Brand New Father Podcast

Brand New Father Podcast is a place to find encouragement, real life stories, struggles, wins and some lessons to help you become a better dad today than you were yesterday!
Millennials were supposed to change the parenting status quo and make engaged fatherhood seem totally unexceptional. Even, if we are the most engaged, involved generation of fathers in history (which we probably are), the everyday grind of fatherhood is far from easy.
This podcast is my outlet for sharing my story and opportunity to connect with those who share the same values, and want to join me. Let’s build a community where new dads can be heard and understood.

Latest Episodes:

050 New dad sympathy weight gain Mar 18, 2016

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Today I will share one of the struggles, that’s been nagging me for more than a year by now and to my surprise is quite common.

And that’s the weight gain that a lot of dads experience when expecting their special delivery and even after that.

So, I will share my own experience and then some reasons why this happens and finally finish up with some tips on how to keep these stubborn extra pounds and kilos at bay.

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049 Breastfeeding from dad's perspective Mar 16, 2016

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Today I’m talking about very personal topic and one that usually dads don’t talk about – breastfeeding. Which, I understand, is also very controversial topic. But still, I’ll share my own journey of being a sometimes confused, but eventually a proud “breastfeeding dad”, I’ll also touch on public breastfeeding and some tips on how to support your partner.

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048 Why read to your baby Mar 14, 2016

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Today I’m talking about reading to your baby. In ep. 14 (published on Jan 27th), I talked about reading to your unborn baby and I personally was actually way better and more consistent back then. So, today we’re talking about reading to your little Sprout after the birth.

I will share some of the things that I’ve been struggling with and still do and then some research stuff as well. Basically, why read, what to read, when and how to read to your little Sponge.

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047 Ten date-night ideas for expecting and new parents Mar 11, 2016

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Today I will share with you 10 date-night ideas to get your creative juices flowing.

First, I’ll share 5 ideas that you can put in action in your home. This way you don’t have to worry about the babysitters and can just wait until the little one has gone to bed.

And I’ll finish up with 5 inexpensive date-night ideas out-side the home as well.

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046 Why take time for date-nights Mar 09, 2016

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Today, I’m going to continue on the date-night topic that we started on Monday.

If your everyday life is so busy that you don’t have the time or the energy for “the special night” then today’s episode is for you.I’ll share some of my own experience and then some ideas why date nights are so important, but also some other ideas how to get the same benefits without planning some major romantic events.

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045 Our first date-nights in year 1 Mar 07, 2016

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Today we’re talking about dating your spouse. Or to be exact me dating MJ.

This was one thing I and MJ actually talked a lot about before becoming parents. We didn’t want to become just room-mates after the baby joined our family.

While these were our intentions, it wasn’t quite as easy as we had expected.

Tune in to hear about the reality of our dating-life after the baby.

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044 Time (or the lack of it) and new parenthood Mar 04, 2016

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As always, on Fridays I'll share one of my own struggle points on my fatherhood journey.

And today we're talking about time and how your sense of it might change or already has changed when you become or became a dad. I'll share some of my own experiences and other new dads' insights and we're going to finish up with couple of actionable tips.

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043 Fatherhood hormones Mar 03, 2016

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My priorities started to change already before our little girl made her grand debut. And to my surprise my priorities weren’t the only things that changed – I’d say I also got more emotional and I gained about 25 pounds during my wife’s pregnancy and have kept every single one of them to this day.

Apparently becoming a dad messes up even dad’s hormonal balance.

Tune in to hear my story and what researchers have discovered about new dad hormones.

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042 Buying a baby-carrier and carrying my baby Mar 02, 2016

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It’s time for another episode of the Wednesday Wins, where I get to share one of my parenting wins, or something that I feel I have done well on my fatherhood journey. As tough as it may seem at times, it’s important for every dad to celebrate our small wins.

Today I will share one of the best purchases from year one – the baby carrier.

Tune in to hear my experience with the carrier and why it’s good to carry your baby.

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041 How to create a stronger bond with your baby Mar 01, 2016

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Today I’m talking about different ways how to bond with your little champion.

Tune in to hear 6 ways to forge that strong connection.

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