Welcoming new arrivals here

[tjr42px]

Welcome old and new!

If you've migrated from theBump...Welcome to the land of reason and common sense. I look forward to building a strong community of support among dads, dads to be, and any other individual who posts here that is looking for or offering support/advice with regard to parenting and being (or considering being) a dad. This includes the lurkers who were unjustly banned by theBump.

::waits patiently::

[tjr42px]

If a man enters a discussion forum and he's the only one there, can it still be called a discussion? Lol!

#DadOnAnIsland
Off to play with kiddo

[eddiegotsole]

Greetings! I also migrated from The Bump! I wouldn't say I was super active there, but I did start a couple of threads. I am hoping this forum is a place where I can connect with other dads. (Basically what I was trying to accomplish on The Bump forums)

[tjr42px]

Welcome! I know you can at least connect with one dad here. And given that the other board is slow, I wouldn't be too surprised if a few others trickle in over the coming weeks as they check their inboxes.

So, until I saw this post, I was seriously considering creating another account, something that was clearly identifiable as me...and engaging myself in a discussion about The Orange is the New Black (the most recent book I read) to pass the time. Lol! Not sure what that says about me, but there you have it.

[eddiegotsole]

Well Tjr42, I have engaged you a little on the bump boards though I am not sure if I kept the same screen name or not. Oh well! I hope it doesn't get too desolate here but as my little one grows I do have more and more to talk about!

[tjr42px]

I do recall. Hard to forget a guy who qualifies for Boston.

[eddiegotsole]

Got my son sleeping on a regular schedule now so I finally have some time in the morning to train for Boston! Bonus is that I feel much less stress now that I am running again!

[tjr42px]

Sleeping on a schedule? How old is he? Man, can't wait for that. Especially my wife...she's BFing and I do what I can, but she's up no matter what so...

I'm just corralling our older one for a bath then getting him to bed. I'll respond to your other post in a bit.

[chefbonez]

Hi everyone. My fiance uses this forum and if she was to go a day without it that would be a feat in itself lol. I already have a four year old from an ex, and now after careful planning we are 15 weeks along with what we are hoping will be our daughter (won't be mad if its a boy, I'll be happy either way). So anywho after my fiance showing me around her board I decided to give this forum a shot. I hope to make many friends, and learn somethings along the way.

[eddiegotsole]

I should say semi-regular schedule, however it feels regular to me. He has scheduled bath times, walks, play times and of course feedings. For the most part we are pretty much on schedule. When we put him down at night he is now sleeping 6 hours straight!

[tjr42px]

Well done my friend. 6 hours at night is amazing. Our guy has US on his schedule, which is cool. The uncool part is his schedule includes rarely wanting to sleep for more that 45-60 minutes at a time. I think I should by stock in various coffee companies.

[tjr42px]

Chefbonez, Welcome. I hope you find what you are looking for here.

And I hear you about your fiancé. My wife is the same way. She has some quality relationships with her board's members. Having another outlet for adult communication and being exposed to different ideas has been a big support and intellectually rewarding. Plus she gets to vent her frustrations about me, our kids, etc in a safe place with people who share in the experience.

Congrats to you and your partner!

[chefbonez]

Yes this board has been a great help to her, and she has learned alot as a soon to be first time mom. Thank you for the warm welcome!

[eddiegotsole]

Chefbonez, Welcome and congrats!!! It seems just like yesterday I was in your exact same boat! I know it sounds weird for me to say this but... enjoy the ride!

[chefbonez]

Thank you ?, I'm looking forward to the experience (again). I'm also looking forward to seeing how my son reacts when he finds out he is getting a sibling.

[eddiegotsole]

Jan 21, 2015 19:09:11 GMT -5 chefbonez said:

Thank you ?, I'm looking forward to the experience (again). I'm also looking forward to seeing how my son reacts when he finds out he is getting a sibling.

Ah, I must have missed the part when you said you already have a 4 year old!     Seems like a good time to have a second though, I have a 2 year old niece and I couldn't imagine having a 2 year old AND a newborn full time!

Hope your son has a positive reaction and not jealousy!  I'm sure it will be a task within itself to balance giving attention to the new baby and your 4 year old! 

[chefbonez]

Ah, I must have missed the part when you said you already have a 4 year old!     Seems like a good time to have a second though, I have a 2 year old niece and I couldn't imagine having a 2 year old AND a newborn full time!

Hope your son has a positive reaction and not jealousy!  I'm sure it will be a task within itself to balance giving attention to the new baby and your 4 year old! 

We are hoping this is a good time, my son says he want a sibling but I'm not sure if he ACTUALLY enjoy having a sibling stealing some attention from him. I'm not sure how the balancing attention thing is going to work out but your definitely right, it's going to be a feat in itself.

[sonofkrypton]

I am new to this, but I did not see a space for expecting dads and misscarriages or did I just overlook it? Just trying to find support from other guys about miscarriages. If there is not a thread or anything that is releated to this I don't know maybe one will have to get started.

[tjr42px]

Welcome and I'm sorry for your loss my friend. There is no specific thread here just yet...but please let us know what you might need. We are small in numbers, but hopefully you'll find this to be a place that is strong with support.

[sonofkrypton]

Sounds stupid but having trouble with getting a gif to work in my signature. I am probably just not thinking straight.

[sonofkrypton]

Perfect. Thank you.

[eddiegotsole]

Feb 3, 2015 17:58:50 GMT -5 sonofkrypton said:

I am new to this, but I did not see a space for expecting dads and misscarriages or did I just overlook it? Just trying to find support from other guys about miscarriages. If there is not a thread or anything that is releated to this I don't know maybe one will have to get started.

Sonofkrypton,

There is an entire section for loss but not one for the dads.  As you may have read my other post, I have gone through it as well.  I wrote about the loss of my daughter, but the pregnancy before that one also ended in a miscarriage just earlier on.  All of it was very tough for us especially given how long it took for us to even conceive (we were married for 10 years leading up to the first pregnancy)

If you need someone to talk to please don't hesitate to PM me!

[agpjt413]

Feb 4, 2015 13:22:25 GMT -5 eddiegotsole said:

Feb 3, 2015 17:58:50 GMT -5 sonofkrypton said:

I am new to this, but I did not see a space for expecting dads and misscarriages or did I just overlook it? Just trying to find support from other guys about miscarriages. If there is not a thread or anything that is releated to this I don't know maybe one will have to get started.

Sonofkrypton,

There is an entire section for loss but not one for the dads.  As you may have read my other post, I have gone through it as well.  I wrote about the loss of my daughter, but the pregnancy before that one also ended in a miscarriage just earlier on.  All of it was very tough for us especially given how long it took for us to even conceive (we were married for 10 years leading up to the first pregnancy)

If you need someone to talk to please don't hesitate to PM me!

::lurking::

Hi Dads! Would you guys be interested in a sub-category on the loss boards? Or possibly a loss sub-category on this board? My home board is CAL (conceiving after a loss) and its been a wonderful source of support and resource for me since our loss in Oct. (and Eddie...this was our first pregnancy after being married close to 10 years too - 8, actually). I know the Admins are trying to grant all the board suggestion wishes...I can PM one of them on your behalf if you'd like. (Tagging sonofkrypton as well).

ETA: I think the latter may be more appropriate (having a loss sub-category on this board) - that way all of the "Dads" resources will be under one board and you guys won't have to go all over the forum.

[eddiegotsole]

Feb 4, 2015 17:47:09 GMT -5 agpjt413 said:

Feb 4, 2015 13:22:25 GMT -5 eddiegotsole said:

Sonofkrypton,

There is an entire section for loss but not one for the dads.  As you may have read my other post, I have gone through it as well.  I wrote about the loss of my daughter, but the pregnancy before that one also ended in a miscarriage just earlier on.  All of it was very tough for us especially given how long it took for us to even conceive (we were married for 10 years leading up to the first pregnancy)

If you need someone to talk to please don't hesitate to PM me!

::lurking::

Hi Dads! Would you guys be interested in a sub-category on the loss boards? Or possibly a loss sub-category on this board? My home board is CAL (conceiving after a loss) and its been a wonderful source of support and resource for me since our loss in Oct. (and Eddie...this was our first pregnancy after being married close to 10 years too - 8, actually). I know the Admins are trying to grant all the board suggestion wishes...I can PM one of them on your behalf if you'd like. (Tagging sonofkrypton as well).

ETA: I think the latter may be more appropriate (having a loss sub-category on this board) - that way all of the "Dads" resources will be under one board and you guys won't have to go all over the forum.

agpjt,

I think the idea of a sub-category sounds great!  Hopefully the number of Dads on this forum will continue to increase because right now we're a bit thin.  

[sonofkrypton]

Whoa! ask and ye shall recieve.

[calvin27]

Hi. I'm new. My wife is a lurker/semi active on one of the birth month boards, and that's how I found about TCF, so I was interested in becoming part of a community where I could find help and answers and figured I should start on the dad board (I think I'm in the right place). Is there anything I need to know, do or answer?

[tjr42px]

Nov 2, 2015 1:44:19 GMT -5 calvin27 said:

Hi. I'm new. My wife is a lurker/semi active on one of the birth month boards, and that's how I found about TCF, so I was interested in becoming part of a community where I could find help and answers and figured I should start on the dad board (I think I'm in the right place). Is there anything I need to know, do or answer?

All you need to know is where to find us and you've already done that. Welcome! Post away...

When is the little one's expected arrival?

[JukEboXtheTanK]

Nov 2, 2015 1:44:19 GMT -5 calvin27 said:

Hi. I'm new. My wife is a lurker/semi active on one of the birth month boards, and that's how I found about TCF, so I was interested in becoming part of a community where I could find help and answers and figured I should start on the dad board (I think I'm in the right place). Is there anything I need to know, do or answer?

Welcome. I am not around much but glad to see another dude

[schicksal]

I tend to lurk just to get an idea of what's to come. Also as a bit of a sanity check because some people we know with kids have some pretty BSC ideas that they like to share. Me and Mrs. Schicksal on the other hand...