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Konomex posted:Holy crud. I need this. Keep going to use the bulb sucky thing on my daughter because snot just ... there's so much snot. She's inherited my fathers (and so my) sinuses. It's like a cup of snot in her head. Problem is, I can't get enough continuous suction and she's not a fan of the feeling of snot being dragged millimetre by millimetre from her skull. Yes, there's a filter, so don't worry. You're not going to ingest snot 
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Lullabee posted:So, I plan on bringing this up at his 4 month appointment next week, but I just wanted to see what other parents thought. Oh hey, that could be my daughter you're describing. Whenever she goes a bit long between poops, her farts are absolutely terrible-smelling.
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Jun 6, 2013 12:36
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Capslock Holmes posted:So our sitter is leaving to take a teaching job in another state. Luckily she gave us more than 2 week's notice, but we are struggling to find someone. Daycares have a wait list and my wife isn't cool with them anyway. Our daughter turned 1 on Sunday. Anyone here do Au Pair? We signed up for care.com but not much luck in our area. People want $50 an hour to babysit, I do too. Why isn't your wife cool with daycares? My son has been to daycare since he was 1 and we've had positive experiences. There are some bad ones out there to be sure (I've heard some stories...), but there are bad sitters too. I would look into it as an option! Being on a waiting list can't hurt as a plan B 
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Jun 11, 2013 21:59
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Capslock Holmes posted:I think it's because she hears the horror stories, mainly that one about a year ago down in Jackson, MS, and our coworkers who have kids in daycare always seem to be sick. I'm kind of either way about it, and agree that being on a waitlist as plan B isn't a terrible idea. We don't really have any friends who live here with kids our daughter's age and think it would be a good way for her to socialize with kids her age. Yeah, it's definitely a good idea to check out the place before placing a kid there. I heard a story of a private in-home daycare that ended up being closed down the same day because they didn't have an escape route in case of fire, yikes! The always being sick thing is unfortunately true for the first couple of months or so. My son (and my husband and I) were sick A LOT. But now he seems to have caught it all and isn't sick often any more.
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Jun 11, 2013 22:05
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Melliemel posted:How do you remove earwax from a toddler? At her last checkup the doc said she has some wax but I have no idea what to do about that. I use q-tips on myself, but I'm not sure that's safe, even with the baby-safe ones. Also, I doubt she'll hold still for that. She has tubes, if that makes a difference. Never stick anything into the baby's ear canal, just wash away the wax in the outer parts of the ear. If there's more that needs to be removed, a doctor or nurse should do that.
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Jun 14, 2013 15:49
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frenchnewwave posted:At 7 months (today!), how much "solid food" should my daughter be eating -- by which I mean fruit/veggie puree and cereal? She gets plenty of breastmilk and/or formula, and I've been pretty lax about the food thing. I'll give her a serving for "dinner" every other day or so. I think it's probably time that I get more regular with it. Is once a day right, or twice a day? She's had oatmeal and some veggies and she loves it, so I know she's ready. I don't want to discourage her from breastfeeding, though. At this point I'd offer food after she's eaten breastmilk or formula. I think I offered food twice a day at that point? Or one, can't quite remember. He didn't really eat any significant amount yet at that age. Then at nine, ten months he suddenly wanted a lot more solids. All kids are different. Some eat almost no solids before a year and that's ok. Some, like my son, eat a large amount of solids at a year, and that's fine too.
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Mr Darcy posted:What's the consensus on trying to stop a 12 month old from doing something he shouldn't be doing? Alex is getting pretty mobile and has been helpfully pulling himself up on the curtains, which came off the wall, and hitting a single pane glass door with his toys - which despite us having put a layer of safety plastic on the glass he managed to crack it. As he's also fascinated by the TV and although we've put a protective screen in front of it we'd rather try and start teaching him right from wrong. Honestly I wouldn't bother explaining to a 12 month old why he shouldn't do something, I'd just childproof the poo poo out of everything and redirect when he does something he's not supposed to. I feel like my almost three year old is just now starting to be able to understand explanations like that.
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Prunes can definitely get things going. Just, uh, be careful with the amount. I've overdone the prunes sometimes and the results have not been pretty.
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Jun 26, 2013 20:56
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shadysight posted:Does anyone have suggestions for redirecting a 1 month old who's taken to smacking us in the face when we hold him? We've tried putting him down, because it usually happens after he's asked to be picked up, and I've tried redirecting it to giving high fives, since that's a lot better behavior, but the original smacking is not going away. We say "no hitting" or "that hurts" and put him down on the floor or stop playing for a little while. My son is a sensitive flower, and this has always made him stop for a little while. He still hits from time to time, it's inevitable I think (he's almost 3 now). If he hits out of anger I tell him he can hit the sofa cushions. If it's for no reason, I just remove myself or him. I've done it many many many times. The behavior will go away eventually, but not for a good while yet. It's just something that has to go away on its own, because the amount of control a baby/toddler has over that behavior can be pretty limited.
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Jun 29, 2013 19:25
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The ikea high chair is pretty good. My mother in law has it at her house. I like it.
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Lullabee posted:Yeah, we're more than likely going to start with BLW. I might try a few smushed up bananas or avocados in the beginning, but I won't know until then. We're also doing the 'food is for playing/learning' before 1 year. Just to get him ready for it, but more towards getting him in routines. The ikea chair is bigger than it looks! My almost 3 year old still fits in it. He's tall and average weight.
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My son loved swaddling and was swaddled for naps and sleep until he was a year. My daughter absolutely hates it and will scream bloody murder if I try it. Also a reminder with swaddling, remember to not swaddle the legs tightly. For hip development, the legs should be allowed to be free enough that the baby can move them freely.
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Jul 15, 2013 08:06
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DwemerCog posted:I tried them but they are way too tight in the legs, she can't move her legs up or apart in them, and that is supposed to be super bad for baby hips. Try unzipping it from the bottom. My daughter wore a Frejka's pillow which spread her legs apart and I managed to put her in the woombie that way. She hated it though
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Chicken Biscuits posted:Does anyone have any tips on traveling with a 4-5 month old? My daughter's not due to be here until October, but my husband's grandma turns 90 in March and is having a big party in Florida, 16 hours away. My husband is a huge planner and wants to get all the details figured out now. It really depends on the kid. At that age they generally don't just fall asleep whenever. My son napped two longish naps a day at that age. My daughter is more of a catnapper, half an hour to an hour naps is her style.
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Jul 19, 2013 19:42
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Dandy Shrew posted:Don't laugh, but I live in Ireland and this is new to me. Haha, Norwegian having the same problem here. My daughter is five months old, and we're having similar weather. When my son was this age, it was February and freezing cold, so I feel a little inexperienced with having a baby in the summer. For sleeping I've been putting her in a thin shirt and a thin sleeping bag / sleepsack (one of those that snaps over the shoulders so the arms are uncovered). I point the fan at her, which she seems to like. When it cools down at night, I shift the fan so it's not pointing directly at her.
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The amber necklaces don't work, it's a load of pseudoscience. Amber is pretty though  they're a choking hazard so don't put them on your babby. I feel your pain, my five month old just cut a tooth and is working on another. I wet a washcloth and put it in the freezer sometimes, she likes to gnaw on that. Also breast milk ice cubes in a mesh feeder.
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Jul 20, 2013 07:20
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We coslept and nursed our son to sleep until he was a little under a year, at which point he started getting so wiggly and impossible to cosleep with that we had to move him into his own room. We night weaned at the same time. It was fine, it took a week of his dad going in to comfort him when he woke up. He sang to him and comforted him, and offered water, but didn't let him get out of bed. After a week he slept very well in his own room. He'd wake up once or twice, but get back to sleep with a few pats on his back.
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Jul 24, 2013 15:04
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My almost three year old son still sleeps with his seahorse
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Alterian posted:Any tips on how to get an 8 month old to not bite? He seems to like to do it at the worst times like carrying him in the grocery store. He snuck up on me the other day while I was trying to get netflix going on the tv and bit me on the side! I don't think there's any simple solution, unfortunately. When my son bit me at that age, I tried to react as little as possible, just remove him from me if he kept doing it. Also give him something other to bite in case it was his teeth bothering him.
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Did someone say doll stroller?  
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Lullabee posted:So, somewhat poop question. I think Cs constipated (clay, small ball). However he's only fed 1-2 purees or oatmeal a day, with the main bulk being breast milk. I *think* he's having issues because he went longer between feeds this weekend (he's teething so totally uninterested in eating). I plan on putting him on the boob for most of the day tomorrow to see if that helps, but is there anything else I can do? I started offering water when we started solids. You don't have to give juice.
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It's not uncommon for the second week to be the most difficult. They realize that hey! This is going to be the routine from now on, it wasn't just for a short while??
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Sockmuppet, if she's used to napping in her stroller that can make traveling lots easier. I agree that you should do it!
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I tried breastmilk in my eye when I had conjunctivitis. It didn't work. I want a refund 
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DwemerCog posted:
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Groke posted:Our #1 monkey was ready to quit daytime diapers when he was about three years and 1.5 months. Specifically, during the first week after he became a big brother to #2 monkey. This was late summer/early fall, and we'd spent some time that summer on introductory practice (letting him walk around naked in the back yard and pee on the hedge, letting him wear big-boy underpants for a few hours and simply accepting that they'd end up drenched, and so on). During that first week as a big brother he also moved into his own bedroom and (voluntarily, completely on his own initiative) gave up the pacifier. And, as I said initially, he went from being able to let us know he needed to pee right as the water was flowing, to suddenly giving enough notice to get to the bathroom, pull down his pants and place him on the throne. Pretty soon it wasn't generally necessary to drop whatever you were doing and rush straight into action, either, as he could hold it in for a rapidly-increasing number of minutes after giving notice. Gosh man, I LOVE your kids' names Especially Eivind, I have always wanted to use that for a boy, but then I went and found myself a husband named Eivind, soooo.VVV Hahah nah he was weirded out by the idea :P We ended up with an Åsmund instead, which is a name I'm super happy with. bilabial trill fucked around with this message at 13:27 on Sep 20, 2013 |
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If she loved going to work when not pregnant, why would you "have her stay at home"? Stay at home yourself is not an option?
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For those of you that aren't aware: There's a facebook group that sprung out of this thread and the pregnancy thread. The group is pretty active. HOWEVER after Facebook implemented the "suggested groups" feature, we've been swamped with spam accounts requesting to join, as well as clueless people who have no idea what Something Awful is We made the group secret, but we still want goons to be able to find it! So we made this group that is easily findable. So if anyone wants in, just join that one, and we'll add you to the real group. Didn't want it to be so drat convoluted, but Facebook is ridiculous sometimes. Here's a picture of my daughter being mad wearing a Santa hat:  EDIT: You can also post your email-address here or pm it to me, and we'll add you directly! Thanks! bilabial trill fucked around with this message at 22:51 on Jan 19, 2014 |
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It's actually way more common than many people realize to not be dry at night until school age or later. I have three friends/acquaintances with kids who wet the bed until they were six years old. One of them just suddenly stopped, just like that. The other started school last fall and still does it. The third one I don't know, but she has a medical condition so. Anyway, point being, wetting the bed after being daytime potty trained is really common and usually they get dry on their own.
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