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@damacri I don't have access to full article, could someone tell me what age ranges they analyzed? As from previous research the conclusions were very much depending on child's age (e.g. no benefit before 3yo, potentially harmful before 2yo etc.).

@clayton80 I'm sorry you had this terrible experience. Where I was we were told to go straight to maternity ward when having any baby related issues instead of ER, I guess this was to save from such scenarios. ER is more generic and they could not have been familiar with all signs of labor and...

@riseup Agree with you on this. I am guessing they got their knowledge from a wrong place, possibly someone promoting their sleep training business, and it stuck with them as "the right thing". Like, what evil parent would not want their kids to grow up independent? This sort of thing. I don't...

@riseup Every family will have their reasons for why they do what they do, and most (if not all) parents believe they do the right thing (whatever that is). Say your examples, some bits there would be fine in my book if not taken to extreme - I also lay my baby in cot/pod for sleep when I can...

@crafty To add on what others mentioned, if you want more read about this particular topic (with research links), I recommend "Unconditional parenting" by Alfie Kohn.

@kiwiatheist If they gave you instructions manual, then as first step read it. Then (or if no manual), you can watch youtube videos (if you google the name of your carrier, official videos come up). You want baby to be strapped high - usually people say it should enough for you to be able to...

@k8e We do MLaH because both parents have the same native language and we live abroad. I think OPOL is popular among couples where each parent has different native language - I saw some people described this as using "language of the heart" for communicating with your child - the language where...

@huntinheros It's developmentally ok and normal for babies to wake up often, especially if you breastfeed (milk is easy to digest and they are soon ready for more, plus they have few grow spurts around that time, making them even more hungry). A sleep cycle is like what, 45 minutes? They can do...

@dlynn Came here to mention something similar but you worded it so nicely! We cannot remove all not so great people from our kids lives, so it's good to give them mental tools to deal with it (even as simple as saying "grandma was mean because she thinks this is how one should treat children, I...

@angouleme1 Please stay safe. She is your friend normally but she is not well now and you have a duty to protect yourself and your unborn first before trying to help her. If you know she is in therapy you could try contacting her therapist and letting them know about her behaviour.

@angouleme1 She sounds like she has some mental health issue going on that shows as obsession with your baby. You told her to back off and she didn't, so you should cut her out more strongly - stop meeting her and talking to her completely until you know from other friends that she is in better...

@angouleme1 Wow, she is mental in a scary way. Please find some way of distancing yourself from her (in radical way if needed) before it escalates.

@iamgr8tful I opted for vbac because my cs recovery was shit, I didn't want the repeat of that with toddler in mix and I wanted more babies (each cs makes pregnancy and birth more risky). If you want the baby out, you can try asking for induction instead of straight to cs (and hopefully will...

@sarebear1992 2 years seems insane if you don't know the details on how it actually looks for toddlers - many will nurse twice a day, once in morning and once before going to sleep. And for many women that would be actually doable. It is not at all the same as with kids below 12 months.

@sbrodhagen I'm curious as well. My main takeaway so far is that you are likely to find doctors recommendations clashing with each other if you go for second opinion on weaning / foods introduction. Perhaps this suggests that there is no substantial benefit (or loss) from starting with some food...