If you've ever spent time on TikTok, you probably know the guy named Sidneyraz who went viral and won people’s hearts by sharing super simple, lighthearted and plain hilarious know-how things on his channel.
In a series of viral videos, Sidneyraz has been telling the viewers ‘something I didn’t know until I was in my 30s’ while enacting them in funny homemade scenarios. Check them out in Bored Panda’s previous features here and here.
Now that Sidneyraz has become a dad, he has discovered a whole new world of fatherhood he had no clue about. So he did what he knows best and launched an honest and hilarious series titled “Here’s something I didn’t know before I was a dad.”
Below we wrapped up some of the funniest little tips and tricks from Sid’s life as a dad, so scroll down!

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This Thin Piece Of Fabric Can Support My Baby When I Wrap It Correctly
So I take the kid out of his crib. By the time I successfully complete this process, it's time to put him back.
He did it a bit strangely. We do it like in the third picture, then the baby comes into the horizontal piece in a position where its belly hugs the parent and its legs are spread and the knees bend. the straps around his neck go criss cross over the babys back and under it‘s knees (left strap under right knee, right strap under left knee), then they go to the parents back and knotted together. Very comfortable, very warm for baby and parent has both hands free.
Never could figure out how these worked. He makes it look easy
Most dudes just hold a baby in one arm and handle anything that comes up with the free one. It's a pride thing.
Adding A Rubber Band To A Package Of Buttwipes Stops Them From Coming Out In Clumps
If this works, I'll be so happy. Nothing worse than a clumb of wipes when there's baby poop everywhere
It does work! My cat is long hair and sometimes messes up her derriere, well assuming a baby wriggles, bites and scratches slightly less than a pissed off cat with a dirty bum😆
Load More Replies...This seems like a good idea. I'm going to try this on the regular cleaning wipes
I always appreciated that they came out in clumps. You ain't cleaning sticky runny poop with only one of them bad boys.
Have a 1yo grandson & a granddaughter on the way. Definitely writing this "tip" down for the parents
Babies Hate Being Swaddled But Also Love Being Swaddled
According to legend, even if the baby looks like they don't like it, just keep rocking them and then they'll finally go to sleep
As a cat daddy, I tried this on my fur baby. Did not end well.
I don't know why but every comment on this list seems down voted, whoever it is please stop, and everyone else, UPVOTES WHOOOOOOO! cats are the best :]
Load More Replies...Oldest screamed bloody murder if swaddled & still hates anything tight. But youngest wouldn't settle until they were wrapped to the point of (what seemed) suffocation.
This is a skill that should be taught religiously to new parents. By the time I figured it out mine didn't need it anymore.
Bored Panda reached out to Sidneyraz, the creator behind these viral videos, to find out more about how becoming a dad changed his life, from content creation to sharing his daily wisdom with the viewers.
Sid confirmed that being a dad is definitely transforming his videos. “Being a dad so far is very different! There are so many things I didn't know before I was a dad. I really love it, in total honesty,” he told us.
“I started my content as if I was talking to myself and now I'm doing the same. I'm doing my best to impart practical wisdom to new parents before they need it like I wish I had,” Sid explained.
Babies Can Projectile Poop
My son was like 2 months old. 2a wakes up crying. Go to see if he needs to be changed. Has a little poop but no big deal. Getting the new diaper on every time I pick him up to slide the new diaper under he lets out a bunch of farts each time he does I duck and cover setting him down expecting the worst. Seems like the coast is clear and I commit to the lift and slide. Kid let's out a fountain of poop with me holding him in the air. I can't drop him so end up tanking it right to the face. So much there is a literal negative outline of me behind me of no poop. It's still 2a so I have to endure all this silently and sneak back into the room for clothes for me without waking the wife and shower in the cleansing fires of Mordor
OMG!! Poor you! Sorry you had to go through that, nah seriously, I'm sorry. But at least you have an embarrassing story to share about your son!
Load More Replies...They can! After my son was born, a fellow mom gifted me with a tiny little fabric cone, called a peepee teepee. It saved me many times. 😂
Load More Replies...My little girl was a shitsnipper and you never knew when it was coming. I bought my little boy and girl matching Ralph Lauren outfits for their first birthday. My little boy would make grunt faces right before the big reveal. My little girl on the other hand was very modest and never let you know what was about to happen or was happening at any given time. She pooped before getting her dressed for pictures. On the way to get them done my truck started to smell like dumpster juice. I pull into a parking lot and sure enough, her a*s had exploded. The poop was all the way up to her neck and she wasn't even laying down. Her shitcapades were epic.
One of my twins had a condition called pyloric stenosis, he could projectile vomit a full 8 feet when he was a little under two months old ......
Always keep front and back covered and snug. A loose diaper can mean poop all the way up to the neck
There's A Little Brush At The Bottom Of This Big Brush
What is the little brush for? The area where the screws go, to hold the seat on?
It's a brush for washing baby bottles. The little one you use for washing the inside of the top (don't know what it's called in English), since the big one is too big for that.
Load More Replies...When you're a new parent and severely sleep deprived everything everything becomes an exciting new adventure. And I don't care how much you spend on baby gadgets, you will end up using whatever is laying closest to you at the time to complete whatever task is at hand.
You Can Clean Hard-To-Reach Nursing Equipment Areas With A Pipe Cleaner
I just realised that. *snickers* *mars bars*
Load More Replies...Yes we do that at my house, even just for normal stuff! Like washing a re-useable straw.
There are actually brushes like that, that are specifically for straws and thin places
You mean this object with the word "cleaner" in it's name can be used for cleaning? No way!
I was just about to post if anyone else felt like he looked exactly like Jesus here
When asked what Sid would tell his younger self if he could, the creator said: “I would tell myself that it's going to turn out great. Just keep failing at making videos and one day you'll have the ability to be a full-time content creator,” and added, “So don't change anything!”
This Baby-Bottle Drying Rack Can Go In The Dishwasher
Baby bottles go in the drying rack, then close the drying rack so all the bits are safe and they don't fall down the sink
I used one of these till it fell apart. Youngest was 13, bought another one. Great for any small kitchen doodads that might get lost (tea strainers, citrus peeler, small measuring spoons, etc) They're awesome
Exactly, my daughter is 19 and I still.have mine in a kitchen drawer with the clips to close bags, measuring spoons etc.
Load More Replies...I had four of these when my twins were babies. The whole top rack of the dishwasher was always their bottles and stuff.
There's A Line On This Diaper I'm Supposed To Match To See If It Fits
I'm guessing there's a line on the front as well and you're supposed to match up both lines. Like I said, just guessing. No kids and only changed a handful of diapers as an uncle.
Load More Replies...Here's a tip. If your baby is a boy....get that diaper on QUICK....don't be looking for "lines".
Some adult diapers have similar features, too. But, usually, the size needed doesn't change every few months, so ... in case you need - find one that fits, and hope they won't change it.
Oh god.. let's hope not. I hope there isn't Shrink-flation in nappies, either. I already have to source triple XL for my parent.. I'm going to feel a right twat asking Seri for n to the power of 45 size nappies.
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One thing I never knew. One the day they are born you pick them up, you hold them close to your heart, then they crawl right in and fill it so you think it will burst.
The first words out of my mouth after hubby tried to introduce me to our son were f off! Admittedly, I had almost died giving birth so I was slightly out of sorts. Post natal just messed with my head further. Now, he's the light of my life!
Load More Replies...Depends. The hamster might work well as a brush, but will need smaller diapers, and a different pattern of wrapping and turning to support him attached to your belly ... or ... what do you mean?
Load More Replies...One thing I never knew. One the day they are born you pick them up, you hold them close to your heart, then they crawl right in and fill it so you think it will burst.
The first words out of my mouth after hubby tried to introduce me to our son were f off! Admittedly, I had almost died giving birth so I was slightly out of sorts. Post natal just messed with my head further. Now, he's the light of my life!
Load More Replies...Depends. The hamster might work well as a brush, but will need smaller diapers, and a different pattern of wrapping and turning to support him attached to your belly ... or ... what do you mean?
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