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@charity78777 No. But in as much as you should be allowed to celebrate different milestones so should they. Context is obviously key but I think most new parents are just trying to survive and celebrate those wins. Everyone struggles in different ways so when someone says they went on a big...

@fab01 What is your goal? Clean, sanitize, or disinfect? Because those are 3 very different things and need different approaches. If you are looking to clean washing in soapy water and rinsing will do the trick. If you are wanting to sanitize or disinfect you need to boil, steam, or apply a...

@oasis5004 I've been there. It's hard. It gets better. It's hard to see that now but you will heal. You will get stronger. Day by day. I think we're I you I'd have a big heart to heart with my partner about expectations. Babies take a lot of work and you need time to heal. He should be at home...

@niederwaldflash You probably will! Ours was born 6lbs 10oz and was SWIMMING in NB size. We were in it until 5w PP then transitioned to 0-3s until 5mo old. While every baby is s bit different it doesn't hurt to have a few on hand just in case. If you end up with a giant 10lb baby you can just...

@gordon63 I'm sure they were great parents overall so I don't want you to think me to harsh but the language you are using around being an only child on this thread like them being "lonely", "maladjusted" and "damaged" is hurtful and misplaced and borders on being rude if it weren't for your own...

@gordon63 Oof. I'm really concerned that you think having one child "damages" them. That's really not the case and you need to change your attitude around this. Onlies are not damaged. Onlies aren't lonely. Onlies aren't lesser. You obviously have a lot of hang ups and possible trauma...

@gordon63 I havnt seen it mentioned yet but I'll put a plug in for r/oneanddone. A community for those with onlies by choice or circumstance. You'll find a lot of the stories echoed here (onlies are not inherently lonely, siblings don't guarantee build in friends)...but more than that you'll...

@mastersb For sure! Doctors don't really explain it all that well, if at all!

@stepheno Since it hasn't really been mentioned here: ALL PERCENTILES ARE HEALTHY PERCENTILES. A baby that's 3% is just as healthy as a 50% baby as a 98% baby as long as they are following their curve. The goal isn't to have a baby at >50th percentile. Saying your baby is 11% tells us...

@peterpan56 They dont develop a circadian rhythm until around 4mo anyway!

@servewithlove A big predictor of divorce is having 2 under 2 (or two kids with really close ages). There have been a few studies on this.

@rubbersoul Ah well, that's serendipitous! But yeah definitely you'll want to work on strengthening your pelvic floor, back, and core for baby #2 and beyond.

@rubbersoul Something my mom went through with me was that she got pregnant 6mo PP with my siblibg and her milk supply ran out and I needed to be formula fed. So if you are breastfeeding, exclusively or in combo, just be cognizant that your supply might tank in the coming months and you may need...

@brcseac At that age our playtime was at most like 5-10 minutes long, typically following a diaper change and was dictated entirely by how alert she was. I do things like sing a song, make silly faces, 'brush' her hair, do a quick baby message, show her black and white objects...nothing super...

@brcseac Its a lot of fun! I got that one just a few weeks ago. I'd say a 3 week old will appreciate the hanging objects and you will appreciate the lively songs. At 9w she loves to stretch out and kick so the keyboard is more fun for her to interact with. she obviously is too little to make the...

@gtorre Sounds to me like you have all the relevant medical information to make a decision and this is more an issue of the heart. You obviously focus on your perspective here, I don't want to assume anything so how does your partner feel? Do they want another? Just based on everything you...

@wsb Always good to call and double check but it is perfectly normal for babies to go multiple days without pooping, especially breastfed ones. When ours was breastfeeding our longest stretch was 17 days. We avg 2-3 poops a month from age 3mo to 6mo. Our doctor said as long as baby was: -...