Your Dad in the Delivery Room - What to Consider
However, some dads are excited by the idea of experiencing the birthing experience with their daughters. Before saying yes or no, think about all aspects of the birthing process and how you truly feel about dad being there.
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What Happens When Dad Doesn't Want to Attend the Delivery?
Not all men are created equal and not all men should be there when the baby is born. There are some very real reasons why a man would want to skip his baby's delivery but there are also some fake fears, if you will, born in the imagination thanks to Hollywood.
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Dads Turn Baby Time into Personal Fitness Routines
Two fathers, in particular, have turned their baby time into personal fitness routines that benefit dad while entertaining baby. These fathers have even turned their baby-inspired workouts into books.
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Male and Female Involvement in the Birth Process
How involved are men in the birth and child-rearing process? Researchers in Spain recently completed a study published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing in an attempt to answer that question.
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Study: Older Dads Less Likely to Have Positive Experience with Pregnancy
Researchers in Sweden recently published a study in the journal Midwifery showing older men are less likely to have a positive experience during pregnancy and childbirth than younger men.
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16 Pregnancy Tips for Dads-to-Be
There are many things a partner can do to support the pregnancy and prepare himself for parenthood.
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Men: What a Positive Pregnancy Test Means for You
When your partner shows you that pink line, plus sign or other positive pregnancy test indicator, you're likely to be overcome with emotion. As men, it can be difficult to understand what you're feeling and to know what to do about it.
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How Fatherhood Can Change a Man's Hormones
Fatherhood changes a man’s hormones, too. Studies indicate a new father’s testosterone levels drop when his child is born in what might be nature’s way of helping him to be more nurturing.
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Why More Dads are Staying Home with the Kids
Some dads choose to stay home with the kids simply because they want to, while others are home because of health reasons, unemployment, or other economic issues.
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Parenting Styles: Positive Parenting
The idea behind this parenting style is to raise children who listen, accept constructive criticism and respond to expectations and discipline with attentiveness and open conversation.
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Do Dads Resent Staying at Home?
Today, more men are staying home with the kids than ever before, but despite the rise in stay-at-home dads, there could be an unresolved issue some working moms are missing. Is your stay-at-home dad resenting you for being the one working outside the home?
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Getting Dad Prepared for Fatherhood
Mom has 40 weeks to prepare for motherhood. Dad, on the other hand, is often forced to sit back and watch all these beautiful changes take place during the pregnancy.
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Getting Dad Closer During Breastfeeding
After 40 weeks of pregnancy, there is a deep-seeded need to have something personal between mom and baby that no one else can touch. It’s hard moving from being the only one who has a personal connection with baby to being the once pregnant woman.
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Where Can I Get DNA Paternity Testing?
There are two methods of DNA paternity testing - the doctor initiated paternity test and the home paternity test.
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What Happens At the Paternity Testing Appointment?
During the paternity testing appointment, all paperwork will be completed and signed before the physical testing is started. There could be a large amount of paperwork, so calling the DNA paternity testing office before the visit is a good idea.
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How Much Does Paternity Testing Cost?
The cost of the paternity test will vary depending on the state where the test is run and the situation surrounding the paternity test.
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How Accurate is Paternity Testing?
Paternity testing is used to establish the biological paternal parent of a child. The paternity testing, like any other test, is close to 100% accurate but not completely 100%.
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Sympathetic Pregnancy: Dad Gets Pregnant Too
Exhausted. Nauseated. Achy. Irritable. Sleepless. No, it's not the pregnant woman it's her husband's pregnancy aka Couvade Syndrome.
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How to Prepare For a Vaginal Delivery
About 2 in 3 women will deliver the baby vaginally. Our 12 step program will help you prepare for the vaginal delivery.
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Can a Paternity Test be Faked?
There are very few ways for a paternity test to be faked. If the blood or saliva is taken at the DNA testing facility, the results will be accurate.
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How To Get Court Ordered Paternity Testing Done
After a woman finds out she is pregnant or after she has a baby, she may want to ask the suspected father to undergo paternity testing.
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Including Dad-to-Be in Your Pregnancy
It’s easy to understand how a dad-to-be can feel left out of the pregnancy process. Here are a few tips to include him.
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Is Maternal Instinct Real?
There are experts who believe maternal instinct is not a genetic, basic
drive at all, but rather a learned behavior developed during pregnancy
and infancy via hormonal changes and close bonding.
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Why Do Dads Want Sons?
It is
disheartening how many forum topics address this question. Why are sons
so important to fathers? If the question was asked 50 or 60 years ago,
the answer would be simple – fathers want to pass on the family name and
keep the bloodline alive.
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Are You Defined by a Parenting Style?
The idea of describing a set of parents based on a set of pre-determined
characteristics is not a new concept, though the need to define parents
and place them into parenting style categories is a modern ploy.
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Is Being an OAP a Badge of Courage?
Recently,
I’ve noticed a huge influx of men and women putting themselves in the
exclusive OAP group as if it is a badge of courage. OAP stands for only
active parent, which means the other parent is not active from a
relationship or parenting angle.
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Inexpensive Daddy-and-Me Toddler Dates
There’s just something special about spending some time with your dad
away from the rest of your siblings and your mom that makes it extra
special. Even from a young age, kids enjoy doing activities with their
fathers, no matter the occasion.
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How Dad’s Parenting Style Differs
Though women get to carry around their baby for nine months prior to
giving birth, dads play a crucial role in parenting that just can’t be
mimicked by the mother. But research suggests that dads do it in different ways that kids crave as they grow and learn.
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Top 4 Myths about Dads
Somewhere along the way, dads got labeled as the least competent parent.
Though it’s true there are more single moms than dads, the myth that
dads aren’t as competent as moms needs to be busted.
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Dad's Responsibilities in the Delivery Room
Dads have crucial roles to play during delivery and though they’re more
of a supporting actor instead of the main attraction, their presence is
essential to help their spouse get through the process with their wits
intact.
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