dad

[pf0sh0]

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Not breast feeding anymore so that's not an issue, though pills should be the last resort regardless I feel.

Have you bought a baby brezza? The convenience is next level

[suntan]

beyond pill group buy?

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

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Have you bought a baby brezza? The convenience is next level

We have one. We're supplementing breast feeding, because when a woman loses 2L of blood during labour, it impacts milk production for the first few months.

It's fantastic.

But also, if you're not breastfeeding, it means you can give her breaks and let her sleep through the night, esp on weekends when you're not working.

[riander5]

That brezza looks nice, but totally reminds me of child 1 vs child 2 priorities... Child 2... when formula was needed, hot water from the tap and some formula mixed up was all she got

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beyond pill group buy?

Couldn't have been in a better thread. There's lots of pills us Dads could use

[Swank]

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Couldn't have been in a better thread. There's lots of pills us Dads could use

Sounds like a lot of you have occasional regrets about taking the blue ones

[shakalaka]

We have the brezza heating thing right? Also a sanitizer machine where we sanitize the bottles. We use ready to feed formula so not worried about mixing. Yea breast milk supply was limited and after the first month it was becoming increasingly difficult to ascertain how much breast milk was being given, vs, how much formula should be supplemented. With all that and him being fussy leading to us thinking maybe over-feeding, colic, acid etc. etc. so had no choice but to shift to formula exclusively in order to be able to have more accurate measurements.

Yea I try to give her breaks whenever I can, now she's comfortable letting me handle during the day time (which is not much as I am at work) but still hasn't accepted my abilities for overnight so she can have a full night's sleep. Says that she wouldn't be able to sleep anyway as she will be thinking about the whole thing the whole time so no point.

[ExtraSlow]

From my conversations I think organic canada should be paying me a commission, lol.

[killramos]

lol. She needs to get the fuck over that.

Not much else to say on the matter.

My kid was almost exclusively formula. It’s a very personal choice with a lot of factors that play into it, and not worth losing sleep over.

[riander5]

Breast feed if you can. If for whatever reason you can't, use formula and feel no guilt over it. It's as simple as that

[pf0sh0]

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Breast feed if you can. If for whatever reason you can't, use formula and feel no guilt over it. It's as simple as that

100%

[JustinL]

Shak, your little guys sounds like mine was! Inconsolable screaming + sleep deprivation brings out dad rage/regret. We used a pro for some help, which actually was useful despite my boy not getting the memo about how much sleep he was supposed to have per day lol. My little guy is 2.5 now and it's finally let up and he sleeps through the night.

Check this one out if you're looking for a pro: https://www.weebeedreaming.com/

[haggis88]

The Brezza was a godsend with twins, especially when they stopped breastfeeding

The girls have slept through the night since they were 3 months old, they're pretty much doing 12 hours by this point...although they sit and chat to each other for an hour when we put them down, and if one goes to sleep too quickly, the other one tries to get her attention by babbling louder, it's hilarious

The boy was difficult with sleeping, he would scream and scream until he was about 6 months, then the wife done the 5 minute, 10 minute, 15 minute thing and that seemed to work and since then he's been getting solid 10hrs per night unless there's extenuating circumstances

[shakalaka]

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Shak, your little guys sounds like mine was! Inconsolable screaming + sleep deprivation brings out dad rage/regret. We used a pro for some help, which actually was useful despite my boy not getting the memo about how much sleep he was supposed to have per day lol. My little guy is 2.5 now and it's finally let up and he sleeps through the night.

Check this one out if you're looking for a pro: https://www.weebeedreaming.com/

Thanks for the link. I passed it on to the wife to do some research on.

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The Brezza was a godsend with twins, especially when they stopped breastfeeding

The girls have slept through the night since they were 3 months old, they're pretty much doing 12 hours by this point...although they sit and chat to each other for an hour when we put them down, and if one goes to sleep too quickly, the other one tries to get her attention by babbling louder, it's hilarious

The boy was difficult with sleeping, he would scream and scream until he was about 6 months, then the wife done the 5 minute, 10 minute, 15 minute thing and that seemed to work and since then he's been getting solid 10hrs per night unless there's extenuating circumstances

What's the 5 minute, 10 minute, 15 minute thing exactly?

[nismodrifter]

https://takingcarababies.com/

My wife used this website for first kid. I read what I my wife told me to read and it was helpful. We did sleep training. It was painful. It worked for 6months. Then it stopped after he had a regression and teething and illness together. After that have done co sleeping. I lie down with him to put him to sleep, he talks about his day etc, takes some time, cuddling, and the he sleeps. I then leave. Sometimes I return. Sometimes I don't. He knows to call if he wakes up to pee or anything. Won't waste my time with sleep training our new born.

Regarding mental health and psot partum period, regular contact with family physician can be very helpful. When you go for baby check up at 1,2 weeks, 1 month, 2 month, mom can schedule an appointment along with baby to check in about her own recovery/post partum well being. I tag along for these appointments as she can't drive yet, and I get to talk about how things are going for me as well. This has been very helpful.....and we are both physicians.

[killramos]

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https://takingcarababies.com/

This is what we used and my kid has slept through the night since 8 weeks. YMMV

[jwslam]

is @shakalaka not rich enough to have a Snoo?

[killramos]

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is @shakalaka not rich enough to have a Snoo?

That’s his wife’s name apparently.

[ExtraSlow]

Snu Snu?

[shakalaka]

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https://takingcarababies.com/

My wife used this website for first kid. I read what I my wife told me to read and it was helpful. We did sleep training. It was painful. It worked for 6months. Then it stopped after he had a regression and teething and illness together. After that have done co sleeping. I lie down with him to put him to sleep, he talks about his day etc, takes some time, cuddling, and the he sleeps. I then leave. Sometimes I return. Sometimes I don't. He knows to call if he wakes up to pee or anything. Won't waste my time with sleep training our new born.

Regarding mental health and psot partum period, regular contact with family physician can be very helpful. When you go for baby check up at 1,2 weeks, 1 month, 2 month, mom can schedule an appointment along with baby to check in about her own recovery/post partum well being. I tag along for these appointments as she can't drive yet, and I get to talk about how things are going for me as well. This has been very helpful.....and we are both physicians.

Thanks for the link, will research it with the wife. Quite clearly no two kids are the same so if one thing works one, doesn't mean it will for another. Recently I came across a tik Tok where this young couple had triplets and had no help. I sent it to my wife and told her to keep things in perspective and remind herself of this tik Tok every time she feels overwhelmed. lol

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is @shakalaka not rich enough to have a Snoo?

Had no idea this was a thing. Will research into it to see if it's something actually worth while having and if so I will get one even if I have to declare bankruptcy for it. Haha. Jokes aside, if the thing actually works I'd give a freakin blank cheque. FML.

[tirebob]

Time to trade it in on a Trackhawk bud!

Just kidding of course… Take you kid and toss them in the car seat and drive… I had some great middle of the night cruises with my kid and always would be asleep before we got home. I would rather be awake driving around than awake trying to coddle wailing babies.

Worked for me!