Just finished reading ‘Raising Warriors: Preparing Your Children For a Godly Life’ and it really opened my eyes to some new ways of guiding my kids in their faith. Highly recommend it if you’re looking to strenghten your family’s spiritual life
Had a breech baby so had to have a C-section but we were allowed to have skin to skin in the OR and it was bliss! I’ll never forget meeting my baby and those first few gentle touches.
I really love that you said the parents job is to offer safety and comfort for them to fall asleep and their job is to use that opportunity or not. This applies to so many things in parenting.
Love all of your videos, been in the Birth field for over 14 years, would love to see you do a video on how to support a C-section, mama, and more specifics on bonding, and how to help mama cope when not expecting a scheduled c
Id be interested to see what research you’re referring to with the radiation claims. From my understanding they emit non ionising frequencies… you’d be more at risk from the background radiation which is passing through us all the time. As far as i’m aware there’s absolutely no evidence of these claims … if there is i’d love to see it but so far i’m not seeing any way you could make that claim
In order to stay awake through the night I have my phone on me watching a movie or listening to a podcast. When she mentioned the radiation thing I started feeling so guilty. Is there really no information supporting what she said?
Please don't feel guilty; there is no evidence for her claims. Here's an article from the US Food and Drug Administration about a study done on this that showed no link between cell phones and brain tumors in children: www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/cell-phones/children-and-teens-and-cell-phones@@danielat4299
She's lying. That's all there is to it. There were countless studies done over the years, and there's *nothing* proving her right. (Despite of what she implies - scientists too want to have their kids healthy) Heck, kids growing up in desolate places with minimal radiation actually develop worse than the kids living in the cities, where EMF radiation *is so abundant* that using your phone does effectively no difference to the levels of electromagnetic radiation your kid constantly has a contact with. And the remedies she suggests are hilariously off the mark - only locking your kid into a Faraday's cage would do any notable difference.
@@Emily-o2l7x Personally, I’m NOT a fan of the skin-to-skin with the father. My husband doesn’t care for it either. We had a hospital birth with our first baby, and with all the crap they did to me, they gave our daughter over to him for skin-to-skin and it just felt wrong to me as a mom to watch that. Homebirth since then and I take a pretty hard baby stays with Mom always strategy now.
Could you share the data around the concern with electronics and babies? I avoid electronics use around my baby for other reasons but I’d curious to learn more.
I would also like to see the data on this. In this day and age it is extremely difficult to avoid electronics in our day to day lives as we rely on them for so many things. I would like to see this backed up by data, otherwise it is making parents feel bad for no reason.
There’s tons of research spanning decades that shows negative effects on biological organisms, even DNA manipulation. You just have to make the effort to seek it out instead of having it served to you on a silver platter, given that there are many more interests to make it inaccessible and taboo rather than available. Avoiding EMFs should be standard practice for all humans, no matter how old. Take your iPhone and read the regulatory small print for example, there’s a reason why it lists the most bizarre warnings that basically would render the phone unusable if followed. It’s not fear mongering, it’s letting you know that there’s an issue that you should probably spend some time trying to understand for yourself and family, but like anything useful, it takes time and commitment on your own part.
My husband worked with measuring EM-radiation. It's everywhere, and devices have to filter out the signals they are supposed to "listen" to. So, not much to do here, really. I agree with mainly keeping the devides away from babies/toddlers/children (actually everyone, as studies have show that even having a phone on the table disrupts some of the communication between people) due to the device distracting away from the child, which needs to learn inter-human interactions
@@lollsazz Thanks. My husband told me the same when i expressed the concern brought up from this video. He said they are non ionising frequencies and you’d be at way more risk from the background radiation and there’s no data to show concerning effects physically on us from being near phones etc. As you say there is the other side of it which is very real in terms of the distraction but that’s very different and more a matter of how you use the device rather than a problem with the device itself.
I was thinking on you when I was feeling strong contractions, all your videos give me strength to go through labor and now I'm happy at home with my baby girl , thank you so much for your content and contribution to delivery and parenting❤
Thanks for the info! I have a question about the EMF bullet point. Claiming EMF has negative health issues, you recommend replacing a WiFi baby monitor with a closed circuit monitor (your link is to the Infant Optics DXR-8 Pro kit). But looking at that product, it uses a 2.4GHz FHSS wavelength for data transmission, which is the same wavelength used by traditional WiFi (along with 5GHz sometimes). I might not be understanding the point you’re trying to make, so could you share what would be the health benefit for swapping to a closed circuit system? Also, I’d definitely be interested in reading your source showing EMF is harmful to babies in particular, because I haven’t been able to find anything concrete on the subject yet.
Electromagnetic radiation doesn't affect brain development. Also: If you worry about "EMF" then the only way to help is to keep your kid in a Faraday cage. *Everything else is useless* - you're basically pretending to do something, while doing nothing. There's *sooo much* electromagnetic radiation, that discarding that WiFi monitor does *nothing* in comparison to the rest of the activity in the spectrum. (I studied microsystem electronics and photonics, I know pretty much everything there is to know about EMF. You are deluded with your pretend-to-do-something-good actions.)
Thank you so much for your beautiful content!! I've been watching your videos since before I got pregnant and I'm watching this while holding my Newborn after the most magical birth! Thank you for all the incredible info and guidance you share! May you and your family be always blessed 🤍
What are some suggestions other than swaddling? We have been swaddling our 5 w/o for sleep time because he startles himself awake with morrow reflex if he isn’t swaddled. And if he isn’t swaddled tightly, he will do anything he can to get through. We are cautious about letting him out of the swaddle during awake times, feedings, etc but all 3 of us need sleep at night. What is your advice? Thanks!
YES YES YES!! so many great take aways and reminders of the wonderful gift we have as parents! Sharing our stories on our channel of triumphs and walking through the hard times has been so rewarding - we are in this together!!!
Closed circuit vs wifi shouldn’t make a difference on EMF. Also every home has wifi which is the same thing. Source please on that argument because it sounds made up to me.
Hello. I have given birth via c section 6 weeks ago and unable to breastfeed my baby due to poor milk supply and poor latch. I am pumping little quantity. I have watched your videos and gained lot of knowledge. Please suggest measures for improving breast milk production. Congratulations on arrival of your baby boy.
Hi. I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but whenever I try to click on your Amazon storefront link, it never works. The same thing happens whether I try through TH-cam or through the Built to Birth course which I purchased. On my phone or laptop. The links you provided for individual items work, but not your Amazon storefront link
Just wanted to point out that there are lots of videos on youtube debunking the effectiveness of the Aires Tech that you listed in your description. They claim to “harmonize” EMF but it doesn’t do anything to block EMF. I’m not even sure what they mean by harmonize either. I suggest getting faraday fabric to block EMF (like making a sleep sack and hat/beanie) for your baby if you use a wifi camera.
I hear you about giving food too early, but I think Kids are not all the same in that. My First was an early teether, but was interested in food at the fouth tooth. Our second is a later teether, but stole food from our hands at 4.5moths. And I Had more milk with my second, so She was not starving! She Just wanted to eat solids. We gave only fruit and veg purees at First, but She soon wanted our porridge, and She occasionally got some. Also, She Had (non anaphylactic) cmpa, and for some reason as soon as She started those solids (sweet potatos, carrots, fennel..) her stool got so much healthier. I still breasfed, but She Had lightly Bloody stool every now and again, no matter how well I excluded cows/cowsmilk/protein/soy/other milk produces/gluten/eggs.
Hi Bridget! I have never commented on any of your videos, but I've wated alot og them, and I want to thank you for being so encouracing. Also, congrats on the 3rd pregnancy!
This is such a wonderful video!! Thank you so much. I have to kids and will definitely apply some of these.. and will definitley share this content to new parents.
Two weeks with my little girl and each day I understand more ana more that the only cause of cries is jast her need to be close to me. Soothong to sleep by breastfeeding, co-sleeping in our bed… These are not the rightest things to do, but extremely effective. Thanks for encouraging video :) The only remark I would like to make is that electromagnetic waves we use for communication (wifi, phones, etc) aren’t able to influence biomolecules including DNA, so it is no reason to fear they can cause cancer.
Thanks, i would have loved more detailed examples of the advice though. Maybe by showing or explaining what to do instead. Such as not letting baby sleep long period, overstressing etc. As a new mom, I'm not sure what this means exactly. I'm mainly trying to stay away from depression for my own sanity and trying to get the baby to eat and sleep helps
Agreed. What stage of life? Are we talking 6 weeks, 6 months for letting go of strict sleep schedules? Also with loose swaddling, doesn't that increase the risk of them turning on their side while sleeping?
Wow I never thought about the tight swaddling and an artificial way to sooth the baby in separation from mom. That makes SOO much sense. Hospitals are always soo cold though- would a double layering of sleeper Jammie’s be a better alternative?
Swaddling is extremely soothing for kids especially when they are fresh out of the womb. So while you can eventually go and invest in a swaddle that allow more manuverability for the hands, there's nothing wrong with using those hospital swaddles in the first few days. They spend a lot of time sleeping at first anyway to recover from birth.
my moms pregnant with a boy and the babys due feburary 17th to 19th 2025 and its my first time being a big sister thats 10 years old also can newborns drink from baby bottles instead breastfeed because seeing breastfeeding makes me disgusted because its skin to skin and yes ik its important but i try my best to avoid it and how old do they have to be to drink from baby bottles
Hey Bridget! Thanks for all your content. Wondering if you noticed a smell with the lanolin? I keep reading that it has a “sheep” smell and am curious if you’ve noticed that 😅
Neither of my kids cared much about cereals or jarred foods, i tried them at whatever age their ped. suggested but until 10 or so months we were basically just throwing them out because they lost interest a few bites in. And my daughter is 11 months and mostly we feed her a toned down version of whatever were eating just to not throw away a bunch of baby foods. Theyre healthy kids though, they just prefer milk before a year old. If you think about it logically before modern grocery stores and fancy appliances nobody was giving puree foods to their babies anyways, they just waited until they were ready and cut small bite sized pieces of whatever they had.
-Elimination communication. -Tummy time does not need to be laying down, you can help them strengthen their neck muscles while holding them. -Over stimulating toys are more interesting for the parents, but your four month old well actually have more benefit from a plain wooden black than they will from a toy that lights up and plays music… bonus points for textured. - sometimes you think your baby is ready for a nap, because of timing or whatever, but it might just be you who needs a nap. Don’t spend an hour trying to force your kid into a nap when their entire normal hour. It did not work, you just wasted the entire wake period and caused a lot of stress on you and on your baby.
I also missed elimination communication in the video. It worked wonders for us when we discovered it at 5 months. Before, when our son woke up in the night, we used to calm, change and feed him. Turned out he needed to pee or poop - and then fell asleep right away, for a surprisingly long period. This way, you can avoid something called "Stillfalle" in german (milk/feeding trap?) - baby will drink milk, fall asleep, but wake up after 2hours because they have to pee, and instead drink again, which leads to them waking up every 2 hour in the night. An indian friend then recommended to us to hold him over the sink abour 2 hours after going to bed while still more or less asleep(!), which felt crazy at first. After about 3 days he got used to it, peed into the sink every night and just continued sleeping for a really good time, staying dry and sleeping well through the night. We did this for the first 2 years. Also, once we switched to cloth diapers during the night, we never had to use any skin care product again. Apparently, lying in a wet cloth diaper for a few hours of the night is extremly healthy for baby's skin. Often the diapers would stay dry though (because of EC). I found this all super interesting, because you hardly ever read about it in our western "diaper culture".
I used aquaphor and that worked well. I think it worked better than diaper cream. Even now, i use it if things look a littlw red and rashy and it always takes it away.
Hi Bridget, does changing the babys diaper multiple times in the night affect the baby in any way? As in does it cause distress for example... because lanolin is something i dont think i can use, it is not animal free
I bought some swaddles since reading about all the benefits, I attempted many times to swaddle my boy but he hates it, I wish you made this video sooner🙈
No, it's not. It's actually quite healthy, as it's a cheap pretend-be noise of the nature - think: forest making noise under the wind. We are evolved to soothe when hearing these noises.
Dont get too caught up if you made one of those mistakes. It doesnt mean you’re a bad parent, correct the mistake to your best abilities and keep taking care of your child❤
If increased emf passing through your body increases cancer risk of course it would affect babies. Just storing your phone in your bra like we did in the 2000s increased your risk of breast cancer
So do some research instead of expecting everyone else to provide the research for you. There’s plenty of studies proving how harmful EMFs are as too much exposure heats up your cells which causes inflammation, in turn can cause cancer. Just because you’re too lazy to do your own research doesn’t mean it’s BS or tinfoil . It means someone else did their research and chooses to do better because they know better.
I agree that breastfeeding for the first year is best but how are grains empty calories if you use whole grains? They have vitamins, minerals, calories and fiber that is great for feeding the gut
When my baby was 8 months old people said to me don't give her milk when she's not eating her food bc she will learn that having milk is easier than eating vegetables etc. like wtf
Such terrible advice re: not swaddling - I've seen so many new mothers struggle and struggle until they started swaddling the baby and nothing gets in the way of the mother/baby bond more than a mother suffering through poor mental health.
Agreed that mama needs the help of a good swaddle to keep baby calm so her recovery and mental health progress positively. I don’t think she’s saying “don’t swaddle at all”, I think she means be aware of how often and how tightly. My newborn loves the swaddle so much that I have to open it up to get him to eat otherwise he’ll fall back asleep before he fills his stomach. Also if I have him swaddled most of the day, his joints and the opportunity to stretch his muscles is limited. Swaddling is a must just not all day everyday.
Some new parents may be unclear. As Bridget mentioned, balance is important here. Swaddling can definitely be helpful, but swaddling is not the right answer in every situation so swaddle sparingly. Keeping a newborn swaddled all day is not a good idea. Hunger cues are important for new parents to learn and recognize BEFORE the crying starts and swaddling can hinder that for parents. Skin to skin is so beneficial and is also soothing to baby. Some overly swaddled babies can have issues with weight gain among other things which is so crucial especially in the beginning.
I think she's more referring to swaddling incorrectly. A lot of people swaddle baby very tightly from arms to toes. Recent studies show that you can swaddle the arms, but that the leg area should be lose as to avoid hip dysplasia. Swaddling is still a good thing, but definitely not too tight or all day long so they can develop motor skills.
I don’t understand when people and doctors suggest rice cereals. Or to give a breastfed baby formula at night to keep them full longer. The only reason they “stay full” longer is because their digestion system struggles to digest it! That isn’t good! We would never eat anything hard to digest before bed, why would people suggest such things for baby? 🤦🏽♀️
Thanks for the radiation reminder. I used to be super careful with my First, and even now I only let her Watch the iPad once weekly whitout wifi, but with my second, we are Always together, I sometimes forget about my phone being close to her😢
That’s because it doesn’t actually make sense if you look at the science. The frequency of the waves isn’t a problem for us… there’s more risk coming from just being alive around the background radiation that exists.
Hi! I thank u for all your videos ! I had my 2nd baby with your guidance from start to finish! Even at the very last minute your videos of breathing techniques and meditations made all the difference! In regards to this video I bought the Aries tech but I was wondering if you checked is effective .. came across this video that this guy is testing it but not sure I legit th-cam.com/video/7WrKXqMbyzY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ahQ_5toqchFdDD-b Thank you !!!
DEFINITELY Wait until the baby cries for hunger!!!!! Lol I was such a “too caring mother” for my first daughter, I always caught her early hungry sign and breastfed/bottle fed her for a year, now she’s 4, she’s never been interested in eating since she’s born 😂😂no matter how much she ran all day and super hungry. So NOT reacting to your baby’s hunger sign right away is actually very important sometimes to develop their hunger desire and interest of eating!!!
Button and light up toys are important for baby’s development because they learn cause and effect and can help them develop their fine motor skills. All toys help babies and children learn new skills. This video is really just trying to add to the mom guilt.
Beware swaddeling loosely with arms up makes no sense at all! If you are worried just reduce the amount of time you swaddle your baby. But if you swaddle do it corectly and thightly - this is a parents sleep saviour!! A too loosely swaddled baby, especially with fingers by his face will just be fussy...
Just finished reading ‘Raising Warriors: Preparing Your Children For a Godly Life’ and it really opened my eyes to some new ways of guiding my kids in their faith. Highly recommend it if you’re looking to strenghten your family’s spiritual life
Had a breech baby so had to have a C-section but we were allowed to have skin to skin in the OR and it was bliss! I’ll never forget meeting my baby and those first few gentle touches.
I really love that you said the parents job is to offer safety and comfort for them to fall asleep and their job is to use that opportunity or not. This applies to so many things in parenting.
The last point is SO important...eye contact is EVERYTHING!
I have a baby kitten and when she looks into my eyes I feel like I’m melting, I cannot wait to have this experience with my baby 🥹❤️❤️
This also plays into the baby having a secure attachment with their parents/caregivers. Great video!
Love all of your videos, been in the Birth field for over 14 years, would love to see you do a video on how to support a C-section, mama, and more specifics on bonding, and how to help mama cope when not expecting a scheduled c
Id be interested to see what research you’re referring to with the radiation claims. From my understanding they emit non ionising frequencies… you’d be more at risk from the background radiation which is passing through us all the time. As far as i’m aware there’s absolutely no evidence of these claims … if there is i’d love to see it but so far i’m not seeing any way you could make that claim
In order to stay awake through the night I have my phone on me watching a movie or listening to a podcast. When she mentioned the radiation thing I started feeling so guilty. Is there really no information supporting what she said?
@@danielat4299 not that i can find, again i’m open to it but so far nada
Please don't feel guilty; there is no evidence for her claims. Here's an article from the US Food and Drug Administration about a study done on this that showed no link between cell phones and brain tumors in children: www.fda.gov/radiation-emitting-products/cell-phones/children-and-teens-and-cell-phones@@danielat4299
Agreed. Ovens, microwaves, washing machines, refrigirators etc also emit waves. Should we just simply stay isolated in a room with nothing?
She's lying. That's all there is to it.
There were countless studies done over the years, and there's *nothing* proving her right. (Despite of what she implies - scientists too want to have their kids healthy)
Heck, kids growing up in desolate places with minimal radiation actually develop worse than the kids living in the cities, where EMF radiation *is so abundant* that using your phone does effectively no difference to the levels of electromagnetic radiation your kid constantly has a contact with. And the remedies she suggests are hilariously off the mark - only locking your kid into a Faraday's cage would do any notable difference.
Perfect timing! I’m 40W2D with my first baby ever. ❤
Is the baby here yet!? ❤ 🎉
@@Jjlavids no not yet! 🥹
I'm 36 weeks! First baby!!
@@Jjlavids not yet!!
@@s.elizabeth1753 congrats mama!
This video came at the perfect time! Just brought my newborn home after we took the Built to birth course!
Huge emphasis on CONTINUED SKIN -TO-SKIN contact of mother-baby!
It can be done with the father too.
@@Emily-o2l7x Personally, I’m NOT a fan of the skin-to-skin with the father. My husband doesn’t care for it either. We had a hospital birth with our first baby, and with all the crap they did to me, they gave our daughter over to him for skin-to-skin and it just felt wrong to me as a mom to watch that. Homebirth since then and I take a pretty hard baby stays with Mom always strategy now.
Dogs too.
@@nm6857 what 💀
@@Emily-o2l7x skin-to-fur is also important for the pack's structure
Could you share the data around the concern with electronics and babies? I avoid electronics use around my baby for other reasons but I’d curious to learn more.
I would also like to see the data on this. In this day and age it is extremely difficult to avoid electronics in our day to day lives as we rely on them for so many things.
I would like to see this backed up by data, otherwise it is making parents feel bad for no reason.
@@ladams2901 Exactly! I enjoy most of Bridget’s content, but I do think that fear mongering in parenting content is all too pervasive.
There’s tons of research spanning decades that shows negative effects on biological organisms, even DNA manipulation. You just have to make the effort to seek it out instead of having it served to you on a silver platter, given that there are many more interests to make it inaccessible and taboo rather than available. Avoiding EMFs should be standard practice for all humans, no matter how old. Take your iPhone and read the regulatory small print for example, there’s a reason why it lists the most bizarre warnings that basically would render the phone unusable if followed. It’s not fear mongering, it’s letting you know that there’s an issue that you should probably spend some time trying to understand for yourself and family, but like anything useful, it takes time and commitment on your own part.
My husband worked with measuring EM-radiation. It's everywhere, and devices have to filter out the signals they are supposed to "listen" to. So, not much to do here, really. I agree with mainly keeping the devides away from babies/toddlers/children (actually everyone, as studies have show that even having a phone on the table disrupts some of the communication between people) due to the device distracting away from the child, which needs to learn inter-human interactions
@@lollsazz Thanks. My husband told me the same when i expressed the concern brought up from this video. He said they are non ionising frequencies and you’d be at way more risk from the background radiation and there’s no data to show concerning effects physically on us from being near phones etc. As you say there is the other side of it which is very real in terms of the distraction but that’s very different and more a matter of how you use the device rather than a problem with the device itself.
I was thinking on you when I was feeling strong contractions, all your videos give me strength to go through labor and now I'm happy at home with my baby girl , thank you so much for your content and contribution to delivery and parenting❤
I loved watching so many of your videos when I was pregnant for the first time. Would love to see more videos about parenthood
Thanks for the info! I have a question about the EMF bullet point. Claiming EMF has negative health issues, you recommend replacing a WiFi baby monitor with a closed circuit monitor (your link is to the Infant Optics DXR-8 Pro kit). But looking at that product, it uses a 2.4GHz FHSS wavelength for data transmission, which is the same wavelength used by traditional WiFi (along with 5GHz sometimes). I might not be understanding the point you’re trying to make, so could you share what would be the health benefit for swapping to a closed circuit system?
Also, I’d definitely be interested in reading your source showing EMF is harmful to babies in particular, because I haven’t been able to find anything concrete on the subject yet.
This is a very “crunchy” viewpoint and I believe you have just found the irrationality of her point. I agree she really should cite studies.
If you don’t know about EMF you have been under a rock 😂
Electromagnetic radiation doesn't affect brain development.
Also: If you worry about "EMF" then the only way to help is to keep your kid in a Faraday cage. *Everything else is useless* - you're basically pretending to do something, while doing nothing. There's *sooo much* electromagnetic radiation, that discarding that WiFi monitor does *nothing* in comparison to the rest of the activity in the spectrum.
(I studied microsystem electronics and photonics, I know pretty much everything there is to know about EMF. You are deluded with your pretend-to-do-something-good actions.)
Thank you for sharing this I’m 35 weeks right now and didn’t know most of this!
Thank you so much for your beautiful content!! I've been watching your videos since before I got pregnant and I'm watching this while holding my Newborn after the most magical birth! Thank you for all the incredible info and guidance you share! May you and your family be always blessed 🤍
What are some suggestions other than swaddling? We have been swaddling our 5 w/o for sleep time because he startles himself awake with morrow reflex if he isn’t swaddled. And if he isn’t swaddled tightly, he will do anything he can to get through.
We are cautious about letting him out of the swaddle during awake times, feedings, etc but all 3 of us need sleep at night. What is your advice? Thanks!
YES YES YES!! so many great take aways and reminders of the wonderful gift we have as parents! Sharing our stories on our channel of triumphs and walking through the hard times has been so rewarding - we are in this together!!!
Closed circuit vs wifi shouldn’t make a difference on EMF. Also every home has wifi which is the same thing. Source please on that argument because it sounds made up to me.
Hello. I have given birth via c section 6 weeks ago and unable to breastfeed my baby due to poor milk supply and poor latch. I am pumping little quantity. I have watched your videos and gained lot of knowledge. Please suggest measures for improving breast milk production. Congratulations on arrival of your baby boy.
So helpful! And great point about swaddle....I agree, they need their hands out!
Hi. I don't know if anyone else has this problem, but whenever I try to click on your Amazon storefront link, it never works. The same thing happens whether I try through TH-cam or through the Built to Birth course which I purchased. On my phone or laptop. The links you provided for individual items work, but not your Amazon storefront link
Having the same problem
I have noticed that too!
Same here
My baby loved swaddling at the beginning but after a week he hated it so we just let him be free and we just use a wearable blanket.
Just wanted to point out that there are lots of videos on youtube debunking the effectiveness of the Aires Tech that you listed in your description. They claim to “harmonize” EMF but it doesn’t do anything to block EMF. I’m not even sure what they mean by harmonize either. I suggest getting faraday fabric to block EMF (like making a sleep sack and hat/beanie) for your baby if you use a wifi camera.
I posted one of those debunking videos on here a few hours ago but my comment seems to be deleted… what the heck..
That webpage gives me only markering vibes, and no solution
Thank you. Just delivered a girl last week.
few of the amazon links are opening as an error page. just fyi
Love these points and I did a lot of them with success!
I hear you about giving food too early, but I think Kids are not all the same in that. My First was an early teether, but was interested in food at the fouth tooth. Our second is a later teether, but stole food from our hands at 4.5moths. And I Had more milk with my second, so She was not starving! She Just wanted to eat solids. We gave only fruit and veg purees at First, but She soon wanted our porridge, and She occasionally got some. Also, She Had (non anaphylactic) cmpa, and for some reason as soon as She started those solids (sweet potatos, carrots, fennel..) her stool got so much healthier. I still breasfed, but She Had lightly Bloody stool every now and again, no matter how well I excluded cows/cowsmilk/protein/soy/other milk produces/gluten/eggs.
I love the tip on button toys! I never thought of that.
Hi Bridget!
I have never commented on any of your videos, but I've wated alot og them, and I want to thank you for being so encouracing. Also, congrats on the 3rd pregnancy!
what are your thoughts about vaccines, do you think there are some necessary ones?
This is such a wonderful video!! Thank you so much. I have to kids and will definitely apply some of these.. and will definitley share this content to new parents.
Two weeks with my little girl and each day I understand more ana more that the only cause of cries is jast her need to be close to me. Soothong to sleep by breastfeeding, co-sleeping in our bed… These are not the rightest things to do, but extremely effective.
Thanks for encouraging video :) The only remark I would like to make is that electromagnetic waves we use for communication (wifi, phones, etc) aren’t able to influence biomolecules including DNA, so it is no reason to fear they can cause cancer.
Smh
Thanks, i would have loved more detailed examples of the advice though. Maybe by showing or explaining what to do instead. Such as not letting baby sleep long period, overstressing etc. As a new mom, I'm not sure what this means exactly. I'm mainly trying to stay away from depression for my own sanity and trying to get the baby to eat and sleep helps
Agreed. What stage of life? Are we talking 6 weeks, 6 months for letting go of strict sleep schedules? Also with loose swaddling, doesn't that increase the risk of them turning on their side while sleeping?
Wow I never thought about the tight swaddling and an artificial way to sooth the baby in separation from mom. That makes SOO much sense. Hospitals are always soo cold though- would a double layering of sleeper Jammie’s be a better alternative?
Swaddling is extremely soothing for kids especially when they are fresh out of the womb. So while you can eventually go and invest in a swaddle that allow more manuverability for the hands, there's nothing wrong with using those hospital swaddles in the first few days. They spend a lot of time sleeping at first anyway to recover from birth.
Can you use coconut oil in place of lanolin for tip #7?
Love your channel!
Yayyy you posted. I love your videos
This video will be useful for me because me and my fiancé are planning to have a baby. I’m hoping on Thursday I can get her pregnant.
Thanks so much for your videos really help i am having multiple births and moving back to Norway with my Husband.
I mostly agree, but is there any research that confirms that the radiation from electronics harm the baby?
Nope.
Hi B your Amazon link doesn’t work. Can you reshare?
my moms pregnant with a boy and the babys due feburary 17th to 19th 2025 and its my first time being a big sister thats 10 years old also can newborns drink from baby bottles instead breastfeed because seeing breastfeeding makes me disgusted because its skin to skin and yes ik its important but i try my best to avoid it and how old do they have to be to drink from baby bottles
A baby brother 😍, congratulations! I bet you’re going to love it 🥰💙
Baby toys link doesn't work
Sound advice thank you!
The link for the baby toy idea list is not working 😞 my baby is about to turn 9 months, what are some good options ?
Thank you for taking pressure off of strict sleep routine standards!
The Amazon links won’t work! ☹️ is there another way to access them??
8:27 watching this on my iPad as I do skin to skin with baby, oops. We did buy a no-wifi baby camera!
Is there avedio on how best we can stay cautious with phones and babies
Amazon links didnt work for toys.
Hey Bridget! Thanks for all your content. Wondering if you noticed a smell with the lanolin? I keep reading that it has a “sheep” smell and am curious if you’ve noticed that 😅
Neither of my kids cared much about cereals or jarred foods, i tried them at whatever age their ped. suggested but until 10 or so months we were basically just throwing them out because they lost interest a few bites in. And my daughter is 11 months and mostly we feed her a toned down version of whatever were eating just to not throw away a bunch of baby foods. Theyre healthy kids though, they just prefer milk before a year old. If you think about it logically before modern grocery stores and fancy appliances nobody was giving puree foods to their babies anyways, they just waited until they were ready and cut small bite sized pieces of whatever they had.
Has anyone been able to locate a working link to the Amazon page she recommended for toys?
Do you find lanolin is safe for cloth diapers? We use disposables at night but I'm just curious.Thanks!
I wouldn’t use lanolin it’ll make your cloths repel water instead of absorb it. Try boudreauxs butt paste the one in the green container not the red
Lanolin is safe for cloth diapers, as is coconut oil. Both work great!
None of the Amazon links work! The ones that are collection styles. I think you probably have them private
Thank you so much for your knowledge
Some of the links are not working... like the toys & breastfeeding go to.
Your Amazon links don’t work 😮
-Elimination communication. -Tummy time does not need to be laying down, you can help them strengthen their neck muscles while holding them. -Over stimulating toys are more interesting for the parents, but your four month old well actually have more benefit from a plain wooden black than they will from a toy that lights up and plays music… bonus points for textured.
- sometimes you think your baby is ready for a nap, because of timing or whatever, but it might just be you who needs a nap. Don’t spend an hour trying to force your kid into a nap when their entire normal hour. It did not work, you just wasted the entire wake period and caused a lot of stress on you and on your baby.
I also missed elimination communication in the video. It worked wonders for us when we discovered it at 5 months. Before, when our son woke up in the night, we used to calm, change and feed him. Turned out he needed to pee or poop - and then fell asleep right away, for a surprisingly long period. This way, you can avoid something called "Stillfalle" in german (milk/feeding trap?) - baby will drink milk, fall asleep, but wake up after 2hours because they have to pee, and instead drink again, which leads to them waking up every 2 hour in the night.
An indian friend then recommended to us to hold him over the sink abour 2 hours after going to bed while still more or less asleep(!), which felt crazy at first. After about 3 days he got used to it, peed into the sink every night and just continued sleeping for a really good time, staying dry and sleeping well through the night. We did this for the first 2 years. Also, once we switched to cloth diapers during the night, we never had to use any skin care product again. Apparently, lying in a wet cloth diaper for a few hours of the night is extremly healthy for baby's skin. Often the diapers would stay dry though (because of EC). I found this all super interesting, because you hardly ever read about it in our western "diaper culture".
Hello! I just wanted to let you know that many of your links are no longer accessible
So helpful
Is there another cream you would suggest before bed?
Also your baby toy link isn't working.
I used aquaphor and that worked well. I think it worked better than diaper cream. Even now, i use it if things look a littlw red and rashy and it always takes it away.
the toys link not open☹️☹️☹️i need it
Just so you know your link is not working for baby toys.
Hi Bridget, does changing the babys diaper multiple times in the night affect the baby in any way? As in does it cause distress for example... because lanolin is something i dont think i can use, it is not animal free
I bought some swaddles since reading about all the benefits, I attempted many times to swaddle my boy but he hates it, I wish you made this video sooner🙈
My first (daughter) loved being swaddled. My newborn son? DOES NOT. Lol I feel you mama!!
The link for toys isn’t working😭
Is a whitenoise machine dangerous close to baby?
Good question
No, it's not. It's actually quite healthy, as it's a cheap pretend-be noise of the nature - think: forest making noise under the wind. We are evolved to soothe when hearing these noises.
Congratulations
Dont get too caught up if you made one of those mistakes. It doesnt mean you’re a bad parent, correct the mistake to your best abilities and keep taking care of your child❤
Can you please repost the amazon links? It's currently not working. Thank you!!
So does this mean that my baby can self regulate better because I’m always rushing to her when she cries?
Cool thanks
Awesome video!✨
I share newborn tips on my channel too, and this was super helpful!
Thanks for making this video! 👶
i need toy link but it has problem help me plz☹️☹️☹️
I'd like to see some hard data references on the emf stuff, it feels just a little tin foil hat without the context of proper research.
Yeah, it’s a total BS.
If increased emf passing through your body increases cancer risk of course it would affect babies.
Just storing your phone in your bra like we did in the 2000s increased your risk of breast cancer
So do some research instead of expecting everyone else to provide the research for you. There’s plenty of studies proving how harmful EMFs are as too much exposure heats up your cells which causes inflammation, in turn can cause cancer. Just because you’re too lazy to do your own research doesn’t mean it’s BS or tinfoil . It means someone else did their research and chooses to do better because they know better.
These comments are sad. And wrong. She is 100 percent accurate. Thank god for women like her!!!!❤❤❤❤❤
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Love love love!
I agree that breastfeeding for the first year is best but how are grains empty calories if you use whole grains? They have vitamins, minerals, calories and fiber that is great for feeding the gut
Oh my gosh congratulations for another on the way!!!
When my baby was 8 months old people said to me don't give her milk when she's not eating her food bc she will learn that having milk is easier than eating vegetables etc. like wtf
Loved this! The last tip was such a great reminder and the importance of breastfeeding def resonated with me ♥️
Love hearing you bring up EMF! Soooo much has come out on this!
Such terrible advice re: not swaddling - I've seen so many new mothers struggle and struggle until they started swaddling the baby and nothing gets in the way of the mother/baby bond more than a mother suffering through poor mental health.
Agreed that mama needs the help of a good swaddle to keep baby calm so her recovery and mental health progress positively. I don’t think she’s saying “don’t swaddle at all”, I think she means be aware of how often and how tightly. My newborn loves the swaddle so much that I have to open it up to get him to eat otherwise he’ll fall back asleep before he fills his stomach. Also if I have him swaddled most of the day, his joints and the opportunity to stretch his muscles is limited. Swaddling is a must just not all day everyday.
Chill out please thats not what she’s saying at all.
Some new parents may be unclear. As Bridget mentioned, balance is important here. Swaddling can definitely be helpful, but swaddling is not the right answer in every situation so swaddle sparingly. Keeping a newborn swaddled all day is not a good idea. Hunger cues are important for new parents to learn and recognize BEFORE the crying starts and swaddling can hinder that for parents. Skin to skin is so beneficial and is also soothing to baby. Some overly swaddled babies can have issues with weight gain among other things which is so crucial especially in the beginning.
It’s actually great advice. Swaddling is awful… for my kids at least. What helps? Wrapping them with a baby wrap around your body ❤
I think she's more referring to swaddling incorrectly. A lot of people swaddle baby very tightly from arms to toes. Recent studies show that you can swaddle the arms, but that the leg area should be lose as to avoid hip dysplasia. Swaddling is still a good thing, but definitely not too tight or all day long so they can develop motor skills.
I don’t understand when people and doctors suggest rice cereals. Or to give a breastfed baby formula at night to keep them full longer. The only reason they “stay full” longer is because their digestion system struggles to digest it! That isn’t good! We would never eat anything hard to digest before bed, why would people suggest such things for baby? 🤦🏽♀️
The EMF blocker is SOooo expensive
*And it does nothing.* Only Faraday's cage helps. These EMF blockers are a scam
Are you agreeing to not vaccine our child ? What do you think about it ?
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Thanks for the radiation reminder. I used to be super careful with my First, and even now I only let her Watch the iPad once weekly whitout wifi, but with my second, we are Always together, I sometimes forget about my phone being close to her😢
My husband thinks I’m crazy when I tell him to keep the cell phone away from baby and we always argue over these things bc he thinks I’m over reacting
That’s because it doesn’t actually make sense if you look at the science. The frequency of the waves isn’t a problem for us… there’s more risk coming from just being alive around the background radiation that exists.
Hi! I thank u for all your videos ! I had my 2nd baby with your guidance from start to finish! Even at the very last minute your videos of breathing techniques and meditations made all the difference! In regards to this video I bought the Aries tech but I was wondering if you checked is effective .. came across this video that this guy is testing it but not sure I legit th-cam.com/video/7WrKXqMbyzY/w-d-xo.htmlsi=ahQ_5toqchFdDD-b
Thank you !!!
DEFINITELY Wait until the baby cries for hunger!!!!! Lol I was such a “too caring mother” for my first daughter, I always caught her early hungry sign and breastfed/bottle fed her for a year, now she’s 4, she’s never been interested in eating since she’s born 😂😂no matter how much she ran all day and super hungry. So NOT reacting to your baby’s hunger sign right away is actually very important sometimes to develop their hunger desire and interest of eating!!!
How do you know that your feeding approach is what caused her to not eat much as she got older?
Great advices. Teach new borns about Islam!
Adding pictures to your lesson will help learners understand you better
You lost me when you started calling wifi radiation
Button and light up toys are important for baby’s development because they learn cause and effect and can help them develop their fine motor skills. All toys help babies and children learn new skills. This video is really just trying to add to the mom guilt.
Beware swaddeling loosely with arms up makes no sense at all! If you are worried just reduce the amount of time you swaddle your baby. But if you swaddle do it corectly and thightly - this is a parents sleep saviour!!
A too loosely swaddled baby, especially with fingers by his face will just be fussy...
Wifi is fine, just dont keep the smartphone on their head. Even 15cm away is harmless
Oh wow. I'm glad that not all women are completely insane.
all good advice except for the undocumented EMF part