Our 10 month old baby has been sleeping in our bed with us for a while already. I know most people would put the baby to sleep in his own crib, but he would cry and not sleep if we did that. However, we really don't mind having him sleep with us since we have a big King sized bed. There isn't a risk of him falling since he is always sleeping between us or against the wall. Is there any negative aspects to doing this? Is there an age limit for having him sleep in our bed?

My baby was put into a Pavlik harness at 10 days old with 2c hips. She responded to treatment after a week and we've been told to expect 12 weeks of the harness, with an hour out per day starting in 5 weeks. From what I've seen, it seems like length of full-time harness use (23-24hrs/day) is largely dependent on the doctor/institution. I have also seen studies which point to their being little evidence for 24hr treatment after hips are stable. I would love to be able to take her out for longer- I hate the harness so much, it has really impacted my mental health.

Can folks here tell me a) what your treatment protocol was b) how old old your baby was when you started and c) where you are located (city, institution)?

please do not respond telling me why the harness is important/why I need to follow my doctor's orders. I am looking to start a conversation with him based on what I'm reading and see what he says

My LO has always had a tough time sleeping, during newborn stage it took at least 20 minutes of walking around bouncing to get him down for naps. Around 3 months that time went down and he started sleeping longer stretches, at night he would wake up once at that was it. At 4 months he quite literally started waking up every hour. We tried ferber method for about 2 weeks, and he started waking up 2-3 times per nice instead of every hour but would cry anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour and a half each night. We figured he wasn't ready for the training and started bouncing him to sleep each night. He has always cried inconsolably if he wakes up when you put him in his crib. He's 5 months now and I don't know what to do, my husband is now the only one who's gentle enough to get him down. I'm debating a sleep consultant or starting training again next week.. anybody have a similar experience and can offer advice? They say at 6 months it gets better.. not sure if I should wait it out.

We carefully keep him in his wake windows, watch for his sleep queues, have a nap and bedtime routine that ensures a dark room, white noise machine, etc.

Me and my girl are getting to the point in our lives where we're starting to consider kids.

I haven't gotten checked yet, but one thing that I've recently been thinking about was how heat specifically when taking a bath or shower can affect fertility.

I'm a 28 year old male and have been cranking the heat knob to the absolute furthest it can go ever since I graduated Uni 5 years ago.

I take a hot bath first for anywhere between half an hour to a hour and a half and then take a 15 minute hot shower after that.

The last thing on my mind during that period in my life was having a baby. But not that me and my SO want one... I'm honestly terrified.

Any info is appreciated

First off I feel really worried because I’ve probably exposed my baby to thirdhand smoke because I’ve never heard of it before. My baby is now two weeks old and it’s only the past week that I’m worried about. My dad stayed at my house for a good bit of time the past week vaping in the house and using a weed pen. A few times he vaped while holding her but blowing away from her face. Obviously this is secondhand smoke so all vaping in the same room as the baby is gonna be stopped period. I too have smoked weed outside (nothing that makes me too impaired). I’m worried because neither one of us changed clothes or anything like that after smoking or vaping. I’m really worried about any harm this could have caused, she is growing fine and had great vitals at her appointment yesterday. Also I want to be safe in the future, is vaping in the house okay at all? Should I get an air purifier? Am I okay if I just keep a hoodie outside and wear it to smoke then wash my hands? I just really want to make sure no harm was done and I’m aware quitting is the safest option but I want to figure out a safe routine if family or I want to step outside and smoke.

Does anyone know how likely measles during pregnancy are to cause miscarriage? I’m so anxious this pregnancy after two losses and just found out I’m likely no longer immune. I’m trying to find documents on the risk of miscarriage with measles in pregnancy but not finding much. Of course I hope this is a non issue but once again my anxiety with these cases is getting the best of me. TIA

Our family, which includes our 10.5 week old, will be moving soon. This includes a 14 hour car ride. We are thinking of breaking it up into 4 days which would include stops every 2 hours and the drive would be: Day 1: 2.5 hours Day 2: 4.5 hours Day 3: 4 hours Day 4: 4 hours

Does this seem safe if we stop for a feeding at the halfway point in each 4 hour day?

I know, I know, I’m not usually one to deny antibiotics. My son is 7 days shy of 6 months, has had a runny nose on and off for 3 weeks, a cough x1 and last night a fever of 101.1 I wouldn’t of noticed if I didn’t kiss his forehead. He’s been in a happy normal mood. Fever went away after 1 dose of Tylenol. Woke up this am rubbing one ear. Im at work so I sent my husband to pediatrician but I wish I was there to listen in. Amoxicillin (10 days) and triprolidine (7 days) was rxed. My baby seems normal and happy besides the fact that yes he’s napping a little more. Breastfeeding fine. The NP he saw today has given us conflicting information in past visits and is young and seems maybe just inexperienced. She did say one ear had an ear infection. My question is, should I give the antibiotics and harm the gut biome I’ve proudly cultured with breast milk if: my kid seems fine otherwise and had only 1 instance of ear rubbing, 1x fever, its unilateral? Im not sure if she said it was bad and I dont want my kid suffering, but he literally has seemed like his normal smiley happy talkative self.

Is there research on kids digestive systems? It genuinely perplexes me every day.

https://www.propublica.org/article/baby-formula-abbot-sturgis-michigan-shortages-unsanitary-conditions-workers-say

Reporting Highlights

Unsanitary Conditions: Workers at one of the nation’s largest baby formula plants say the Abbott Laboratories facility is engaging in unsanitary practices.

Cardboard Funnel: In one case, workers said an employee used a piece of cardboard from a trash bin to funnel coconut oil, a formula ingredient, into a tank during production.

Federal Response: One worker complained to the FDA, but it’s unclear how the agency will respond. The Trump administration recently cut 3,500 jobs at the FDA in a mass layoff.

Is there somewhere I can access the data used to plot the UK-WHO baby growth charts? I'm not looking to reverse engineer the calculation of the centile trends, just to get accurate values for what each trend line is at each week without having to rely on visual guesswork.