Della's Dad

Suburbanites and four-time dads Chris and Ken join Della's Dad to talk through saying goodbye to the long loved city life and trading it all in for the big houses and yards and  bad ethnic food of the suburbs... plus we dive a little into the appropriateness of adult movies like pulp fiction and some of our favorite kid-friendly shows (hint: It's Bluey)

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Della's Dad is joined by a dear mate, Steve from Wollongong, for a conversation that has been a long time coming. On his way to fathering four kids, Steve and his wife had twins on their third go around. We discuss that journey for them plus dive into the perspective of starting a family in your early 20's (and in the midst Steve takes not one but two opportunities to brag about still exercising while being a young dad - I'll take that as motivation)

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Della's dad is back! and so is Dave - 7 months after we spoke the day before his child's birth, the new dad returns to tell us about his family's birth experience, including what happens in a premature birth situation and what it's like to have your baby spend time in the NICU. Plus a ringing endorsement for night nurses!

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On this special episode I've pulled together the insights from four different Dads I've interviewed over the last few months about just what it's like to have daughters... what do you do differently? what do you do the same? It's a topic that Della's Dad spends endless hours contemplating so this makes for a good first entrance into Girl Dad Club.

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Celebrating six months of Della, Adam is joined by Alee in Seattle, father of one with another one on the way, to talk about all the big changes in Della's little life plus lessons from traveling away from home, eating solid foods, teething and the ever present question of sleep

Mentioned:
- Little Ones sleep program

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Salivating at the prospect of one day being a stay-at-home dad, this week we learn about the realities of being a stay at home parent from Tom, a father of two that's been doing just that.

He's one incredibly thoughtful person and parent and the perfect guest to share his approach to parenting.

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On a VERY special episode, Nik & Ace from the Steel City NFTeams Podcast join Della's Dad to talk about how many kids you should have and when to have them. Just one? Two? Three? Do you fill a complete starting lineup of a basketball team?

With 5 kids between them - if this was SNL they'd jointly receive a jacket for entry to the five-timers club - they share their infinite wisdom on the different ways to handle your growing brood. Sports analogies and laughs are abound but their message is legit. Enjoy the ride.


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Dave in New York joins Della's Dad just 24 hours before his wife's scheduled c-section... we talk nerves and expectations plus Dave walks us through 'Vasa Previa' and the impacts of that condition and their IVF journey to here. It's real stuff.

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Throwing out a quick solo episode to highlight the 10 most important or useful things you'll need for your first three months with baby... links below to the stuff I talk about:

1. Love to dream sleepwear (Swaddles)
2. Baby Björn Bouncer Bliss
3. Nanit baby monitor
4. Frida baby grooming kit
5. Hushh compact sound machine 
6. The Doona car seat / stroller
7. SNOO smart sleeper
8. DockATot
9. Lalo play gym
10. ubbi diaper pail

From the no brainers list:
- Dr. Brown’s Natural Flow Baby Bottles
- Honest brand diapers

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Paul in Denver joins Della's dad to talk about what it's like to raise his three kids a world away from family, from grandparents, from help, from free babysitters... also we discuss what it's like to fly with kids and the precious time we have with our young ones.

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