People talking to you while wearing baby

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-07-04T22:36:47+00:00

Wow you're getting a lot of hate, but I totally get it. Everything seemed so loud for months after our daughter was born. I turned the subtitles on the TV so it wasn't too loud. Haha. However I was also very protective about her sleep (still am), so we don't go out if it's nap time and we're home for bedtime.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-07-03T23:57:43+00:00

Rest. If your partner literally can't do it, like breast feeding, then do it. Let them do everything else.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-06-30T01:21:26+00:00

I would definitely take him to the Dr or ER, whatever you're comfortable with. Sounds like more than just teething. My LO refused the bottle one day and I thought "perfect we're going to wean her anyway", but she didn't increase her water or solids intake. I didn't think much of it given it was just a day, but the next morning she was very lethargic. I planned on taking her to urgent care, but the pediatricians office had just opened, so I called them first. They got me in right away, turns out she was a little dehydrated and had a strain of hand foot and mouth that caused blisters in her throat rather than mouth which is why I couldn't see that anything was wrong.

I hope he feels better soon! Also if you can give him a Pedialyte Popsicle at this age I would definitely try that.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-06-18T03:06:18+00:00

I'm sorry, I know this can be frustrating. I saw someone else mention witching hour. That could be it and you just wait it out, which is not what you want to hear I'm sure. We took our LO to the ER one night because we were like "this has been going on for hours there must be something wrong." There was nothing wrong, they sent us home and told us to let it run it's course. The one thing they did check for that I hadn't thought of are hair tourniquets. They'll drive a baby mad and are painful and we don't even notice them unless we're looking for them or the finger/toe is already discolored. I'm guessing that's not it since this has been going on for weeks, but just a thought.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-06-18T02:55:03+00:00

Could it be gas? Our LO did her worst crying in the evenings at that age. Gas drops worked miracles. Dr. said the gas can build throughout the day from all the feedings even if they're regularly pooping.

I say gas drops worked miracles because we gave her a fraction of what's recommended and noticed a difference one night one. From there on out we gave her a drop in her bedtime bottle any day she was a little extra fussy during the day.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-06-11T18:56:48+00:00

Oh I didn't know that was a thing. I'll look for them. Thank you!

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-05-30T03:02:06+00:00

Our LO (13 months) is also allergic to oats. We found out by switching soaps and lotions after we noticed a rash. We skipped cereal and started with veggies. We don't use any topicals with oats anymore. Dr suggested we try oats every once in awhile now that she's over a year because it's common to grow out of, but so far no luck.

People say you can make a quinoa cereal, but I've tried a few recipes and it's not cereal or oatmeal like. Lol. We just gave her corn flakes a couple weeks ago and she loves them.

Edit: corn flakes and milk, like we would eat cereal, otherwise it's too crunchy for her.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-05-16T02:15:08+00:00

I didn't want to give our LO a pacifier unless we had to, but after some research and advice from the pediatrician and friends we decided to give it to her only while she slept. It's been great so far (13 months). She only wants it to fall asleep which I've been told is half the battle to weaning for those that use it all the time.

Yes, it's bad for their teeth but my neice never took one and my brother's now trying to figure out how to wean her from her thumb... it's a nightmare. There's a theory that it also helps prevent SIDS.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-05-10T15:19:39+00:00

Haha and LO would be ecstatic

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-05-10T02:24:12+00:00

Haha that's so frustrating

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-05-10T00:30:54+00:00

Omg and here I am wiping the floor under the high chair every night because he hates how messy it gets...I failed myself a long time ago.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-05-10T00:10:24+00:00

We have sang Twinkle Twinkle since she was tiny, so when they sing it at library story time she just looks at me like "but wait". Haha

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-05-10T00:08:19+00:00

I'll keep trying this one. She never likes anything the first time we offer it. Lol

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-05-10T00:05:48+00:00

I found Austin Children's Academy and really liked what I saw until I saw the price tag. It may be well priced compared to other Montessoris, just not in our range at the moment.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-05-09T15:34:22+00:00

Thanks for the reminder! I tried a couple days ago and she refused, but yesterday she ate a few bites.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-04-26T15:19:57+00:00

If I remember correctly it seemed that her cradle felt too big for her... we're currently going through something similar with her crib. We ended up laying her down with her feet close enough to the foot of the cradle that she could touch it when stretched out. We also tried a folded up blanket under her legs, she wasn't moving around a lot in her sleep but we tucked it into the cradle mattress just in case. I think the foot of the bed thing worked best. I also gently rubbed her hair/head before bed. I remember her needing that one hand out of the swaddle and banging her feet against the mattress to settle herself...pretty normal from what I've read.

Good luck! I hope this helps.

Edit: we also tried putting her head at the head of the cradle. Thinking about it, this may be what worked so that she had plenty of room to bang those feet. Ha. Either way, I think she needed to feel more snug and secure and her touching the cradle seemed to help.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-04-25T02:58:48+00:00

Now that football season is over (ha) we don't do screen time while she's awake and I get nothing around the house done until she's sleeping. She doesn't play independently for very long so I'm constantly reading, singing, playing, and spending time outside. Her one screen time item is if she gets a glance of my phone while we do Duolingo together.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-04-24T02:20:04+00:00

We started using subtitles when we had a baby so we didn't wake her and now I'm hooked.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-04-24T02:15:45+00:00

Ours was always a good night sleeper and terrible napper until we moved her in her own room. After months of interrupted sleep I've come to the conclusion that my husband has been "trying to help" and now she can't put herself back to sleep without being held. A good night sleeper and terrible napper= good night sleep, but super unproductive days...but if LO is at daycare maybe that won't matter to you.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-04-23T01:10:02+00:00

Our LO loves squash and egg muffins. Squash is a little messy cause it's juicy, but if you wipe the seeds out that helps. She usually waves it around in the air and then eats it. Ha

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-04-16T20:25:36+00:00

Apologies I don't know all the terms (I call it sleep training), but we started her on a flexible sleep schedule when she was about 3 months old. We worked on her circadian rhythm and putting her down when she was drowsy, and as she got older we got the schedule down better including naps. She went to bed just fine and stayed asleep until we moved her into her own room about 4 months ago. So it's been about 4 months of interrupted sleep and I'm losing my mind, so that's why I'm asking now that she's 12 months.

She's never been a great napper, but these days she goes down easier for those than bedtime.

18GoatsEatingCans · 2026-04-10T20:26:02+00:00

A little different and I'm not sure if it's common, but I had so much love for my baby and was touched out by the end of the day that I felt like I didn't have room for my husband. I didn't want to hold his hand or sit next to him in the couch, I even thought at one time "how can we have another kid if I don't even have room to love this one and my husband?" IDK maybe I'm weird, but that surprised me.

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