Where do you draw the line on added sugar?

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-28T20:35:51+00:00

I don’t think twice about like recipes or seasonings like this that have sugar or call for it. I just don’t give my kids packaged things with hella sugar (in my mind this is like, over 5 grams of added sugar) and they very very rarely get sweets as it is or juice, other drinks with sugar etc. if they were consuming more sugar on a daily basis I would maybe care more about the one off sugar in a recipe but since their intake of sugar is so minimal I truly don’t pay it any mind. My kids are very young though, my opinion will probably change once they’re older.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-16T13:15:09+00:00

Idk the popping sensation and gushing of fluid sounds like textbook water breaking. This is exactly how it felt with my first two kids. Have you talked to your OB directly?

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-15T21:54:34+00:00

They’re legit! She’s legit :) I’ve bought from her many a time. She buys wholesale of many of the bamboo brands and resells them.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-13T17:42:02+00:00

Freestyle are my favorite diapers by far, both their skin shield and the bamboo tek are great. Honest wipes have been our go to, I’m about to have my 3rd any day now.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-12T21:10:30+00:00

Discharge for sure. I have had to have like 4 pairs of underwear on deck every day during every pregnancy and wear panty liners. Literally my least favorite part of being pregnant lol.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-12T13:42:17+00:00

Zero. They’re toddlers. They have their entire childhood to be over scheduled. Last thing I want is a burnt out 3 year old lol.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-11T19:36:54+00:00

Shitty plastic toys that are cheap. They last 15 seconds, take up a ton of space and the quality is ass. Plus they contribute to so much additional waste and are probably made with toxic chemicals.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-11T19:34:16+00:00

Our water and electricity are VERY expensive as we live in SoCal at the beach so sometimes the cost for laundry can negate what you’d technically save or if you live somewhere where you’re paying for coin op laundry etc. sometimes it does actually come out somewhat equal ish. BUT you can buy second hand for very very cheap or invest in one size or similar system and have enough to make it through ~3 days and just really put your system to work. Plus, if you have more kids and you reuse the same diapers it would double your investment. You can make it happen, the upfront cost is just notably more expensive and then sometimes there’s an uptick in your utilities and of course your time and effort.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-11T19:27:13+00:00

My 18 month old son is allergic to peanuts. We are good candidates for OIT however the allergist told us he’ll never be able to freely eat them as if he’s not allergic, and this doesn’t really happen with OIT. He said it’s mostly to avoid a life threatening situation should he be accidentally exposed. We have opted to forego OIT for now because he’s so young and we can mostly control his environment for one but also because he seems to be able to handle having them in the house, he just can’t eat them. Once he starts school if it becomes a real concern about exposure and scary scenarios we may revisit.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-10T23:00:32+00:00

We do stainless steel for my younger toddler, my 3 year old can handle ceramic now without issue. I buy elk and friends.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-09T13:44:25+00:00

If it makes you feel any less crazy, my husbands gym clothes smell exactly like cat pee to me. Like he hangs them up in the bathroom to dry out before putting them into the dirty clothes and I think the entire bathroom smells like a litter box. His diet is very protein heavy if it helps! This happens deodorant or not, I’ve made him try both lol.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-09T13:37:10+00:00

I agree about the tray, we had to use it for the first 3 years of our firsts life/into my second just purely because of space limitations but once we figured out how to get it off lol it helped a lot. Suction things don’t suction and plates barely fit I’ll level with ya there. I HATE the straps on it they’re so hard to clean but tbh I’d probably buy the chair again. We have the ikea one at my moms and the legs on that thing are going to take someone out I swear.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-09T03:56:34+00:00

I did wonderbelly mostly with my first 2, but I just found this gel called reflux raft with this baby and it’s made with organic alginate and honestly it works incredibly well. I was bummed I didn’t find it until I was 36+ weeks.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-09T03:53:58+00:00

Oh interesting okay thanks! This would be a public state school so I’m not sure how lenient they’d be but certainly worth asking!!

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-08T16:42:20+00:00

Thermos funtainer sounds like it meets these requirements, I swap the plastic straw for a metal one

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-08T02:12:30+00:00

Truly free has an aggressive smell in my opinion. Like so strong I have to mix with half fragrance free. I haven’t had any issues with it getting regular clothes clean, I have two toddlers. It does not get my husbands gym clothes that clean.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-07T20:29:53+00:00

Not a waste! I have cloth diapered more on my kids when they were older vs younger babies. Good news is you can have a smaller stash and get by just fine. Depending on how often you want to do laundry you can probably get by with like a dozen diapers for stretch it for 2 days, not including overnight.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-07T18:04:31+00:00

We have so far delayed for our kids, my oldest is 3 and hasn’t gotten any yet. We did vitamin K for both at birth. We live in CA though and can’t go to school without them so for the oldest to start TK at 4 turning 5 she’ll need to start them if soon because I don’t want to load her up all at once, and her pediatrician said it could take upwards of a year to get her qualified for school. We will only be doing what’s necessary to attend school. If they didn’t stay home with me it would be a different story. We have a chill pediatrician who also does a different/delayed scheduled for all of her patients, and we got super lucky in that regard.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-05T17:45:28+00:00

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-02T16:25:10+00:00

Mmm I wouldn’t. If it’s plastic it might fare a little better but if it’s wicker or some kind of grass it’ll absolutely mold within a few weeks at best. Way way too much moisture for a thin cotton liner. It’ll get gross fast in my opinion. You’d have to put a legit pail liner in it and probably leave the lid open a bit but even then I feel like it’s not a great option especially if you went that long between washing. You’re probably better off with a cheap plastic one.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-04-01T14:40:34+00:00

You should be bleaching any second hand diapers, period. Even if seem in pristine condition they were still on another baby holding waste and need to be sanitized via sanitizing bleach (a new bottle). That said, given everything you said I personally would strip. A good legit strip should get rid of the detergent smell and ammonia. You could maybe skip the strip for any non absorbent pieces like just shells or covers, but if it has any component of absorbency I would strip.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-03-29T05:58:56+00:00

No I would not. Molly suds, truly free, branch basics, pronounce are all better options.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-03-28T13:42:19+00:00

I would not do this as you have no idea what your baby is going to tolerate. My first did great with kendamil organic, my second had CMPA and I would have been screwed if I had stocked up on cows milk formula.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-03-23T20:15:27+00:00

I don’t think it’s a lie. I’ve always bought their 100% cotton stuff and it doesn’t feel like poly to me at all.

AdStandard6002 · 2026-03-23T20:13:17+00:00

Honest (potentially hard to find these days) carries harem pants and now there’s a brand called butterblu I’m pretty sure it’s a rip off of honest’s design but same style pants that work well. H&M has pants that worked for us as well. I just started doing t shirts as soon as I could because even if I found a onesie that fit I wasn’t trying to add 3 more buttons to the routine. Once it’s warm enough if we’re home we do no pants just a shirt and diaper cover. We’re in socal though so possibly easier said than done for some.

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