I wanna continue the preschool convo because I fell asleep super early last night and just caught up. One of the church preschools near us offers preschool at age 2.5, PT not required. I know that's young for school, BUT I'm considering it because DD's babysitting situation is super low key where it's mostly playing, singing but not lots of intentional learning activities. My sitters daughter offered to help with drop off/pick up whenever we do preschool (it's around the corner from where they live). Should I start her at 2.5 or wait until 3.5?
I wanna continue the preschool convo because I fell asleep super early last night and just caught up. One of the church preschools near us offers preschool at age 2.5, PT not required. I know that's young for school, BUT I'm considering it because DD's babysitting situation is super low key where it's mostly playing, singing but not lots of intentional learning activities. My sitters daughter offered to help with drop off/pick up whenever we do preschool (it's around the corner from where they live). Should I start her at 2.5 or wait until 3.5?
If you don't mind her being in preschool for 3 years, I say go with 2.5! They are like sponges right now so I believe the earlier you teach them stuff, the more they retain. It's amazing how fast they start learning stuff. And it will be super convienent that you will have help with pick up and drop off since the babies will be here by then!
Do you know if she would be in the same program for 3 years, or do they have a pre-k program or something?
Post by mrscatfarmer13 on Jan 11, 2017 8:43:53 GMT -5
lindsay I think 2.5 is fine. They will be doing age appropriate activities either way.
For those that are considering PT preschool + sitter, I would do a cost comparison of FT preschool/dc vs PT preschool + sitter. To me it seems like it would be easier to have LO's at one place all day, that's just my .02 though.
I'm all for learning at any age. They have a curriculum in the infant room at my daycare. I see no harm in learning through play, songs, working on fine motor skills and large- learning to sit and behave and listen to directions... all important. If you're kid is already at a place where they're getting these skills then there's no rush. But in DS class right now (2.5-3) they are learning to trace their names and he will draw his first letter when we're coloring. They also use scissors, glue, etc... And they have work- like putting shapes on paper or picking up pebbles with tongs- it all has a goal and I would never think to do any of it with him. I think kids want to be challenged at every age.
AW: little guy just correctly identified two colors. We talk about colors a lot, but he's only repeated them when I tell him. Today I asked him to point to the purple balloon (out of different color balloons) and blue hat (out of different hats). He thought for a second and pointed to the correct ones! He even said "boo" when he pointed to the blue one. This is the first time I feel like I've really taught him something besides just developmental stuff.
Post by chrispy1122 on Jan 11, 2017 9:30:03 GMT -5
So exciting and cute dogmama22! lindsay I think starting preschool at 2.5 is good. E turned 3 right after the start of the school year in the fall. My kids are at an inhome like your kids, so they are used to seeing the same two kids everyday. Even though her sitter was working with E on letters, scissors, etc. I think preschool is really helping E socialize with other kids and get used to other adults.
We haven't decided if we will do 2 or 3 years of preschool. I think she will be ready after 2, but we will see. For some reason she really wants to go to kindergarten (she has started getting dressed and brushing her teeth by herself in the mornings and getting her backpack ready "like a kindergartener") so I have a feeling she will be disappointed this fall when she does preschool again. Luckily most of her class just turned 4 so I think several kids will be back next year.
babylove518 it's a diffferent class/curriculum for each year.
mrscatfarmer13 good point. My preschool is not expensive, $80/month for 1 day/week of $130/2 days/week. There might have been a 3 day option for her age but I wasn't really considering it when I was looking. My babysitter is so inexpensive that even if I add that in, she's still a lot cheaper than the DCs around me. And it's convenient because twins will go to her, she's giving me a 3 for 2 deal, and she lives a street over. Lol.
I have a terrible memory, and have no idea what age DS started to learn colors and stuff. I'm so glad someone else is responsible for teaching him that stuff, even if it costs me an arm and a leg. And I'm so glad I don't have to worry about signing up for preschool and figuring out how to get there/back during the day. It makes my brain hurt. Good luck to all of you making those decisions now.
I just pumped and got the baby to take a nurser again. Like 1.5 ounces. Then I let him nurse on me after that.
I'm having trouble getting a letdown with the pump again. This was a problem with DS1 as well but I was using a different pump. Any ideas?
1. Make sure it's not a problem with the pump first. 2. Try looking at photos, thinking of the baby, smelling a baby blanket. 3. I think relaxation is key. But I might have just made that up.
I didn't have a Medela the first time. Those little white circle things- do those go bad? How can you tell? How often to replace? Can you dish wash those?
Post by mrscatfarmer13 on Jan 11, 2017 10:44:33 GMT -5
becole the white flanges can be replaced, and will probably need replaced frequently. Make sure everything is securely connected so your not losing pressure somewhere. You could try doing phase 1 for a longer period by manually pressing the letdown button when it switches to expression phase. I think I'm using the right terminology, it's been so long so I may be off on names.
becole which pump are you using? I had better luck massaging myself while pumping
Medela pump n style I think. The little black box Medela. If lo gets the letdown, I can pump out what's left. But having trouble getting let down from the pump.
I didn't have a Medela the first time. Those little white circle things- do those go bad? How can you tell? How often to replace? Can you dish wash those?
Yes. I think they're called membranes? You can order replacements online. I am pretty sure I put mine in the dishwasher (in the little cage for bottle parts) but hand washing would probably keep them good for longer.
Post by chrispy1122 on Jan 11, 2017 10:56:53 GMT -5
I dishwashed my medela parts and probably didn't replace the membranes as often as I should. I just replaced whenever I noticed that the suction was getting weaker (about once a month maybe). I had a couple of videos of baby for when I was pumping to help with let down. Maybe that will help?
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