I'm a gadget geek about to have my first baby. What tech do I now have an excuse to get that might help make things easier or even more fun?
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posted by davebug
on Aug 27, 2012 -
16 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
Happy baby playlist! Looking for suggestions for a playlist of happy rock/pop songs (not lullabies) to sing to
Baby Yarly. So far, I've got Feelin' Groovy, Three Little Birds, and Good Day Sunshine. What else?
posted by yarly
on Aug 20, 2012 -
25 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
Rather out of the blue, my husband of 7 years brought up the baby question, about 5 years after our last conversation on the topic. I came back to him later that evening with one "neutral" (and sufficient) class of reasons why I was not interested in forming another babby: I don't want to give up my current freedoms to go back to the baby/preschooler parenting lifestyle. But behind that there is a big pile of more emotionally charged reasons that I didn't mention, and I don't know if I should.
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posted by drlith
on Aug 15, 2012 -
38 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
Baby Jenkins loves all remotes, especially Daddy Jenkins' PS3 controller. Help me find a baby-friendly sixaxis analogue so's dad can play his games in peace?
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posted by esmerelda_jenkins
on Aug 3, 2012 -
10 answers
Can you give me your best tips, tricks, and general guidance for being a stay-at-home mom of an older baby? As of next week I will be caring for our 8 month old by myself full time, and I'm scared!
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posted by crabintheocean
on Aug 1, 2012 -
14 answers
How can I accept the gender imbalance in my relationship now that we're parents of a young, breastfed baby? Help me be less resentful of my husband!
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posted by anonymous
on Jul 29, 2012 -
80 answers
How do I make one of those "Little Girl Laughing...SLOWED DOWN" videos with some footage of my grandson?
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posted by newfers
on Jul 26, 2012 -
2 answers
How do you decide to have a baby? Like, actually, literally decide, "today we're going to try"?
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posted by annie o
on Jul 25, 2012 -
38 answers
My four month old baby boy has just been diagnosed with an inguinal hernia and will have to undergo surgery in the next few days. I'm freaking out. Help?
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posted by CrazyLemonade
on Jul 4, 2012 -
13 answers
I am currently feeding my baby rice cereal (just powdered rice) which I mix with a little hot water and breast milk into a sort of thick goop however I have noticed that if I leave it for around five or so minutes it begins to turn into a much runnier almost liquid consistency. I would have thought it would have got thicker over time. Could someone please explain why this happens?
posted by soymilk
on Jun 28, 2012 -
5 answers
I am the mother of a beautiful, 5 week old baby girl. I wonder if I've made the biggest mistake of my life.
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posted by elizamina
on Jun 26, 2012 -
75 answers
Please suggest bike routes in New England that meet some specific criteria. We took our son on a section of the East Bay Bike Path near Providence for his first bike ride last week and he loved it. He sits in an
iBert on Mom's bike. We are looking for similar routes. In looking for similar I articulate what specifically I think is good about this path for us in the extended explanation. We can ride weekdays in addition to weekends. Thanks.
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posted by safetyfork
on Jun 25, 2012 -
11 answers
Our cloth diapers have a permanent stink and lots of orange stains. What further laundry solutions should we try?
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posted by bigboggle
on Jun 19, 2012 -
33 answers
My partner, who usually nurses our son to sleep, is leaving town for a week. How can I use this opportunity to work on my son's sleep habits?
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posted by hought20
on Jun 14, 2012 -
27 answers
Insurance coordination of benefits and birthday rule question: can my wife be forced to upgrade to a family plan? Details inside.
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posted by smurdah
on Jun 1, 2012 -
16 answers
What kind of baby bird did we find in our backyard? Will it be OK? Are we doing the best thing for it by leaving it alone?
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posted by Geckwoistmeinauto
on May 20, 2012 -
9 answers
I want to give a standard starter library of awesome children's picture books as baby shower gifts for my close friends who are first time mothers. What should I include?
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posted by charmedimsure
on May 16, 2012 -
37 answers
Suggestions for girl names needed! We've got a few contenders, but nothing seems exactly right.
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posted by smalls
on May 15, 2012 -
100 answers
Hi, what's the best luck you've had for finding a babysitter online? I don't know any good sites.
posted by KHinds10
on May 6, 2012 -
13 answers
Our five month old son has gone from (breast) feeding once or twice overnight, to feeding at least every couple of hours. We're at the very beginning of trying solids. Can we get the night feedings back down? What's going on?
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posted by crabintheocean
on May 4, 2012 -
14 answers
First time air travel with an 11 month old. Need all the advice I can get from experienced parents!
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posted by AdamOddo
on May 2, 2012 -
25 answers
So. We are going to be new parents by the end of September. Yay! Thrilled, scared, worried? Yes, yes and yes!
The problem is that I do not enjoy shopping. Shopping for myself is hard enough. But shopping for new baby? Overwhelming! And so I am turning to the collective wisdom here. Experienced parents: any time/money saving tips, hints and recommendations would be most welcome.
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posted by coolnik
on Apr 30, 2012 -
34 answers
What kind of thoughtful yet not-time-expensive gift can I make my sister for her new baby?
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posted by Liesl
on Apr 30, 2012 -
23 answers
I feel like something just snapped in my head. Alternatively I'm being a baby and a drama queen, but a tiny voice is telling me something isn't right and I need to ask for help. I'm not sure if the site is really for this, but I would really appreciate a reality check and for someone to tell me what to do now.
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posted by anonymous
on Apr 22, 2012 -
40 answers
Every night I dream my newborn baby is in bed with me and is in danger of being crushed or suffocated in the blankets. How do I stop these awful dreams?
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posted by CrazyLemonade
on Apr 19, 2012 -
22 answers
A friend and I are putting together the curriculum for a "After the birth: the first six weeks with your newborn" class we're going to start teaching in a few months. We've got a bunch of ideas, but we want to make sure we're covering everything. We'd love your input.
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posted by linettasky
on Apr 16, 2012 -
22 answers
