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@graced1257 I did 3 hours to my mother's house when baby was about a month old and everything went okay. My baby loves the car, and her car seat. The problem for us wasn't the journey, it was the breaking of our fragile shift routine where we carefully mapped out who was sleeping when so we each...

@brandon_d People pump so partners can take over night time feeds, or there's a supply to give to a daycare/babysitter. If you're all by yourself, why bother? You don't need to pump to keep up supply; that would be nuts. It's not like electric pumps have existed all that long.

@bloodboughtchad I have been gradually moving my 5 month old from the bed to the crib next to the bed over the last maybe 3 weeks? and it is finally taking. Up until last week she was almost always starting the night in the crib and being brought to the bed when she woke up for her 4am feed, and...

@poppa51 I read a news article a while back about a mother who was running errands while her newborn was in a carrier on the way to the doctors, and by the time she got there her baby had suffocated. Scarred me silly to the point where I couldn't really use carriers after that, so I absolutely...

@sold4christ25 what a hideous thing to do to a child. I hate that there are babies out there dealing with such parents. Do I like waking up at 2am to soothe a tired, wailing baby? No. Of course not. But there is a lovely part of me that thinks, 'Every time I do this, my baby learns that she is...

@tradesman My sister got me a happy mother-to-be card and that felt right; I was a mother to be. Not a mother. BUT I do think that mothers who sadly lose their babies in pregnancy have every right to refer to themselves as a mother. So I don't know; I think it's a matter of an individual's...

@disciplechad I've never heard a year, I think at least in the UK the recommendation is to roomshare until 6 months, hence the small bassinets :/. I think a lot of parents who go for a year get themselves set up with a crib in their bedrooms. Or bedshare, of course.

@nkirote Mmmm that's going to be person dependent - I was about 4 months pregnant last year and I didn't want celebrating. I didn't feel like a mother, and I didn't feel like I deserved it yet. I wanted to wait until this year, and I'm glad I did!

@barry61 Mmm, my opinion is that it's not like a birthday in that I get to pick a present and a thing to do; it's more like an appreciation day, so it's kinda up to my husband (and one day my child(ren)). I mean, don't get me wrong; I'm not lifting a damn finger that isn't necessary on the day...

@disciplechad I'm currently in the process of transferring my 5 month old to the bassinet. I like co-sleeping but I get so achey from not moving at night, so I decided that I would prefer if she slept on her own ASAP. I also want to move her to her own room at some point, so I figured it'd be an...

@ehron214 Loving the list, I think I would have found this so helpful pre-baby. Although I'd like to protest the tracking app. It's initially important to make sure they're getting enough food and make sure their weight is on track, and an app can be helpful for that. But beyond that, as long...

@pdpayne2023 Definitely give it some time. I think I felt similarly at 7 weeks; some of the harder aspects haven't kicked in yet (sleep regressions, teething, baby will need WAY more attention and entertainment soon, mobility etc) I WILDLY missed my pregnancy almost as soon as i had the baby...

@roxchristian 🙄 Judged if you do send them to daycare, judged if you don't. There's no winning.

@timothy1212 So... 'your baby can get bored, but that's okay'? 😂