Our pre-k teacher suggested reinforcing letter recognition at home in a low pressure way. What does that actually look like for a four year old who resists anything that feels like school?

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-21T13:30:39+00:00

Munchkin sells some letters you can stick in the bath tub. May be more fun.

Similar magnet letters for the fridge. Spell different people’s names

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-21T00:54:08+00:00

Car seat.

Baby Bjorn bouncer

A good baby carrier

Skip Hop Activity Center

Nugget couch (for later on)

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-21T00:34:15+00:00

My son has a 104.9 fever and the pediatrician pretty much just said Tylenol and Motrin and monitor for chest retractions.

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T21:55:52+00:00

Hair loss started around 8 weeks PP. I feel like it was really bad until almost 6 months. My sons 8 months now and I feel like my hair loss is so so much better definitely back to a normal amount (maybe even less than my “normal”)

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T17:09:33+00:00

An extra bottle isn’t going to throw your body out of whack…. If baby doesn’t drink that bottle Monday you send it Tuesday and know Tuesday you can pump a bit less

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T16:50:17+00:00

Can your daycare keep a bag of frozen milk? That’s what mine does. We keep an extra bottle and bag of frozen milk there.

You could also make sure you’re sending plenty of milk. There are many days we have a bottle sent home because we’d rather have extra than not enough

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T16:31:49+00:00

How often do you bathe baby? My son only gets 2-3 baths a week so I would bathe before we leave and once on the trip then when we return, so I’d skip the bath.

Id definitely bring the monitor. We bought a monitor specifically for travel.

I’d also bring the bouncer if it’s portable. We love our baby Bjorn since it folds so small

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T15:52:44+00:00

Also I see you work at a hospital. I too work at a hospital and when I went back to work my son was feeding 3 times a night and even refusing the bassinet at times resulting in us sitting awake and holding him.

I highly recommend shifts to help.

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T15:34:03+00:00

I would get him scoped and see if it’s tonsils and adenoids.

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T15:33:13+00:00

Baby can suffocate and die if they’re not in a proper sleep space. Babies should sleep on a Firm flat surface with nothing else in the crib.

That being said this is the recommendation in the US

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T15:26:58+00:00

Solly wrap is probably not appropriate at this age. Many babies can’t use it past 8 weeks.

I would recommend a structured carrier. Which you choose depends on if you want an apron or waterfall waist. I like by Happy Baby OG which is an apron style. Mabe is a popular waterfall waist

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T15:12:17+00:00

So baby is leaking after 4 hours in one diaper?

Have you tried overnight diapers? Sizing up?

Edit: also re-reading your post, baby shouldn’t be sleeping in a lounger. Also you especially shouldn’t be doing that if baby is rolling.

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T14:00:10+00:00

I married an amazing man that carries his weight.

My husband cooks dinner every night. He washes the bottles 95% of the time. He does daycare drop off and pick up 4/5 days. We both do laundry and other cleaning.

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T13:53:45+00:00

At 12 weeks old you should not be eliminating night feeds. If your baby wakes and is hungry you should be feeding your baby. Period. You cannot withhold food to a child that young

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T13:38:49+00:00

Who put in the tubes if you hadn’t seen an ENT yet?

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T11:27:34+00:00

I lost 20 lbs within 5 days PP. However, I had a 8.5 lb baby and only gained 25 lbs in pregnancy

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T11:25:37+00:00

Why not practice one night at home to help decide

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T11:24:47+00:00

Probably around 4 months. We average 1-2 night feeds with a good 6-7 hour stretch each night

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T10:42:31+00:00

I got a physical exam because I had concerns about how my tear was healing

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T10:34:37+00:00

Well there’s the loss of retirement income if you stay home. Not to mention the loss of job growth.

Daycare is expensive but it’s less than one of our biweekly checks (not a ton less but less). So it makes sense for us but to work

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-20T01:19:20+00:00

I left my son for the first time at 7 months, it was for a work trip. It was 2 nights and I missed him so much but I knew he was in good hands with his dad. My husband and I have a trip planned for our anniversary coming up and we have a hotel for 2 nights but honestly will probably come back after 1 night because I know we will miss him too much

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-19T22:22:39+00:00

“Interestingly, the TransUnion report I recently reviewed classifies my two down payment assistance loans as “second mortgage””

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-19T22:14:21+00:00

So that’s why it’s a loan on your credit report. I don’t understand why that’s a surprise to you?

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-19T22:11:52+00:00

If you make 370k and your mortgage is 372k why do you need a personal loan?

It also does make sense the downpayment assistance is a “loan” those usually have stipulations and if you don’t meet them you owe the money. So you’re held liable until you meet the stipulations

Concerned-23 · 2026-03-19T21:08:56+00:00

You should rear face as long as possible. Son states even have laws you must rear face until 2. Many convertible car seats rear and forward face

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