What r/newborns is talking about this week

Before having the baby, my husband and I swore that we wouldn’t have the TV on around the baby or use our phones near him. Instead, we were going to constantly talk to him and gaze lovingly into...

Frustrated and depressed need to get this off my chest somewhere. I realize I’m being mellow dramatic but let a girl feel her feelings real quick lol We all know American maternity leave is in...

I have been waiting for the right time to make this post. I am 33 and a FTD and I was in the newborn trenches hard. My emotions were so up and down in the beginning and the first few months were...

I’m sitting in the living room this morning with my 3mo old. My husband has gone to work, I just rocked my son to sleep, and I genuinely love my life. I seriously love it. I love being a mom, and...

My pre term girl, now 4 weeks is sick and I am fuming because of how she got sick. For context my FIL is an antivaxxer who never even washes his hands. He's the type that still thinks the best way...

Currently holding my 7wk old to sleep for the night and thinking about how life has changed. I don’t know if my husband and I have ruined our lives by having a baby. We’ve been together 10 years...

Hi everyone, writing here as a new dad to a beautiful 4-week-old boy. Our son was born at 38 weeks weighing 2.42 kg (1st percentile). Because he was so tiny, he basically had zero insulating body...

Has anyone had the same experience as me. I wanted to exclusively breastfeed my baby, however my milk never came in, my breasts never got hard or ever felt even a little bit full. They also never...

I’d love to go out to eat with my husband and our 14 week old baby, but I just don’t understand how? Maybe that’s a stupid statement but with baby napping 4-5 times / day plus wake windows short...

My baby is 10 weeks old, and honestly, we have absolutely no routine 😭 She still has a witching hour, so some nights she’ll start crying around 10 PM and won’t settle until 11 PM. Once she’s...