You’re Going To Be A Dad | Book Review

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You might recall me recently reviewing A Dad Joke A Day from the team at Daddilife – and we loved it. Now they are back with their brand new book You’re Going To Be A Dad. They write about a huge range of areas when it comes to fatherhood – these include mental health, dads at work, single dads, things to do and the latest research.

About The Book (In The Words Of The Team Behind It)

Learn from a whole community of dads so you’re fully prepared to be a great first time dad and partner.

The moment you find out you’re going to be a dad is one of incredible joy, shock, and anxiousness – often all the same time! This detailed guide, from the writers and dads at DaddiLife – the worlds leading online platform for fathers – provides the reassurance and practical advice needed for modern day dads. It addresses the real challenges that new dads and dads to be go through, while also providing the answers at every step of the way – from conception and early scans, through to delivery and the full first year with your baby, including the important milestones at each stage with your new extended family.

What you can expect in this new dads guide:

✓ How to be one team throughout with your partner: A look at the science of what is happening week by week for mother & baby, as well as the the psychology of what’s happening for dad – and how to go through the experience with empathy and confidence so you’re one team together throughout this life changing journey.

✓ A focus on the real issues dads go through: This isn’t a book that will tell you ‘just don’t forget to put the beers away.’ Instead we treat dads as equal parents and go beyond just what’s at the surface level and into some of the deeper challenges around post partum, mental health, physical changes, relationships, sex, and much more.

✓ Insights from multiple dad perspectives: Key learnings from our in-depth interviews with more than 50 new fathers from multiple backgrounds (e.g. dads who have conceived naturally, gone through IVF with their partners, dads of twins, and more), that also includes their reflections from COVID-19 and what they would do in any future restriction.

This book is a result of 5 years of research and understanding of what dads experience throughout pregnancy and beyond, and gives dads the confidence and clarity they need so they have a plan at each stage (and it’s great for partners too!).

What We Thought

Well obviously I am not an expectant Dad but there have been numerous births in my family this year and more to come and I feel like this is a fantastic resource for dads to be in the run up to the birth and beyond. All too often, you get paper thin guides but this is a hefty tome with plenty of advice and information for new dads. I also find that most guides like this are aimed towards the mother, seemingly forgetting that Dad actually exists.

This book goes beyond the typical surface level of a guide for dads. It goes a lot deeper, breaking down the pregnancy week by week as well as exploring the science behind mother and baby, dad’s psychology and much much more. There is so much information within and you can keep dipping in and out as you wish.

With over 50 new dads and dads to be across the world contributing to the book, you get plenty of fun and interesting personal insights. All types of Dad’s have contributed and this really shows the diversity of fatherhood – it definitely isn’t one size fits all.

I am going to be passing on my copy to my cousin who is due his first born next month. This really is a fantastic gift. Why not pick up a copy for yourself here {affiliate link}?