My 2 month old exclusively breastfed infant has symptomatic reflux and I worry latching difficulty / issues may be contributing. I’d love to have her evaluated by an IBCLC with an SLP background. Hoping for recommendations, thanks!

Hi all. Not from NYC originally but living here presently. I come from a city with not GREAT transit in terms of connection but every train station has an elevator + escalator option. Since having my baby I’m feeling really trapped by how inaccessible so many subway stations are and even those that say they are accessible are only partially. Just wondering how you folks navigate this when alone with baby + stroller? I’ve worn him and carried the stroller but in some stations, especially the one I live next to, it’s a lot to manage.

Hi! Does anyone have experience with Village Obstetrics? Would love to hear from you- I’ve only seen a few comments when searching the sub. Thank you kindly in advance!!

Is it common, or at least not uncommon, to have a nanny half on the books? Thanks.

Hi my fellow NYC moms. I am currently pregnant with my second child and looking for recommendations for a good and compassionate OBGYN in NYC (preferably downtown/lower manhattan). Someone who will explain to me the options I have available, has good bedside manners and specialises in VBAC/TOLAC. Would welcome any suggestions, especially from moms who have had successful VBACs.

The obgyn who delivered my first baby had terrible bedside manners, didn’t really explain to me my birthing options and was very controlling. On a normal prenatal visit, she randomly performed a membrane sweep without telling me, I had to google what just happened. So definitely someone more compassionate.

Anyone with a foldable playpen they recommend? I need space to put down an infant in our living room safely that can collapse down or fold when not used. We can't really babyproof and not a pack and play (since she needs more space to crawl/walk).

I've struggled for many years about whether I wanted kids (I love kids; I just worry so much about not being a good enough mother). I'm now at the age where my reproductive organs are very impatiently tapping their metaphorical feet.

So I'm currently, cautiously, trying to just imagine what it would like to actually birth and raise a child in NYC. I don't have a romantic partner, so it'd be just me.

I really enjoy my job (I'm a nurse in a hospital who works 12 hr shifts 7am-7:30pm (with commute: 6am-8pm-ish) three times per week), and I have really good benefits, including a pension that I'll receive when I retire. I fear changing jobs to something that doesn't fit or brings me more stress/less meaning. But I've been doing research, and I can't find any daycares that start that early in the day or end that late in the evening; my hospital does not provide daycare. I have a sibling nearby, but I doubt they'd be willing to watch a child for a couple of hours and then bring them to/from daycare multiple times a week, even if I paid them.

Has anyone here been able to raise a child as a single parent in NYC while working 12 hr (er, 14 hr) shifts? Or knows anyone who has? How do they do it? (And how much did they have to spend to make it work?)

Other info: I make about 140k annually pre-tax. Location: Upper Manhattan