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Becoming A New Dad Or Father

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Just for Dads: Helping Out

What you need to know: While it’s true that she’s having the baby and she’s the one whose belly is growing, there’s lots for Dad to do during this exciting and sometimes confusing time.

www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/362_757.asp

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Upside: Detailed advice on how dads can help during pregnancy and after birth
Downside: Small, light color font

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Expectant Dads

Are you about to be a new dad? Or maybe you know someone who is? Then you've come to the right place. This section of our site is chock full of new dad tips and advice for a new father.

www.babycenter.com/fatherhood-tips

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Upside: Articles, advice and postings for dads-to-be

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Conception, Pregnancy & New Parents

Berkowitz, Richard L., Donald R. Coustan, and Tara K. Mochizuki. Handbook for Prescribing Medications During Pregnancy. Little, Brown & Company, 1986.

www.familycare.utoronto.ca/library/resource01.html

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Upside: List of pregnancy and fatherhood books
Downside: Lots of scrolling; small font

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How do you get men to come into your programs and keep them

coming? What are the obstacles that prevent men from being involved? Why should you get men involved? The Center for Successful Fathering presents a year long series of high energy, father-friendly, ...

www.fathering.org/PSF.asp

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Upside: Sells program for successful fathering
Downside: Limited access to free information

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Becoming a Father

If you just got the news that your partner is pregnant, chances are that you're experiencing a rush of emotions. Maybe it's all happiness and excitement. But the reality is that for many first-time ...

kidshealth.org/parent/positive/family/father.html

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Upside: Excellent article on preparing to become a father
Downside: Lots of scrolling; notice the tabs on the upper right of the page

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Becoming A Dad: A Spiritual, Emotional And Practical Guide

Preparing to be a dad has more to do with bravely facing the deep questions of your soul than mastering the mechanics of baby care (although, that's really important too).

www.amazon.com/Becoming-Dad-Spiritual-Emotional-Practical/dp/0976035731

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Upside: Site selling book for expectant fathers; positive reviews
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Dads rock

Being a dad is officially cool. With role models like David Beckham, Jamie Oliver and Brad Pitt to aspire to, fatherhood now means a whole lot more than bringing home the bacon and dishing out the ...

www.bounty.com/Articles/Bounty/Dads%20rock%20pregnancy.aspx

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Upside: Good article and advice for expectant fathers
Downside: Small, light font

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On Becoming a Father

"I made this list when my brother was informed that he was going to be a father -- and his wife has a high incidence of twins in her family! (I could have subtitled it "it's okay to be scared ...

www.amazon.com/On-Becoming-a-Father/lm/RNNZMSX8BQDWS

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Upside: List of recommended books to prepare for becoming a new dad
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Five myths of fatherhood

Myth 1: Only the expectant mother's feelings are important Myth 2: Newborns don't really need their fathers Myth 3: Men don't know how to care for young children Myth 4: Men who focus on their ...

www.babycenter.com/0_five-myths-of-fatherhood_8248.bc

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Upside: Detailed article on myths of becoming a father
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Daddy cool: advice and info for dads, lads and fathers-to-be

www.babyworld.co.uk/hottopics/fordads/default.asp

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Upside: Various links to articles for expectant fathers and more.
Downside: Not well sorted