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Hi there, I was curious to see if there is any research-based backing for "redshirting"/having children repeat a year of preschool. This is something I've been thinking a lot about after an interesting and somewhat disheartening preschool observation experience for my child (he will be 4 at...

How might you think about RSV risk for small children now? NY times writes about a twin-demic with covid, flu, and RSV hospitalizations rising. Early nov trip planned. We are that fam with a teeny baby. She is 9 months old and the size of a 6 month old. We also still mask but have a...

Recently, my baby has started consistently waking up and screaming, unable to get back to sleep, while in her crib. We’re currently in a huge life transition that involves a ton of driving and hotels, so I’m hoping she improves once she settles down. At the moment, I am only getting 3-4 hours of...

I have a small baby (15 lbs) who is up to date on her regular vaccinations up to 6 months. My partner and I are both vaxxed & boosted with Pfizer, and we’re planning on having our daughter vaccinated asap before she starts daycare in August. I just feel nervous because she’s so small and young...

My little one is already 7 months old. He has a skin rash which could or could not be a cow milk protein allergy. We’ve been recommended by a pharmacy that we give him a type of biotic mix, but I’m sceptical (by nature!). I understand there’s been increasing interest in research looking into...

Hi. Looking for opinions. We never co slept with our 3 year old son and I deeply regret this decision. A couple of times we did take naps together on vacations and it was absolutely wonderful. I am thinking of starting a small tradition where, say, every Thursday night we would all sleep...

My baby is 13mo. Big part of his leg is out of the rear facing. auto chair. Should I switch? He’s 11kg (24 pounds) and 75 cm (2’5’’). In my country he fits both criteria, for rear and front facing. We will go on a 8h drive for the holidays and I’m wondering what is safest...

Can anyone link me to an authoritative source on how to interpret armpit readings from a digital thermometer? Our digital thermometer always measures low - it gives readings of 36ish C (oral) for my husband and I when well, and 35ish C (armpit) for baby when he's well. Normal human body...

I’m trying to figure out what the right thing to do is. Do I get my son his bivalent vaccine for COVID? He will start daycare in March when he turns one year old. We all just had COVID in October when he was 7 months. My mother is weary about me getting him the shot. Before we had COVID, I felt...

I tried finding an answer w. the AAP but I’m having no such luck. I’m wondering if the reason montessori floor beds aren’t recommended for a child younger than 1/2 is b/c of the mattress. Because I can’t think of any other reason, aside from them flipping but they’re close to the floor so that...

Question: how to tell a small child their grandma that they were really close with died. Child is already stressing about family members dying due to prior loss. Background: We live in a three generational home. My parents (up till recently), me and my husband,our 5yo and a 7 day old newborn...

Hi, I have a mastitis since 48 hours now which feels terrible, as it is in both sides. The breasts and nipples hurt a lot, but I cannot feel any large cloggings and the breasts are quite soft. However, some parts are red and I have high temperature. My gynecologist determined the CRP value...

Hi everyone! I’m a first time new mom with a 2.5 week old baby. I’m so happy to have her home and healthy as I myself had quite the fertility journey, and she had a very short NICU stay after her birth. I’m currently pretty much pumping exclusively as my baby isn’t the best at breastfeeding -...

Hello all! I recently became pregnant for the first time. I conceived on the 13th, so that puts me at about 1 month pregnant? I already had a temporary filling from a few months ago for a tooth that needed a root canal. The pain came back, so I scheduled the procedure. Today, instead of having...

Hi y’all, We seem to have hit the notorious 4 month sleep regression phase. Everything I’ve read about this seems to say: Babies are now sleeping in more mature patterns (lighter sleep phases, waking to check their surroundings, etc.) That they’ll get confused if they fall asleep elsewhere...

ETA UPDATE: Which is primarily to say thank you so much to everyone for taking the time to read & engage with this post. For those of you not familiar with exclusive pumping, many of us found our way to this form of feeding after nursing didn’t succeed- often times quite emotionally. Only to say...

From 6 weeks old my baby slept from 9 pm-4 am and then 4 am-7:30/8. Two weeks ago she started to wake as soon as we laid her down and then every 1-2 hours when we finally managed to get her to sleep. She is EBF and latches only, she sleeps in a packnplay in our room, and uses a pacifier. She...

TL;DR: what is the science (if any) on the advantages/disadvantages of children between 1 and 2 y/o staying home with parent versus being in a daycare centre? My son is 15 months. For the first year, his mom/my wife was off work taking care of him. She went back to work after a year, and I...

Overwhelmed by options for probiotics. I had my daughter on Gerber “gentle” probiotics with Vitamin D. The strain in them is b lactis. I went to buy them again and see a different type, the “soothe” ones, popping up more and that uses the strain l reuteri. “Gentle” says that’s b.lactis is the...

We try not to watch a lot of "real" TV (I.e., sports, sitcoms, etc. with lots of sounds and movement) but we do enjoy having ambient soundscape videos (such as a video of a crackling fireplace or a woods scene with light music) and actual-play streams of D&D (so, a scene of a bunch of people...