Book recommendation for expectant Dad’s

I thoroughly recommend this book to any expectant Dad's. I've found that Expectant Dad books seem to fall into 2 camps: jokey & laddy or not. This is the latter. This doesn't treat being an expectant Dad like one big joke. It treats pregnancy seriously and doesn't infantilise the men. I'm reading the relevant chapters …

Viability and still going well

25+3 weeks. Amazing. E sailed through the next big milestone: 24 weeks - our little one is viable, but if born now would be classed as very premature. Pregnancy is about milestones, especially if you've had years of failed fertility treatments. 25+3 weeks. E is 2/3 through. Wow! I am both excited and anxious. I …

Emotionally challenged

It seems an odd remark, but openly crying does not come easily to me nowadays. When I was in my teens I cried a lot. I was horribly bullied at school from the ages on 12 to 18 years and I often cried at home, alone. My home situation was not exactly great either. There …

Biological urge and sharing

This might be a complete generalisation for my gender, but I suspect most men don't talk about their desire to have a baby aloud or even to their male friends. Women are far better than men when it comes to chatting about feelings, emotions and babies. Generally, most women have an innate biological urge to …