This period of time will look different for every family and depending on how your wife’s delivery went, she may have different needs. If she had a c-section, she’ll be recovering from a surgery as well as trying to take care of a newborn. Your role as father and husband is going to be one…
It’s game day. You’ve done all the hard work of having the conversations, packing your bags, writing out your birth plan and now you’re just waiting. Due dates are not due dates, they’re approximations which means you just have to stay ready all the time for a couple of weeks. Make sure your phone is…
The time is nigh! (It’s nearly time for those that don’t speak old english) You are within a month of your due date and the anticipation is growing. You have likely survived the morning (all day) sickness by now and your wife is ready to get this baby out of her. She is likely having…
If you are expecting a child for the first time, you’re probably feeling a lot of things. You might be worried, excited or just trying not to think about it. Eventually you will be struck by the fact that you need to learn some things. This blog (and other DadWise resources) were created to help…
In the next few blog posts (in honor of my 4th child coming soon!) we are talking about how to prepare for your baby to enter the world. Dads have a huge part to play in the rearing of children and that starts prenatally (is that a word?)… before the baby comes out. Your wife…
You’re having a baby, that’s awesome! Now what? The next few blog posts will be dedicated to helping you bring your little one into the world. As dads enter the modern world, we are taking on more responsibility than we used to in the post-war era of America. Men are more and more present in…
There is not a lot that you need when you have a new baby. People will be trying to sell you stuff left and right but in all reality, humanity has survived without any of that for thousands of years. But, there are some things that are very helpful and as we prepare for our…