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Thirties Dads Are Happiest
Published:  16 July, 2008

New research  carried out by Colief Infant Drops amongst dads across the UK, has revealed that 26% of dads would prefer a boy to a girl, dads in their 30's enjoy fatherhood most, older dads find it leaves them out of pocket and just 17% would have a baby themselves if men were able to!

Colief commissioned the research to find out more about modern fathers after noticing a sharp increase in calls to their helpline from worried dads seeking advice when their baby has colic symptoms.

The experience of fatherhood is best for dads in their 30's with 63% saying fatherhood is better than they thought it would be, and 62% rushing home from work to be with their family.  In their late 40's, 46% said it had changed their perspective on life.

It's a sadder story for some younger dads with 28% of those aged 22-25 saying fatherhood is worse than they expected, with 1 in 10 actually staying at work longer to avoid going home to their family and over a quarter saying they regret having a baby. 







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