Dad Advice Thread
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ACTUAL advice:
1 – Breastfeeding. Its great if she can do it but if she can't, make her feel like it's okay and support her. There's so much pressu reon women to succeed in these areas and they can feel like a failure if they don'r manage to do it.First kid was a dream, second couldn't do it. Go figure. Same goes for cesarian birth vs natural.
2 – HSA account. For all those in the USA, get an HSA account and fill it up before you have the baby. It's a ball ache but you will save money
3 – Baby Carrier. Literally the best invention for getting uot and having time with you child. When they're young and naping all the time, strap them on and take a walk around the park with a podcast. I got so much exercise by just having my son strapped on walking around Greenpoint & Williamsburg on my own. When we just had one son this is the time you give to your wife to nap, and they WILL appreciate it.
4 – Strollers. Spend money on it. You will use it loads and its worth it. A good thing for grandparets to help with if they want to contribute. We got the Bugaboo chameleon and it was the best money we ever spent. Don;t think that you can out smart strollers, good gear is worth it, and with a clean up you can re-sell it. Also, when the kids get bigger, this stroller is AMAZING and fits on an in flight overhead bin
https://www.babyzen.com/en/yoyo-…I could go on and on!
- Point 1 is very important. In the UK the midwives and hospitals make you feel like you are giving your child crack if you aren't breast feeding. Cunts.Hayzilla
- And also very true in Brooklyn. We expressed milk for a while with our second son and it's SUCH a time drain.DaveO
- wanna hang out one day, DaveO?monospaced
- A dad symposium!DaveO