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@liz555 Working at sucky jobs suck. Working at a decent job with decent flexibility? It’s fine. Of course I’d rather go live in the woods and raise chickens with my husband and our 6 unschooled kids, but living in a nice house with nice cars with easy to cook food in economic and physical...

@brandon_d Pumping blows. In theory, you don’t need to pump to maintain supply - your baby nursing is telling your body exactly how much to produce. Pumping is putting your body into over-production to have a stash. It’s not normal to be able to pump several ounces after a feed, because your...

@mackied Are you doing anything to help increase access to nutritious foods in your community? Do you work with families who receive SNAP benefits? Do you work in policy? It’s easy to say how the world should work. It’s very hard to actually implement widespread change in a manner which fits...

@blueruby It’s not “people” stores are protecting against. It’s theft rings that are emptying entire stores to sell thousands of dollars worth of formula on secondary market to struggling families.

@joyful111 This is going to be very dependent on your lifestyle, your particular baby, and your particular postpartum period. It’s hard to say beforehand how it’s going to go. Certain things people told us were must haves (white noise machine, blackout curtains, bibs, breastfeeding pillow...

@strange1 Thats what turned my off from the sub. It was supposed be science based, but then on the daycare topic the same Medium article kept getting copy-pasted like it was gold.

@lorenzomcgoo I can encourage my toddler to drink more water by feeding her spicy food next to a full water cup. Obviously, only do that if your kid likes spicy food.

@katrina2017 Our dockatot saved my sanity. I had a barnacle baby who would SCREAM if set down on the ground. Our bouncer wouldn’t fit in the bathroom and even when we did use it she would fall asleep almost immediately and I’d have to take her out. Our dockatot was how I was able to shower until...

@lsltylrs01 It was excruciating the first few days. I gave up on nursing and went to pumping for the first 6 weeks and just practiced latching during the day. Eventually your nipples get used to it and it shouldn’t hurt anymore if the latch is good.

@yourn1ghtmare As a former socially awkward ND 17 year old, +1 to this advice. Gaming groups or other hobby groups can also help in that there is a wide variety of ages. Someone who may not get along with other 17 year olds might get along fine with 20 somethings (in a non-creepy, context...

@henryjoshua I didn’t have anxiety around this, and I actually quite enjoyed regular breaks from my baby from the start. However, I don’t trust many people with my baby (now toddler) and only leave her with a handful of trusted people and strict instructions for my own parents. What helped...

@learning1 I live an a house older than that with lead paint on the outside windows and brick with a lead water line. I had my house tested with a lead gun when I bought it and it tested negative inside the house. It’s been painted on the interior a bajillion times, and encapsulation is an...

@sachin0990 There a dozen reasons why someone might have missed their child’s vaccines, even parents who wanted their children on a standard vaccination schedule. Life happens. Call and explain that you are behind, and your pediatrician can walk you through the catch-up schedule and answer any...

@drasticmeasurements What you are going through sounds really rough. It’s understandable that you are stressed. I don’t mean this in a dismissive way, but have you considered part of this may be PPA? Some babies are very clingy, but it’s normal for them to cry and get frustrated, especially at...