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Ugh I'm so pissed. We're moving in two weeks and that's just hellish enough as it is but we had our kids in daycare to enable us to pack, make repairs to the house, etc. Well on Sunday we got a notification that our 7 year old's daycare room is shutdown due to a kid testing positive. They did a field trip at a movie theater on Friday (morning, for a rented theater so they weren't exposed to normal movie goers). Obviously we haven't been there since Friday, but a second and third kid have tested positive so now my anxiety is really up - also both kids are home while I'm trying to work and pack. (We kept the 2 year old home as a precaution of course) No symptoms yet, but loving poo poo gently caress this poo poo. Also I'm in Mississippi - the least vaccinated place. Neither kid will be going back to daycare at all so that was a lovely way to end it and not see their friends, but I just can't risk it anymore. BonoMan fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Jul 20, 2021 |
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abigserve posted:Getting frustrated at stuff not working seems healthy to me, ours went through a phase just recently where he'd crack the shits if his Duplo tower fell over but now he's much more patient with it Not sure why but this post reminds me of working with computers
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Jul 21, 2021 05:25
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The child just hit 6 months and I feel like he’s a completely different baby now, he has learned SO MUCH in like the last two weeks. He’s sleeping through the night, started solids, can sit up, and cruise around in his walker…he just got so advanced so quickly and it’s blowing my mind a little. He also learned how to scrunch up his nose and make angry huffing noises, which is hilarious.
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Jul 21, 2021 05:34
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hooah posted:Ugh, today was day 6 of diarrhea for the 2-year-old. I my wife took him on yesterday afternoon and all the PA had to offer was "try some probiotics". We've got some powdered something or other that we can put in his food and drink; any ideas if that will be enough? I'm really sick of cleaning up messes every morning. My kids had the shits for weeks after a random virus. We tested them for All The Things and it all came up negative. The only thing that helped was probiotics. We got a chewable kind from Target. I found those way easier to use every morning than the powders. If your kid likes greek yogurt, mix it into a bowl of that for a probiotic carpet bomb.
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Jul 21, 2021 05:41
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remigious posted:The child just hit 6 months and I feel like he’s a completely different baby now, he has learned SO MUCH in like the last two weeks. He’s sleeping through the night, started solids, can sit up, and cruise around in his walker…he just got so advanced so quickly and it’s blowing my mind a little. He also learned how to scrunch up his nose and make angry huffing noises, which is hilarious. I feel this way all the time. They just keep learning! And not always good things lol.
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Jul 21, 2021 06:07
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2 year olds are terrorists And the terrorists have won
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Jul 21, 2021 08:33
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Renegret posted:2 year olds are terrorists ahahahha wait until 3!
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Jul 21, 2021 08:35
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devmd01 posted:ahahahha wait until 3! That's when they graduate from Domestic to International terrorism.
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Jul 21, 2021 08:42
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Hadlock posted:Not sure why but this post reminds me of working with computers Replace Duplo with Dell and it's spot on
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Jul 21, 2021 09:27
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abigserve posted:Replace Duplo with Dell and it's spot on 
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Jul 21, 2021 12:20
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remigious posted:The child just hit 6 months and I feel like he’s a completely different baby now, he has learned SO MUCH in like the last two weeks. He’s sleeping through the night, started solids, can sit up, and cruise around in his walker…he just got so advanced so quickly and it’s blowing my mind a little. He also learned how to scrunch up his nose and make angry huffing noises, which is hilarious. Yeah at about 6 months mine had the "Galaxy brain" moment and it's been all downhill from here. I hope you got in whatever covid travel you wanted to, because they will absolutely not stay still on a plane now This is also when you need to scour the floor for any and all choking hazards, up until about month 7.5. bottle caps are a choking hazard, who knew. I'm about six weeks ahead of you. The good news is that the "grab everything and stuff it into your mouth" phase only lasts a little over a month, then the novelty seems to wear off for baby. Either that, or my strategy of "just let her put literally everything but cat poop in her mouth but also make sure she doesn't choke on it" has paid off and her interest is waning early Tangential side note Holy hell, how did we as society ever allow carpets indoors, they're loving filthy, so glad we have "hardwood" floors in the main living room area, SO much easier to keep clean
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Jul 21, 2021 12:26
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Hadlock posted:Holy hell, how did we as society ever allow carpets indoors, they're loving filthy, so glad we have "hardwood" floors in the main living room area, SO much easier to keep clean As a parent of a potty training toddler that still pees on the floor sometimes, I’m so so so glad this house is not carpeted 
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Jul 21, 2021 13:07
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Dang ole 15 month old somehow learned how to take off the plastic socket protectors  Baby!!! C'mon.
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Jul 21, 2021 13:34
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External Organs posted:Dang ole 15 month old somehow learned how to take off the plastic socket protectors Yup. Tiny fingers can do a lot I never thought they’d be able to do
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Jul 21, 2021 13:41
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remigious posted:The child just hit 6 months and I feel like he’s a completely different baby now, he has learned SO MUCH in like the last two weeks. He’s sleeping through the night, started solids, can sit up, and cruise around in his walker…he just got so advanced so quickly and it’s blowing my mind a little. He also learned how to scrunch up his nose and make angry huffing noises, which is hilarious. I feel this, so so much. We're having a huge week with the 7 m.o. having his last days of the Docband, last day of PT where he decided it was time to try crawling (!!) for the first time, teeth finally breaking through, and sleep training going way way better than I could have ever hoped for. Basically, we're almost done undoing all the damage my MIL caused lol.
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Jul 21, 2021 14:24
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External Organs posted:Dang ole 15 month old somehow learned how to take off the plastic socket protectors My girl at 16 months did this:  It was a cheap plastic outlet cover so we replaced most of them with sturdier ones.
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Jul 21, 2021 14:27
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Chernobyl Princess posted:Our son did/does this sometimes, as well as some hand flapping (which is totally developmental). We started redirecting him to do the hand flapping instead when he hits or kicks out of excitement, saying "happy hands!" and doing it ourselves as well. This is a really good idea, I will try it. I’ve tried explaining that she can clap or give a high five instead but I like this a lot better, then it’s not like she’s getting a high five for hitting.
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Jul 21, 2021 17:00
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Well, our good luck at preschool didn't hold.  Day one - perfect, she had a great time and was happy all day Day two - apprehensive at dropoff but okay, took a nap and was confused when waking up Day three - got weepy at breakfast when we talked about the upcoming day, had a hard time letting go at dropoff Day four (today) - had to pick her up half an hour after dropoff because she got too stressed out and threw up Poor kiddo. She needs more experience being away from home and I'm afraid she's going to get kicked out of the program before she gets it.
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Jul 21, 2021 18:19
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remigious posted:The child just hit 6 months and I feel like he’s a completely different baby now, he has learned SO MUCH in like the last two weeks. He’s sleeping through the night, started solids, can sit up, and cruise around in his walker…he just got so advanced so quickly and it’s blowing my mind a little. He also learned how to scrunch up his nose and make angry huffing noises, which is hilarious. Could you post yours or a similar walker? We have a standup harness play station deal, but I’m hesitant to stick her in that for more than 30 min or so. Something she could cruise around in sounds adorable.
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Jul 22, 2021 00:16
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meanolmrcloud posted:Could you post yours or a similar walker? We have a standup harness play station deal, but I’m hesitant to stick her in that for more than 30 min or so. Something she could cruise around in sounds adorable. We have this one: https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Einstei...yen+sky+&sr=8-2 It’s not too big but also not too small and I like to hook extra toys on the loops on each side 
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Jul 22, 2021 05:01
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Our 1 year old has been sick non stop all year. She gets covid tested every time and has never had it. She was just sick last month and recovered fully about a week ago. Just cold after cold. She had to go to urgent care tonight because she had trouble breathing. Blood ox 95, sent home with Albuterol. Her big brother had the same problem when he was 1, spent a few days in hospital even. Ugghhhh. She probably gets it at daycare???? Yeah.
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Jul 22, 2021 05:27
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At what point do toddlers stop doing things that might bring them active harm? Our ogre baby not only treats the couch as his personal trampoline but likes to either pull the oven open when it's going or yanking at the child covers on the stove knobs, not to mention trying to open drawers and when he can't do that he hangs off of them. We have locks for everything, mind. Not sure if he's doing it because he sees us cooking or what. We give him a bowl and some spatulas/whisks so he can play along and that works most of the time but the moment we open the oven door he heads that way like he's the witch from Hansel and Gretel.
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Jul 22, 2021 13:55
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I was just having this conversation with my dad, who informed me I still do dumbass things that might bring me active harm at the age of 34. He has high hopes that his granddaughter will be much more intelligent but right now we agree that she's not quite dog level.
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Jul 22, 2021 14:56
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I think the reality is that they never stop, you just stop being responsible for it when they hit 18.
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Jul 22, 2021 15:04
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My four year old still puts random things in his mouth. He found a half-eaten Clif bar at the bottom of a beach bag that was Old. Proceeded to stuff it in his mouth while running away/giggling. Then puked a few hours later because GROSS OLD CLIF BAR. So... never. Either your kid is into wacky dangerous gross crap or they aren't, and if they are then 😬
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Jul 22, 2021 15:17
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We set up gates that prevent access to the kitchen. We don’t use them all the time, but it’s clutch if things are getting too busy in there. I work near a childrens’ burn center so I’m pretty sensitive to the life-altering possibilities of ovens and boiling water. I’ll take a mad toddler and some extra trim damage over the alternative
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Jul 22, 2021 15:45
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Yeah i have some hairless patches on my upper arms and shoulders from when i knocked in to my mother as a little kid when she was draining some potatoes in the sink so i'm on high alert when cooking. She also tells stories about worriedly talking to my pediatrician about how i was consistently covered in bumps and bruises only to be told "yeah nawh congrats you have a boy it's basically like that all the time". We have a relatively open kitchen with an island unfortunately so i'm not sure a gate'll work but i'll look in to it since we cook so drat often.
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Jul 22, 2021 15:53
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remigious posted:We have this one: https://www.amazon.com/Baby-Einstei...yen+sky+&sr=8-2 It’s not too big but also not too small and I like to hook extra toys on the loops on each side Just as a note, but baby walkers have been banned in Canada and there are calls to ban them in the US as well. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/parents-dont-use-a-baby-walker-2018092714895
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Jul 22, 2021 18:11
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If you are interested in the movement of a walker with the security of an exersaucer, we loved the Fisher Price Step--n-Play Piano. The older version didn't have the removable pad on the bottom, but my daughter fuckin loved that thing. When she got older, we just took out the seat entirely and she used it as a play center.
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Jul 22, 2021 18:56
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Nessa posted:Just as a note, but baby walkers have been banned in Canada and there are calls to ban them in the US as well. Yeah, he uses it in a controlled environment and there is zero chance he will fall down any stairs. He loves that loving thing and I am not going to deprive him.
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Jul 22, 2021 19:03
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My 2 year old son always has bruises on his legs and today he's got like seven bug bites, I guess from the ten minutes we spent outside yesterday? I definitely feel like anyone who sees him is gonna think I'm a negligent parent but I'm not sure how to prevent stuff like that so oh well!
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Jul 22, 2021 19:08
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davebo posted:My 2 year old son always has bruises on his legs and today he's got like seven bug bites, I guess from the ten minutes we spent outside yesterday? I definitely feel like anyone who sees him is gonna think I'm a negligent parent but I'm not sure how to prevent stuff like that so oh well! Yeah my 7 mo old goes to the dog park a lot so he had like 5 bug bites, and he scratched his eyelid and leg with his razor sharp baby nails before I trimmed him. Poor guy looked like he was living in a swamp battling alligators all day.
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remigious posted:Yeah, he uses it in a controlled environment and there is zero chance he will fall down any stairs. He loves that loving thing and I am not going to deprive him. People are unbelievable. From the article: quote:The majority of injuries happen when children fall down stairs in a walker, usually injuring their head or neck, sometimes seriously. I guess some people think having their kids in a walker means they don’t have to baby proof the house. Wtf?
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citybeatnik posted:At what point do toddlers stop doing things that might bring them active harm? Well mine is 8. So apparently after 8 because it hasn't happened yet. The danger activities have just changed!
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My 2 year old falls down CONSTANTLY. To the point we asked the pediatrician about it at his last checkup. I've had to explain so many lumps and bruises to family I feel like they don't believe me anymore, fortunately (or unfortunately) it also happens at daycare so they know we're not irresponsible parents, the kid is just unbelievably clumsy.
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nwin posted:People are unbelievable. From the article: Yeah I am not convinced that walkers are dangerous on their own if used under supervision, like most baby things.
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remigious posted:Yeah, he uses it in a controlled environment and there is zero chance he will fall down any stairs. He loves that loving thing and I am not going to deprive him. So long as you are informed about possible risks, then great!
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Andos El Pantos posted:My 2 year old falls down CONSTANTLY. To the point we asked the pediatrician about it at his last checkup. I've had to explain so many lumps and bruises to family I feel like they don't believe me anymore, fortunately (or unfortunately) it also happens at daycare so they know we're not irresponsible parents, the kid is just unbelievably clumsy. They are called “toddlers” for a reason, though. My 3yo also has tons of bruises and lumps. Toddlers are a dichotomy between insanely smart and also complete idiots. They don’t watch where they are going, they run in places they shouldn’t, they actively disregard your warnings not to do something because they’ll get hurt, they jump on and off things, and run into the street without looking because they don’t know. And their legs aren’t great at propelling them forward yet. Yet, my son has a memory like a steel trap despite bumping his head like five billion times over the course of his three years of life, and amazes me every day with his intelligence. And at the same time I found myself explaining to the dentist why he is missing a baby tooth, the reason being that he jumped off something at daycare and then tripped onto his face, knocking the tooth out because there was a tooth growing slightly behind and beside it.
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Our middle child has always been pretty klutzy and we took her to physio and doctors and stuff, and went all the way to getting her an MRI. It turns out she has a very mild palsy on one side so it was good to learn that and be able to help her with physio and exercises and a foot orthosis (which we are bad about getting her to wear, tbh). It was an interesting process overall!
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Now it's up to 5 kids positive for covid in my daughter's daycare room outbreak. Our rapid test was negative today... PCR is out for testing to.
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