Your Role in Labour and Childbirth

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So, she’s having your baby? As romantic as the song makes it sound, the reality is a bit scarier and more intimidating. You watch your partner’s belly swell as the months pass; you feel the kicks and encourage the mom-to-be not to feel bad about her swollen ankles and constant need to pee. You guys put the nursery together, you…

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Getting Babies and Kids to Sleep

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Once you have babies at home, sleep becomes a precious commodity. Yes, I know, it’s worse for moms, especially for those moms who breast feed exclusively, but dads lose a lot of sleep, too, especially those of us who work from home. Getting your kids on a good sleep schedule ensures YOU get to be on a good sleep schedule,…

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Dad-Son Bonding…Over the Toilet?

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Leaving behind diapers and venturing into the blessed freedom that comes with having potty-trained kids is one of those parenting experiences you never imagined you’d treasure so much, but it’s one of those things you look back on as a watershed moment in your dadhood. Diapers are expensive, messy, and just a general pain in the butt…although they’re definitely better…

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Sex and Pregnancy: NO, You Won’t Poke the Baby in the Head

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This is for all you dads-to-be, who have a newly pregnant wife and are alternately thrilled and terrified by the changes going on in her body, the changes that are happening in your marriage…and in your sex life. Sex is obviously how you got into this state in the first place, so there’s no shame or anything to be embarrassed…

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