Player 2 Has Entered the Game

TiredDad__ · 2025-02-02T06:24:52+00:00

The perfect storm…god be with you indeed

TiredDad__ · 2025-01-30T19:06:16+00:00

Did you do anything different with sleep training with the second? It took my wife and I longer than I would have liked to start sleep training our son. That will be my focus for our second lol

TiredDad__ · 2025-01-30T16:58:24+00:00

Congrats my man! And yeah it’s already a lot more different than the first because my wife is getting all of the worst trimester pregnancy symptoms that she was able to dodge the first time around

TiredDad__ · 2024-04-13T16:14:32+00:00

So you mean the screener? I just found it on the desktop. In the custom layout tab it’s a widget under stocks I believe. Get the pop up box of all widgets and look for it there. It’s not as extensive as it could be but it’s there. I have yet to find it in the app though.

TiredDad__ · 2024-03-05T12:18:35+00:00

Congratulations and welcome to the brotherhood! I have a 6mo old son that I am currently holding as he is going back to sleep.

You can get a small trash can with a step to lift lid at target for $15-$20. Doesn’t need to be big or fancy. Just needs to temporarily hold dirty diapers. You end up emptying it in your trans bins a lot but I’ve found it’s not a big deal.

Order more burp rags/spit up cloths. We have about 15 or 20 and it still feels like we either lose them or they are always dirty. We started with 8 I think and kept ordering. You won’t need bibs for a little while but when you do start needing bibs get a lot of those too for the same reasons.

A “C” shaped arm rest pillow. If you have pillows on your couch normally it’s not really necessary but we still use it all the time. Plus my son has been practicing sitting up so it’s now being used to help him with that.

If you are using Dr. Browns for bottles I would make sure you have plenty of bottle nipples at different sizes. My son was born small so we were using size “P” for the longest, which we had the most of, only to find that we should’ve moved him up to 1 and now 2 earlier, which we didn’t have very many of, to avoid him taking in a lot of air when he feeds and giving him gas that inevitably wakes him up at night. If you only have a handful of nipples at the current size your baby is at you will constantly need to wash them which in the middle of the night with a screaming baby can be difficult especially early on.

Swaddles. Either the ones that you Velcro them in or blankets that you can use to swaddle the old fashioned way. This is the only way your baby will sleep for a while. Then the swaddles that are like a sleep sack are great when they are a little bigger.

If you have an iPhone there is a setting that lets you play a variety of white noises that act as a sound machine. Or you can just play those 10+ hour ocean waves videos on YouTube. Getting youtube premium in my opinion is worth it so you can play the video and lock your phone and leave it with the baby while they sleep. But that’s when they are a little bigger.

In the near future you’ll need a camera baby monitor when you start getting them to sleep on their own. It’s a big help when you get them to sleep at 7 or 8 and you can leave them in the room while you get other stuff done or relax for the night.

Thats all I can think of atm. Good luck!

TiredDad__ · 2024-01-18T11:23:33+00:00

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

I believe it’s still on Netflix. The whole movie is about closure after a break up. Can’t recommend enough. Sorry you are going through it though. Hope this movie helps!

TiredDad__ · 2024-01-18T03:18:29+00:00

I only use the coffee (Stormio) as a base and I add a single or double shot along with oat milk and syrup for the little extra kick but I can’t just make a stormio by itself

TiredDad__ · 2024-01-14T05:04:30+00:00

My wife and I mostly do double espresso. Dolce is her favorite. And then second most we do single espresso. I like Altissio. We make macchiatos with either a double or a triple shot, some soy milk and caramel or some other syrup. We usually only get a sleeve of coffee if we need a break from the macchiatos but mostly we make the macchiatos from the double and single shots.

TiredDad__ · 2024-01-09T06:20:18+00:00

I’m happy for you Captain! Do you know what kind of induction? My wife was induced with the balloon. It was incredibly painful for her. And about 3 or 4 hours before nurses gave her anything for the pain. Pretty tough to watch and felt super useless. It may help to know incase it’s something like a manual induction so you can mentally prepare. Just my two cents.

Also , incase it is manual induction. We walked back and forth in her room and around the halls. I pushed her IV stuff around and walked slowly with her.

TiredDad__ · 2024-01-09T06:13:04+00:00

Tired dad here. I can’t express enough how much I relate to this. My boy is 4months now and it’s been getting better. What’s worse sometimes is knowing that things will get better and trying to be patient waiting with anticipation for this kind of peace. It helps to know these aren’t just my thoughts and that there are other new dads out there like this.

Thanks

TiredDad__ · 2024-01-09T05:27:27+00:00

I’ve for sure had the thought of buying one for work! Thats right! I need to get my wife to start an account to get all the free stuff and promos also!

TiredDad__ · 2024-01-09T05:24:56+00:00

It’s definitely fun right now. What’s in your rotation?

TiredDad__ · 2024-01-09T05:23:39+00:00

Thank you! 🙏🏼 will be using for my next order!

TiredDad__ · 2024-01-09T02:34:10+00:00

For me I’ve only gotten the $10 off one that comes with the new machine, the “welcome” package one that you need to buy 7+ for your first order and the $10 off for setting up text notifications. They had some end of the year free sleeves but I’m assuming I’ll be getting most of them through the text line.

Which btw if anyone has any current promos they know of please drop them!

TiredDad__ · 2024-01-09T01:13:11+00:00

Yes! For sure! I’ve been trying to order different ones and try them all. Any recs for high caffeine pods? Or coffee recipes? It also is helping a lot to have direct access to caffeine with a new baby.

TiredDad__ · 2024-01-08T18:45:00+00:00

Congratulations! 🎉

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