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This is sort of a half-cross-post from my post here that just didn't get much response and 5% of me is stressing about the situation while the other 95% is just plain confused. I'm expecting my first baby mid-June and don't really have many friends who've had kids yet that I can talk to and also...

My 15 m/o will slap his head repeatedly sometimes. He's also taken to knocking his head against various surfaces (headboard of our bed, his crib, the couch). His pediatrician said it's just something they do at this age. His PT said it might be sensory seeking. Got any ideas? - a mom with a...

Have twins born by C-section 2 years ago. Kids got the MMR shots but have just seen the study that suggests that "Birth by C-section more than doubles odds of measles vaccine failure." https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/birth-by-c-section-more-than-doubles-odds-of-measles-vaccine-failure I...

Baby boy will be 5 mos on the 3rd. He's been sleeping through the night (around 8-10 hrs) after we transitioned him to the crib at about 4 mos. If he woke in the night, he'd go back to sleep without a fuss (some cooing) and would wake himself in the morning. We got his 4 mos shots a few weeks...

Edit: For clarification I added context as I am unclear on why folks would dismiss the positions and responses of the American Academy of Pediatrics bc I usually check their guidelines and positions first. I am looking for research about this also though from my understanding AAP (edit: this...

EDIT- I NEED TO CLARIFY . I do not have a “gentle parenting” philosophy. I do not need to gentle parent. I want to develop a well rounded child and not resent them and not pull out my hair at the end of the day. And I don’t want to perpetrate the relational trauma my cluster B parents did to me...

This thread is in the wiki for breastfeeding sub but it's from 12 years ago. Is there any new research that can give more insight into the risks of supplementing older babies with formula? Thanks

We have a 3.5 year old. Husband and I are vaccinated and boosted - although I got the J&J which I just read is really ineffective against Omicron. We've been pretty damn cautious since March 2020. Kiddo just started preschool in September, and we just started letting her go to dance classes once...

My 4.5 year old is an amazing kid, but is having some behavior issues. He is autistic; I'm looking for answers both about autistic kids and neurotypical kids. He will lie on the floor, refuse to walk, and have to be carried. He will ignore safety instructions that he knows how to follow. He...

Everyone says baby always knows who’s mom, who takes care of them most, etc. I had a relatively short maternity leave (7 weeks) and baby is being watched by a family member during the day. I work until 5 and only get a few hours of quality time a night with her, aside from night feeds and...

My baby has been feeding to sleep since birth. She’s 4.5 months now. She was sleeping through the night until 3.5 months and since feeding to sleep was working so well we didn’t make any effort to change it. I’m worried we’ll never get out of the 4 month sleep regression if I don’t do...

Can 2% M.F. Greek yogurt replace a toddler’s need for homo milk? Edit: M.F. = milk fat Homo milk = whole milk = 3.25% milk I’m still BF a little bit and my doctor said not to worry about homo milk until I stop BF. But my 14 month old is eating SO much plain Greek yogurt everyday, I’m...

Hello. As the title says, Friday my 11 month old baby is getting tubes in his ears. Since I'm anxious, (I know it's very fast and he'll be fine, but you know.. parent anxiety lol) I've been reading everything I can. I've been on many older reddit posts and other message boards (as well as a...

@011235813 just wrote this (my emphasis): I'm coming at this from the other end, in that I am a scientist, I understand stats and it's difficult for me to write about research in a way is accessible to a non-technical audience. I would really, deeply, honestly, appreciate any thoughts on how...

I keep seeing this in books and other decent-ish sources (i.e. not TikTok and instagram reels)— babies don’t know they’re a separate person from you until some indicated age (I’ve seen 4 months, 1 year, 2 years but usually 6-7 months is cited). Is there any scientific basis to this? Is this...

Does anyone know about blood lead levels? My baby just had his 12 mo checkup where they tested blood lead level. The reference range says: “Birth - 6 years:

My 10 year old niece (dx: high functioning ASD, ADHD and Anxiety) has very rigid/black and white thinking about most topics including gender. If you bring up an alternate view, she tends to escalate very quickly from 0 to 100 (angry). We need to discuss the topic of gender identity with her in...

I’m recovering from surgery so I can’t run toys through a soap and water soak as usual, so I was thinking about a “spray and forget about it option”. My kids have also been going through colds. So I’m just wondering what is the least toxic but most effective option here? I can spray everything...

Hi folks, I've been trying to learn more about the negative effects of screen time for babies. If anyone has read on this subject, could you link me to the best studies on screen time for children? Even better would be studies that talk about impacts to babies under the age of 2? I've been...

I have recently changed out all household cleaning products to be non toxic. I want to find a laundry detergent to wash my clothes and my babies clothes in that is non toxic. I have historically gotten the organic laundry detergent Whole Foods brand because it had the same ingredients as the...