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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

How newborn? Because for that first few weeks you absolutely should not be trying to expose a newborn to every possible disease.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 5 points 2 days ago

4 months old? Not super new. Definitely after puerperal bed.

[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

From what age are babies allowed to take painkillers again?

[–] eli@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

Depends on weight, but usually 6 months or older. Around the 12lb or ~5.4kg mark.

If they get sick before that...just have to keep fluids up, deal with the crying, and if the fever goes over a specific temp you gotta take them to the hospital.

Our 4 month old got a bad fever and we called the nurse hotline for our hospital to see the next steps and they said "we don't have any appointments open, take him to the ER" and we were flabbergasted because that's the LAST place you should take a sick baby. We pushed but they wouldn't budge.

So we took our kid to the ER, the ER nurse and doc flipped their shit and said why we brought him there, told them so-and-so nurse on the hotline said to and that there weren't any appointments. They took the baby immediately just to get him out of the ER and did whatever they could(I was at work, momma was at home still on maternity leave, so don't have details), but the ER doc asked for the name of the nurse on the hotline and we're guessing he said some shit up the chain.

So yeah, fun times!