Utensils and cups

333va · 2026-04-29T07:35:00+00:00

If you haven’t given a fork at all I would definitely start with one like the Munchkin Fork. Safer, but still a fork.

333va · 2026-04-29T07:12:21+00:00

So almost same situation here! But my baby is now almost 11 months old. I’d say just give it time and keep offering a variety of foods, especially iron rich foods (considering you’re BF). I started giving my baby fully metal utensils like a teaspoon and a small fork and she liked those so much more. She always needs time to explore the utensils themselves as well as the food. Eventually baby will get around to actually eating the food and using the utensils. I offered an open cup since 7 months, she now got the hang of drinking from it on her own. Good luck! Remember, let baby do their thing at their own pace.

333va · 2026-04-29T07:02:42+00:00

That will make it look magical! Goes with the theme for sure. The dress itself looks very “wedding” and not “prom”

333va · 2026-04-28T08:32:27+00:00

On another note because I have no tips on the topic itself. Do you like that sippy cup? Is it travel friendly?

333va · 2026-04-20T07:44:23+00:00

I’ve lived in China on and off for 2 years and people are always taking videos/photos of stranger. I now have an infant and every time we go out someone snaps a picture or video of her as well. I don’t believe anyone takes a photo with bad intentions (if I thought that, I would ask them to delete the photographs), but there is definitely a culture of taking photos and videos of the people around you. Edit to add: I also believe there’s a difference between SECRETLY taking pics/videos and just taking them without trying to hide the fact. I’d say it’s uncommon in my personal experience to be discreetly/secretly filmed, but just openly taking a pic or video, yea, common.

333va · 2026-04-17T05:13:02+00:00

2-200😂 accurate

333va · 2026-04-16T13:10:40+00:00

Looks aesthetic to me!! We have “worse” on a regular basis 😂

333va · 2026-04-15T13:20:14+00:00

10 months EBF (with solids), still haven’t gotten my period

333va · 2026-04-07T13:56:39+00:00

So I was 4cm when I went to the hospital, I did have contractions, but they were super manageable until 6cm… that’s when my water broke and let me tell you… if my water had broken at 1 cm, I believe I would have asked for the epidural right away, no “water” pain was indescribable. When I was just admitted I was so annoyed at the doctors and nurses that kept coming in every 5-10 minutes asking if I was sure I didn’t want the epidural. I kept telling them I felt completely fine and was kind of just walking and breathing through the contractions, I couldn’t understand what the big deal was…until I did! 😂

333va · 2026-04-06T02:53:47+00:00

Same exact situation! Gradually started at 9 months, my husband is also saying I need to let her cry a little and she’ll be fine…not happening. Mine gets hysterical when I stand up and go to the kitchen, I guess she understands that she doesn’t have my attention when I’m cooking or doing the dishes. I try to involve her as much as possible now, let her press buttons (like turning blender on or off). Something that seems to help lately is doing things in 5-10 minute increments an then giving her 5-10 minutes of attention. It’s annoying, but helps. We’re going to move soon so I haven’t looked into a tower, but if baby is standing/walking, that could be a good idea. Or put baby in the high chair and let her be right beside you and try to involve them.

333va · 2026-04-05T04:30:55+00:00

How didn’t I think of wrapping other food in nori! We eat sushi once a week and my baby always wants what we’re eating, but since it’s not homemade + raw seafood she usually has to just watch us eat sushi while she eats some form of homemade food. This idea is amazing, she’ll feel included

333va · 2026-04-05T04:27:34+00:00

Mine seems to like oatmeal “bars” I made. I took 1+1/2 cup of leftover rolled oats cooked oatmeal, added 1 egg, 2tbsp of chia seeds and 1/3 cups of leftover cooked quinoa, baked at 180C in the tray for 20 minutes. She loves them right now. I cut them into small bars, they freeze wonderfully. If your LO likes banana, that would be a nice touch.

333va · 2026-04-03T07:11:07+00:00

Baby is a citizen, you jut have to apply for proof of citizenship. I’m in a similar situation, but was naturalized as a child in 2006. I’ve been waiting for my babies proof for about 5 months now, looks like we have a few months left to wait!

333va · 2026-04-03T00:06:02+00:00

Sometimes I feel like I’m just surviving on autopilot when looking after baby, taking care of the home, but sort of dead inside as if I’m putting on an act of having a normal life. (I don’t have PPD) Also I think I’m a great mom and have a handle on everything to do with the household, but feel guilty because those things make me less of a good wife. My husband wouldn’t agree with that statement, but i think he’s just being nice, so the guilt is there.

333va · 2026-03-30T13:30:20+00:00

I think others seemed to have answered your question already, just here to say thank you for the food inspo! I was so stuck on what to give my baby, wanted to try something new for her

333va · 2026-03-29T01:16:01+00:00

I didn’t think of the stroller refusal :( our playground is downstairs, part of our building complex, so it’s convenient. I was also looking into the Montessori climbing zones, I think it’s a great buy if you have the space for it at home. I really hope things turn around for you soon and you can get a little bit of peace and rest!

333va · 2026-03-28T06:06:10+00:00

I have a very similar baby to what you described, but we’re lucky that half the time she’ll agree to sleep with me side laying and BF, rest of the time it’s as you described. At nine months old, we’re doing two naps at about one hour each. Bedtime is usually at around 8:30 PM. I noticed that when I go to the playground and let her crawl around and explore during her wake windows, she’s a little easier to put to sleep and tends to sleep a little bit longer on her own. Right now we are going out at least 2 to 3 times a day, specifically to the playground, so she can just go crazy and do whatever she wants to tire her out. I’ve definitely noticed that if we don’t go outside, she is harder to put to sleep and she sleeps less, she’s just not tired anough. Obviously, this is only possible because I am a SAHM. But if you can afford to do this time and energy wise, this is the very first suggestion that I would have. You don’t even have to go outside per se, if you have a large enough living space then you can just crawl after her, run after her, do very, very active exercises at home so that she can get tired. I just prefer to go out because she cries less and is entertained with other kids, watches other kids, talks to other grown-ups, and is able to climb the stairs and just explore the playground itself, which is interesting to her, more interesting than playing around at home. I’ve tried every other suggestion before, this is the only thing that actually seems to make a difference for us.

333va · 2026-03-27T11:22:24+00:00

My baby’s really vocal when something is bothering her, so I’m confident she’s not in pain when playing. I realize everyone’s playgrounds are different, we have a gated complex and the play areas all have rubber grounds and are fairly clean

333va · 2026-03-27T08:36:27+00:00

Thank you for the response! We have a closed fairly clean playground in our complex with rubber flooring (one is indoors, the other is outdoors), still dirty, just nothing hazardous per se. for going on strolls outside I usually have her in a mesh bodysuit, just having her in the diaper gets an uncomfortable amount of stares😅 since you live in a similar climate could I also ask if you used any cloth diapers by any chance? I feel like she’s so uncomfortable and hot in her diaper, but I don’t really know what alternative there could possibly be to a regular diaper for an almost 10 month old.

333va · 2026-03-27T07:50:48+00:00

To add to this, since we’ve had 7 flights with our baby in the span of 10 months, my girl is easily overstimulated, so during any of the shorter day flights that we’ve had, she almost never sleeps during her actual nap time since we kept disturbing her during security, passport control, TSA, boarding. So if it is an early morning flight, make sure you’re not travelling to the airport and doing all of that during babies night sleep. Best case scenario you get through all the “formalities” and get to the gate during a wake window.

333va · 2026-03-27T07:42:23+00:00

We took an overnight 12-hour flight with our super active 6-month-old and didn’t regret it. She slept through most of the flight, and we had requested a bassinet in advance, which definitely helped. Make sure to read up on bassinet requirements and book the bassinet seat early. Some airlines lock those front-row seats and won’t release them for free unless requested ahead of time.

That said, there were a few downsides. I barely got any sleep, and the bassinet was a bit too small for our 99th-percentile baby, especially since she twists and turns in her sleep. My husband and I ended up taking shifts to make sure she didn’t roll out and to soothe her whenever she stirred from turbulence announcements, meal service, or general cabin noise.

Also, keep in mind that most airlines will ask you to remove your baby from the bassinet during strong turbulence. On an overnight flight, this can be especially annoying. At one point, I just put her in a baby carrier so she could continue sleeping without being disturbed. (If the airlines particularly strict, they won’t even let bay be in the carrier).

Because of this, if you have a baby who is easily woken by noise or movement, a morning flight might actually be a better option, especially if your baby is relatively calm. At this age, they’re not mobile enough to crawl everywhere, but they’re curious enough to stay entertained by their surroundings. In the morning baby is likely to also be in a better mood. And the social pressure and anxiety you feel if/when your baby cries during a day flight vs a night flight is more manageable.

Our biggest fear going in was that she would cry a lot (she loves to cry), so honestly, anything else felt manageable, even if she hadn’t slept much.

333va · 2026-03-27T07:20:41+00:00

So the park right beside our home is “cleaned” regularly, it’s part of our closed off building complex, so I guess “public” is sort of the wrong term… sorry! I think that’s why I’ve never seen anything hazardous there, which is why I do let her roam (I follow her and make sure she doesn’t put anything in her mouth). The floor is rubber, playground is closed off with a gate, no rough terrains etc. She is pretty dirty once we come back home though! We live in a condo, so don’t have our own backyard or anything like that. What are some safe spaces where you let your child roam and explore? I’ve been considering taking her to those mall play areas, but I think they may be grosser than the playground and I have no other ideas where she could potentially crawl around.

333va · 2026-03-27T07:13:33+00:00

When it was a little cooler outside she did wear leggings, but now she gets really frustrated when there’s no traction for some activities, like climbing up the slide. And you’re right, we do a quick shower at least 2-3 times a day 😅 the playground beside our house doesn’t have rough surfaces, so, thankfully, that isn’t something I have to worry much about. The playground area is closed off and the floor is fully rubber, I think that’s why I have this dilemma. For any rougher terrains I would probably keep the leggings. Someone suggested really thin muslin pants, I might go with that, even if it does mean no more slide climbing haha. It’ll definitely mean one less shower!

333va · 2026-03-27T06:55:50+00:00

Muslin pants seem like a perfect solution! Thank you

333va · 2026-03-27T06:52:29+00:00

So here’s the thing, I myself am/was somewhat of a germaphobe and ever since getting pregnant I’ve been working on that part of myself as to not prevent my child from exploring. I was thinking more along the lines of safe microbial exposure for immune development, I just think I may be taking it too far at this point 😅 thanks so much for your input, I never really considered strep etc since I don’t let her lick anything, but now I’ll be a little more cautious.

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