Dad-To-Be Archive

SCANS - 3D 4D

Posted on 02 February 2010 , under Dad-To-Be

With healthcare cutbacks prevalent at every level in Irish hospitals, many expectant parents find that they cannot get a pregnancy scan with their maternity hospital, or that dads are not allowed into the scan due to restrictions. As a result, many couples are choosing to have a private ultrasound scan. One of the most popular pregnancy scans is the 3D 4D scan, where parents can

DADS-TO-BE NOT ALLOWED!

Posted on 30 January 2010 , under Dad-To-Be

There is a growing and somewhat disturbing trend occurring for any soon-to-be fathers or even any couples planning to have children in the near future. It's being highlighted in the Irish media and is raising all sorts of questions about the role of the father. The twenty first century is witnessing an apparent change in how men should perceive fatherhood after forty years of

STERILISING - A SCIENCE

Posted on 08 January 2010 , under Dad-To-Be

On January 12th the 46th annual BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition takes place in the RDS and this years event promises to be packed full of amazing attractions and impressive projects. This year over 1,588 projects were received from a record number of 329 schools with 520 of these projects selected to take part in the final competition. The event is widely recognised as

MUM-TO-BE GIFT GUIDE

Posted on 16 December 2009 , under Dad-To-Be

Bump Art: The Baby Art Belly Kit allows you to easily and quickly create a wonderful and perfect cast of the pregnant belly! The Baby Art Belly Kit is very simple, with no messing and in 30-45 minutes you can have an original memory that says so much more than pictures or video. 100% safe for mum-to-be and baby, using high-quality impression material that is super

HOW TO: WIND

Posted on 01 December 2009 , under Dad-To-Be

Is he possessed? Should I call the doctor? - A new dad’s first reaction to seeing his new baby with a case of wind. As new dads we have a tendency to over-react on our first (this does lessen as you add more to your brood!). Seeing a baby with wind is an odd and worrying spectacle – the pulling up of legs, the

HURRY UP BABY!

Posted on 13 November 2009 , under Dad-To-Be

“You are grounded – what time do you call this?” An expectant father reprimands his unborn child! You are ready (or so you think!), you can bloody well be sure your partner is ready, the birth plan has been memorised, all routes to the hospital have been checked and re-checked, the bag is at the door (and your own!), your boss has been told about ‘the

HOW TO: STOP A CRY

Posted on 28 October 2009 , under Dad-To-Be

Babies Cry Mate! Babies cry – it is their only method of communication, not pleasant sounding I will admit, but a fact nonetheless, and one that all new parents must accept from day one. At times it can very distressing on the parents with each desperately looking to one another for a ‘Why is this happening, how can someone so small be so loud?’ But

HOW TO: CHANGE A NAPPY

Posted on 01 October 2009 , under Dad-To-Be

I must say that in my homestead when it comes to nappy changing I am king, how do I know? Well my wife’s nappies leak considerably more than mine (though admittedly she does change more than me!). As parents you can safely say that between the two of you, one will be better than the other at certain parenting tasks, for example I am

SEX IN PREGNANCY

Posted on 17 September 2009 , under Dad-To-Be

Let’s cut to the chase straight away: when your partner is pregnant, your sex life WILL change, and in the majority of cases you should expect to have a less ‘active’ sex life during the nine months, a spell that can also extend beyond the birth of your new baby! But it’s not all doom and gloom, and out of a famine some fortunate

RELUCTANT DAD-TO-BE

Posted on 02 September 2009 , under Dad-To-Be

It was Father's Day recently, and for the first time in my life I was made aware of it as the kind of occasion that, like birthdays and Christmas, warranted comment, action. I was never very much aware of it while growing up, but then I had little reason to be. My parents split up when I was 10 years old, and while many