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@momof2napril Babies don't need A LOT of stimulation outside the home, honestly. Since EVERYTHING is new to them, they should start with home, and branch out as they get older. That said, I firmly believe that a baby should fit into the family's lifestyle, not the other way around. So if SIL...

@conner74 My first was on Enfamil regular (2015), my second was on any gentle formula we could find (2022, formula shortage), and my current baby is on Bobbie. No palm oil is important to me. Unfortunately my second born did not tolerate Bobbie, and the shortage created an "any port in the...

@authorandystraka I have a bad back and picky shoulders. I use my ring sling a lot, but only for quick trips into stores, and any time I'll be wearing for 30 minutes or less. I wear my baby (big; about 70%ile) and my toddler (small; about 25%ile) and I used it to carry my oldest until he was 3...

@danny2023 Every diaper/washer/water/schedule is different, which just adds to the crazy. Everyone has to just experiment, to some extent. But the Tide recommendations are a decent place to start!

@danny2023 FLU always recommends WAY more detergent than necessary, especially for natural fibers. They overcomplicate everything, really. Use the same detergent you use for clothes. Cut your detergent in half. First wash should be cold (warm/hot water sets protein stains) second wash can be...

@hbyej60 When I bought mine, they didn't have the other sizes, so I only have the 8 ply ones. I did use medium quite a bit, but my first two kids outgrew the absorbency more quickly than some of the other sizes. So IF I was only going to use them for 1 kid, the mediums would be expendable. My...

@rui I use/d cloth with all three kids. I use Green Mountain Diapers prefolds with covers. GMDs prefolds are sized, and since I knew I wanted to use cloth on more than one kid, I bought 24 prefolds of each size nb-xl. If I was only going to do one kid, I'd skip nb and medium. I use Thirsties Duo...