https://dads.hellobee.com/ Hellobee Dads en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 02:46:29 +0000 https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/test-move#post-274 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 13:54:25 +0000 ck123 274@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>test move </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/test-close#post-272 Mon, 24 Nov 2014 11:28:27 +0000 ck123 272@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>test close </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/do-programs-like-amazon-mom-and-pampg-proud-sponsor-of-moms-irritate-you-at-all#post-247 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 07:23:03 +0000 pui 247@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>Advertising in general has this problem. Sure, on average men are interested in and like cars more, but women still drive cars as often as men do. Yet, unless its a minivan, car commercials almost exclusively target men. This probably even has something to do with why women are not as interested in cars in the first place. Women are told since childhood that they do not really like cars and advertising is a big culprit in that. </p> <p>This seems even more irritating because it's obvious that for almost every mom there is a dad there too. </p> <p>The honest truth is though that these big marketing companies have done their research and they're really only trying to advertise the most effective way possible. There is no doubt this is working for them. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/testing-testing#post-273 Sun, 24 Nov 2013 11:44:42 +0000 bloggertest 273@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>blergh. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/do-programs-like-amazon-mom-and-pampg-proud-sponsor-of-moms-irritate-you-at-all#post-245 Wed, 18 Sep 2013 23:40:53 +0000 Fronkinzankinsbride 245@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>I hadn't considered explicitly to be irritated by it, that's how ingrained sexism can be, but you're absolutely right. Implying that women need to do all the parenting work hurts everybody. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/securing-your-gear#post-244 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 00:10:52 +0000 erwoo 244@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>I have it in the center part of the crib as well. You can always use some of those 3M cord holders to keep your LO from grabbing it in the future. I actually just used painters tape temporarily which turned out to be quite permanent until we moved. LOL! Prob not the safest but it worked. Plus, I was able to see when he was grabbing the cord... which is why I taped it up to the side of the crib where he couldn't grab it if that makes sense. I'll prob use a more secure solution at our new place which might be using those 3M cord holders. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/securing-your-gear#post-243 Sun, 18 Aug 2013 18:22:08 +0000 ninja 243@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>We didn't do the three foot rule, but used plenty of cord keepers so it's tight to the wall. We centered it over the crib as well. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/securing-your-gear#post-242 Sat, 17 Aug 2013 21:57:36 +0000 autumnlove 242@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have a video monitor yet but I think the shelf option will be the best for us! </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/securing-your-gear#post-241 Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:04:40 +0000 MrMB 241@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey Dads (and Moms), You can really speak to any of the securing you've done around the house to protect LO from your house (and likewise your house from LO). But in trying to set up the nursery I'm facing a dilemma about the placement of the video baby monitor, so I wanted to get some insight from those of you who've installed video monitors and how you handled the placement.</p> <p>I feel like the most ideal placement for a video monitor is to mount it on the wall centered over the crib, but the power cord they give you is so short and cords need to be 3 feet from the crib. So I feel like the most ideal thing might be to poke a hole in the wall by where I want to mount it and then another in the wall down by the baseboard so I can snake the power cord up to the monitor. Then just run an extension cord from the nearest outlet to under the crib to plug in the cable.</p> <p>Maybe it wouldn't be the worst thing to put it high on a shelf beside the crib, but the way we have the crib setup, the baby will be blocked by the side of the crib and/or the mobile. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/do-programs-like-amazon-mom-and-pampg-proud-sponsor-of-moms-irritate-you-at-all#post-240 Tue, 25 Jun 2013 21:03:21 +0000 bunnylove08 240@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>Dh wants to be a stay at home dad and if we had the funds he would have. He stayed home for 2 months with her. </p> <p>I think amazon should change the name to amazon baby/ family </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/happy-fathers-day#post-239 Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:37:33 +0000 T.H.O.U. 239@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>Happy Father's Day to all the dads out here!! </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/surprise-were-pregnant#post-238 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:37:55 +0000 apis 238@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrMB: many congratulations, sir. Can you even remember what you ate for that lunch?</p> <p>For us, DW was in the bathroom one morning getting ready for work and then came out showing me the positive pregnancy test. I think that she was so shocked/pleased that she didn't try to do anything surprising or complicated about revealing it to me. And then there was a least a few minutes where our conversation must have sounded like the teachers from Charlie Brown: wuh-wuh-wuh, wuh-wuh, wuh-wuh-wuh.</p> <p>I completely agree with @mrbee: for the first hour or two when I was at work, I was definitely useless, as all I could think about was "we're pregnant, we're pregnant, we're..." and on and on. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/are-kids-the-moms-responsibility#post-237 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:19:28 +0000 Raindrop 237@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>so I just noticed the tab for Dads. Not a dad here but I started reading and this thread is so interesting!</p> <p>At our house we split the work out kind of interstingly. DH handles the interactions tough stuff, like waking up for feedings, putting DS to bed, waking up in the morning to feed and change DS and driving and picking DS from daycare.</p> <p>I do the logistics - I pack daiper bags, I am in charge of what to feed DS, I buy/pick out DS's clothes, I buy all the things he needs diapers/food/cold meds, I wash the clothes and I chart everything.</p> <p>These were sort of roles we fell into, it wasn't really discusses. A lot of people tease us that we are in the opposite roles and a lot of other women have commented how lucky I am to have someone get up in the middle of the night for me.</p> <p>I'm sure I'm lucky but I feel like this is what we were meant to do. Also I need sleep and I am a heavier sleeper than DH which is why he wakes up for feedings.</p> <p>It seems like every family is different, and you have to just do what works out for you and your family. Good luck!</p> <p>Also this was a very interesting topic - I learned about the gatekeeper role and the option of having one parent in charge of one kid. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/surprise-were-pregnant#post-236 Tue, 19 Mar 2013 19:54:31 +0000 mrbee 236@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrMB: Wow, that's fantastic!!!</p> <p>My wife got pregnant four times... the first two times were miscarriages, but they were the most exciting times in terms of news. She told me in a really clever way the first time that night when I got home from work, and I was so totally floored by the news that I couldn't even tell you what that clever way was anymore!</p> <p>It's like when I proposed to her: she said that once I proposed, she didn't hear anything else I said. I think it was the same way when she first told me she was pregnant!! </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/surprise-were-pregnant#post-235 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 14:42:58 +0000 MrMB 235@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>Hey dads, Last week when DW innocuously wanted to meet up for a lunch date I have to admit getting the good news wasn't something on my mind. I mean, we had been trying for a little while so it wasn't like I was completely blindsided, but still she did a good job catching me off guard. When she picked me up from work, she told me she had something for me and pointed to a bag on the floor by my feet. When I peeked inside I found a few baby outfits and a positive pregnancy test. After a couple "For real?...Yes!" exchanges it of course got super emotional, and we were both beaming all throughout lunch. Made for quite the conversation piece. On the car ride to and from, I kept looking in the bag as if to try to reassure myself that I hadn't just imagined this.</p> <p>So where were you when you got the news and how did she tell you? </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/welcome-to-the-new-dads-forum-on-hellobee#post-234 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:22:45 +0000 miketravelparty 234@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>My DW also has been using hellobee and told me about the Dad's forum. I hope this forum will be a good source of information as what my DW describes hellobee has for her. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/have-you-seen-a-change-in-your-wife-since-baby#post-233 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:08:36 +0000 miketravelparty 233@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>I haven't seen a change in DW but have really grown to appreciate her hard work. I think she is doing a great job and I need to let her know more of that. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/sleep-training#post-232 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:06:13 +0000 miketravelparty 232@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>We have tried it as well. You almost have to trust it will work because you will always be waiting for when LO stops crying. The first few days it was like trying to get in at the last minute but we kept saying LO will tire and sleep soon. It did get better but some travel plans later in a few months but LO off track and we had to do it all over again but not as bad. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-daddy-guilt#post-231 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:03:13 +0000 miketravelparty 231@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>DW takes great care of our LO and works hard to make me get enough sleep to function during the day. I do feel guilty when I wake and here LO crying and DW working late in the night to comfort. I do my best to get up and spend time with the both of them because I know it's a very hard thing to do, things like help changing the diaper or getting DW a glass of water or a burp cloth. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/new-ideas-for-dadson-time#post-230 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:00:13 +0000 miketravelparty 230@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>I only do this when I'm alone with my LO. I put on the songs that I like to sing and act all goofy and dance with him. I used to feel so stupid with manipulating my voice to sound like Elmo and do crazy dances but it really makes it worth while when you see him laugh and giggle. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-your-kids-weigh-and-do-you-carry-them#post-229 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:57:24 +0000 miketravelparty 229@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>I carry LO everywhere. He isn't a fan of the ergo-baby carrier so you have to hold him all the time. Looking forward to when LO wants to do things on their own </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/what-fatherson-or-fatherdaughter-moments-are-you-looking-forward-to#post-228 Thu, 14 Mar 2013 16:54:55 +0000 miketravelparty 228@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>I travel for work and would love to show him the places I go to. I know when he gets older he will want to do it more with friends and people of his age but I more want to instill in him the huge variety of beautiful places that we all have the ability to go see, meet different cultures and see really awesome once in a lifetime things. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/what-fatherson-or-fatherdaughter-moments-are-you-looking-forward-to#post-227 Mon, 04 Mar 2013 14:38:43 +0000 winniebee 227@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is definitely looking forward to taking our son fishing! </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/new-ideas-for-dadson-time#post-226 Thu, 28 Feb 2013 23:08:33 +0000 apis 226@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>@lisa1783: Thanks, sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I wasn't sure that the Dads' area was used much, so I cross-posted onto the main boards.</p> <p>I agree about the bundling/unbundling. Even if I'm just popping downstairs and out to get a cup of coffee, everything seems to take 5x as long! </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/new-ideas-for-dadson-time#post-225 Mon, 18 Feb 2013 17:04:49 +0000 lisa1783 225@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH likes to listen to music with my LO together so he'll turn on Spotify and he'll sing to him and/or dance with him. They also take walks together if the weather is nice just to get some fresh air. Just the act of bundling/unbundling him takes up about 30 minutes. :) </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/how-much-do-your-kids-weigh-and-do-you-carry-them#post-224 Sun, 17 Feb 2013 17:33:01 +0000 JMohror 224@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>LO is six months and weighs about 12.5lbs, just a tiny thing so carrying her isn't a big deal ... which is what happens everywhere, lol. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/what-fatherson-or-fatherdaughter-moments-are-you-looking-forward-to#post-223 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 21:34:33 +0000 apis 223@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs-polish: My wife has a set routine of activities on Saturday mornings that end up with me getting about four to five hours of alone time with my four-month-old son, and I think it's the best part of my week. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/what-fatherson-or-fatherdaughter-moments-are-you-looking-forward-to#post-222 Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:43:41 +0000 Mrs. Polish 222@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>Everything. Never had a father around, so I'm excited to share any time I have with my son. Everything from conditioning the dogs, to grilling, to hunting/shooting, to just ''male bonding'' together. I already told my wife I want time for just me and my son to spend time together, alone, every day.</p> <p>EDIT: Dunno if I have a sign on name here, but I know my wife's so I'll just use that. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/new-ideas-for-dadson-time#post-221 Sat, 02 Feb 2013 20:38:36 +0000 apis 221@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a 3.5 month old son and on Saturdays, my wife is out of the house for about 4-5 hours in the morning/early afternoon.</p> <p>While I'm fine with keeping to his eating and napping schedule, I'm trying to think of more creative things that he and I can do together other than reading him the same baby books, doing tummy time, or propping him up on my lap to watch the soccer!</p> <p>What other solo dad/son activities have you found useful and enjoyable for babies this age? </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-ever-feel-daddy-guilt#post-220 Tue, 18 Dec 2012 12:42:51 +0000 fatkid 220@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>I didn't know the notion or a term existed such as "daddy guilt". So not at all, but the work guilt totally resonates. Pre-child, I always secretly resented my coworkers who were new fathers as they "coasted" a few months after their baby arrived. But ironically I'm in that position where I'm still in a zombie state and at a fraction of prior productivity levels. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/are-kids-the-moms-responsibility#post-219 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:34:18 +0000 Mr. Jacks 219@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>I think that all dads should try and stay home with the little ones for a time. 90% of the time when we go out it is me getting the diaper bag ready for the days excursions, and Mrs. Jacks is asking me where everything is in the bag! </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-bags#post-218 Tue, 04 Dec 2012 22:32:16 +0000 Mr. Jacks 218@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>I see no reason that you absolutely need a "diaper" bag. All those compartments are nice, but not needed if you are somewhat organized. When Mrs Jacks had business trips and Little Jacks and I would tag along, I would bring my mountain hardware backpack as my "diaper bag."</p> <p><a href="http://www.mountainhardwear.com/Hueco%E2%84%A2-34/OU4055,default,pd.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.mountainhardwear.com/Hueco%E2%84%A2-34/OU4055,default,pd.html</a></p> <p>That is a newer model of the one that I have. I would use it for day trips, so I would have changed of clothes for me and little jacks, snacks and lunch for the both of us, water, diapers, wipes, laptop, and other miscellaneous stuff that one might need in a pinch. All that would be in the main compartment.</p> <p>Little Jacks would ride in the Ergo baby up front and the backpack on my back would balance things out. We toured Denver and Baltimore on foot for several days like that and had no problems. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/are-kids-the-moms-responsibility#post-217 Sat, 10 Nov 2012 10:05:49 +0000 doodlepoodle 217@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I agree. Thanks for your "daddy" insight! I lose patience with DH because he doesn't wash the bottles right away before going to play video games, or he doesn't know how to pack the diaper bag for an all day excursion. He knows I'll do it if he doesn't though, so I need to learn to let go of one thing at a time so he can take responsibility. </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/are-kids-the-moms-responsibility#post-216 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:00:14 +0000 pastemoo 216@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: The part where I am a control freak but hey if I learned this since LO was born.... I should give DH a learning curve on his own, too! I'm no expert!<br /> Plus he has always been better at learning by experience so I had to step away and let him.</p> <p>We have a really great relationship though, so I know we get along better than a lot of newborns' parents do. And even still it helped! </p> https://dads.hellobee.com/topic/are-kids-the-moms-responsibility#post-215 Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:45:15 +0000 mrbee 215@https://dads.hellobee.com/ <p>@pastemoo: Which part spoke to you? Curious! </p>