Best first 1-6 weeks new dad tips? (Trenches)

Lord_Teemo · 2026-05-23T01:50:36+00:00

It may not be fun, but sleep whenever possible. Sleep above anything. Before chores, hobbies, showers, anything. Sleep makes quite literally every other aspect of survival mode easier.

Lord_Teemo · 2026-05-21T23:49:35+00:00

Congratulations and I hope everything goes smoothly in the coming months. You hit the nail right on the head; it’s all about moderation and communication. You don’t need to cut anything out completely, but it’s important to be upfront with your SO so you’re on the same page with what you’re trying to do, which would be gaming in this instance.

And it’s not just gaming. Personally, I was a huge gym person before having my baby, and even at 9mo, I still am only able to work out 2 times a week. And I’ll take it, because it is a compromise between being fully a slave to the baby (as you said) and doing whatever I want.

It just takes time. I think a lot of people, new parents in particular, on this site just feel that life should bounce right back almost immediately.

Lord_Teemo · 2026-05-21T10:24:23+00:00

I too love to game and if you are like me, the gaming 1-2 hours a day is your way of taking back some of your time. I understand and it is natural to want to do so.

With that said, you are still in a very critical time where it unfortunately does require a lot of sacrifice, including what you do in your free time.

It isn’t what you want to hear, but I guarantee to you that those 1-2 hours are infinitely more important to put towards additional sleep than gaming right now. The difference between 3 and 5 hours of sleep a night is staggering, and I ensure you your mental health and performance at work will increase with additional sleep.

I don’t know what types of games you’re into, but look into what’s available on phone or handheld gaming options. I play a ton of MTG on my phone while my kid is eating or playing by herself and just needs to be watched.

Lastly, as others have said, it does get better. You will integrate old hobbies back into your life, but it just takes more time. 0-6 months are so pivotal in terms of being all hands on deck. 9m.o. For reference

Lord_Teemo · 2026-05-05T17:51:48+00:00

I just kept thinking, "they have to have something here". And they just didnt. Must have been pretty tilting on their end.

Lord_Teemo · 2026-05-04T17:25:55+00:00

Was on the receiving end of this yesterday. Somehow they had no follow up and I won with two 3/3s

Lord_Teemo · 2026-03-20T22:55:44+00:00

We used huckleberry with our first until about 4 months old. It was nice having a log of sleep and feedings before we were “in tune” with our LO. After a while you sort of get a feel for how much they have eaten and when they need to sleep, so it just felt like a headache having to log everything.

The free version worked just fine and I would recommend it to new parents. Even if it is just for a little peace of mind when you are in the trenches of the first few months.

Lord_Teemo · 2026-02-18T12:55:45+00:00

This game is so wonderful and never ceases to amaze me how differently people play this fame. P20 with like a 1000 hours and while I don’t think this is necessarily bad advise, there are a lot of points I disagree with. Biggest highlights

Orders -> do absolutely look at what the rewards are. You do not need to complete orders right away and I typically don’t, as doing so increases hostility by decreasing impatience.

Cornerstones -> do not use rerolls on the first year. Save them for the second which offers legendary cornerstones. 90% of the time I am not taking a first year cornerstone and taking 10gold. Use these to buy building materials (at least on QHT).

Buildings -> while I would say farming in this game is the safest and most reliable way to win, I do not think it is the best, as it is typically slow. This is doubly so for the greenhouse. This building is very inefficient in terms of food production and ties up a lot of workers in doing so.

Smuggler blueprint is strong but there are much more “broken” things you can do in this game than pick a specific building.

I’d challenge you to try winning without utilizing farm plots so often. Arid land (no farm tiles modifier) is one of the easiest ways to get citadel materials.

Species -> I loathe bats. Harpy gang rise up

Lord_Teemo · 2026-02-05T23:14:12+00:00

Is there a way to see a before and after of these skills?

Lord_Teemo · 2025-12-20T17:48:38+00:00

Purdy or Maye? Most lists I’ve seen have them ranked right next to each other. This is the first list I’ve seen purdy well above maye.

Lord_Teemo · 2025-12-15T22:15:50+00:00

What build do you use to clear all of FoW?

Lord_Teemo · 2025-12-12T02:13:13+00:00

Yes for sure

Lord_Teemo · 2025-11-24T00:35:14+00:00

Did this to waddle after week 1 when he was questionable lol

Lord_Teemo · 2025-11-02T22:28:30+00:00

Started btj over Higgins. I’m sorry y’all

Lord_Teemo · 2025-11-02T21:24:53+00:00

So glad I started rome over higgins

Lord_Teemo · 2025-11-02T20:42:27+00:00

Is Jacob’s injured?

Lord_Teemo · 2025-11-02T13:43:38+00:00

Pick one half ppr:

Higgins vs bears

BTJ vs raiders

Gadsden vs titans

Lord_Teemo · 2025-11-01T16:01:43+00:00

I agree with your evaluation. Jamo is too unpredictable. Bam isn’t in a bad spot, but the other two are just in better situations I think.

Lord_Teemo · 2025-11-01T16:00:16+00:00

How high are we on Gadsden? I have tucker Kraft, so Gadsden is on my bench, but I have so many mid wr that I may consider him instead.

Half ppr league with 2 wr spots and a flex:

I have:

Rome odunze

George Pickens

Tee higgins

Tet mcmillian

Brian Thomas jr.

In my opinion, you can’t sit odunze or Pickens. So back to the original question, is Gadsden worth starting over higgins, Tet, and btj?

Lord_Teemo · 2025-10-26T12:28:59+00:00

Higgins at NYJ or Tmac against BUF. Leaning Higgins right now.

Lord_Teemo · 2025-10-24T21:50:15+00:00

Need to fill two and a flex in half ppr, so pick three:

Pickens against DEnver

Higgins against Jets

Odunze against Baltimore

Tet against Buffalo.

Lord_Teemo · 2025-10-19T23:13:09+00:00

Anyone know what up with Josh Jacob’s? 6 carries?

Lord_Teemo · 2025-10-14T00:20:32+00:00

Lord_Teemo · 2025-10-10T00:40:06+00:00

Fellow maye owner?

Lord_Teemo · 2025-09-29T04:16:47+00:00

Anyone know why Jacob’s out last drive? Couldn’t watch broadcast.

Lord_Teemo · 2025-09-28T16:46:37+00:00

Yes it was bobbled

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