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I became a dad two weeks ago! (kbin.social)

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Any advice and/or stories from early parenthood anyone wants to share would be appreciated!

Edit: just wanted to say I'm reading all the comments and appreciate everyone. The newborn is keeping me busy!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Congratulations! I have a 14 month old that I love to death :-) Here's my two tips:

Prevent pee accidents while changing by taking a wet wipe and wiping down inside the front of the diaper. Then wait a minute or so before opening the diaper (use this time to gather all the other things you need like a fresh diaper, cream, etc). A sudden feeling of "cold" down front triggers the pee reflex. That's why babies tend to pee when you open the diaper. The wet wipe also triggers it so they're done peeing by the time you open up the diaper.
When they're a little older and start to eat solids, make sure you spread butter, condiments, jelly, etc. all the way to the edge/crust of the bread! Dry crusts with nothing on them turns kids off from eating them. My kid always eats his crusts unless a new tooth is coming through.