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Link to original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/NewParents/s/kNoGmcN6bI Given the outpouring of support, advice and occasional message telling me that my wife and I are monsters/scum/high wired for allowing our LO to cry for ages, I thought a follow up post was warranted. Disclaimer, again...

Please pray for us.

My partner just had her second blood test since her 6 week ultrasound last week where we saw a yolk sac but no heartbeat or fetal pole detected yet. She’s 7 weeks now and her HCG is 55600, but the doctor told her that’s “a bit low” and it’s got her worried. Her second ultrasound isn’t until...

Future dads are often stressed. And once the happy event has come, parenting young children is often exhausting and stressful. I experienced it! To cope with stress, I use music and meditation. So I created "Mental food", a carefully curated playlist regularly updated with chill downtempo, deep...

Hi!! FTM here w a 6mo (5mo 3 wks). We just started solids (puree) and i fed her banana and peanut buttrr puree yesterday and today and just noticed she is behaving v actively. Kept flipping around (front to back) shaking her head left right left right and her belly left right left right...

Hello, So I was pretty much set on this mini crib: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CD76SX9/ref=br_dsk_yr_item_seebyopt?colid=19YK1RVCI151I&coliid=I2BZHUH7W3G53K But I would love an option that I could put one of the sides down to reach my baby more easily + to lay down next to her safely...

I think when my son turns 10, I'll be 49. When he turns 20, I'll be 59. 30, 69, and so on. Do you think we miss the best years and being a healthy father, having the vitality to accompany him at these key ages?

have twins 9 months I feel they are not normal Baby number 1 Smile at a month and a half Babling Agha oh ahh at two and a half months A social laugh for all But when he was 5 and a half months or even 6 months old, he would not pay attention to the sounds well and would not pay attention to...

UPDATE 8/10/22 First of all, my wife and I cannot say enough how much we appreciated all of the advice, information and just kind words we received on here after my initial post on Monday. I am absolutely thrilled to report that the visit this morning went as well as it possibly could have...

First of all, everyone is okay, but we had a scare. I have an 11 week old. He usually isn't that fussy after I feed and change him, but last Monday at his 4 am feeding, it took me almost 2 hours to get him back to sleep. At his 8 am feeding, I was wondering why he still wouldn't calm down, and...

We get to join the club, we found out about 2 weeks or so ago (seems like longer), we're wrapping up week 6. It's been uneventful symptom wise, but the nurse confirmed it. She's the breadwinner in our family, military. We're trying to keep it secret as long as we can, but we're overseas at a...

Because it doesn’t seem so.

This is what my week looks like. Does this sound reasonable to you? They rotate back and forth between day 1 and 2 throughout the week. Except on weekends. Day 1. Wake up pee dress wake my 2.5 year old dress him. Go to the kitchen and we both eat breakfast. I am faster than him so while he...

I feel like if my 6 month old could run he would be running lol. This baby is at his first level of x games mode (as DH puts it) he is moving his limbs like crazy, but pushing against me as if he will just float towards the ground. He's found his voice and loves yelling and screeching. He's...

Hey ! Today is the big day. What helped you to deal with your anxiety ?

Just something to get off my chest, partially humorous but there's a serious side too. Have been coming here since baby was very young, desperately looking for help as a first time father with a very difficult, high needs, sleep-training-resistant bad sleeper that drove me and my wife up the...

Hi all! Long-time lurker, first-time poster. Wifey and I just reached week 13th(on Friday the 13th no less) with our little rainbow and currently looking up ideas for nice and meaningful gifts for her last non-Mommy X-mas. I found this one which I put on the list, but would love to get input...

My 3.5 month old usually has a very solid routine of 5 naps and sleeps well at night waking up only once to feed. Usually he goes down super easy at bedtime - we have a routine of bath + massage + pjs + feed and cot. He has dropped a nap himself and now he’s doing 4 naps for the past few days...

Just really excited - and we're not telling people yet. So needed to share the news somewhere. ✨ f r e s h m a n ✨

My baby is 8mo old now and has been "teething" on and off for two months. That's two months of yoinking at his ears, drooling puddles, whacking himself in the head while he breastfeeds, digging at his gums, and aggressively chewing on everything he can get his lil' mitts on. Two months of giving...