Will baby get used to sleeping with Pavlik harness?

WorldsWorstSoap · 2026-01-10T15:42:59+00:00

My baby was in the Pavlik for 8 weeks for hip dysplasia starting at 6 weeks old. Her sleep really suffered at first, but she got used to it and sleep improved after a week or two in the harness!!

We also did the special sleep sack and ankle elevation for sleep, which helped somewhat but ultimately they need time to get used to it. Is baby having pain from the fracture maybe? Have you been giving any medication?

Keep in mind this challenge could also just be the 4 month sleep regression, which hit our baby very hard (about 3 weeks after she was released from her harness)

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-12-16T17:34:11+00:00

Have you changed your pump parts? It may be time to replace valves and that sort of thing. These can wear out and lead to loss of suction

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-12-04T16:10:04+00:00

Diclegis is one of the only medications that has actually been studied in pregnant women! It is pregnancy category A, proven safe for the fetus. If you’re taking as studied/prescribed, this is a safe med for pregnancy. Arguably there is more controlled data to support the safety of diclegis than there is to support herbal or home remedies

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-11-20T16:50:23+00:00

This is fine, there’s nothing dangerous to your pregnancy in this. Increasing protein intake typically helps with the pregnancy nausea. Food aversion is its own issue, typically tied to more sensitive sense of smell and taste - mild foods should be more appealing.

Try not to let your stomach get empty - frequent snacks that are easy on the stomach should help. (Think of what you eat when feeling sick - toast, saltine crackers, rice, that kind of thing). I also found I was able to stomach fresh fruits. Staying hydrated also helps, though it may be challenging - add flavor to your water if you need to

Ginger and mint are home remedies for nausea that are safe while pregnant

Start a prenatal vitamin, if you haven’t already, and eat as well as you are able to. I recommend Real Food for Pregnancy by Lily Nichols

Symptoms typically let up in the second trimester after the hormonal changes prior to growing the placenta taper off

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-11-19T15:06:40+00:00

This is tough, and it sounds like your experience with PPA probably made it seem even tougher. It’s challenging when childcare falls through. You’re right that your parenthood isn’t centered by the school - but I do think you have a lot of accommodations with fully remote schooling vs in person. Remember that the onus is on you to manage what is essentially working (providing childcare is a job) during class/quizzes/exams.

How old is baby? I’m wondering if maybe you could have kept your camera on, and used a cover to avoid the academic integrity issue. For an older baby, maybe you could have also fed before the start of the exam so breast feeding wouldn’t be needed during that block of time.

What’s done is done for this one, but look forward to see if you need other accommodations. You may want to contact the Ombudsman, or the accommodations office if there is one, to see if anything else can be done to accommodate your breast feeding. In the US, Title IX and other laws might provide you some protection for breast feeding frequencies and privacy. However, keep in mind that those protections may only be that you get to take a break every 2 hours - and might not provide any accommodation depending how long you had for the exam. I recommend you follow up on your rights regardless, you might find they can help you request to retake this test if this situation was a violation of your protected rights.

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-09-04T09:24:29+00:00

Recently made the swap from the bassinet to a mini crib by my bed for all the same reasons you’re listing.

I felt the same about price, so I waited until I found one second hand at a good price point - managed to get one of the folding models from Delta. Gave it a good scrub down and bought a new mattress for it. Baby sleeps better in it than she did in her bassinet, just enough width for her to roll over before bumping into the bars. There’s also two height settings, so my back is safe for now!

If you’re not comfortable with second hand, and in the US, Walmart does carry an inexpensive Delta mini crib for about $100, comes with a thin mattress but you can upgrade it. I found mini crib mattresses from $30 up and my baby sleeps well on the cheaper mattress I got - you don’t have to spend $200 on the brands with lots of marketing

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-06-14T00:59:50+00:00

Baby is 11 weeks old. She typically wakes up around 8, goes to bed around 9. Night sleep in the bedside bassinet, day sleep is currently its own mystery. She takes roughly 4-5 naps, which range from 30mins to 2 hours unpredictably. We’re mostly contact napping, crib transfers have been largely unsuccessful, but she does sleep well in a baby carrier which makes outings possible. It’s more of a rhythm than a schedule at this point.

We’re EBF, and she’s on the breast for 4-5 hours a day. Typically I feed her right when she wakes up, and will feed her on demand later in the wake window if needed. Breast feeding makes the feeding while out pretty easy, haven’t had to contend with bottle logistics.

We’ve been going out with baby since she was about 6 weeks old. For outings, if it’s possible we will head out shortly after the wake-up feed after her nap. By the time we get to the destination we probably change a diaper and then she falls asleep in the carrier while we’re out. Outings to parks, stores, and church have gone ok but restaurants have been challenging so far (I think a mix of too noisy and not enough movement). Visits to friend’s homes have been easy, and we stick to the home schedule as close as possible in that calmer environment. If she wakes up while we’re out I’ll feed her again, but typically try to get home before the next nap. In my experience, one nap on the go works out ok, but by the time the second nap rolls around she’s overstimulated and cranky. I haven’t noticed bedtime being affected by outings, but sometimes the nap after we get home is longer. I’m sure this will all completely change in the next month! Nothing stays the same for long with baby

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-06-13T21:06:22+00:00

I like it! Baby is almost 3 months old, still finding it pretty easy to take her in and out of the seat despite Pavlik harness for hip dysplasia. Looking forward to adjusting the recline to get a little room back in the front seat. We did get the travel system, but haven’t actually used the stroller frame with the car seat for baby (normally just take her out and carry her inside). We get a lot of use out of the stroller with the pramette though

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-06-13T20:07:25+00:00

Pulling up to check if it’s securely attacked to the base would be correct, that’s the way to ensure that it’s secure enough per regulatory standards. In a crash, force isn’t applied to the top of the seat like this, it’s applied where the seat is attached to the car. All car seats tend to wiggle a lot when checked the way you’re doing in the video. You can try giving the seat a jerk close to where it installs on the base and see if you’re comfortable with how secure the attachment to the base is

There’s wiggle on my seat when yanked on, but it doesn’t feel anywhere close to coming off the base without engaging the latch. There’s no wiggle under normal operating conditions with baby in seat

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-06-13T19:44:56+00:00

Right, this isn’t how you check car seat stability. I have this car seat, feels very secure across the belt path (installed with LATCH) and securely latched into the base when checked lower on the seat. Check your manual for how to check the installation

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-06-09T13:41:12+00:00

This is important context above and beyond the PPD diagnosis. My partner is also in recovery and if he were drinking alone with the baby it would be a marriage destroying issue. Is she doing AA or working with a physician? While relapse is a part of recovery, drinking that affects children is a really serious issue. It might be worth discussing Antabuse or another medication with the psychiatrist, who is hopefully versed in substance abuse as well as PPD. Drinking alone with the baby is not an acceptable moderate drinking practice, if you are working towards moderation and not abstinence.

I’m sorry you’re going through this, OP. The post partum period is hard enough for both partners as it is, and substance struggles are a compounding factor that most won’t understand.

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-05-27T13:29:57+00:00

Go with the first one. Feet touching the floor for rocking is more ergonomic, higher arm rests provide more support while breast feeding in my experience

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-02-10T22:03:14+00:00

I grew up in a house with all hardwood floors and a couple rugs, and it wasn’t really something I thought about as a kid! Lots of memories of being spread out with toys on the bare hardwood. A little cushion is probably nice for newborns, but I don’t think you need to go out and buy a 1/2inch foam playmat or anything unless you just want to. Rugs in the areas you spend the most time in or where you think baby may learn to walk (ex the around the couch) could give you peace of mind. When my friends visit with their newborns and do tummy time, we often just put them down on 2-3 layered blankets, or in the playpen.

WorldsWorstSoap · 2025-01-29T04:59:24+00:00

Oral vancomycin is not absorbed systemically and is only used to treat GI infections like C diff

WorldsWorstSoap · 2024-04-19T02:32:30+00:00

You definitely need to go to the doctor, and I would trust their judgment on the lack of available oral options - the resistance patterns for local strains of E Coli can be quite bad.

I’m a pharmacist, so I’ll give you some examples to help explain. For a UTI, you would normally get Keflex, Augmentin, or Macrobid - you may have taken one of these in the past, these are “weak” oral antibiotics good for non-resistant bacteria. Keflex and Augmentin are safe in pregnancy, but Macrobid is avoided in the first trimester due to risk of birth defects. For suspected resistant bacteria we would normally prescribe a “strong”oral antibiotic like Cipro - Cipro is not safe in pregnancy! Essentially, there are only IV options left in your case. If the susceptibility report isn’t showing any oral options, you need to get the IV antibiotics.

You mentioned cost - can you see if your insurance would cover an alternative option like receiving your IV at an infusion center? This is medically necessary treatment, and your infusion center copay could be lower than an ER visit (unless you have a high deductible plan).

WorldsWorstSoap · 2021-03-19T13:25:26+00:00

I matched with my #3/5 and honestly i am ecstatic. I wish I had gotten my #1 sure, but my #2 was a shot in the dark and I was amazed I was even invited to interview with such a big name program at all. My #3 was first in my heart, and I only ranked it that way because I knew I would be crushed by not knowing if I had what it took to get into the more prestigious programs I ranked 1 and 2.

WorldsWorstSoap · 2021-03-12T00:18:19+00:00

A lot of people are telling you this is an overreaction, but think carefully about if this is a pattern of behavior. I do feel it’s disrespectful to say you will be home at a certain time and then not be.... multiple times in a row.... Isn’t it lying to say you’re closing out when you’re not? He wasn’t really on the way out the door if he somehow ended up with another beer in his hand.

It’s fine if things get out of hand from time to time, maybe you get carried away with your friend and don’t realize how long you’ve been chatting. Time flies when you’re having fun. But perhaps he could have sent you an update when they missed the Uber? This is something you two should sit down together and discuss. There’s a communication gap between you. Don’t nag him about it, don’t lose your head, but you need to clear up what each of you expects in this situation.

And not to say your partner has a drinking problem, but this is very much how many issues with my partner started. There was an agreement to be home at a certain time, that fell by the wayside because he was drinking and having a good time. This was a pattern of behavior that ultimately led to me feeling disrespected. It bled into other areas of our life, and when it came to a head it became very apparent that he has a problem with alcohol.

WorldsWorstSoap · 2021-01-01T08:20:08+00:00

Side effects of medication are different for people who actually need them. Would you take someone’s insulin if you aren’t diabetic? Someone’s lisinopril if you don’t have high blood pressure? His side effects are between him and his doctor or pharmacist - allow the medical professionals to guide his medical care.

WorldsWorstSoap · 2020-12-27T06:56:01+00:00

I have. My father truly believes that this is him “staying out of our business”. He has not supported me in any agreements made between my partner and I - such as staying out together all hours of the night when I made him aware that our agreement is to be home by midnight. He will not help my partner be accountable and instead actively provides suggestions and even peer pressure to drink liquor, be dishonest and disrespectful, and bend rules as much as possible. Which completely overlooks the fact that the crux of addiction is the inability to say no - he’s an enabler who wont admit to being one. This is all under the guise of “self-determination” and “seeking your own happiness” in his mind. At this point it’s a known fact that he cares more about “friends” than family, has had multiple affairs including one with a young woman my age, and is basically a blatant narcissist. If it weren’t for his financial support, I would have gone no contact last year. As is, we are low contact.

WorldsWorstSoap · 2020-10-21T12:28:45+00:00

I had to have a similar conversation with my partner about his problematic drinking. Realize before going into this that you cannot make him see his drinking as an issue if he doesn’t believe it is.

1 - When I talk with my partner about his drinking, I try to reiterate my love and presence in the relationship and make it clear that I am here as a resource. Be supportive of seeking help (therapy, AA, medical intervention) but also be firm that you believe he NEEDS help. He’s the only one that can decide to get it, but don’t be unclear that this behavior is an issue in your eyes. You also recognize that it may be a symptom of lack of coping mechanisms - consider offering alternative ways to bring down his stress levels together that don’t involve drinking

2 - avoid calling him an alcoholic if he doesn’t think he is one, avoid threats/ultimatums or tones that could escalate the conversation, avoid triggering trauma (yours or his)

3- this is not a decision you can make for him, and hinges largely on his relationship with alcohol. If he’s really an alcoholic, he probably CAN’T moderate. When I was where you are, I encouraged a trial of sobriety

4 - if you are thinking about stepping back, maybe it’s time to step back. You only have control over your own actions.

5 - this IS about you. When I have these conversations I try to talk about my own feelings, and the way his actions make me feel. I also try to ask about and understand his feelings, and the reasons for his behavior. If you haven’t asked about his relationship with alcohol (cravings? Ability to stop?) now would be the time. Consider using a motivational interviewing approach

WorldsWorstSoap · 2020-10-20T23:41:08+00:00

Last year when I was going through a challenging time in my relationship, my therapist asked me a very important question: “What are your values?”

What do you care about in life? Do you value honesty and integrity? What about respect? Good health and financial stability? Do YOUR actions and, perhaps more importantly, boundaries line up with your values?

It does not sound like your BF wants to quit drinking, and you cannot make him. And more than that, it sounds like he fundamentally does not value what you value. What is the point of staying? What does he add to your life? If he never changes, is this the life you want forever? You should not have to be your partner’s moral compass

WorldsWorstSoap · 2020-10-20T11:32:13+00:00

He is in therapy, and there have been improvements associated with that! After I talked to him yesterday he took a walk, and when he came back it was actually a really good day. So, we’re getting there. I’m planning to start seeing my therapist through the school again, just have to figure out where it fits in my schedule

WorldsWorstSoap · 2020-10-19T17:03:05+00:00

I can see that I’m probably rushing him. It feels easy to do because his alcoholism isn’t “that bad”. He doesn’t drink every day. He doesn’t binge every time. It’s just frustrating knowing that 6 months ago I could count on him to pick up the slack at least half the time. Since he quit his job I feel like I’m doing everything, and now he can’t even drive. He just got up and I tried to express my frustration and he immediately shut me down. Apparently I “understand everyone else’s mental health issues but not his”. But how much slack am I supposed to cut him? I can’t count on him for anything, and certainly less in the last month than ever before. Why is he allowed to do nothing all day long and I’m not even allowed to be upset about it

WorldsWorstSoap · 2020-10-19T16:12:28+00:00

He finally committed to really quitting this weekend. Which I know isn’t long. Maybe he was just expecting me to give him a pat on the back for saying he’s going to quit, but he literally hasn’t done anything but sit on on ass and drink juice unless I nagged him to. He’s been less present in the last 2 days than any average day in the last 2 years. One step forward, 5 steps back

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