Sleep training question - CIO vs Ferber?
We've got a 7-month-old who's still waking up 4-5 times a night and we're losing our minds. Pediatrician said he's physically capable of sleeping through now. Friends keep recommen
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We've got a 7-month-old who's still waking up 4-5 times a night and we're losing our minds. Pediatrician said he's physically capable of sleeping through now. Friends keep recommen
My wife and I work opposite shifts so one of us is always with the baby (saves on childcare but lol the cost is our marriage sanity). I work 2pm-10pm, she works 7am-3pm. We have a
Considering grabbing one for our nursery. We're first-time parents with a 3-month-old and I know we're probably being paranoid but the reviews are mixed. Some people swear by it, o
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Honest question - we have like 6 different changing stations around the house, a baby monitor with 720p video, a white noise machine, blackout curtains, a temperature-controlled hu
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Small win but I'm counting it lol. 7am Saturday, my 8-week-old decided his poop was apparently sentient and trying to escape his onesie. It went UP his back, down his legs, into hi
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We're at 6 weeks with our second son and my wife wants to start pumping so I can do some night feeds. We've been using the Tommee Tippee bottles with our first kid and honestly the
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First kid due in August. We live in an urban area (Portland) with lots of stairs and mixed terrain. The Uppababy Vista keeps getting recommended but it's so expensive. Bugaboo seem
Okay rant incoming. My wife had complications after birth so we went to formula pretty early. I've gotten MULTIPLE comments from family members about it being "such a shame," peopl