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Stuff Dads Should Know

by Stephen Tamlin

An honest podcast about what it really takes to be a good dad by two experienced fathers and me, a normal guy who’s recently started his own fatherhood and I literally have no idea what I'm doing.With the help of my two lifelong friends, that are fantastic dads themselves, we go into all the hilarious and gruesome truths of what it really takes to be the best dad you can be.

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Episodes

  1. 41. Why babies cry at night

    Not only has Stephen’s daughter stopped sleeping through the night (again) she’s also started waking up screaming at the top of her lungs. As you can imagine this is a bit concerning for all involved so this week the guys discuss what could be causing the problem and what you can do about it. The...

  2. 40. What to do if your baby has a high temperature

    As Stephen’s daughter recently had a temperature of 40 degrees Celsius the boys talk about what you need to do when your baby is in the same situation. Learn about what you can do at home and what signs mean you need to call a doctor. The boys also discuss being competitive with your children,...

  3. 39. How to get through looking after you baby when your partner is away

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is at the start of his fatherhood and has no idea what he’s doing. As Stephen’s wife recently left him alone with his daughter for a whole weekend for the first time the guys talk about how dads can get through such a scary...

  4. 38. How do you make sure your kids become nice people?

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is at the start of his fatherhood and has no idea what he’s doing. As Stephens daughter is almost 8 months, he’s started to imagine the type of person she’ll be when she’s older and what parents can do you help their…

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  5. 37. What is sleep regression and how to deal with it?

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is at the start of his fatherhood and has no idea what he’s doing. After many months of pure sleeping bliss, Stephen’s daughter has decided staying awake is more fun. To help, this week the guys talk about sleep regression…

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  6. 36. Getting through the Christmas Holiday

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is at the start of his fatherhood and has no idea what he’s doing. With Christmas around the corner Stephen, Mat and Paul all discuss what Christmas is like for dads. From how to continue to enjoy the day despite increased...

  7. 35. Understanding baby milestones within the first 6 months

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is at the start of his fatherhood and has no idea what he’s doing. Alongside the antics and nonsense as Stephen’s daughter reaches 5 months old he and the guys talk about new-born emotional, physical and mental milestones…

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  8. 34. Introducing solid foods and dealing with baby colds

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is at the start of his fatherhood and has no idea what he’s doing. In the last few weeks Stephen’s 4-month-old has reached two major milestones. First, she’s been introduced to solid foods for the first time. Second, she’s…

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  9. 33. What to do when your baby is teething

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is at the start of his fatherhood and has no idea what he’s doing. As Stephen’s 4-month daughter is starting to go through some teething problems in this episode the guys discuss all things teething. Learn about when to…

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  10. 32. Why swaddling is the best invention in the world

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is at the start of his fatherhood and has no idea what he’s doing. In this episode Stephen explains why swaddling your baby might be the best invention in human history. The guys also cover the joys of baby poo, out of…

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  11. 31. Surviving the first 2 weeks

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is about to start his journey and has no idea what he’s doing. In this episode Stephen tests all the advice Paul and Mat gave about how to get through the first 2 weeks after your new born is home. From feeding and changing…

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  12. October Podcast Update

    October Podcast Update

  13. September podcast update

    Quick update from Stephen

  14. 30. What labour is like vol.3

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is about to start his journey and has no idea what he’s doing. In this episode Stephen tells the story of what labour was like for him and his wife as he finally has his first baby. As you’ll hear nothing exactly went to…

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  15. 29. What to do when your baby is overdue?

    An honest and hilarious podcast about what it takes to be a good dad by a normal brit who is at the beginning of his journey and has no idea what he’s doing. As Stephen’s wife is more than a week overdue the guys discuss all the things you can do to help move things along and encourage labour.…

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  16. 28. What happens when you bring your new-born home at just 19 years old

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is about to start his journey and has no idea what he’s doing. In this episode once again Stephen’s dad joins the show to discuss what it was like for him at 19 taking his new-born home for the first time and how he handled...

  17. Podcast update from Stephen

    Podcast update from Stephen

  18. 27. What to do when your baby needs first aid

    An honest and hilarious look at what it takes to be a good dad by a normal brit who is at the beginning of his fatherhood and has no idea what he’s doing. In this week’s pod the guys provide some tips and advice on what to do when your kids need first aid. From understanding what it means when…

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  19. 26. How to keep morale high when fatherhood becomes tough

    An honest and hilarious look at what it takes to be a good dad by a normal brit who is at the beginning of his fatherhood and has no idea what he’s doing. Join Stephen and his two lifelong friends who are dads themselves as they figure out what it takes to be a good father. In this episode…

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  20. 25. Weaning and baby nutrition

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal brit who is at the beginning of his fatherhood and has no idea what he’s doing. Join Steve and his two lifelong friends as they figure out what it takes to be a good dad. From when to start, what foods work best and what Mat is…

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  21. 24. How to set a healthy daily routine

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is about to start his journey and has no idea what he’s doing. In this episode Stephen, Mat and Paul go over what you can do to help your new born get into a healthy daily routine. From when to start introducing a routine to...

  22. 23. Experiencing the birth of your first baby as a 19-year-old dad

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by a normal guy who is about to start his journey and has no idea what he’s doing. In this episode Stephen’s dad Chris joins the show again to discuss what it was like for him at 19 experiencing the day of Stephen’s birth. They cover how scary…

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  23. 22. How to choose your parenting style

    Honest and hilarious advice on being a good dad by two young fathers and Stephen, a normal guy from the UK who is on his journey to becoming a dad and has no idea what he’s doing. As Stephen is entering the home stetch with only 10 weeks to go until his daughter is here the boys discuss the types...

  24. 21. Finishing your second trimester and Stephen's first 4D baby scan

    Honest and hilarious advice on being a good dad by two fathers and Stephen, a normal 31-year-old who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and has no idea what he’s doing. As Stephen and his wife come to the end of their second trimester the guys check in on what “dad to be" things…

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  25. 20. Experiencing your first anti-natal class and being mindful of mental health during a pandemic

    Honest and hilarious advice on being a good dad by two young fathers and Stephen, a normal guy who is on his journey to becoming a dad and has no idea what he’s doing. This week’s show starts off on a serious note as the guys discuss what you can do to help with your mental health when bringing…

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  26. 19. How to prepare your house for your new-born: The Nursery

    Honest and hilarious advice on being a good dad by two young fathers and Stephen, a normal guy who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and has no idea what he’s doing. In this episode the boys wrap up on the series of shows focusing on what you need to do to set up your house in the...

  27. 18. How to prepare your house for your new-born: Traveling

    Honest and hilarious advice on being a good dad by two young fathers and Stephen, a normal guy who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and has no idea what he’s doing. In this episode the boys focus on what you need to do to set up your house in the best way to make traveling with…

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  28. 17. How to prepare your house for your new-born: Feeding

    Honest and hilarious advice on being a good dad by two young fathers and Stephen, a normal guy who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and has no idea what he’s doing. In this episode the boys pick up where they left the last and focus on what you need to do to set up your house in…

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  29. 16. How to prepare your house for your new-born: Sleeping

    Honest and hilarious advice on being a good dad by two young fathers and me, a normal guy who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and I have no idea what I'm doing. As my wife and I are deep into the second trimester, in this episode we focus on providing advice on what you need to do...

  30. 15. Post-Christmas catch up and what it's like finding out the gender of your baby

    Honest and hilarious advice on being a good dad by two young fathers and me, a normal guy who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and I have no idea what I'm doing. In this episode I catch up with Mat and Paul on what Christmas was like during lockdown with two young children and I…

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  31. 14. Finding out you're going to be a dad at 18 years old

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by two young modern fathers and me, a normal guy who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and I have no idea what I'm doing. In this episode we have a special guest. Stephen’s dad joins the show to go over what it was like finding…

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  32. 13. What's your first Christmas like as a father?

    An honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by two young modern fathers and me, a normal guy who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and I have no idea what I'm doing. Mat, Paul and Stephen would like to wish you all a Merry Christmas. To celebrate the holiday season, in this...

  33. 12. How to prepare for the second trimester

    A brutally honest and hilarious podcast about becoming a dad by two young fathers and me, a normal guy who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and I have no idea what I'm doing. In this episode Mat. Paul and I dig a little deeper into what to do when you’re about to start your second...

  34. 11. How to handle going back to work after paternity leave

    A brutally honest podcast about becoming a dad by two young fathers and me, a normal guy who is about to start his own journey to becoming a dad and I literally have no idea what I'm doing. In today’s episode we do something a little different. Rather than going over major milestones tobecoming a...

  35. 10. Taking your new-born out for the first time

    A brutally honest podcast about becoming a dad by two young fathers and me, a normal guy who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and I have no idea what I'm doing. In today’s episode Mat. Paul and I discuss what you need to know when you take your new born out of the house for the…

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  36. 9. How much do new-borns cry?

    A brutally honest podcast about becoming a dad by two young fathers and me, a normal guy who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and I have no idea what I'm doing. In this episode Mat and Paul discuss just what it's like dealing with a crying baby in those first few weeks after…

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  37. 8. Mat has a baby. What the day of the birth is really like (Vol.2)

    A brutally honest podcast about becoming a dad by two young fathers and me, a normal guy who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and I have no idea what I'm doing. In this episode we catch up with Mat just a couple of days after his wife gave birth to their beautiful baby daughter...

  38. 7. How much do new babies poo?

    A brutally honest podcast about becoming a dad by two young fathers and me, a normal guy who is about to start his journey to becoming a dad and I have no idea what I'm doing. In this episode we tackle something new parents will be all too familiar with. The joys of baby poo. Mat and Paul educate...

  39. 6. What you need to know about baby feeding

    An honest podcast about becoming a dad by two young fathers and another who is about to start his journey and has no idea what he's doing. Today we talk about the early days after giving birth and specifically we focus on feeding. Mat and Paul provide a fountain of knowledge around the subject…

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  40. 5. What the day of the birth is really like (Vol.1)

    An honest podcast about becoming a dad by two young fathers and another who is about to start his journey and has no idea what he's doing. Today is is the big one, the big day, the whole shabang. We go over, in detail, the day of the birth. So strap yourself in. This episode was guest edited by...

  41. 4. What to do 24 hours before the big day

    An honest podcast about becoming a dad by 2 young fathers and another who is about to start his journey and has no idea what he's doing. In this episode we cover how best to prepare for the big day.

  42. 3. How is each trimester different and what dads should be doing during each of them

    A brutally honest podcast about becoming a dad by two young fathers and another who's starting his journey to becoming a dad but has no idea what he's doing. From first scans to prepping for the big day in this episode we cover the part of a parent’s journeys that is the least talked about. What...

  43. 2. What do you do when you find out your partner is pregnant?

    An honest podcast about becoming a dad by two young fathers and me, an average 31 year old man, who is about to start his parenting journey and has no idea what he's doing. In this episode we learn what happens once you find out you're having a baby.

  44. 1. How to improve your chances of conceiving

    An honest podcast about becoming a dad by two young fathers and another who is about to start his journey and has no idea what he's doing. Each week we'll cover major milestones on the path to becoming and being a good dad. In this first episode we're covering the beginning of anyone's journey to...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

An honest podcast about what it really takes to be a good dad by two experienced fathers and me, a normal guy who’s recently started his own fatherhood and I literally have no idea what I'm doing.With the help of my two lifelong friends, that are fantastic dads themselves, we go into all the hilarious and gruesome truths of what it really takes to be the best dad you can be.

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Stephen Tamlin

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An honest podcast about what it really takes to be a good dad by two experienced fathers and me, a normal guy who’s recently started his own fatherhood and I literally have no idea what I'm doing.With the help of my two lifelong friends, that are fantastic dads themselves, we go into all the...

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