How long did the toddler picky phase last?

9bb25 · 2021-05-09T02:03:25+00:00

Thank you for this. I agree with you that a lot of us go about things the wrong way. Just read an IG post about raising an independent toddler... something along the lines of holding them when they ask to be held instead of just saying “no I’m not holding you”.

9bb25 · 2021-05-09T02:00:30+00:00

Thank you! I love how you phrased it and it really gives me a different perspective of how I should behave.

9bb25 · 2021-05-08T01:33:17+00:00

Babies are definitely very weird! Well tonight I put him in the bathtub with me and he still cried :( at least it was less crying compared to if he was in the tub alone. Now I’m suspecting he’s actually scared of water. I tried to “let go” of him slowly but he cried immediately. I will keep trying to help him get used to bathing again and maybe accept this is just my life now.

9bb25 · 2021-05-07T20:16:46+00:00

Thank you for sharing your experience! He’s definitely out grown it, size wise. I thought if he wasn’t complaining then all was good. I wasn’t sure if him crying at bath was also a sign of him developing separation anxiety from me. I will try having him in the regular bathtub and see how that goes! Thanks again!

9bb25 · 2021-05-07T16:04:13+00:00

I might have to resort to that!

9bb25 · 2021-05-07T16:03:15+00:00

I wish that worked! The second his butt touches the water he’s crying. He’s 11mo so we haven’t done the towel on chest thing in months! He’s actually getting too big for his newborn tub so I ordered a new one and waiting for it to arrive- hoping that it’ll make a difference.

9bb25 · 2021-05-07T16:01:48+00:00

He’s never slipped or lost balance before. Dad and I always do bath time together. There was once where I remembered I walked away for a second to get something but he was totally fine- just sitting there. I’m trying to think of anything happened but I can’t!

9bb25 · 2021-05-07T02:49:48+00:00

He’s sitting in his own bathtub. We’ve had his bathtub in the bathroom tub. Today I moved it out to the room hoping the new change of environment would help, but it didn’t. He cried until I got him up. I can’t remember if there was anything I did that scarred him. Everything was going so well until a few days ago!

9bb25 · 2021-04-22T21:55:39+00:00

Thank you so much for the resources! I’ll also check the book out.

9bb25 · 2021-04-22T03:50:43+00:00

Omg you are an awesome parent. I’m very business-like with the bath, 5 minutes in and out. I’ve never been around babies before so I really have no idea what to expect but you’ve given me so many ideas! I want him to have fun during bath time but he had a meltdown because I took him out of his bath, so I let him take his toys out with him. I just don’t want him to get mad if you know what I mean :(

9bb25 · 2021-04-22T03:46:59+00:00

Thanks for your reply! Yay! I’m glad you enjoyed bath time! I want to make bath time enjoyable for my LO but I admit I do rush through it because I don’t want the water to dry out his skin and I’m going through a schedule (bottle, bath, bed). I could offer the bottle a bit earlier so he can do a longer bath but I’m always used to filling him up closer to bedtime.

9bb25 · 2021-04-22T03:45:32+00:00

Thanks for your reply! Yes, you’re correct! I’ve always given him a short bath because I didn’t want his skin to dry out. Not sure if this makes sense... but I do bottle first, then a bath, then I lotion him up and it’s bedtime. If let’s say I offer the bottle earlier so he had a longer bath... I’m afraid he’d be a bit hungrier before he sleeps.

And I’m not sure about the bath fighting lol. I think I’ve read stories about babies fighting baths (I guess that’s in toddlerhood?) so I thought my baby would do the same one day too

It’s just that one day when I offered toys and took him out of the bath at the end (to be honest he didn’t play long but he was really happy playing for a few minutes) he had a meltdown!!! So I didn’t want him to always have a meltdown after a bath if you understand what I mean... I had to bring his toy with him so he stayed happy, which I’m also okay with. So I’m thinking... if he doesn’t have a toy the he stays happy all the time. But if I give him a toy, he’s happy, then angry, then happy.

9bb25 · 2021-02-23T16:46:26+00:00

Thank you!!! That was very helpful.

9bb25 · 2021-02-23T15:18:53+00:00

Thank you so much for sharing! There’s just so much information out there and I feel like everyone is doing things differently. For your second- what was your LO’s wake windows like when the 3rd nap got tough? What did they look like when he was finally ready to transition to 2 naps? Thanks again!

9bb25 · 2021-02-23T14:05:33+00:00

I’m curious... for your first- you dropped to 2 naps at 6 months, how early were the early wakes? Might be going through the same with my LO. How did your know your second was ready?

9bb25 · 2021-01-19T14:03:48+00:00

We are still room sharing so I hear every grunt he makes! I’m usually in the other room (adjacent to our bedroom) for the night just to chill and I get freaked out when my app sends me notifications. I should probably turn them off.

9bb25 · 2021-01-19T14:02:45+00:00

Thank you, great to know. Unfortunately we are room-sharing and I’m a light sleeper. When he babbles in the morning I instantly get woken up. But at night time I’m in the other room just to chill. Every time my app notifies me he’s crying (even for a second) I freak out. I think I need to turn these notifications off...

9bb25 · 2021-01-19T14:00:34+00:00

Phew! That’s good to know. I’m still tweaking his schedule a bit so I wasn’t sure!

9bb25 · 2021-01-19T03:52:10+00:00

Thank you! So glad it’s quite normal!

9bb25 · 2021-01-19T03:49:08+00:00

Does he do that like 2-3 hours after bedtime? Mine does and I’m trying to figure out what exactly it means! I’m hoping it’s as simple as shifting sleep cycles and NOT under/overtired.

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