New Parents Struggling with Baby Care

“For context my baby is 10 weeks old. I had the perinatal mental health team round to do a newborn observation and everything was good until my baby got hungry. He’s been doing this thing recently where he’s really struggled eating. He starts feeding and then spits out the boob and starts crying, and that happens over and over and he gets so frustrated, and that combined with my fast let bowl means he chokes on the milk. He also only really likes it if I feed him stood up. This usually happens ov”

“Hi guys, My LO is 7 1/2 months now and has been EBF since birth. I’m wanting to ween her onto formula but she is refusing. It’s only day 2 but she hasn’t shown any interest in it whatsoever. She will have a complete meltdown until she gets the boob. Anyone have any advice? submitted by /u/lulubear9786 [link] [comments]”

“Hi everyone, My baby is 5months old and ready to start solids. (We got the green flag from ped at 4month appt but decided to wait a bit longer due to unknown rash). Honestly I’ve bought some random things I want to try with her like nutritional yeast, buckwheat flour, tiny sprouts organic milled flax chia &hemp seeds and almond butter. It seems rather overwhelming. I want to start with avocado and egg yolk mix… and do veggies before fruits. Stuff like that but anyone have any good advice for”

“We’re in a heatwave right now and the air conditioning can’t keep up. Can I just put my baby down to sleep in a diaper or onesie, no sleep sack? Everything I see online says sleep sack or footed pajamas but it seems way too warm for either of those…but I haven’t seen a single person saying their baby sleeps without one or the other so I’m wondering if there’s a reason for that! submitted by /u/Decent_Flow140 [link] [comments]”

“My little girl is about to turn 1, but she isn’t eating enough solids for me to feel comfortable cold turkey cutting out formula. She will eat tiny bits of food at a time, 1/2 a fried egg, 1 sausage link, a tablespoon or two of cut up fruit in the morning. Lunch is usually okay, but 3-7 I can’t get her to eat anything. She loves whole milk in her straw cup but still cries and has a meltdown for a bottle an hour before bed. We’ve tried getting her to eat a variation of what we’re having for dinne”

“My little boy has just turned 10 months and I’m really struggling with progressing from mashed foods to finger foods. I’m a single mum with no co-parent, and I have quite bad anxiety. I wanted to start BLW at 6 months, but I lost confidence and now I feel like we’re behind. He’s happy with mashed foods and little baby wafers, but I still often break the wafers into smaller pieces because he tries to put the whole thing in his mouth and it really scares me. I’ve done an infant first aid course an”

“Hoping to get your guys advice. My 7 week old baby boy has been an absolute dream up until now. Sleeps well, eats like a champ etc. The only reoccurring issue we’ve had is that he doesn’t poop very often. These last few days however; he’s like an entirely different baby. He’s awake and crying for hours. Everything from quiet grizzles to full blown screaming and back again. I’m running out of ideas to soothe him as nothing seems to work for more than 20 minutes. I’ll feed him, wind him, change hi”

“My son is 7 months old. He had colic very bad until we switched him onto HA formula. I even cut dairy out of my diet for two months and it didn’t seem to change much. We ruled out lip and tongue ties, went to a chiro, changed peds for a second opinion, speech language pathologist, reflux medication etc etc etc. changed bottles, lots of burping, mylicon, the list goes on! Finally settled in around 5 months on Alimentum rtf. He is “okay” now, he’s still a high maintenance baby but he’s not in so m”

“I feel like this is a dumb question but I want to start transitioning away from bottles (LO is 13 months). He drinks water out of a straw cup and can use a traditional sippy cup as a back up but he hasn’t quite mastered not spilling it out of his mouth. However, we’re still giving milk out of a bottle as part of his night routine. We tried cutting it out slowly but he woke up every night just SCREAMING and we ended up giving a MOTN bottle out of desperation. So we’re sticking with milk and brush”

“Hi all, STM to a 6.5 month old. My first born always loved food and took to solids very easily, we did a mix of purees and baby led weaning. I started solids with my second at 5 months because he showed all the signs of readiness. We’re about a month in, and he is not really eating much at all. We’ve tried varied purées, yogurt, baby oatmeal, and some baby led weaning. I’m concerned because outside of baby oatmeal he is only actually consuming one or two small licks of food at a time. I mentione”

“I am currently pregnant with my first, and my husband and I are hoping to use cloth diapers (more eco friendly, save $, and more natural). Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated! Did cloth diapers work for you? What accessories were helpful (types of fasteners, any diaper covers to prevent leaks, laundry bins for dirty diapers, etc)? Also, how do you deal with the especially messy ones? Just about to start the second trimester, so we are still really early in all of this research. Ther”

“We recently stopped pacifiers cold turkey with our 9-month-old, and I expected it to be much harder than it was, especially because I had read so many stories about pacifier weaning being really difficult. He had used the pacifier for falling asleep at bedtime and naps, after nursing at night, and in the car. But lately, I noticed he was becoming less interested in it during the day. If I handed it to him, he would look at it and just put it down. Even after nursing at night, he sometimes seemed”

“My son did great with purees at 6-7 months. At 8-9 months we moved to solids/mashed foods and he was doing well eating egg, meat, veggies chewing and swallowing maybe 7/10 times. Now at 10 months feels like he's regressed : he takes food, chews it, then pushes it out with his tongue, picks it back up, puts it in his mouth again, and repeats basically never swallowing unless it's banana. Banana he eats with zero struggle. Raspberries too, actually. But egg and other foods have gone from s”

“First time mom looking for tips on how to introduce solids & keep up with it when both me and my partner work full time. Baby is dropped off at daycare around 7am and picked up around 5pm. Home about 5:15-530, depending on traffic. Bedtime is usually 730pm. Baby is 7 months and we were doing well with trying 2-3 new foods/purees a week the first month. Mostly introducing on the weekend. Then, back to back, we had first teeth, a cold, the flu, and now an ear infection. With all that we totall”

“I am struggling to make a decision ETA - posted by accident before finishing the text body! I have gotten conflicting advice from doctors. One said anytime after 4 months when he shows readiness, another said 4-6 months but 6 months recommended and the last said absolutely no foods before 6 months because it could hurt his gut. My baby is 5 months old, sitting independently, watches me eat and tries to grab my food, he just recently started grabbing using his thumb and pointer finger and it seem”

“We have almost 11 week old baby and she is not taking bottle or pacifier. We tried many different pacifiers and bottles. We tried warming the pacifier, putting it into milk before giving. Nothing helps. She used to have tongue tie, it was fixed but bottle and pacifier is still a NO for her. Any tips? submitted by /u/ApricityMind [link] [comments]”

“Curious if anyone has a solution to my diaper problem. My baby pees through his diapers once or twice a night. He cosleeps and so he breastfeeds a few times throughout the night and I used to be able to not change him until morning if it was just pee but now that he sleeps on his side the pee just runs right out of the side of the diaper so I wake up to both of us in a puddle of pee. I’ve tried a couple brands of diapers, made sure it’s the proper size or sized up one, pulled the ruffles out, po”

“Curious if anyone has a solution to my diaper problem. My baby pees through his diapers once or twice a night. He cosleeps and so he breastfeeds a few times throughout the night and I used to be able to not change him until morning if it was just pee but now that he sleeps on his side the pee just runs right out of the side of the diaper so I wake up to both of us in a puddle of pee. I’ve tried a couple brands of diapers, made sure it’s the proper size or sized up one, pulled the ruffles out, po”

“Hi! My baby is 7 months old, and I could use a little guidance with solids. We've been doing purées for the most part because baby-led weaning honestly gives me a little bit of anxiety. I have given her a few finger foods that I'm comfortable with, but I still feel a little unsure about what I should be offering. I’m a little stuck on introducing foods. Do I need to give her every ingredient by itself first before I can offer foods with multiple ingredients? Or is it okay to give her som”

“My 10 week old has been very very fussy while feeding on my left side. He is constantly unlatching, fussy, waving his arms around and getting choked up to the point where I can hear a big air bubble going into his tummy. I tried pumping with a hand pump a little bit before nursing but that’s not helping much. He also eats much faster these days but weight gain is good as are diapers, so I’m assuming he’s getting enough. Is there anything I can do to help him be more comfortable while nursing?? P”

“What do people pack for outings when they pack a lunch for their baby once they are on solids with a pincer grasp? Our go-to has been something like cucumbers, strawberries/peach/nectarines, an apple sauce pouch, and always… mozzarella cheese. We also bring some puffs now. The fruit& veggies & pouches are easy to rotate but I feel like I need to be bringing more than mozzarella cheese. Everything is always in a cooler with an ice pack & not being heated up… I’m just nervous to bring”

“This might seem a little off but what are the best diapers to use now? Lol just looking for recommendations. It’s been 9 years since I had a baby, wasn’t planning on a second but here we are! I know every baby is different but I’ve done TONSS of research and learned that diapers have changed so much over the last few years. My first son had extremely sensitive skin, I don’t know if it’ll be the same with this one but we had to use certain diapers, laundry soap, body wash etc. He was only able to”

“Wanted to see what everyone views as their babies favorite foods. So far we have fed my 5 month old about 10 foods and she has only liked about 1/2. About 3 she despised entirely (eggs she particularly hated), we plan to keep trying with those intermittently to get her to acquire the taste. So what foods does your baby enjoy we could try? submitted by /u/Logicallyillogical41 [link] [comments]”

“My son is 5 months old and we have recently started purées. He will not even remotely try to eat off of the spoon. He just sticks his tongue out and if I get some in his mouth he just holds it in there and doesn’t even try to swallow. What can I try to get him to try to eat? I’ve tried letting him hold it and just putting the spoon in his mouth to see if he will suck on it but nothing. He always has his hands and toys in his mouth so I know he can. Any advice helps! Thanks! submitted by &#”

“My almost 4 month old is refusing to take a bottle and I am at my wits end. My 3.5 year old did this too, so I have some experience dealing with this. For him, we went to a private lactation consultant group, with their instruction we had him taking a bottle in about 3 weeks. We have been implementing the same strategies with the 4 month old and 5+ weeks later she is still not taking a bottle. We have made some progress, but she will very rarely latch and suck on the bottle. When we started she”

“My baby (6 months) is acting strange when I feed her and she has been on and off since she was born. Randomly while I’m feeding her, she latches fine, eats for a couple of minutes and then unlatches, turns her head, and starts screaming, just for a few seconds then turns back to relatch. She does it over and over, the time between unlatching gets shorter and shorter until she’s only latched for a few seconds. When I switch sides she resets and goes back to a few minutes between. I feel like mayb”

“My son has alwaaaays been a difficult eater, literally since the day he was born. I started BLW when he was 5 months and have always offered our dinners and he refuses it every time, no matter what it is. It's crazy. Almost all of his 'favorite' foods are frozen processed foods and it makes me feel so so guilty. Almost all of them have hidden veggies (or are just straight up veggies) and I do pay attention to the ingredients but still can't get this kid to eat home cooked meals (”

“Baby is 7 months and is thriving. 90% in fact in hight and weight. I froze lots of milk before 12 weeks. Then after stress supply went way down. So some days I added a bag from frozen as I am often 100-200 ml short. Now I gave very little frozen left. Trying again to increase supply. Should I be getting some formula to replace one feed with it? Baby has a very itchy spot in his head and I was hoping to avoid formula. Anything anybody can recommend that is organic and overall very clean? su”

“Hi! First time mom to a chronically constipated 9 month old ever since we moved to solids 3x/day at 6 months old. She cannot poop without the help of daily MiraLAX (as per doctor instruction), and even that is not guaranteed. She is exclusively breastfed; I know breastfed babies poop less but her pooping is accompanied by straining/pushing/pain which is the abnormal part. I have tried the P fruits (peach, prune, pear, papaya) and give her a variation of those every day for breakfast. She also ta”

“My LO is almost 7mo old and she has been SO hard to feed. She needs absolute silence and zero stimulation to feed, and even then she’s not feeding for long. If there’s anything going on she just latches and unlatches continuously, trying to see what’s going on around her. Even if my husband or dog pops in for a second, she will spend the rest of the BF session unlatching and looking behind her to see if they are still there. It’s so frustrating! We both end up covered in milk and she barely eats”

“I'm not sure where to begin or which brands to look out for? Should i consult with a paediatrician first before trying any brand or do i try it first on myself to see which one works best..i have a two year old son submitted by /u/Born-Passion4748 [link] [comments]”

“We live in a hot country. Haven't taken baby outside in the heat at all really. We are from the UK originally. Going stir crazy and have seen a few babies out. Has anyone done this? How long for? What precautions did you take? Is it worth the risk? At what age would it be ok? submitted by /u/Primary_Sink5624 [link] [comments]”

“I know it’s not really a routine at this age but wondering if anyone else could share an insight into their day to day with a two month old. I’m combo feeding and don’t know if I should be feeding every wake window or not. Baby is chewing hands but no other real cues, so I’m not sure if that’s just her figuring out that she has hands! I recently started trying to do eat play sleep, as we were feeding to sleep previously. submitted by /u/clairec463 [link] [comments]”

“My son just turned one, and I'm feeling completely stuck with solids. Right now he's offered three meals and two snacks a day and still has about four bottles. We always do solids before bottles (except first thing in the morning, when he has a small bottle about an hour before solids). He also has a bottle before his nap, sometimes one in the afternoon, and one before bed. The part that's really confusing is that his oral motor skills seem pretty good in other ways. He's great a”

“my 7 month old is in a clingy stage right now. she needs to be in the kitchen with me, needs to be in the bathroom with me, needs to be everywhere with me, specifically needs to be ON THE FLOOR. she’s not content in her high chair, her playpen, or her exersaucer (which i use probably once a week for like 5 minutes until she gets sick of it). because of this, i bring her everywhere and put her on the floor of where im at. she’s in the process of getting more mobile, she was attempting to crawl to”

“My kiddo is 9 months old. And to this day anytime we put them in the high chair to eat they freaks out. We tried having food already prepared. We tried feeding in different locations. We tried increasing the amount of feedings. We even tried a toy to dostract. We're about to try adding a snack or two to eat while we step away. We used to be able to place them there and play a game of peekaboo across the way to make them smile then get the bottle. Now nothing seems to work. We're trying t”

“Do I get a non slip mat for the tub and do a full bath? She will definitely try to crawl and stand up and I’m really not sure what the next step is - please help! submitted by /u/jellybeanie8 [link] [comments]”

“My two month old has been overheating in his swaddle we use light breathable muslin blankets. The last two nights he was sweaty and hot. What are some alternatives that he won’t get hot in? We tried not swaddling and his reflexes woke him up please help!! submitted by /u/CharacterRich3743 [link] [comments]”

“This is not my first rodeo, I have an almost 2 year old who wasn’t the easiest baby but this feels wayyyyy different. We have called him Mr. cranky pants since he was 2 months old (first two months he was a literal angel). We cannot figure out what could be wrong. Please give me some things to try or some insight if you’ve gone through this!! Here’s some important info: -formula fed regular Kendamil -he has silent reflux, got diagnosed at 4 months, famotodine kind of maybe helps. Tried omeprazol”

“Anyone have any strategies for keeping pee in the diaper? This, somewhat obviously, wasn’t an issue with our girl submitted by /u/Groundblast [link] [comments]”

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“Hey everyone! My girl is 5.5 months old, and for months she’s been having diaper blowouts around her thighs. She always poops in the car, so it’s like every time we get to our destination I’m changing her clothes and her diaper. We currently use Huggies Little Movers (from Costco) and just sized up to size 3. I appreciate the blowout pocket in the back but it hasn’t contained her thigh poop. We use Millie Moon at night because I think they’re softer. She never poops overnight or right in the mor”

“Hi everyone. I'm new to posting here but found some good advice about other topics and I'm hoping I can find some advice here. My five month old has recently started becoming really fussy while eating, obviously drawing in a lot of air around the bottle and developing a lot of gas. We've had her lose her mind over gas and have several burps from feeds as small as 10 mL (she typically eats 120 mL per session). We're using Dr. Brown's bottles with the vent, and she'd typica”

“Anyone else dealing with a baby that just won’t stop moving long enough to latch at during the wee hours? I feel like I’m trying to hold on to jello or a fish or a worm! submitted by /u/containedexplosion [link] [comments]”

“She didn’t like the wet muslin cloth. She only chews on teethers for a few mins then throws them away angrily (we’ve tried many different ones, plus cold from fridge). We gave a paracetamol today when she became inconsolable, but obviously can’t rely on that. We have numbing gel, but haven’t tried it yet (unsure where to apply as can’t see anything on gums). Also.. how long does the worst of it last? Did it disrupt sleep badly? (ie lots of night wakes). Any tips on how to console in middle of ni”

“We keep having issues with massive blowouts- like shit all up her crotch and buckle area. It happened with Kirkland diapers and it's also happening with Millie Moons. Any advice would be appreciated. We're also fighting a nasty yeast diaper rash right now with Nystatin cream. I just don't even know. submitted by /u/Mundane_Plankton7264 [link] [comments]”

“At baby’s 4mo appointment the Dr said he’s showing readiness for solids and suggested starting with puréed veggies. I wasn’t expecting this so soon and have zero understanding of how to do it - since I’ve heard everywhere to breastfeed exclusively until 6mo. Upon research it seems there’s benefit to introducing solids between 4-6mo to prevent allergies, so I’m down to get him tasting things soon (although I still want to breastfed for up to a year or more for nutrition). But where do I start ? I”

“My baby is 8 months. We are doing a combo of BLW and purées. I know this is a big part of babies…but I hate the food mess. I’m trying really hard to regulate myself as he eats and explores food but it’s hard for me to just see the mess spreading and spreading… I’m letting him go, letting him make the mess and hold the foods and the spoons and dip his hands in the purées… but like, how long does this last? 😭🫣 any tips for me to help regulate myself? I keep stepping back from him so I’m less inc”

“My baby is almost 10 weeks old and has started refusing to nurse. It started this week after we introduced a bottle the week before. We use dr. browns preemie nipples, but I wasn’t aware of paced feed and she had previously really struggled with bottles so once she got the hang of the bottle we just let her have at it. Now any time besides first feed when she wakes up and during the night, she cries and gets very upset when I put her in position to nurse. Occasionally I can get her to latch in a”

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“My little guy had his 12 month appointment today and his pediatrician mentioned changing his milk habits to treating it as a “beverage” now. At the time I was like, yea, that sounds right, totally doable. Now I’m home and I’m wondering what that even means? Do I serve at meals? In between meals when thirsty? She gave me the oz he should be getting still, but when are yall actually giving the milk? (By milk, he is still on my pumped breastmilk. I have a significant amount still in the freezer, an”

“For those of you who stopped giving formula at 1 year, how did you do it? When did you start giving less? Or did you just stop cold turkey one day? My daughter will be starting daycare when she’s 1 and I don’t want to pack bottles if I don’t have to! submitted by /u/Melodic_Debt_8034 [link] [comments]”

“I’m taking my 9 month old to the beach soon! What were some of your must haves that aren’t the obvious ones like sunscreen, shade, bathing suit, etc? submitted by /u/Grouchy_Yogurt_352 [link] [comments]”

“I’m taking my 9 month old to the beach soon! What were some of your must haves that aren’t the obvious ones like sunscreen, shade, bathing suit, etc? submitted by /u/Grouchy_Yogurt_352 [link] [comments]”

“Hello! I have an 8 month old who loves solid food. She eats 3 meals a day and eats like a full baby serving each time. I’ve been continuing to nurse her but she seems less and less interested, and then my period came back today and I think it’s because she has been nursing so much less! But I know breastmilk/ formula is supposed to be the main food source until 1… but also I can’t like force her to nurse? So I dunno, I guess I’m just interested in hearing from others if they had babies who also”

“Has anyone else had this happen with Parent’s Choice (or any other brand) diapers? 😅 My 6 month old recently moved into size 3 (the 16–28 lb size), and we’ve been having random diaper leaks. The weird part is it’s not always because the diaper is completely full. It happens most often overnight/early morning, but it can happen during the day too. The leak is usually around his hip area (more often the left side, but not always). He’s a long/chunky baby, so I’m wondering if this is a fit issue r”

“My LO is six months old and we started solids at 5.5 months. We started with egg and he loved it! We taught him how to hold and use a spoon before ever introducing foods so he knows how it works. When we feed it's a mix of me feeding with the spoon and him feeding himself with it. Since the egg the only thing he's obviously liked is peanut butter. But I'm worried I'm starting to create a food aversion. I also use the spoon to give him probiotics and another vitamin formula and he”

“Looking for advice from anyone who’s had a babe who hates the car, and refuses naps in the pram. My first was a total sucker for motion naps so this is all new to me! My second babe is 4 months old and has hated the car seat from birth. He will just about tolerate short (~15 minute) rides now if he is fed / awake / happy but otherwise he transforms into a screaming banshee. Honestly the noise he makes you’d think someone was pulling fingernails. I can occasionally transfer him into the car sleep”

“My baby is about 9.5 months. We started solids around 6 months… it has not been our smoothest task. We started with purées which she hated for about a month but eventually started liking them we’d give her eggs and bambas and teething crackers all of which she seems to like but just takes a few tiny nibbles of really (but per my pediatrician we wanted to get those allergens in front of her early and try to get her to learn to chew). Now we’re at month 9 and we’re giving her small bites of a lot”