• Burnoutdv@feddit.org
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    19 days ago

    As a younger father i can confidently say that that plan was doomed anyway, between diaper changes, feeding, orchestrating the day and various parents events there are maybe 2 hours of personal time that get eaten up by shores. Except, child neglect, that would free up time

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        19 days ago

        I’ve got a 5.5mo and I still haven’t figured it out…this point she’s going to learn to hold her bottle before I figure it out. The chin hold is only temporary because she likes to wiggle.

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          18 days ago

          I played a buncha Vampire Survivors around that phase lol, just need one hand for the controls. Football cradle baby, hold bottle in that same hand (does require some wrist flexibility), other hand & arm free.

          That hold doesn’t help with wiggles of course (and maybe you already use it) but at least you can pause VS.

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            18 days ago

            Yeah, I got that hold it’s how I eat but not good enough for gaming for me. Maybe I could try less actiony games but oh well.

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      19 days ago

      Can confirm. Lack so much sleep the times i finally have some free time i just stare at my rgb lights instead because i cant muster the energy to use my arms on the keyboard/controller.

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      18 days ago

      I played the entirety of GTA V with a newborn in my arms. Same for Fallout 4.

      If I was awake, I was on baby duty so mom could get sleep, and I was going to be damned if that meant staring at the ceiling.

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      19 days ago

      I used to put my kiddo in a bouncy seat next to me while I gamed. Not a lot of time to game, but worked it in.