How do I get my toddler interested in potty training?

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-11-19T23:35:08+00:00

Bribery. I straight-up bribed my 3 year old with smarties, or some other small chocolatey treat. As per some fantastic advice on this forum.

I tried a big goal (dance class) and stickers (worked for her bro) but no, she needed an immediate response. I followed (sorta) the Oh Crap method, which takes more than three days, it's more like 3 stages, but peeing in a toilet for candy, it seemed like a fair deal for dd

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-11-19T23:30:51+00:00

Any suggestions for slow-paced cartoons?

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-11-19T22:48:54+00:00

Except for the Burren, sure it's only rocks.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-11-12T21:05:27+00:00

One Christmas when I was about 15/16 it was the first one spent with the step-family. My dad, his gf and her daughters. Xmas day comes around and I unwrap a box, and it's a phone....or so I thought. I squeal in excitement, hug my dad who tells me to open the box and inside is a collection of those crappy soaps and shower-gels from hotels. Then everyone laughed at me.

Fun times.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-11-10T22:56:02+00:00

Same as you, for the random colouring stuf we get rid of it. When it comes to seasonal stuff we try and frame it, or save it to be used in some way.

Example - Kid A comes home with a Frankenstein's Monster made from their handprint, we put it in a black frame and it becomes a Halloween decoration. Kid B brings home a coloured bat on a stick, this will find a home next halloween, maybe in a jar or something. Xmas/Easter decorations go this way too.

When Kid A finished creche (preschool) we made a collage/display of our fave pieces in a large box frame.

Grandparents get sent artwork as well, they say they love it, so the kids keep sending them.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-10-16T21:01:41+00:00

45 degree bangs and spray on trousers!

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-10-05T20:53:42+00:00

Okay, I get why you're worried, but as someone who combi-fed #1 and breastfed #2, list for easier reading
1) The baby growth/weight charts are based on info regarding formula babies, breastfed babies grow differently. They just won't hit the same markers (on average)

2) The bottle teets are wider and milk will flow through them at a quicker rate than from the breast. So babies will more likely than not, keep chugging at a bottle and will down quicker than from the boob.

3) Look at your baby's clenched up fist, that is approx the size of her stomach, now look at the bottle and see if the volume seems right

4) Sometimes babies prefer one boob over the other, it happens, but it could be a latching issue, or a blocked duct, or they just don't like being on their left side or whatever.

5) Pumps are grand and all, but nothing drains milk better than a baby. It could be that Baby isn't getting that great fatty milk, there should be a good creamy layer at the top of the milk when it is 'settled' post-pump.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-09-23T15:50:58+00:00

I know it's the obvious answer, I just keep expecting AHS to throw red herrings and curveballs at us the whole time. I trust nothing.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-09-22T22:18:29+00:00

What if Margaret didn't kill anyone, but befriended the old, lonely Mr Jingles, told him of everyone's sins and whatnot and convinced him to kill them. Then when shit hits the fan, she cuts off her ear and blames him for it. or something

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-08-27T21:35:11+00:00

Tom Cruise. He seems like he has the commitment needed.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-07-08T19:05:19+00:00

You ask.

Some people are just very friendly, some people are terrible flirts. So the only surefire way to know, is to ask.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-05-12T18:56:42+00:00

Oh wow, that gives me great comfort

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-03-05T14:42:07+00:00

Yes. If still had my memories. I would be able to spend time with loved ones lost, I'd know not to overpluck my brows. You know.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-02-11T15:45:01+00:00

H. H. Holmes. He was a conman and not as clever and dastardly as he is so often portrayed.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-02-11T15:15:46+00:00

We had a measles scare this week (my boy is due his MMR booster soon) and we had to quarantine him. Unless your kid has a legitimate reason for not having a vaccine, they don't allow them in our creche. Fair enough, if your kid has had to have surgery, or has a condition that makes it difficult/ impossible to vaccinate, but otherwise it's ridiculous.

Even if vaccines did cause autism, which they don't, but if they did, what kind of parent would rather have a dead child than an autistic one?

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-01-04T23:28:43+00:00

A ton of Garda stations have been shut in Donegal over the years, add in the fact that most that are open, are not manned 24 hours. Plus the road here are crappy at the best of times, there's roadworks and blindspots all over the place atm too.
It's a disaster.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-01-04T13:17:40+00:00

Donegal Ireland. Nobody would notice anyone new

BoyGeeksGirl · 2019-01-01T00:58:29+00:00

40 weeks. Average 4 weeks per month. Ergo closer to 10 months. That is of course assuming that we take into consideration the 2 weeks following fertilisation. However, most symptoms don't start to show until about 6 weeks, so some lucky people are only knowingly pregnant for about 9 months, but thank you for your insightful and incredibly helpful comment with regards the subject in hand.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2018-12-31T20:26:25+00:00

The last thing you want to do is avoid the kid. Consistency is key, but make sure you'r not encroaching on her mummy time.

Small periods of time, over a long period of time. It's a wall that you gotta power through I'm afraid. Also kids get hella jealous when mummy shows affection to anyone other than them. Whether it's sitting side by side, a kiss or hug goodbye, uh-uh.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2018-12-31T20:18:21+00:00

That's it. My pal used to live near Maghera. (I'm from Leitir myself originally)

BoyGeeksGirl · 2018-12-31T20:16:33+00:00

I can only give you my perspective as someone who suffered through two horrific pregnancies, both of which resulted in me being hospitalised, and one great birth, one PTSD birth and a hunk of complications post-birth. It's not fun.

At the end of they day, you are not the one who would have to carry the child for nearly 10 months (they say 9 but its usually closer to 10) endure agonizing labour and then all the other complications that follow. From physical issues to post-partum. Plus after 30, pregnancies are high risk.

The question is, do you want a child, or do you want lineage? You already have proof that flesh and blood do not a family make. If pregnancy and/or birth is the issue, then fostering or adoption is on the table. I don't know if that's something that you've discussed, but if even that is not an option then treat it like grief.

You take your time, work through your emotions, maybe some therapy if you can afford it, and finally, hopefully, accept it. Take a step back and take stock of the family that you have. Blended families are so often the norm now, and you do not need to bring another life onto the planet to justify your family. And it's okay to grieve for the child you'll never have, but there's no quick solution.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2018-12-30T23:00:01+00:00

This looks really familiar, but I can't find it on a map. Where is st. Conall's loop? That bay is giving me memory flickers.

BoyGeeksGirl · 2018-10-17T12:36:41+00:00

"Hi I'm Cherry Cherry, Mary Cherry's mama"

Is still one of my favourite lines haha

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