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When The Stars Align, Part II
This past week, my wife was ready. On Tuesday night, after dinner, she said it was time to move the crib into the baby’s room. The crib, you see, had been in our room since our second son was born in...
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Why I Search For Us In The Night
Embed from Getty Images — I’ve been a father for twenty-three nights. I count by nights because it’s when I feel most fatherly: the late night feedings, the desperate burpings, the...
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‘DudeDadsplaining’ Breastfeeding—Tips from the Dad
Ah, breastfeeding—as explained by Dude Dad Taylor Calmus. This week Taylor explains the nitty gritty of what breastfeeding is like (as told to me by his wife and ‘manslated’ by DD). Grab a cup,...
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Why Dads Should Support Their Partners Who Breastfeed in Public
Embed from Getty Images — I start with a confession: at first, I was not wholly supportive when Kara, the mother of my first child, raised the prospect of breastfeeding in public. The decision to...
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The Cry at 3:00 A.M.
Embed from Getty Images — Every night for the last 2 weeks I have been rudely awoken from my sleep to the sound of my baby crying. It first started when he was sick with a virus, and now we are sleep...
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3 Ways to Help Your Partner Go Back to Work After Maternity Leave
Nutrition Pregnancy, childbirth, sleep deprivation, breastfeeding…These things take a toll and can lead to serious health issues, even years after childbirth. Check out this article in Goop, and even...
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My Husband Doesn’t Want Me to Breastfeed Our Baby
Embed from Getty Images — Dear Mr. Dad: Q: I am newly pregnant, and even though our baby isn’t due for a few more months, my husband and I are already having a major disagreement. I want to breastfeed...
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When to Wean
Embed from Getty Images — Dear Mr. Dad: My baby is four months old and my wife has been breastfeeding her since day one. She thinks it’s about time for the baby to start eating real food. What are the...
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100 Years From Now
Once Upon A Time… Remembering historical events and considering their significance for families today On a cool and sunny New York autumn Saturday, over 25,000 marchers took to Fifth Avenue to stand up...
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Courageous Parents Bringing up Smart Kids
Embed from Getty Images — This morning, I am thinking of a simple quote by Leo Tolstoy in War and Peace: “Everything depends on upbringing.” In my writing, I have consistently tried to encourage...
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Mama, May I Touch Your Boobies?
For three years, I nursed my son. I had some many challenges during that time: clogged ducts, low supply, thrush. I sometimes wonder how I made it through, but made it through I did. And then there...
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Breastfeeding at 30,000 Feet
Embed from Getty Images I was one of the first to board the 14-row plane to Charlotte. The aisle had only two seats on either side. It wasn’t the smallest plane I had been on, but it still required a...
View ArticleA Flap Over Breastfeeding Really Doesn’t Rile Social
> Source: 30dB.com – Breastfeeding According to The New York Times, Ecuador was set to introduce the resolution at a WHO conference in May, but the U.S. threatened to withdraw military aid and cut...
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Breastfeeding Has Been the Best Public Health Policy Throughout History
Joan Y. Meek, Florida State University Breastfeeding has long been the gold standard for infant nutrition. The American Academy of Pediatrics, American Academy of Family Physicians, American College of...
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Serena and Me: Not Even Celebrity Moms can ‘Have It All’
Embed from Getty Images — It was heart-wrenching watching Serena Williams make the difficult choice to wean her seven-month-old daughter in the HBO docuseries Being Serena. She was trying to make a...
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Five Months as a Father, Five Weeks at Home With Baby
Joe Stracci spent 5 weeks at home with his daughter, just long enough to learn everything and nothing. — I. Arrival If I told you that I remembered my first thought when she was born, I’d be lying. I...
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10 Things Every New Father Should Know
The “Love, Recorded” guide to being a new daddy. ♦◊♦ 1. You might not be able to film the birth. You probably didn’t even know you wanted to. Before your wife went into labor, you thought birth videos...
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Fed is Best
Are you going to breastfeed? Your birth plan is to go all natural, right? Are you going back to work? You’re not even thinking about co-sleeping, are you? Did you know that letting your baby cry it out...
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Breastfeeding Struggles Linked to Postpartum Depression in Mother
Stephanie Liu, University of Alberta As a doctor, I encourage mothers to breastfeed. Breastfeeding is affordable, helps with bonding and has health benefits for both the infant and mother. In my...
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Twitter and Instagram Aren’t Your Mentors
— There’s nothing more intrusive than social media. And few things push people’s “throw shit like an enraged zoo chimpanzee” button like parenting issues. Combine the two and you have a cocktail of...
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