What's the most useful thing you've learned on TB?

ablou · February 2011

me? Double-sheeting the bed. Bean's crib mattress is: mattress-pad-sheet-pad-sheet. It's saved our @sses more than once. Tummy bug blowouts are no fun, but not having to strip AND re-sheet the bed make them a bit easier.

knickknackpaddywhack · February 2011

I thought double sheeting was a SIDS risk?

Lauren9881 · February 2011

Aden and Anais swaddle blankets saved my sanity.

ablou · February 2011

knickknackpaddywhack:
I thought double sheeting was a SIDS risk?

I think it's a SIDS risk if the bed is softer & the pads are thick. We got thin pads (mostly to just be used as waterproof barriers) and a superfirm mattress.

lmpdjc · February 2011

The handout that the hospital gave us regarding carseats and the law about RF and FF was wrong. It had the wrong law listed for my state. When I posted something on here about Michigan law, a fellow Bumpie told me that it wasn't correct and pointed me to the website with the law on it.

It seems like a silly thing, but I trusted that the paper given to me at the hospital was correct. It never occured to me to double check.

So, that was useful.

ETA: I don't know how I didn't think of this, but the FP Rock & Play saved my sanity and my marriage when Dylan had AR. I learned about that here, too.

MNgirl326 · February 2011

How to get pregnant- charting, fertility friend, etc

Sofie

Making your own babyfood

How to deal with a kid with AR

WildcatPrincess · February 2011

That attachment parenting isn't spoiling your baby and a 4 month old doesn't need to be an independent being. It was sometime between 3-6 that I discovered the AP board and it saved my sanity when sleep training and scheduling posts were all the rage on 3-6.

Hot Sauce on a Stick · February 2011

What "silent reflux" was. My pedi was at a loss and was going to send us to a specialist. I asked if it could be silent reflux and if we could just *try* Zantac to see if the coughing stopped. My poor baby wasn't sleeping, she was drinking milk all the time and I was so worried about her.

Three days of Zantac had it under control.

I know not all cases are that easy, but TB saved me weeks and months of doctor's visits.

Princessn678 · February 2011

BLW. And I didn't learn about EP, but the support I think helped me not feel so alone in my choice and helped me keep going.

MCC1010 · February 2011

HotSauceonaStick:

What "silent reflux" was.

This!

I learned about Sophie, the seahorse, the bumbo, tummy time, sciatics, what a mucus plug was, what a bloody show was, how to use google quickly to find images, I have learned to use words such as asshat & cuntnugget in normal conversation...

sucrets4 · February 2011

knickknackpaddywhack:
I thought double sheeting was a SIDS risk?

Not to encourage the AE, but I agree with this.

We used the Ultimate Crib Sheet, but by the time she was sleeping in her crib, she wasn't spitting up anymore. And she stopped pooping at night a looooong time ago. However, if we didn't have to move when she was 3.5 months old, we would have set up the crib sooner and it would have really come in handy.

Hot Sauce on a Stick · February 2011

MCC1010:
HotSauceonaStick:

What "silent reflux" was.

This!

I learned about Sophie, the seahorse, the bumbo, tummy time, sciatics, what a mucus plug was, what a bloody show was, how to use google quickly to find images, I have learned to use words such as asshat & cuntnugget in normal conversation...

I use "asshat" quite frequently now. Also, "douchenozzle"

WildcatPrincess · February 2011

Princessn678:
BLW. And I didn't learn about EP, but the support I think helped me not feel so alone in my choice and helped me keep going.

Ohhhh yes, LOVE BLW. I definitely would never have done that without TB.

FraggleRockin247 · February 2011

BLW-The first time I saw the term I thought it meant to just pour pureed food on the baby's tray and let them explore it/end up eating some of it lol. Also to leave my pump on after use to get the condensation out and prevent mold! And how to make a bite guard for the crib using fleece, it saved DD's crib!

ablou · February 2011

sucrets4:
knickknackpaddywhack:
I thought double sheeting was a SIDS risk?
Not to encourage the AE, but I agree with this.
We used the Ultimate Crib Sheet, but by the time she was sleeping in her crib, she wasn't spitting up anymore. And she stopped pooping at night a looooong time ago. However, if we didn't have to move when she was 3.5 months old, we would have set up the crib sooner and it would have really come in handy.

Funny, we just utilized the doublesheeting two days ago! Bean had a runny sick blowout that got on the sheet & soaked thru to the pad...

Big J · February 2011

As I 9 month EPer, when I learned that I didn't have to dismantle my pump parts and wash them 6 times a day and could just put them in the fridge, my life suddenly changed!

ETA: I probably would have FF E when I put her in the convertible seat had I not been on TB.

MarMat · February 2011

a lot: charting, fertilitty friend, sophie, carseats, RF (you wont believe hos many moms use FF before 1 in mexico), cloth diapers, not spoiling a baby before 6 months, BLW, pureed food, decoration, strollers... And I' very slowly learning how to be snarky. LOL ***bumping from phone, excuse the format***

MCC1010 · February 2011

HotSauceonaStick:
MCC1010:
HotSauceonaStick:

What "silent reflux" was.

This!

I learned about Sophie, the seahorse, the bumbo, tummy time, sciatics, what a mucus plug was, what a bloody show was, how to use google quickly to find images, I have learned to use words such as asshat & cuntnugget in normal conversation...

I use "asshat" quite frequently now. Also, "douchenozzle"

Oooohhh I like it. Going to use it from now on.

I also learned about BLW from here and it has been awesome.

MarMat · February 2011

haha obviously I misread your thread. The most usefu would be RF

zapgurl44 · February 2011

Dh thinks I'm crazy because I tell him something new all the time. If he only knew where I got my info. Charting, babywearing, how to be an advocate for yourself and your child, amber teething necklace, etc... I think TB is a great resource. I may be a lurker but I have learned so much invaluable information.

NastyAnnie · February 2011

I learned how to take care of a baby from TB. That's about as useful as it gets.

bobbyme · February 2011

MCC1010:
HotSauceonaStick:

What "silent reflux" was.

This!

I learned about Sophie, the seahorse, the bumbo, tummy time, sciatics, what a mucus plug was, what a bloody show was, how to use google quickly to find images, I have learned to use words such as asshat & cuntnugget in normal conversation...

lol. all of this.