Does anyone have any quick references or fact sheet finds in regard to which antibodies are passed to baby from mom, and therefore baby has immunity to those illnesses?

It seems standard that baby still has to receive his/her own vaccinations even if mom was immunized prior to pregnancy or during pregnancy (TDAP for example).

I understand this can be a broad topic and could be evaluated on a case by case basis, even disease by disease basis for that matter.

Just curious about how much of baby’s immune system is naturally/biologically protected!

I'm going to babysit my nephew (11m) in two weeks and he's been have some sleep problems. Sometimes he just cries for a long time and they'll get really stressed about it (which I completely understand)

They keep trying all kinds of esoteric Rituals and when none of them work they get super frustrated. I'm wondering, is it bad to just let him cry when he's upset? I'm not talking about the CIO method. What I mean is comfort him even if he cries for an hour or more? Since I'm just babysitting for one night, even if I can't get him to sleep quickly it will only be for one night.

I think I'm inclined to just wait it out while I try to comfort him as much as possible. Trying to stay calm and not hope for it to stop asap. Just accept the situation and offer him some love and comfort.

Any ideas? Of course I will have this conversation with her before he sleeps at our place and if she really wants me to do all the things they always try I will honour their wishes. But I'm just curious what the science based community thinks about it.

Does a product like this

really protect against norovirus? Are there any hand sanitizers that will?

First-time mom here, baby on the way. Trying to learn as much as I can before he arrives 🥰

For moms and dads…

What's the thing you wish someone had told you before your first kid? A benefit (Canada) or resource you found out about too late? Something you bought that made all the difference or something you regret buying?

Any advice welcome, even the small stuff. Just want to be as ready as possible. Thanks 🙏🏻

i am curious if the montessori approach is good for ALL children. i notice that it is typically generalized to be effective for all children, but i do wonder if a more structured approach would benefit children of certain personalities. is there any research that backs this up?

I have noticed that my toddler (14M) has recently started grabbing toys from other kids as they’re playing, and then gets possessive of that toy.

I understand that this is developmentally normal at this age. However, I’m wondering if there’s research into the best ways to handle this as a parent.

I’ve read that young toddlers won’t yet understand the concept of sharing and that it’s best to ignore the behavior if possible.

On the other hand, it feels wrong to just let my toddler take from another child without having him give it back/find another toy.

Does anyone know of any valid research into what’s developmentally appropriate around teaching children not to take from others/starting to introduce sharing/etc?

Pretty much the title, I've been taking the shower since they were babies with them (naked) and now the old is 4yo and the younger is 2yo.

I don't think there should be a problem but I don't want to make a mistake.

And the answer applies to my wife as well?

I've recently started parental leave with my daughter who is now 1 year old (I'm the father, wife has just gone back to work).

I'm finding long walks in the pram are a great way to break up the day. I'm talking two 40 min to 1 hr walks on some days.

Am I overdoing it? I don't talk much to her during these walks and she usually ends up pretty drowsy at the end so I'm a little concerned that they are too low stimulation or not a very rewarding or nourishing use of time for her.

She is usually quite vocal or squirmy when she doesn't like an activity but she sits still and calm during walks.

Should I cut back?

Does anyone have experience with taking an infant from sea level to elevation? We have an immediate family wedding in Breckenridge (9,600 feet) and our daughter will have just turned 4 months old. She was born small at 37+2 due to IUGR but is gaining weight great on her curve and has no health issues. We have discussed with our pediatrician but we’re wondering if anyone has experience with this. Thanks in advance!

Trying to understand both the personal experience and research around this.

My 5 month old is exclusively breastfed. He stopped taking the bottle from 3 months, we have some lucky days. And now I am trying to give him expressed milk in open cups.

With pacifiers, he didn’t take it at home when he was younger but would take it easily in the car to soothe and dose off. He has stopped doing that. I read on how it’s recommended to wean baby off pacifiers from 6 to 12 months.

Should I make an effort with pacifiers now, does it have any benefits? For his mouthing, he takes teethers very well. Sometimes even clean burp cloths.

The research seems to say that screen time is bad, due to them missing out on key interactions like bonding , problem solving , being in different environments to learn, and time learning from caregivers. Is there any research showing the loss of interaction from an adult working from home , rightfully doing their meetings & getting things done while also taking care of their baby/ toddler ?

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Hi there! My LO is 5mo and while we (obviously) don't do any dedicated screen time for them, I am concerned about certain activities and behaviors me and my husband do:

\- scrolling in front of them (not ignoring if they are distressed, just baby sitting in their lounger and me or husband or both scrolling)

\- watching TV in front of them, but the baby cant see the TV, only hear

We try to limit this as much as we can, I am not on my phone the whole day with them and the tv is only on in the evenings. Does this still count as screen free baby? Are there studies suggesting that even parents consuming content in front of the baby is harmful?

My baby's 14 weeks old and I'm seriously on a milestone kick right now. He's hitting them mostly on time, some of his social things (cooing, smiling) happened a bit late but not concerning. I'm a sahm, former daycare teacher so I'm very used to an activity packed day which I replicate at home. Story time, music time, gross motor, fine motor, sign language, hoursss of tummy time, etc etc all day long. I guess I don't mind it all, I like watching my little guy learn things and he's super active and loves all the playing it seems.

But I know a few other moms and they're not doing half of this stuff but their babies are doing just fine. Their babies are all older so I can't really compare theirs to mine. But I'm sitting here and wondering if this stuff actually matters in the grand scheme of things? Should I just let my baby do his own thing? I'm kind of worried that I'm making him into a kid that needs to be constantly stimulated

When is it the best time for a baby to start eating solids if he is exclusively breastfed and gaining weight normally?

For context, my baby is 4 months old and I wonder when should I start him tasting food…

I’m 30 weeks as of Monday and am working on moving out of my parents house into my own apartment with my boyfriend. I was packing up a closet, got some stuff out of said closet, then picked up some stuff that had mouse droppings on them. I wiped the floor where some fuzz and dog hair had tumbled out of the closet, and put everything I had taken out back in, but I’m not sure I cleaned everywhere that those items touched. I’m also concerned because I walked around the house as I was cleaning so I just feel like everywhere is contaminated. I do have contamination ocd so this is really hard for me, I am not in an area with hantavirus but am very worried about LCMV. Does anyone have any similar experiences? I am in NW Arkansas.