Okay this is really extra SS but I can't help it. Im mostly just curious and maybe a tad anxious but anyway.. Anyone else still have a bald baby? I know we had a few around here but Im pretty sure I saw baby @scoop with piggies lol and carolyngrace was in the bald baby club I believe. So yea, J has a little tuft in the back that's growing and filling out a little finally, but she still has basically no hair at all on top.
I know one day I'm gonna wake up and she'll have more hair than I know what to do with. I'm just wondering if I'm alone.
I have a picture of our niece in our wedding at 18 months with no hair. She just turned six and has super long beautiful hair. I think she was bald until almost two-ish?
Someone talk to me about Hand, Foot & Mouth. O's been off colour for a few days but we thought cold (we're all sick) & his bottom 2 molars coming through (why always at the same effing time?!). Then boom, all of a sudden blistering rash all over him, but worst behind the ears. He's going to the drs today but what kind of timeframe are we talking for blisters to go away if it is HFMD?
It's brutal, the poor guy can't sleep at all, it obv is pretty painful. Nobody is sleeping, everybody is ill
Boo. I'm sorry. When my O had HFM he was super miserable for about 5 days. He had a high fever on Wednesday and Thursday, then the blisters showed up Friday. After the blisters showed up he started to improve. Eating hurt a lot because he had them in this throat so he drank a lot of milk and water while eating little. I think O's blisters were around for maybe 10 days. He felt better by Monday and the bumps never bothered him. Your DCP may have their own opinion on when he's no longer contagious. Our pediatrician said once the fever broke he was fine, other people say when the spots show up, and yet another source said when the spots go away.
Post by heartofglass on Oct 4, 2016 21:23:02 GMT -5
Two questions: 1. Am I the only one with a kid that still won't eat hardly any variety of food? If you have experience with this what are you doing about it? 2. Does anyone else's LO gag themselves still?
periwinkledaydreams just saw your post about bald babies. Mine is still pretty bald. He's got a layer of peach fuzz on top and a small tuft in the back, but that's it. DS1 was the same way. It eventually grew in but it's still really slow growing hair. I don't complain, it just means I can go longer between trims!
Two questions: 1. Am I the only one with a kid that still won't eat hardly any variety of food? If you have experience with this what are you doing about it? 2. Does anyone else's LO gag themselves still?
Yes to both of these! J still gags himself on occasion, yes. As for the food question, it's so weird. He used to be a champion eater all around all the time. Now the pattern seems that he eats really well at daycare - a great variety and good quantity, but is not a good eater at home for us. He bulks at way more than he used to, which sucks. So I have no good advice for you, but wanted to let you know you aren't alone!
Has any one else's' kid's teeth come in a different order than they were supposed to? Her lower incisors are showing no signs of coming in but I can feel a molar right beneath her gum.
Has any one else's' kid's teeth come in a different order than they were supposed to? Her lower incisors are showing no signs of coming in but I can feel a molar right beneath her gum.
I think its one of those things where there a regular but its not unusual to differ. One of our good friends little girl got her top 2 side incisors before her front 2, she looked like a vampire and it was hysterical
Post by periwinkledaydreams on Oct 14, 2016 17:56:53 GMT -5
Jasmine's cross teething also. She has upper and lower molars on the left and no signs of either on the right. So funny to watch her decide which side to chew with lol
As long as his teeth come in, I'm really not worried. He's got the front 4 on top, two fronts on bottom, and a top left molar. I had/have delayed eruption to the point that one of my 12 yr molars didn't finish coming in until I was around 20. It got corrected when I had my wisdom teeth out and finished coming in thereafter.
M had 4 top teeth, 2 bottom teeth and 4 molars at her 15 month appointment. When I asked about it the dr said teeth can come in any order and it doesn't really mean anything. Then like 2 days after her appointment her bottom teeth started to break through. They seem to be taking forever though.
My question is when do toddlers learn to jump? M dips down like she wants to jump and we hold her and make her jump by picking her up. But when can she do it on her own?
In our gym class they say around 2 but the standing bounce when they think they are really jumping is so cute!
My question is when do toddlers learn to jump? M dips down like she wants to jump and we hold her and make her jump by picking her up. But when can she do it on her own?
I think it depends on environment. LBB had trampolines at his daycare, so he was jumping daily and could jump on his own by 18 months. BH only has the one at home he uses occasionally and is showing no signs that he'll be jumping any time soon.
Post by periwinkledaydreams on Oct 15, 2016 10:19:42 GMT -5
@akwild jumping is a big practice skill in 2yo classrooms. IME a few have it mastered before turning 2 but most get the basic ability somewhere in the first half of that 3rd year and get better/bigger jumps over the year.
Recommendations for fire place safety? Giant gate? I have a feeling if I just got a screen he'd move it all over. We have a gas fireplace that we use to heat most of our house during the winter. It gets much hotter than I thought and it in our living room where we spend most of our time. Obviously, we tell O not to touch it but it'd only take a couple seconds for him to get burnt.
I little late but i'll chime in. LO hasn't gotten any new teeth for at least 6 months, probably longer. He has 4 on top and 4 on bottom.
He can jump. What he does is three little hops barely leaving the ground and then he'll do a bigger jump aiming to land on top of someone like a sumo wrestler. It is cute and terrifying at the same time. The good thing about the 3 smaller hops is that they are a good warning.
Recommendations for fire place safety? Giant gate? I have a feeling if I just got a screen he'd move it all over. We have a gas fireplace that we use to heat most of our house during the winter. It gets much hotter than I thought and it in our living room where we spend most of our time. Obviously, we tell O not to touch it but it'd only take a couple seconds for him to get burnt.
We have not found any good solution for ours either. We had a gate in front of it for a while, but now he just moves it all over the place, or anything else we put in front of it. It's a really big problem... Our FP is not our primary source of heat, so fortunately we can leave it off when he's up, however... he's constantly banging on the FP screen, sometimes falls and hurts himself on the stone in front of it, etc.
I forgot who posted a picture of that gate under your post, but I wonder if something like that you could screw into the wall so it couldn't be moved?
Unrelated, but to add to the SS Questions post... how is everybody's babe's sleeping these days? We had been sleeping through the night for a long time, but the past three weeks he wakes up constantly. We don't go in there, and there isn't anything wrong... he hasn't pooped/leaked, he's not sick, doesn't appear to be teething etc etc. I know that there is an 18 month sleep regression, but it seems a bit early. But, maybe not?
Does he have all 20 teeth? I'm not sure what "doesn't appear to be teething" means because IME, the teething pain comes before the teeth break through the gums. LBB never showed "teething signs" during the day but we knew they were coming in when his sleep was interrupted at night. Eye teeth being the worst, molars coming in second.
BH is hypersensitive to teething pain, so he's way worse than his brother, but Sunday we had a really bad night due to digestion issues (constipation/gas).
It's also around the age they start having night terrors/separation anxiety at night and if that's the case, you might be making it worse by not going in.
Post by islandgirl14 on Oct 18, 2016 12:26:43 GMT -5
billyhorrible, I haven't counted all of the teeth, but yeah I know the eye teeth and molars are bad. I keep feeling in there to see if something is poking through, and nothing continues to. While I do agree that sometimes the pain comes before the tooth pops through, I feel like if that's what it was, it would have done it by now. But, maybe not? I guess I don't know how long it takes the tooth to work it's way down! :/ Maybe longer than I think!
I have thought about the separation anxiety thing too. Part of the reason we haven't gone in is because the crying spells don't last all that long. It's usually under 5 minutes each time (several times per night). I think we're just careful not to run in there the moment he starts crying as to not create a bad habit, and see if he settles himself down, you know? Certainly if he's crying harder or for longer, we will go in there yes. But usually he just wakes up, cries, and falls back to sleep so fast...
So, I'm not sure... maybe we should be going in there? Certainly worth a try. We are tired though, that's for sure! Thank you for your advice! I appreciate it a lot!!
Post by islandgirl14 on Oct 19, 2016 7:52:51 GMT -5
Thanks billyhorrible, and michyme123! Ironically, he actually slept really good last night. He woke up earlier than I would like, but otherwise slept through the night. Maybe all we needed was a post here to jinx ourselves out of the rut, haha! Fingers crossed for another good night tonight!
Post by blueskiessmiling on Oct 20, 2016 8:28:39 GMT -5
For those who have weaned: how long did it take for you to not feel uncomfortably full? I cut DD off last Friday. One side feels fine, but my over-producing right side is SO engorged and lumpy. I know I probably have clogged ducts, but don't want to pump at all, as I know I'll just fill back up. I took a full month to wean her, so I definitely didn't rush it.
blueskiessmiling I had to hand express a few times over the two weeks after weaning. That gave me some relief but without pumping and signaling to keep producing. I hand expressed just to the point that it relieved the pressure.
I second this... I would try hand expressing a little - if you have clogged ducts already, you don't want that to get worse and turn into mastitis. Just do enough to relieve some pressure. I think I remember it taking maybe a week to get past the uncomfortable stage. One of the biggest things that I found that helped me was drinking "No More Milk" tea by earth mama baby angle. Don't forget to ice to relieve pain as well!
For those who have weaned: how long did it take for you to not feel uncomfortably full? I cut DD off last Friday. One side feels fine, but my over-producing right side is SO engorged and lumpy. I know I probably have clogged ducts, but don't want to pump at all, as I know I'll just fill back up. I took a full month to wean her, so I definitely didn't rush it.
It took almost 3 weeks for me. Each duct went through it's own phase of one final super uncomfortable filling and I pumped maybe 5 times after we were finished. Hand expressing did nothing for me. I tried cabbage leaves and that did nothing. Each time I used the pump, I didn't finish pumping. I just did it until I didn't feel as uncomfortable and maybe 15 seconds after that. The longest I went between pumpings was almost a week but I needed to do it because nothing else had worked for me. The timings between the pumpings spread out as well and it was mostly my over-producing side.
For those who have weaned: how long did it take for you to not feel uncomfortably full? I cut DD off last Friday. One side feels fine, but my over-producing right side is SO engorged and lumpy. I know I probably have clogged ducts, but don't want to pump at all, as I know I'll just fill back up. I took a full month to wean her, so I definitely didn't rush it.
I apologize for this being tmi but have any of you dealt with mucous in diapers? LO is super congested and teething. I assume he's swallowing a lot of snot and I've noticed his diapers seem to have some mucous in them. Should I be worried?
I apologize for this being tmi but have any of you dealt with mucous in diapers? LO is super congested and teething. I assume he's swallowing a lot of snot and I've noticed his diapers seem to have some mucous in them. Should I be worried?
We just dealt with this yesterday actually. We've been introducing whole milk and he's been drinking quite a bit the two days prior. I was concerned that he might be allergic. I called the ped to ask if we should stop or if we just need to scale back. They said they want to see them anytime there's mucus. As soon as we walked in, she said it was from the milk. I know that probably isn't the case for you, but they seemed somewhat concerned before the pediatrician heard it was from the milk.
I apologize for this being tmi but have any of you dealt with mucous in diapers? LO is super congested and teething. I assume he's swallowing a lot of snot and I've noticed his diapers seem to have some mucous in them. Should I be worried?
We've had a little of that during teething, but especially with bad colds.
I apologize for this being tmi but have any of you dealt with mucous in diapers? LO is super congested and teething. I assume he's swallowing a lot of snot and I've noticed his diapers seem to have some mucous in them. Should I be worried?
We have had this happen with teething. Not a ton of mucous though. Just a little bit.
Post by heartofglass on Oct 24, 2016 23:09:28 GMT -5
Somebody help me find some mittens that I can keep on my kid. He rips everything off. We've tried the little string that goes through the arms and the little clips. I've got some ones that go over the elbow ordered, but I was just wondering if anyone had anything tried and true?
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