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Most parenting books talk at dads. This one was built for one.

The First 90 Days is a field guide for new fathers who've never held a newborn, never changed a nappy, and aren't sure what to do when a tiny human screams at 3am. Grounded in 60+ deep-research documents spanning sleep science, attachment neuroscience, feeding, infant development, and paternal mental health, every recommendation is traced back to current evidence from the AAP, WHO, and peer-reviewed research.

The guide is organized around the READY framework -- five chapters you can navigate by instinct even when sleep-deprived: **R**outines (feeding, sleep, daily rhythms), **E**mergencies (fever decision trees, CPR, when to call the doctor), **A**ttachment (bonding, soothing, reading your baby's cues), **D**evelopment (milestones, brain science, week-by-week activities), and **Y**ou (your mental health, your relationship, your identity shift). Each chapter opens with quick-reference cards designed for one-handed phone reading in the dark, followed by deeper explanations for when you have time.

This isn't a textbook. It's not a memoir. It's a tactical, evidence-based companion written in a direct, dad-to-dad voice -- no jargon, no judgment, no fluff. It covers everything from how to survive night feeds and recognize a real emergency to why your brain is literally rewiring itself for fatherhood. Built so you can read it cover-to-cover in a single sitting or grab the one answer you need at 2am. The dads who struggle most aren't the ones who start with zero experience -- they're the ones who never ask for help. This guide is for every dad ready to ask.

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