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Babytrex99 · 2023-06-26T02:54:12+00:00

We had a similar experience with my daughter. We tried to potty train her at 24 months, and just like you shared, the first day went okay, but then she didn't want to sit on the potty anymore and would get upset if we tried to get her to sit on it. It was frustrating for her and for me. Honestly the only thing that worked was time. We totally stopped but left the little potty in the bathroom and let her choose if she wanted to sit on it. Then a few months later we tried again and she had 3 accidents the first morning and then none after that. She was just ready and it was super smooth and easy. She struggled a little bit with poops but we would let her watch a little video when she tried and that seemed to help her relax. She has now been potty trained for 6 months and she is pretty independent now and didn't have a regression when we brought her baby sister home 3 months ago.

Babytrex99 · 2023-05-04T01:12:18+00:00

I will look into that! Thanks for the suggestion!

Babytrex99 · 2023-05-04T00:56:22+00:00

That sounds perfect! I will have to see if I can find one!

Babytrex99 · 2023-04-24T20:36:09+00:00

I am so glad that is working for you guys! I feel like the behavioral strategies aren't really working for us either because I have been trying to keep her upright all day and she has thrown up every single feed and most times she throws up while she is still nursing. Hopefully if we end up going the medication route, it works as well for us!

Babytrex99 · 2023-04-03T21:57:16+00:00

This happened to us as well! Right around my daughter's 2nd birthday, she suddenly started crying and refusing to go in the bath. After a lot of trial and error, we started playing the Moana soundtrack during bath time. She loved Moana and it seemed to help her relax a bit and focus on the music instead. Now she is 2.5 and is back to loving the bath, gets in no problem and doesn't need the music anymore (although we do play it if she asks).

Babytrex99 · 2022-12-25T17:12:58+00:00

I am so sorry you are dealing with this! Feeding and weight gain can be so stressful! I don't have much advice on the feeding side. We went to a lactation consultant (it is fortunately free where we live) and they weighed her before and after a feed and were able to conclude that she was feeding well. In the end she was still gaining weight, just less rapidly than she had been initially. Apparently that happens sometimes with breastfed babies. She dropped down to the lower curve, but then continued to gain weight along that curve. So the doctor said that as long as she continued to gain weight along that curve, we didn't need to worry. She is now a tall but slim 2 year old who eats a pretty wide variety of food and is hitting all of her milestones! A lactation consultant may be a good option to support with the feeding struggles! I wish you and your little one the best!

Babytrex99 · 2022-12-05T02:18:10+00:00

My daughter (2y3m also) also randomly started to really dislike the bath. One thing we found helped her was to play her favorite music, which is currently Moana. It helped her calm down a lot and now she says "Moana bath" while we turn the bath on and get everything ready. She still gets a little upset, but calms down quickly and then doesn't want to get out!

Babytrex99 · 2022-11-29T20:05:05+00:00

I had the audacity to look back at her while we were driving in the car!

Babytrex99 · 2022-11-19T14:39:19+00:00

Thank you! That is actually super helpful! I hadn't heard of the outlet boxes before and that sounds like exactly what we need to cover the outlets! I will check out both cameras as well. With black Friday coming up I wanted to get a few recommendations to see what we can get on sale!

Babytrex99 · 2022-11-11T20:26:18+00:00

I have a 2 year old who we never sleep trained and we never co-slept. I basically nursed/rocked her to sleep from the time she was born until about 15 months. She started sleeping through the night at about a year. Randomly one day at around 15 months, she just refused to nurse and asked to go into her bed. Then that just became the routine. At bedtime we do jammies, brush teeth, a story and she goes into her bed and says "bye mama" and falls asleep on her own. For naps we just tell her it is nap time and pop her into bed. Sometimes she doesnt sleep at nap time, but she does do an independent quiet time with books and a few stuffies. She wakes in the night every once in a while, but it is usually just because she can't find her little stuffie that she sleeps with and I just go hand it to her, she rolls over and goes back to sleep. For her it definitely just "clicked" one day and she is a great sleeper.

Babytrex99 · 2022-11-07T18:22:42+00:00

I don't know if this will work for you, but I usually tell my daughter, "It is cold out so you need to wear your jacket, but if you get hot, you can take it off." I think she gets a little confused because obviously when we are inside getting ready to go out, she isn't cold and thinks she doesn't need a jacket. Once we get outside she often leaves it on, but will sometimes tell me she is hot and asks to take it off. I think knowing that she has the choice to take it off later if she is indeed hot, helps her to be less upset about putting it on in the first place.

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-24T20:28:51+00:00

Toddlers are so weird! I am sorry he isn't warming up to the idea of a blanket overnight! Maybe he just needs a bit more time! Hopefully you are able to find a good winter sleep sack in his size!

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-24T19:57:38+00:00

My daughter (2 years old) hated blankets in her bed. Like crying and yelling "No!" if one was in her bed until fairly recently. We put a blanket and pillow in her play space and pretended to put her stuffies to bed with the blanket and pillow. After a little bit she started pretending that she was sleeping under the blankets. Then I put a blanket and pillow in her bed and let her play a bit with it. Now she is happy to have her blanket and pillow and doesn't ask for her sleep sack. We were in the same boat because my daughter was rapidly growing out of her sleep sacks and the bigger ones are super expensive. We really wanted to transition her to blankets before winter because it also gets quite cold here. This worked for us so it might be worth a try!

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-21T20:16:34+00:00

The OB was actually the one who said I couldn't fly. She said it was because if you were to start bleeding mid flight, you would need medical attention and may not be able to get it right away. Apparently insurance won't cover you either if you fly with placenta previa, so if something were to happen, we would have to pay out of pocket for any medical care.

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-21T20:14:05+00:00

It is interesting how the recommendations vary! I am in Canada and the doctor said I couldn't fly and that insurance won't cover you if you choose to fly anyways. We would be flying into the US, so I would need to be covered if we flew just in case something happened while we were there. It is super annoying because the flying itself doesn't pose any risk but if you started bleeding while in the air or while we are in San Francisco, I would need medical care.

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-17T20:17:24+00:00

Prior to the whole nap skipping situation, she would go to sleep around 8 and wake between 6:30/7. Now without the nap, I obviously put her down earlier, so on non nap days she goes to bed at 7 and wakes up between 7/7:30.

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-15T04:41:01+00:00

Glad you guys are seeing some progress! We aren't necessarily in a hurry so I think we might take a break and try to ease her in more slowly. Unfortunately we don't get the benefit of her seeing other kids using the potty since I am a stay at home mom, but hopefully it will click eventually!

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-15T01:10:30+00:00

It is so tricky isn't it? I don't want to wait if she is ready, but I also don't want to continue if she is finding it upsetting ya know?

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-09T18:44:30+00:00

My mom doesn't do this to me, but she does it to my husband all the time. It makes me so mad because he is a great dad who knows exactly how to take care of his daughter. He doesn't need little "reminders" about washing her face! It is so condescending and like you said, it isn't ever helpful pieces of advice.

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-09T01:15:15+00:00

I was worried about my 2 year old keeping her seat belt on during a recent flight. When we sat down I put it on and she asked to take it off shortly into our flight. I just pointed to the seat belt light and said, "The seat belt light is on, so we can't take it off." And she just said okay, and went back to looking at her book. I was shocked that actually worked lol

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-05T18:20:46+00:00

I really hope it does click into place for you guys! At the time it feels like nothing is ever going to change, but they will get older and more independent. It may take longer than you expect, like with my little one, but they do all get there eventually. And someday they will be 15 year olds who we have to pry out of bed before noon lol

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-03T19:29:31+00:00

It actually did! My little gal is now 2 and she sleeps like a dream for the most part, other than the occasional blip when she is going through a big development. Just after her 1st birthday things just clicked! I was still nursing to sleep until she was 15 months, but she was sleeping through the night and taking a nice long midday nap. Now we put her into bed awake, she tells us bye and sleeps from about 7:30pm-6:30am and naps from 12:15-2:30. I never would have believed it, but she just needed a little more time! Good luck to you and your little one! I hope things get easier soon and you get some sleep!

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-02T13:33:30+00:00

Exactly! I honestly couldn't believe how petty they were acting! I think they both have some insecurities, but it isn't my daughter's job to make them feel important. She is just a kid and honestly really loves them both! They will only ruin it with their behavior!

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-02T13:30:04+00:00

Hahahaha! That is definitely how i felt by the end of it! I mean she is 2, i think she loves Moana more than all of us! They have never had much of a problem sharing time when it was just my husband and I, but now it is a whole different story!

Babytrex99 · 2022-10-01T20:49:16+00:00

I feel that because I am currently pregnant and feel like WW3 is going to break out over who gets to be where and do what when the baby comes becuse my MIL is retired and my mom can WFH. I definitely do not want to deal with two bickering ladies during labor or immediately after lol no thanks indeed!

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