Feeding journey - breast to bottle
We've been trying to supplement with formula because my wife's milk supply isn't keeping up. Our pediatrician said it's totally fine but my wife feels like she's failing somehow. I
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We've been trying to supplement with formula because my wife's milk supply isn't keeping up. Our pediatrician said it's totally fine but my wife feels like she's failing somehow. I
We got home from the hospital yesterday and every little sound my son makes sends me into a panic. Is it normal for him to make those weird grunting noises when he sleeps? My wife
My daughter seems to have her days and nights completely backwards. She's wide awake at 2am and passes out at 6am when I need to get ready for work. Everything I read says this is
My son is 6 days old. Wife is recovering from a rough labor. Baby cries constantly, we have no idea what we're doing. Google says everything is either totally normal or a medical e
Wife wanted to breastfeed but it really didn't work out for her. We switched to formula and some people have been weirdly judgmental about it. Like our pediatrician said the baby i
Daughter is 3 months old now and sleep is still all over the place. She'll sleep 4 hours then be up for 2. Wife and I are tag teaming but we're wrecked. I keep reading about sleep
Our son is 6 weeks old and sometimes when I talk to him he gets these little expressions that almost look like smiles but I can't tell if it's real or just gas. My mom keeps saying
My wife and I have been trying to get our newborn on some kind of schedule but nothing is working. He sleeps great from like 11pm to 2am then is up every hour after that. We've tri
Tried giving our daughter a bottle today while my wife took a break and she just looked confused and kept turning her head away from it. Eventually she took it but seemed frustrate
Wife is struggling with breastfeeding and considering switching to formula or pumping so I can do feeds too. I'm all for it because I want to help more at night but I don't want he
My 3 week old will conk out in my arms but the second I put him down in the bassinet he wakes up screaming. I've tried waiting til he's in deep sleep, warming the mattress, all tha
My 6 week old boy has been doing these little smiles but I can't tell if they're real or just gas. My mom says he's definitely smiling at me on purpose but I don't want to get my h
Just experienced my first diaper blowout. It was EVERYWHERE. Up the back, in the onesie, on my shirt. I gagged like 3 times. My daughter just sat there looking at me like I was an
I know this might sound bad but I don't feel that instant connection everyone talks about. My son is almost 6 weeks old and honestly sometimes I feel like I'm just going through th
Our daughter is 3 weeks old and I feel like we're doing something wrong. Every time we put her down she sleeps for maybe 30 minutes then wakes up hungry or crying. We're trying to
Our twins just turned 2 months old and I'm starting to wonder if we made a huge mistake. Just kidding. Kind of. But seriously when do you start to actually know what you're doing?
Dude. Nobody tells you about the projectile poop situation. I thought I was ready. I was not ready. My son managed to get it everywhere except actually in the diaper. I'm standing
We got home from the hospital this morning and every time I close my eyes I panic that something's wrong. I keep checking if he's breathing. My wife says this is normal but I feel
Our pediatrician said every 2-3 hours but my newborn seems hungry way more often than that. We're doing formula. She'll scream, we feed her, she eats, then 45 minutes later she's s
I watched like 5 YouTube videos but every time I try to swaddle my son he looks like a burrito that's about to fall apart. The nurses made it look so easy. He gets out within 5 min