My 6.5 week old baby wants to suck and suck. Attempts at introducing a pacifier have been met with gags. She tries to get her fingers in there but just can't quite coordinate it. That leaves me. I'm often but not always willing to play this game, and soon have to go back to work. Suggestions?
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posted by dpx.mfx
on May 7, 2013 -
11 answers
My wife and I will be visiting New Orleans at the end of this month with our almost 1-year old son. Having the baby with us has required two contingencies: we are renting a car, and our days will have to end by 6:30 or 7 pm-ish (although they do start at 6:30-7am). We will also need to find a quiet place for him to nap during the day, or else sit in the car/return to our lodging for an hour or so. I am hoping he'll nap in the stroller as we wander the city, but can't take this for granted. Given this, and the fact that we only have two days (Friday-22 and Monday-25, the weekend is taken up by the wedding we are travelling for) how best to organize our time? Any advice on travelling with an infant?
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posted by arcticwoman
on Mar 13, 2013 -
5 answers
In November, I will be flying to Paris, then going to Barcelona and taking a cruise from there to New Orleans with my husband and our 12 month old girl and possibly two other adults. What are your tips for a successful vacation with a young child?
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posted by Night_owl
on Feb 25, 2013 -
9 answers
Mrs. Thabombshelter and I have a four month old son and would love to eat more meals that aren't takeout. Plus, with a baby, money is obviously a valuable and precious commodity. Easy prep and inexpensive ingredients are a priority. So please, help us with some suggestions for easy-ish, healthy-ish, cheap-ish meals that can help us avoid Papa Johns or Chinese takeout.
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posted by ThaBombShelterSmith
on Feb 8, 2013 -
25 answers
My daughter is home from the hospital (yay!). Now what? I'm looking to hear from stay at home parents of infants up to toddlerhood. Can you give me an idea of your daily routine at various ages and how you developed it?
posted by peanut_mcgillicuty
on Feb 3, 2013 -
14 answers
My wife and I are thinking of heading to Iceland for our summer vacation. This year will be a little different as we will be traveling with our 14month old. Since are on the East Coast the flight to Iceland is reasonably quick and Iceland is quicker than some domestic locations
We hope to rent a house in the south eastern part of Iceland in late May or early June. We will use the house as our base and do some small day trips from there. Our only goal for the vacation is to enjoy the scenery and see a few things. We are going to travel light and purchase most food and diapers there.
Any hints, tips, and tricks traveling to Iceland with an infant. What can we expect in terms of availability of conventional baby foods and diapers? Anything else we should know?
posted by burlsube
on Jan 21, 2013 -
10 answers
My husband and I are planning on going from using a diaper service to washing our own cloth diapers. Any advice, or things we might not be thinking out?
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posted by Ideal Impulse
on Jan 11, 2013 -
15 answers
We're Brits in Washington DC about to have our first baby! We have bicycles but don't own a car (use Zipcar / taxis). All the standard baby-prep advice seems to assume owning a car... so do you guys have any tips for car-free baby living? In particular: car seats (for occasional use / quick installation), diaper services and bike trailers? Details inside!
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posted by tkbarbarian
on Nov 18, 2012 -
16 answers
I'm leaving my 7 month old baby with his other mom for three days. This will be the first time I'm away from him for longer than a couple of hours, and the first time I won't be able to nurse him. I am really anxious about this. What can I do to help this go as smoothly as possible, and keep me sane?
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posted by arcticwoman
on Nov 9, 2012 -
15 answers
How do I choose between a day care that is logistically superior but in a depressing basement and a snazzy day care that has better facilities but is more inconvenient? Both take good care of babies.
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posted by Maarika
on Aug 23, 2012 -
34 answers
Google and Google Scholar are not helping me answer this. I'd like to know what the typical/bell curve range of attention span and play episodes (not eye contact) are for infants and young toddlers (under 2). I can find decent info for older kids, but all the child development studies I've found seem to assume an implicit range for "short/long". I'm especially interested in solitary play episode length with a single object.
posted by viggorlijah
on Aug 17, 2012 -
3 answers
I have been married for around 5 years, it's a good marriage. My wife suffers from depression, which has made it difficult at times, however we have worked through these periods. Now we have a daughter, she is 11 months old and perfect in every way. My wife has very restrictive views on parenting, which are pretty different to mine, how do I manage this?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 15, 2012 -
22 answers
My 4.5 month old is getting too big for his cradle and the time has come for us to decide: crib or floor bed? Does anyone have any experience with having a baby sleep on a "
Montessori bed" or mattress on the floor rather than in a crib? Do you have any advice to offer?
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posted by arcticwoman
on Aug 12, 2012 -
36 answers
Baby light thief is almost one year old, and won't nap on his own unless he's exhausted, won't go to sleep on his own, and usually wakes up once in the night. Please help us get him to sleep on his own and stay asleep, and without crying if possible.
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posted by filthy light thief
on Aug 8, 2012 -
43 answers
Please give me your best tips to burp a six week old, or otherwise soothe a gassy infant.
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posted by bq
on Aug 7, 2012 -
27 answers
First-time parents looking for resources to get 4-month infant to sleep on his back. We've already consulted our pediatrician and family, and searched online... would appreciate any more help!
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posted by anonymous
on Mar 8, 2012 -
35 answers
What parenting advice/gospel did you choose NOT to follow? Why? Are you pleased with your choice?
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posted by semacd
on Mar 3, 2012 -
42 answers
Introducing a very stupid and quirky cat to another cat, a baby, or possibly both. Bad idea, or worst idea ever?
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posted by saladin
on Feb 13, 2012 -
11 answers
I'm looking for the Pandora or Netflix of baby names. I want a recommendation engine that will let me rate or rank potential names and then offer suggestions based on what I liked.
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posted by chrisamiller
on Dec 26, 2011 -
7 answers
Our son couldn't wait another two or three weeks to come out of his mums tummy so he popped out on Tuesday morning. But he's had a rough first few days of life. There's numerous issues, the most serious of which is a heart defect (teratology of fallot). Tell us it's going to be OK, drawing on your experience with this to help reassure us.
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posted by Effigy2000
on Nov 11, 2011 -
19 answers
What is a typical minimum age at which babies are taken as passengers on bicycles in the Netherlands? What kind of carrier tends to be used at this age (trailer? car seat mounted on bike? bakfiets?).
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posted by Emanuel
on Jul 25, 2011 -
7 answers
My 12-month-old baby refuses to go to sleep unless he's holding my hand. Does anyone have any tips or tricks for getting him over this or transferring his attachment to something a little less attached to me?
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posted by logic vs love
on Nov 2, 2010 -
40 answers
We are expecting our first child in the new year (yay!) and we are starting to put the nursery together. We found a crib, a rocking cradle, a change table, a chair and a car seat. What else should we get?
Looking for specific product suggestions or a general list of the types of items that we will need.
Was there a favorite thing that you were happy to have (a Sophie, a Bumbo, a diaper genie etc)? Something you wish you had right away?
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posted by saradarlin
on Oct 22, 2010 -
48 answers
My sister just had her first child and on the car ride home, she discovered that her tiny, 3 day old, 5 pound baby is too small for her infant car seat! Is there a
safe way to modify a normal car seat temporarily for an extra tiny individual? Is there anything else she needs to know about dealing with an extra-small infant?
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posted by aristan
on Oct 2, 2010 -
21 answers
Has anyone used
thredup? I'm really liking the notion of a quasi-freecycling of baby and child clothes but I'd love to hear what others have to say before I commit.
posted by Leezie
on Jul 30, 2010 -
1 answer
Our 6-month-old daughter has jet lag following a 13-hour flight home from vacation. While on holiday she seemed to recover fairly quickly but since we've returned she has been up all night for days. Any ideas on how to get her regular sleep pattern (10pm-6am) back on track?
posted by Tenacious.Me.Tokyo
on Jul 3, 2010 -
5 answers
[infant poo details follow] My one year old son wakes up when he dirties his diaper. Regrettably this tends to be at 5.30 / 6am - an hour before he's supposed to get up. If he doesn't then he sleeps through. He only goes once per day. Ideally I'd like this to be later in the morning. Any ideas how to move his body clock?
posted by TrashyRambo
on Jun 7, 2010 -
9 answers
My 6-week-old daughter was recently switched to Neocate infant formula due to her digestive issues (specifically G.E.R.D.), after trying a bunch of others with no success. If you've been down this road, did you notice that your baby seemed to eat less, at least at first, and how the heck did you pay for it?
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posted by um_maverick
on Apr 15, 2010 -
9 answers
My 10-month-old son is often entranced by the TV. Should I bar him from watching at all?
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posted by zardoz
on Feb 22, 2010 -
51 answers
How important is sleep training for a 6-month-old baby that already sleeps pretty well, but can't go to sleep on her own?
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posted by gnutron
on Jan 20, 2010 -
22 answers
I suddenly need to travel 1,100 miles (FL to NY) ASAP with a wife and 8 month old baby. Your suggestions and advice are requested for a new dad suddenly given the ultimate logistics challenge.
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posted by cavalier
on Jan 11, 2010 -
50 answers
My wife is going mad looking for BPA-free teething toys for our 5-month old. Can you point me to web sites (or other resources) that might help us find such toys?
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posted by ajr
on Oct 17, 2009 -
14 answers
Please recommend good winter clothing for 1-year-olds, especially super warm coats. We're talking months and months of ice and snow here.
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posted by puritycontrol
on Oct 8, 2009 -
19 answers
My five-month-old son has suddenly started crying in the middle of the night every hour or two, just as he did as a newborn. What gives?
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posted by zardoz
on Sep 3, 2009 -
17 answers
