Who writes this, and why you should or shouldn't trust it
DadPrep is published by Amit Sharma, and it grew out of a guide written by his good friend Arron — Things I Wish I Knew Before You Were Born. It exists because the useful information for first-time fathers is scattered across medical sites written for mothers and forum threads written at 3am, and nobody had put it in one place in the order dads meet it.
How pages here are made
- Questions come from what expecting and new dads actually ask in public — forums, search suggestions, and the questions people send us.
- Anything medical is sourced to a body that publishes clinical guidance — the NHS, the American Academy of Pediatrics, Health New Zealand and Plunket, Mayo Clinic, or the paper itself — and linked so you can check it.
- Every page carries the date it was last updated. Health pages get re-checked against their sources at least once a year.
The rule we don't break
This site does not invent experience. There are no made-up anecdotes and no fake testimonials here. Where we haven't lived something ourselves, we say so and point you at people who have, or at the medical bodies who study it.
Practically, that means you won't find a paragraph here that opens "when my son was born…" attached to a byline that hasn't earned it. Where a real dad's experience is quoted, it will be a named, consenting person or a linked public post.
How this site makes money, and from whom
DadPrep recommends one paid product: Things I Wish I Knew Before You Were Born, a 59-page guide written by Arron — a father, and a good friend of mine. If you buy it through a link here, DadPrep may earn a commission, and the price you pay is exactly the same either way.
You should know the connection up front, because it's the reason this site exists at all: I read Arron's guide, thought it was the most honest thing I'd seen written for first-time dads, and built DadPrep to answer the questions that lead people to it. We recommend it because it covers the same twelve stages this site is built around and it's straight about the parts most baby books skip. I didn't write it, I don't publish it, and if it isn't for you Arron offers a 30-day refund.
There is no advertising on this site, no sponsored content, and no other affiliate relationships. If that changes, this paragraph changes with it.
What we're not
Not clinicians, not a substitute for your midwife or GP, and not neutral about the one product above — which is why we've told you plainly. The editorial policy has the detail.
Medical disclaimer. DadPrep is written by dads, not doctors. Nothing here is medical advice. For anything about your baby's health or your partner's health, talk to your midwife, GP, or local health service. In an emergency call 111 (NZ), 911 (US), 999 (UK), or your local emergency number. If you're struggling mentally, free help exists — call or text 1737 in New Zealand, 988 in the US, or your local crisis line.