If she wakes up at night, you give her some water with some sugar in it - that's how you get her to stop eating at night.
How my mom got me off milk at 4 months old :X
Anonymous
Children are not used to getting fed at night, you are the one who teaches them that once you start doing it when they are born.
This person stopped feeding their child at day 40 after birth.
AnonymousBabies sometimes just need to cry, no need to try to sooth them all the time.
Said that about my 2 weeks old baby.
AnonymousYou look pretty, so I'm sure the baby is a boy!
Grandma trying to guess the baby's gender based on my looks.
AnonymousYou should eat for two now!
Biggest lie around pregnancy!
AnonymousShe will get sick if you take the blanket off!
Baby was bundled in 3 blankets at almost 30 degrees celsius.
AnonymousIf you keep holding him every time he cries, he'll never learn to be independent.
My mother-in-law, day four home from the hospital, while I was feeding a newborn.
AnonymousIt does hurt in the beginning.
At least 10 medical professionals, about cracked nipples from breastfeeding.
AnonymousWell, MY children slept through the night at six weeks.
A woman in the pharmacy queue who had been listening to me ask about teething gel.
AnonymousActed annoyed and confused because a 5-week-old baby is crying during the exam.
A children orthopaedist.
AnonymousAre you sure she's getting enough? She looks small.
My own aunt, at every single family lunch, for two years straight.
AnonymousАма да не стане джендърче??
Защото искахме фамилията на дъщеря ни да е бащиното име (Васил вместо Василева).
AnonymousHe will grow up without knowing me.
An upset grandma who had visited just once over the first month.
AnonymousLooks like the child has no schedule?!?
Reproachfully. The baby was 5 weeks old. She indeed did not have a schedule.
AnonymousYou know screen time rewires their brain, right?
A colleague, after I mentioned we watched one episode of Bluey on a sick day.
AnonymousCan we hold him already?
Impatiently, over the phone around 6 weeks old. Unclear whether they will come see the baby if they cannot hold him.
AnonymousSí, eso es mucho.
La opinión experta e integral de un pediatra privado, después de contarle que mi bebé de 4 semanas tiene periodos largos despierto (4-5 h a veces) y que buscaba consejo.
AnonymousThat is not antibiotics.
Turned out it was!!! it was perscibed for cradle cap which should go away on its own!
AnonymousEnjoy every moment, it goes so fast!
Said to me at 6am in an airport while I was holding a screaming toddler and a leaking bottle.
AnonymousChildren need to be touched..
I use a nursing pillow which apparently limits touch too much.
AnonymousDo you think it's good for the child?
I guess my mom believes I would be willing to do something I know for a fact is not good for my child.
AnonymousEstá muy consentido, deberías dejarlo llorar.
Mi suegra, cada vez que abrazo a mi hijo de dos años. Llevo tres años escuchándolo.
AnonymousYou should give him some water at night IF he wakes up.
Everyone over 50 in Bulgaria, in 2026.
AnonymousIl faut qu'il mange de tout, sinon il sera difficile toute sa vie.
Ma belle-mère, à propos d'un enfant de 18 mois qui refuse les courgettes.
Anonymous¿Quieren convertirlo en un genio?
Decepcionado y con reproche. Porque me alegré de que el bebé lograra seguir una tarjeta en blanco y negro.
AnonymousThere were grandmothers back in the day.
Not a fan of breastfeeding consultants, thinking grandma would know better because she raised two kids.
AnonymousBack in my day we didn't have car seats and we turned out fine.
My father-in-law, arguing about a rear-facing seat, in 2026.
AnonymousOh I think she is looking for ME.
In regards to a photo on which the 5 week-old baby does seem like she is looking for something - very likely not her grandma who had spent 2-3 days with her ever.
AnonymousDid you know babies sleep on their backs now?
- that is, unlike on their side like in the old days. turned out I did know this.
AnonymousAre you not airing out the place because you think the AC cleans the air well enough and the baby does not need fresh air?
Someone who has never seen us air out the room.
AnonymousМммм, бебета се мият на мивка.
Като видя стоке бебешката баня.
AnonymousHe only acts like that because you both work.
A neighbour, unprompted, over the fence, about a three-year-old having a normal tantrum.
AnonymousDo not buy anything for the baby before she arrives. It will be easier to know what you need and it is also bad luck to do so.
Not happening, obviously.
AnonymousHave you recovered from the birth yet? I was already fitting in my pre-pregnancy jeans three days after I gave birth. I was 23 at the time though..
Asked me this four days after I gave birth at 32 which is 'too late' according to some #empathy # supportivemom
AnonymousJust let him fall asleep on his own so he does not get used to being rocked to sleep.
The baby was 3-4 weeks old.
Anonymous你太宠他了，长大会没规矩的。
我妈，每次我抱起哭闹的孩子的时候。他才十一个月。
Anonymous
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