Dad Dispatches

Changing the First Diaper: Not That Hard

Newborns can basically do three things: eat, sleep, and poop. They’re kind of lame that way. And if your partner is breastfeeding, it [...]

If you haven’t been paying much attention to strollers lately (which is probably the case if this is your first kid), the picture [...]

Occasionally, you’ll talk to some friend who had the Sleeping Miracle Baby — the newborn who woke up once a night to feed [...]

The first week home with a new baby can feel really daunting. It reminds me of getting dropped off at college, or the [...]

After our first kid was born, it took us quite a while before my wife and I both spent a night away from [...]

It’s pretty easy to put a lot of pressure on yourself as a parent. Is my kid eating the right food? Is she [...]

Most guys don’t give a lot of thought to breastfeeding until they become fathers. And even then, for most, myself included, the initial [...]

The fairly-standard flight from Honolulu to LA departs at about 8:30 pm, and arrives the next morning at about 5:30 am. One of [...]

Wearing a baby in a baby carrier is one of those ideas that’s about as old as parents caring for babies. If a [...]

Yes. Before we had our first kid, I didn’t really understand what all of the fuss over shaken baby syndrome was. Okay okay, [...]