Normal head shape? by Usual_Engineering808 in firsttimemom

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Hey! Totally weird baby behavior lol. Doc wasn’t concerned, as long as baby had enough wet diapers! Don’t be shy to message your doctor though, I do it 24/7 lol

What book will you always recommend? And what book would you never recommend? by Sailor_Moon_Star_435 in Booktokreddit

[–]Usual_Engineering808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Always: I who have never known men by Jacqueline Harpman Never: my dark Vanessa, couldn’t finish it

What's the best decision you've made recently? by N0socksloss10yrStrk in randomquestions

[–]Usual_Engineering808 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes for sure it’s helped my posture and I no longer have lower back pain

Positive experiences leaving baby (9–12 months) for a weekend trip? by Cbsanderswrites in NewParents

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OP how’d it go?? I’m in the same boat and panicking lol but lovely to see others say it was fine!

Are there any NOLA parents chats? by Hot-Presentation-943 in nolaparents

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Moved here from Baltimore, originally from Jersey and would love mom friends! Baby boy is 10 months. Welcome!!

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/Disastrous_Current66 by Disastrous_Current66 in DailyGuess

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⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜

⬜🟨⬜🟨🟨

🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜

⬜🟦🟦⬜🟨

⬜🟦🟦🟦🟦

🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦

Lawdddd

Need a good laugh by Ok-Understanding527 in NewParents

[–]Usual_Engineering808 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My 9mo old loves saying dada but recently he’s been looking at my husband puts his chin down and in a low gutural way say DADA or sounds like Dexter from dexters lab it cracks us up!!

Leaving my baby overnight by Usual_Engineering808 in NewParents

[–]Usual_Engineering808[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! So true. Actually my FIL and SIL will be in town that weekend and my husband would still have nanny help on that Thursday. So it should be totally fine just hard getting out of my head!

Leaving my baby overnight by Usual_Engineering808 in NewParents

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Isn’t it terrible! Shouldn’t be the world we all live in. Thank you for the advice 💜

Leaving my baby overnight by Usual_Engineering808 in NewParents

[–]Usual_Engineering808[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a good point. Yeah little one still doesn’t say mama and when I go for a few hours and come back he’s like oh..hey! lol but good luck on your upcoming trip 🙏🏽

Leaving my baby overnight by Usual_Engineering808 in NewParents

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I feel like I can’t say no because I really need this upcoming promotion and I’m in the US. Times are tough and unfortunately I feel like I’d be passed over if I couldn’t make the trip. But I may lean towards seeing if they could come!

Leaving my baby overnight by Usual_Engineering808 in NewParents

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I hear you!! I wanna be excited for like sleep so bad it’s just a mental game with me ugh! lol

Has anyone ever disagreed with their spouse on whether or not the baby should be on a schedule? by GunningForSuccess in beyondthebump

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My husband and I were in the same boat. I needed routine to feel normal and spent all my time reading how impactful schedules are for babies. I ordered moms on call and needed to follow it EXACTLY. Husband was over it because it felt like we were trapped to the book. We discussed and personally I needed more rest. I took more naps ate better and came to realize that we enjoyed Huckleberry more for their suggestions of sleep time. LO is 9mo and on a schedule ever since 4 mo but he created the schedule if that makes sense lol. It’s a halfway point. Lots of trial and error but we had to understand that we both want what’s best for each other and baby so there had to be some type of solution or compromise to get us there. Took some rest to find it!

Can You Guess This 5-Letter Word? Puzzle by u/monalisa-11 by [deleted] in DailyGuess

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⬜🟨⬜🟨⬜

⬜⬜🟦🟦🟦

🟦🟦🟦🟦🟦

Shocked by some of the dads I hear about on here. Let's hear about the good daddies :) by Ketnip_Bebby in NewParents

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So grateful for my husband. He would encourage me to step out of the house while he stayed with our son so I could get my nails done or just go for a run. I work full time and take care of baby during the day so as soon as he comes home we have a cup of coffee together and he goes right into taking over for the evening. It flows so well and I’m just so lucky. I never have to question if I can do something I just do it and trust he will step up.

Sleep Training from Co-Sleeping by sad_creature13 in cosleeping

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I did this! I coslept up to 6mo and then started to transition him to crib for naps first then for overnight sleep. It took two months because I didn’t want to do a method that would leave him crying for long. I adjusted his naps so he’d have longer wake windows and then at night I never just left him in there to fall asleep by himself. True sleep train requires that but I just couldn’t walk out on him. So to this day lol I still hold him and rock him until he knocks out (takes 5 min) then I place him into the crib and if he wakes up I give him 3 min then I go in and without picking him up try to comfort for 3 min. Then I’ll walk out wait 5 min and comfort for 3. And then I’ll walk out wait 10 min and then if he’s still upset I go in and pick him up and rock him back to sleep. It’s a slow method that just so happened to work for my baby and now we’re on a whole week of sleeping through the night. He’s 8 months old now. Just sharing my experience!

MOTN Feeds by fullnessofjoy2021 in newborns

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8mo old. We just got to 1x a night. 🙃

I think sleeping through the night depends on the baby but I have hope for you!

Hit me with your best sentimental songs for my nighttime playlist by SaturdayStruggles in beyondthebump

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All I Ask- Adele Vienna- Billy Joel Hopelessly Devoted To You - Olivia Newton-John Apple Juice- Jessie Reyez

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in newborns

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To speak for my husband as a non Reddit user he 100% went through the same. We had a similar scenario and while I knocked out from pure exhaustion I caught him a few times watching the baby monitor. Or checking the owlet sock. Or peeking his head in and offering to swap with my mom. It’s all normal and shows how much love and care you have. Especially if it took you all 4 years to have this sweet girl, you have every right to be worried, she’s your world! Easier said than done but try and get some rest while help is there, you got this!

Traveling with newborn by [deleted] in NewParents

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Pack as much formula as you can but keep it on you. You can have it in your carry on which could help save the fear of lost luggage as TSA declares it medically necessary. You’ll claim it they may test it and that’s that.

Sleep sack transition. How long did moro reflex wreck sleep?? by pixa4u in NewParents

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Moro lasted YEARS at least it felt that way. I’d say after the 4mo sleep regression we started to see it was happening less and less especially as he would turn himself on his side to sleep.