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@omadaze So some of my earliest childhood memories are of waking up from night terrors, I was probably about 3 years old. I’d wake up crying so hard my chest hurt, to this day I remember how that felt. But I remember my mom would come and hold me and comfort me and ask me what’s wrong. Tbh I...

@springwillow I would see an actual pediatrician for a second opinion if you’re concerned. NPs are helpful for filling in gaps but they don’t have nearly as much education or hands on training as MDs

@joe1982 What is your definition of routine? I have never forced baby into anything and we have a pretty consistent “routine” now at 10 months. She sleeps around 8, wakes around 7 (also wakes multiple times overnight for milk but who’s counting) and has two naps of roughly one hour each. In the...

@christhepenitent Bedtime is very cultural and in a global sense 9-10 pm is pretty typical

@davidjhonson There was actually a study that showed that supported crying (crying when a loving caregiver is present and making efforts to comfort the child) is totally different on a chemical level from CIO. Intuitively that makes sense to me but I see this question pop up so often it’s making...

@yoshinat0r My pediatrician doesn’t ask about sleep! We are in the USA though our pediatrician primarily serves immigrant communities that are much more likely to bedshare (and he is of the same background as are our family). So maybe it’s a don’t ask don’t tell type situation? 😂 The intake...

@lissie I’m not sure exactly, we just bought a standard crib and then when on the lowest setting it just happened to line up with our mattress on slats (floor bed). There was maybe a half inch difference in height but not noticeable. I’m not sure how big a difference in height would be a problem

@lissie We just use a crib with one side removed flush against the adult bed. Stuffed towels in the opposite side of the crib so the two mattresses have no gap. Downside is that once you have a crawler you have no way of guaranteeing the baby won’t crawl back to you on the grownups bed. If...

@tomorrow I think Chinese is quite unlike many other languages in that one really needs at least a few years of education to be able to read and write. The ABCs can be learned quite quickly by comparison. French orthography (the way things are spelled) is also much more intuitive than even...

@eric2015 I’m probably going to jinx myself by saying this but my baby is 8 months and sleep got much better in the past few weeks already. She used to wake up every hour or two and need to be latched constantly, these few weeks she turns on her belly when she’s done nursing and sleeps like that...

@jeaninmt You can buy jackets/coats for baby btw, a bit of a hassle to put them on (as with many kinds of baby clothes) but I always put a little coat/sweater of some sort on my baby when it’s colder outside. About 10-15 C around here.

@rocknroll15 Try a candy cane/J shaped pillow. I got one from Medcline and it works great.

@psalmofmercy I understand the suburb and car situation but is there any way you can get out more? Ideas— library, playground/rec center, soft play/indoor playground, public pool/baby swim class, outdoor playground, la leche league meeting, mom group (look on Facebook for your town or area), or...