Fatherhood

Jada had been screaming on and on...for a good part of the morning...again! We were trading her back and forth but nothing we did was helping! She seemed to cry every time she was being fed, even after she was fed! We couldn’t figure out why. How long would this phase last? I was desperate for it to be short, but I didn’t want to tell Maya that or anyone else for that matter. Maya looked at me and said, “This clearly isn’t your favorite age.”  It was true. Infancy was really hard for me.

Becoming a father is a beautiful and challenging gift. Fatherhood is an honest journey through fatherhood (the good, the bad and the ugly) told through a collection of personal stories and reflections from a diverse group of new and seasoned fathers. The book includes experiences from pregnancy, labor, and throughout the first year all packaged in easy to digest chunks that dads will want to take the time to read!

Stay tuned by subscribing to our email list! We'll be looking for these stories soon. 

Here are some of the topics we are looking to explore with you (fathers):

  • What are you experiencing that you didn’t expect?
  • How was the experience of labor for you (fathers)?
  • Have you had successes or challenges connecting with your baby?
  • How has it been for you to settle into your new life with your new family?
  • Have you experienced postpartum depression (yes, it’s a real thing for men)?
  • Has your partner experienced postpartum depression?
  • How are you dealing with sleep deprivation?
  • What has your experience with sex and intimacy been as a new father- with a newborn? Have you and your partner struggled to connect in this area? If so, how have you dealt with that struggle?
  • How are you balancing your needs with the needs of your partner and baby? Is this a challenge for you?
  • Have you been able to taking care of yourself? If so, how?
  • What types of stress and tension has come up for you in your relationship?
  • How are you navigating parenting with your partner?
  • Have issues come up for you and/or your partner around your parents and her parents?

If this sounds interesting to you, read more about our interview process OR subscribe to our email list to be the first to know about our call for interviews.