Smelly urine in newborn

November 4, 2023 No comments Article

So I am literally just making this post just to inform new mothers something that I wish I would’ve known. my two week old son started having stronger smelling urine and the only reason that caught my attention was because my daughter also had strong smelling urine when she was a toddler , which caused

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What are your must haves for air travel with a baby?

October 31, 2023 No comments Article

We’ll be traveling from Montreal to Fort Lauderdale with our 8.5 month old in less than 3 weeks. We did not purchase a seat for him, he will be seating on our laps as the flight is pretty short.Travel time: 3 hours at the airport + 3.5 hour flight + whatever time at the airportWhat

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Baby-wearing in the rain?

October 17, 2023 No comments Article

FTM of a 4 week old here. I live in Seattle and the rainy season is in full swing now. We take the little guy out in the stroller with a full rain cover, but I’m looking for tips/advice about how to go about baby-wearing in the rain. Do I have to use an umbrella,

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Are rotating car seats really worth it?

September 24, 2023 No comments Article

My LO is close to outgrowing his infant car seat and I keep seeing parents rave about rotating car seats. I’m eyeing the Graco 4ever DLX but I keep seeing the Revolve 360 and other similar ones, so not I’m second guessing myself 😭 Are they really worth it? Ty!!!! via /r/NewParents https://ift.tt/yMTx6OZ

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Has anybody else ever put their newborn on level 2 nipples?

August 15, 2023 No comments Article

My 5wo was struggling with feedings for several days. It was taking him close to an hour to finish the bottle, and he was falling asleep at every single feed. We were using doctor brown’s bottles with level 1 nipples due to spitup. I finally (reluctantly) decided to try level 2. I give him burp

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Gassy crying baby? Mylicon

August 14, 2023 No comments Article

Don’t know who needs to hear this, but if you have a baby who just won’t stop crying after trying EVERYTHING, pick up some Mylicon gas relief .3 mL.I’m talking almost instant relief via /r/NewParents https://ift.tt/lmyV6UI

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Baby gate for stairs with railings

August 14, 2023 No comments Article

We cannot find a good solution for a baby fence on our stairs with metal railings. Y adapters seem most practical but it looks like it is bending the rods. Other solutions seem to depend on parallel rails only, which these are not. Please help! via /r/NewParents https://ift.tt/jbfnKAD

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From “Letters to a Young Poet”, Rainer Maria Rilke 1903

August 10, 2023 No comments Article

“I beg you, to have patience with everything unresolved in your heart and to try to love the questions themselves as if they were locked rooms or books written in a very foreign language. Don’t search for the answers, which could not be given to you now, because you would not be able to live

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I read the First Law Trilogy by Abercrombie and it blew me away

July 10, 2023 No comments Article

Spoilers for the general vibe of the endings of the main characters but not any events specifically. Spoilers have a text warning above them.Wow. I picked up this trilogy on a whim. I had just finished the Three Body Problem and needed something more fast-paced and character driven. The First Law Trilogy (The Blade Itself,

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Mongolia – breastfeeding dreamland?

July 5, 2023 No comments Article

A conversation in a different thread unlocked a memory of a breastfeeding documentary I’d seen that had a clip about Mongolia and how breastfeeding is super valued there. I googled this and wanted to share the uplifting articles I found! If you’re having a rough day today, have a read. These will put a smile

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Introducing a bottle – challenges

June 30, 2023 No comments Article

Hey everyone!My LO is 9 weeks old and has been EBF since birth. We’ve had our challenges such as a tongue tie, lip tie (identified by an IBCLC), a shallow latch, a VERY strong letdown, a monstrous oversupply and frequent mastitis. I was so determined to EBF that I avoided giving a bottle until now.

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