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cailleask posted:Ever since my daughter did a runner in TSA at age 2 - and went UNDER all the dividers, and then screamed like she was being murdered upon being caught, I wear toddlers in the airport. lmao I mean, I'm terrified of the same thing happening to me, but at least I can laugh at your misfortune in the meantime.
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cailleask posted:Ever since my daughter did a runner in TSA at age 2 - and went UNDER all the dividers, and then screamed like she was being murdered upon being caught, I wear toddlers in the airport. Oh god oh gently caress. I was so afraid this would happen on our trip last year.
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Jan 23, 2020 17:52
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We've been lucky so far that all airport travel with the kid has been as a family, so there's always one of us who can wrangle her while the other does shoes/bags/whatever. We'll see how that goes with #2...
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Jan 23, 2020 17:55
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BonoMan posted:I feel like this is some weird movie where you're my slightly alternate universe self. We went through the same thing late last year and are kind of going through the resurgences you mention as well. Doc isn't really concerned about stuff (although we have a urologist appointment for circumcision adhesion) with his congestion and lungs sound fine. He's teething as well (and sleeps like loving poo poo) so that's what we're chalking it up to. Well at least someone else is dealing with the same poo poo.
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Jan 23, 2020 18:35
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I mean we definitely laugh about it now, and luckily the airport wasn’t super busy at the time, and the TSA people were very understanding about it. But also it was super ultra stressful and then we entered a bad stress feedback loop and she threw an EPIC meltdown right at the doorway to the plane and we were afraid they wouldn’t let us on. Everyone on the plane could hear her shrieks. We got a lot of LOOKS as we boarded because of course we were last on after all that drama. So, yeah. Now I wear toddlers so they don’t have the chance to a) run or b) get so worked up.
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Jan 23, 2020 19:45
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DaveSauce posted:Downside is our carseat is massive. Been toying with the idea of getting a small/cheap one strictly for travel, just haven't done it yet. Also getting the car seat in the plane is a bitch, but doable and technically safer. Get a Cosco Scenera if you need rearfacing or a Cosco Finale for a harnessed booster/booster. They weigh as much as a fart and are super easy to install. We travelled with both in August (at the time mine were almost 1 and 5) and we boxed up the Scenera similar to PP by making a franken box from moving boxes we bought at home depot. We plan on doing the exact same thing this August because it'll be a cold day in hell before I try flying with their cheavy rear end cleks.
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Jan 23, 2020 19:56
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We flew with our giant Britax seat and used this overpriced thing. Our kid was super happy getting carted around in her baby throne so in hindsight I'm glad we got it and completely avoided any melt down potential. We used the seat on the plane once when she was still pretty small(Hauling it up and down the aisle was...hard) and then checked it at the gate another time, kind of got banged up when we checked it though. We're flying again in March and I'm pretty sure I could just attach whatever seat to it using LATCH so I might try using it with a lighter seat this time if I can make it work. Definitely not going to fly with the Britax seat again, just too heavy.
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M. Night Skymall posted:We flew with our giant Britax seat and used this overpriced thing. Yup, that's exactly what we use. The question was whether to continue with that (but with a smaller seat) or switch to a stroller like every other person we see in the airport. So far we've only seen 1 or 2 of those travel carts in the wild, so I was starting to think that there was a better way. But after all the anecdotes, I'm leaning towards sticking with that + smaller seat. Since we check our luggage, backpacks have been sufficient to carry any in-plane stuff we need so far so I think we're good.
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Jan 23, 2020 20:41
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nwin posted:So my 15 month old had a pretty bad cold in October and it lasted 5-6 weeks with the coughing at night etc. I don't know. Honestly stumped on this. The only thing I can think of is maybe build up of drool from teething? Also have a 15 month old and teeth are coming in like crazy, she's got bumps around her mouth from drooling so freaking much (her check up was yesterday and doctor said it's fine, if it bothers her or me to put a light amount of cortisone cream on it). Right now in our house it's me coughing and waking myself up. 
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Jan 24, 2020 01:46
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Cosco umbrella stroller and cosco super lightweight car seat carried liked a backpack through the airport. This is how to affordably fly with a 2 year old.
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Jan 24, 2020 15:23
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Bill Brasky posted:When did your babies start talking?
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Jan 25, 2020 04:02
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It's taken a little bit, but she's got the pouch thing down now. Those toppers are great. No more pouch volcanoes. I have been sick all week, so today is extra miserable being the only caregiver and trying not to get close. Being able to just hand her a pouch for snack is awesome.
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Jan 25, 2020 17:40
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Alternative childproofing idea needed. Grandma has a door that leads to some stairs. We added one of the Safety1st lever door locks but realised that it would block access from both sides if it was engaged. I wasn't comfortable leaving it in place as it could stop egress during a fire. Kind of a conflict of safety needs. Any other ideas?
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Jan 26, 2020 01:31
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First, verify that there's actually an issue. For modern lever handles, each side moves independently from the other, so blocking one side doesn't mean that the other side can't move. I don't know if this is true for older lever handles, though. As for alternatives: Door monkey: https://www.amazon.com/DOOR-MONKEY-Door-Pinch-Guard/dp/B004ECJWK4 Top door lock: https://www.amazon.com/Child-Proof-Deluxe-Door-Lock/dp/B012BR4TGA I have neither used nor seen anyone use either, so I cannot personally endorse them. However they are mentioned on Lucie's List so I guess they're probably OK.
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Jan 26, 2020 01:45
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Heners_UK posted:Alternative childproofing idea needed. Use the ones that swing up and down, they are designed to give way with a certain amount of force. We have these and they work well, unless you have a really strong and determined toddler. Easily unlocked and swung away from door: Upgraded Door Lever Lock... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TBHWWND?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
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Jan 26, 2020 01:45
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DaveSauce posted:First, verify that there's actually an issue. For modern lever handles, each side moves independently from the other, so blocking one side doesn't mean that the other side can't move. I don't know if this is true for older lever handles, though. I found out the hard way after installation. Had removed it. However, I did take the spirit of what you said and tried something else. Turns out this particular privacy lock door handle can have the button lock engaged with the door open, then the door closed (i.e. toddler defences side locked) and then reopened using the pinhole. No special hardware required.
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Jan 26, 2020 02:15
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Sigh... left out my clippers to charge the batteries... Later that day I hear my SO scream and I find the twins and some hair on the floor. One twin tried to cut the other.... We just saw some patches of hair on the floor first but couldn't see where from, thought maybe we got lucky and it doesn't show. But no now we see one kid has a bald spot in the middle of the head, rest of his hair covered it up. So one of my kids sports a combover at age 6. I am thinking of cutting off all his hair but it's so short, and it's winter. Maybe if I give it a week... Sigh.
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Jan 26, 2020 13:31
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It's just hair, nobody will care about it especially on a little one. Gives you a funny story to tell, don't stress it. Comedy option, shave the same spot on the other twin so they match again!
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Jan 26, 2020 14:18
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Sandwich Anarchist posted:Comedy option, shave the same spot on the other twin so they match again! 
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Jan 26, 2020 17:38
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My husband's first grade photo looks goofy because the day before picture day he convinced everyone at their table grouping to cut their front hair.
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Jan 26, 2020 17:52
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Sandwich Anarchist posted:Comedy option, shave the same spot on the other twin so they match again! Alternatively, shave the negative design onto the other one so that one has a small bald spot and the other is bald with a small spot of hair.
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Jan 26, 2020 17:55
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His Divine Shadow posted:Sigh... left out my clippers to charge the batteries... Later that day I hear my SO scream and I find the twins and some hair on the floor. One twin tried to cut the other.... We just saw some patches of hair on the floor first but couldn't see where from, thought maybe we got lucky and it doesn't show. But no now we see one kid has a bald spot in the middle of the head, rest of his hair covered it up. So one of my kids sports a combover at age 6. I am thinking of cutting off all his hair but it's so short, and it's winter. Maybe if I give it a week... Sigh. I'm a twin and I gave my brother a haircut (with scissors) when we are about 8. He ended up getting all of his hair cut short to match, while I rocked the longer hair for a while. Made it easy to tell us apart for a while.
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Heners_UK posted:Alternative childproofing idea needed. If he's really determined, I guess he could give the door a good yank and break it, but we're definitely going to hear it. Similarly, if I was somehow locked in the office it would be easy to push with only a small amount of force to break it.
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Heners_UK posted:I found out the hard way after installation. Had removed it. I was going to suggest that you remove the door and replace it with a child gate, but I guess this makes sense too.
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So I've been really miserable for a little bit, so much coughing. Cough all day, cough all night. Coughing so hard I throw up. Nothing really helped (have not had a fever this whole time). Had labs drawn, chest scan, and throat swab Thursday. No one called me Thursday or Friday. Figured no news is good news, right? Well today I still didn't feel great. Called upstairs to my doctor (we are in the same building) to ask about labs. Wasn't there, left a message. The nurse calls me back, at work, instead of the cell phone number I left. Kinda weird but OK. She asks how I'm feeling. I say not too great, I still feel like crap. She then says "Well, you don't feel well because you have pertussis" EXCUSE ME?! I HAVE A 15 MONTH OLD!!! WHY DID YOU NOT TELL ME THIS THURSDAY WHEN THE LABS CAME BACK (ALSO IN THE SAME BUILDING) !!!!!! Livid with this woman. Absolutely livid. Then I find out why she called me at my work extension -- I need to go home and I'm not allowed back until Feb 1st. I need to go down to employee health and let them know. Oh and I'm the 2nd case they have diagnosed this week. So now the infection control officer is getting involved. Which is probably a good thing because all my close coworkers are sick. Cut to me scrambling at work to get FMLA submitted, get home, pick husband up so he can go inside and get daughter so we can take her to urgent care to get her checked out because now I'm freaking out that she's possibly got it. All 3 of us current on vaccination, but somehow I still have this nightmare. She had been coughing over the weekend but I've been listening to it to make sure she wasn't barking like a seal or whooping. Urgent care doesn't think she has it because she's not showing signs, but we are starting the z pack until results come back just in case. And another antibiotic because they looked at her ears and she has double ear infection. So at least the trip caught the ear infection. I did call her doctor ASAP because I was in there with her last Wednesday and wanted to let them know. He wanted her to start the z pack and put in a script for it, but I took her to urgent care because I really wanted to make sure, it doesn't seem like she does. Rough freaking day. I hope none of you ever get this, or your children. At least I know now why I've been so miserable. I went to work alllll last week like this (except Friday, when I couldn't take anymore and called in sick) and somehow still alive.
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That sucks. Vaccinations can fail to take for a variety of reasons (it's not a huge thing, but it does happen), which might be what happened in your case.
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AngryRobotsInc posted:That sucks. Vaccinations can fail to take for a variety of reasons (it's not a huge thing, but it does happen), which might be what happened in your case. And the pertussis vaccine only provides immunity for a short period of time...in decreases year over year and by 5 years or so the protection is almost entirely gone. It's not a very long lasting one. sheri fucked around with this message at 16:00 on Jan 28, 2020 |
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Well our 7 month old boy had adhesions on his penis from the circumcision. We had guessed it, but got referred to a urologist who basically said some boys get this little elastic style... gland/muscle/something on their penis when they're born that can cause it to retract further into the fat pad than most (but we only had a light case of it), this causes the circumcised foreskin to adhere more easily as the retraction can cause the foreskin to fold back up and over the penis for long periods of time. He fixed it by just forcing it back down. It had been like adhesed for 6 months so it's just nice raw skin under there. Lord. Baby didn't cry but looked briefly uncomfortable. We followed it up with two immunizations also scheduled for the day. Hep B and the flu vaccine part 2. So of course in the middle of the night he spikes a 104 fever. We gave him some tylenol and got it down to nearly 100. He had some fussyness and discomfort but otherwise, even at 4 am with a 104, would smile and be playful so we're hoping it was just a fever spike caused by his body saying "dude what the gently caress man give me a break." Takin' him to the doc this morning
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My (vaccinated) family had pertussis this fall. I had a mild but persistent cough and my five year old had maybe 2-3 days of what SEEMED like croup. My two year old was coughing with a classic whoop for more than a month, and it took 3 doctor trips and 8 days to get him diagnosed. In that time we went to: a baseball game, swimming many times with disabled children, a baby shower, and who knows where else. He didn’t fully recover for two months at least. Watching him struggle to breathe was horrendous and one of the worst experiences of my parenting life. I know for sure we infected two other people. We were on lockdown for five days and they required EVERYONE who had had even moderate contact with the two year old to do a z-pack. The good news is even if your little one has it, you’ve caught it so early you probably won’t have the long lingering damage that takes 30-60 days to heal from. Maybe not the best news for you, though. It sucks and I’m sorry you’re going through this! People need to goddamn vaccinate themselves and their kids.
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Got her results just now. She is negative! I am so happy. But super sad I have to stay away from her until Saturday, when I'm done with the z pack. I want my baby hugs back
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Jan 28, 2020 22:36
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I didn't know they used z packs for whooping cough. Sucks I am allergic. Hopefully I never have to deal with it!
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Anyone else’s kid go through some kind of phase where they melted down over wanting something and were otherwise fine? I mean, totally fine and should be happy. Like, just ate a whole meal, said they were all done, then saw snack cup and/or water bottle on the counter and started losing their poo poo? Probs just a phase, right? Right?
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life is killing me posted:Anyone else’s kid go through some kind of phase where they melted down over wanting something and were otherwise fine? I mean, totally fine and should be happy. Like, just ate a whole meal, said they were all done, then saw snack cup and/or water bottle on the counter and started losing their poo poo? Yeah probably. The feeling of desire and how to deal with it is a learned thing, almost like dealing with anger and whatever else. Imo, when they do that, DO NOT give them what they want, or risk teaching the wrong lesson.
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Sandwich Anarchist posted:Yeah probably. The feeling of desire and how to deal with it is a learned thing, almost like dealing with anger and whatever else. Imo, when they do that, DO NOT give them what they want, or risk teaching the wrong lesson. We are picking our battles, I figure if he is still hungry (he frequently wants out of his high chair before he’s really done eating) I don’t want to withhold food, but he knows there’s a snack time after breakfast. He wanted this snack cup only because he saw it and figured, “hey, that’s mine...” He’s starting this new thing where when we even go to another room where he knows he has toys, he must gather a literal armful of toys, however many he can physically carry, and take them with him. He gives us a ton of poo poo if we try to take them away so we have to basically tell him over and over again to put them back and he eventually does, then goes and grabs them again. It seems like a brand-new phase or leap he just started this week, melting down over nothing and turning on a dime to that from absolute contentment. He’s 21mo so didn’t think there were other “leaps” but guess there are. He’s not usually like this, so I’m thinking he’s trying to push our buttons because we don’t ever yell or scream at him, and our response to melt downs is “UH OH! Looks like someone needs time in his room to cool down! Do you want to walk or be carried?” So basically it feels like he knows some boundaries and is trying to explore some more and check our response. That’s my rationalization, anyway.
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Anyone got any good discipline references that go by age? Little one is just about 20 months and hoo boy is she getting wild. We've been working on not grabbing things away from people and asking please but shes been getting super defiant and harder to control or redirect. Also super clingy mommy phase to the point where mom isnt allowed to sleep in or go to the potty. Appreciate any help trying to reach her on her level. Shes smart, so if I can just get her to understand that its okay if mom goes to the bathroom alone for 5 min or that something is dangerous and even if you say please Im not letting you put your hand in the stove flame. Least she learned that biting makes mom or dad go away. I was raised with yelling and spanking and I dont want that to be in the toolbox but shes terrible two-ing and its frustrating to hit that tantrum wall. Sorry, if Im rambling. Shes dropping a new pair of teeth and has been waking up 2-4 am and this night was my shift to help her back to sleep. Thanks.
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Jan 29, 2020 19:29
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everyone should get a book called The Happiest Toddler On The Block
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Arkanomen posted:Anyone got any good discipline references that go by age? This is almost 100% exactly where my 20-21mo boy is now, for a second I even started to wonder if I wrote your post and forgot about it until I looked at your avatar and realized you're not me. I think the mommy clingy phase ends (I hope), as a dad it's frustrating and they are extremely hard to control when the only thing on their mind is being in Mom's direct vicinity at all times. My wife, like yours (or you, not sure if you're Mom or Dad), cannot use the bathroom or even walk to the kitchen whilst staying in our son's sight without him dropping whatever he is doing and running behind her, whining. He got a little better about it then this week he started it again. For us, it's when my wife is working from home and the office is closed, he can't stand it and we have had to buy childproof door lever locks for this even though it's safe for him in there, to keep him from running in and talking and crying while she's on a conf call. If it makes you feel any better, though, when I do manage to keep him away from there and redirect him or whatever, he calms down eventually and forgets she's in there or something. But even after that God forbid I need to go into the office for something and Mom's in there. Techniques we've been trying for behavior:
Please understand we have no idea what the gently caress we're doing, we just know how we DON'T want to parent, and we don't want to yell or scream either unless he's about to do something dangerous. Amazingly since we started the choices thing, he's been insanely more affectionate toward me, because I grew up with the same thing you did and it's a loving battle to not operate that way because it's almost a reflex, and it seemed to affect him which breaks my heart. He still gives way less of a gently caress about my existence than he does my wife's, but at least there's a gently caress, somewhere, he sometimes gives about me. Also he acts differently with each of us individually than he does when it's all three of us for some reason.
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We've found it effective to make sure that any consequences of his actions are directly related to his behavior and easy to understand. Like, if he eats chalk, he gets the choice to eat it and have it taken away or to stop eating it and continue playing. Not "if you don't stop hitting the dig with that paper towel tube, I'll take your toy truck away", because how does that make any sense? Learning about "direct consequences to my actions" is important and has helped a lot. That said, he's 19 months old and a gigantic mother fucker, so ymmv
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rt4 posted:everyone should get a book called The Happiest Toddler On The Block Can't you just bottom-line it for me? I have kids, I don't have time to read!
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PerniciousKnid posted:Can't you just bottom-line it for me? I have kids, I don't have time to read! Just lol if you don't have Enrique read it to you
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