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Dads are staying home
The number of men staying at home to bring up their children has almost doubled in the last 15 years (Source: Office of National Statistics). More fathers are working part-time and sharing the childcare. Over the same period the number of stay-at-home mums has fallen by almost a quarter. Being a home dad is becoming…
Posted in Childcare, Dad, News, Parenting
Tagged Dad, Family, Father, flexible working, NCT, News, stay at home
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Bonding with your newborn baby
We hear a lot about how important the first hours of a baby’s life are for bonding – with the implication that it’s a problem if you don’t bond with your baby straight away. It’s true that the period immediately after birth is an important one for you and your baby to begin to get…
Dads in the delivery room : their child’s birth
Ninety per cent of dads in the UK are at their partner’s side whilst they give birth and, this week, a new survey said fathers should be allowed to stay overnight in hospital on the day their baby is born. Some dads – especially new ones – are not prepared for what they encounter in the delivery room and…
Posted in Dad, Labour and Birth
Tagged Birth, Childbirth, Family, Father, Gordon Ramsay, Midwife, Pregnancy
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Dads in the delivery room
We asked babyworld members for their honest opinion – were their partners a help or a worry in the delivery room? My husband saved my life “During my third labour, my husband saved my life. I was having heparin intravenously and it was supposed to be switched off just before delivery. It wasn’t and I started haemorrhaging. I’d…
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Tagged consultant, Dad, delivery, Father, husband, Labour, Midwife, partner
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Stay-at-home dads
What keeps stay-at-home dads awake at night (apart from baby!)? We asked three fathers to talk about their main concerns while child psychologist, Dr Pat Spungin shares her expert advice… Stuart Hastie, 28 years old, from Burneside in the Lake District ‘Mary and I agreed early on in her pregnancy that I would be the one to…
Posted in Dad, Parenting
Tagged Baby, Cash, David Bloor, Dr Pat Spungin, Family, Father, Gregg Richardson, Hannah, Mary, partner, Roman, Southampton, Stay-at-home dad, Stuart Hastie
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Getting your partner involved in pregnancy
There’s no shortage of information and advice to tell you what to expect during pregnancy, but what about your partner? How can you get him involved with your unborn child so that you are both as excited and elated when you finally give birth? Attend the scans Firstly, the father should attend the initial scan…
Posted in Antenatal Care, Dad, Pregnancy
Tagged co-founder, Divorce, Family, Father, Gender, Marriage
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A Dad’s view of Father’s Day
Author Stephen Giles’s first Father’s Day was as uneventful as his son Oliver’s first Christmas and birthday. But give him another box of toffee and a novelty For every ill-judged trip to a library or historic monument there was a fun shopping spree or an afternoon sprawled over the floor watching cartoons. I wouldn’t have…
The thoroughly modern dad
The thoroughly modern dad The role of the father has changed perhaps more than any other in recent times. But what exactly are men doing these days … and is it all good news for mums? A little look at some social history More hands-on than hands-off Are dads getting too involved? Forget the Gameboy…
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Tagged Childhood, Family, famous car manual publishers, Father, Maryland, Radio One, University of Maryland, web blogs, Wilkinet
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Beckham voted best dad
13 March, 2001 BECKHAM VOTED BEST DAD ENGLAND captain David Beckham isn’t just a role model for aspiring footballers – he’s also the "perfect dad" according to other fathers. A poll of first-time dads saw Beckham top the list of best role model, beating Prime Minister and father-of-four Tony Blair and Sir Bob Geldof into…
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Tagged Bob Geldof, Captain, David Beckham, Family, Father, Liam Gallagher
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Worried Dads In The Way?
One of the foremost childbirth experts in the world is set to suggest that anxious fathers should be left out in the corridor while their partner gives birth. Dr Michel Odent, the man who invented the birthing pool and who is responsible for their increasingly frequent use by women in labour, is planning to give…
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Tagged Birth, Caesarean section, Childbirth, Doula, Father, Michel Odent, Midwife, Water birth
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