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    “GeT rEaDy!”

    @richardnm Arg that sucks! I guess most people mean it as a light hearted joke but its not. Tell him to stop it or just jokingly reply “your kid sounds like a monster”… I bet he realises how he is portraying his kid and stops.
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    Need help - ounces per day

    @christopherk Same as bottles, prep the food and send it to your mom and tell her baby is not allowed anything else outside that food until you “test” all allergens. I personally wouldn’t wait introducing solids for 2 reasons: first because the earlier you introduce allergens, the less chance...
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    Need help - ounces per day

    @christopherk First of all, your milk is tailored for the needs of your baby, therefore it can’t be “too thin”. Second, if baby only ‘needs’ more when grandma is looking after him, there’s your answer, grandma is over feeding. The only thing you can do is give her the prepped bottles with a...
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    What to do when best is impossible (Emily Oster)

    @katrina2017 this happened to me: mattress on the floor against a wall
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    “Cosleeping/bed-sharing creates dependent children”

    @jess75 Independence comes from deep secure dependence. I co-slept with my parents and then siblings until…wait for it…I moved away from home. At 16 I did an exchange program abroad for a year, did my masters in Europe, lived in 3 cities in 16 months and then settled in England (Im originally...
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    "Does she behave?"

    @sullero I usually answer those types of questions with “He behaves how I expect him to behave for his age, we are good!” and when people tell me I shouldn’t nurse on demand, feed to sleep, etc etc because I am teaching him bad habits my answer is “at least it will be me dealing with the...
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    Felt like a fool for going to A&E with reduced fetal movement

    @salif Better you go and its nothing than not go (for fear of being ridiculed) and it being something. Just keep going if you think something is off.
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    “HaVe yOU tRiEd gIvInG heR SoMe BOiLeD waTeR?”

    @algg my fav reply to that is “I know…I know…but I want my baby to turn our GREAT!” in my experience, shuts them up for good.
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    Immune impact of stopping breastmilk and starting daycare

    @cees My baby has been on Daycare since 3 months old (he is now 8 months) and has never missed a day of daycare due to illness. I have gotten very ill from the germs he collects there and so has my husband but baby has been ok. We now only feed at home morning and night and he has formula at...
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    Immune impact of stopping breastmilk and starting daycare

    @cees My baby has been on Daycare since 3 months old (he is now 8 months) and has never missed a day of daycare due to illness. I have gotten very ill from the germs he collects there and so has my husband but baby has been ok. We now only feed at home morning and night and he has formula at...
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