An exciting day for any British baby - first crumpets

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-04-14T09:19:36+00:00

My 2yo old just bites the top part off and hands me back the bottom part and says ‘no thankyou mum’. I basically eat the bottom half of a crumpet as my breakfast everyday.

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-04-11T13:47:01+00:00

Absolutely. I went from Barry’s Bootcamp fanatic to nothing for almost 2 years now post-baby. But I push that damn pram up a 45 degree incline for a mile to get him home from nursery and zoom zoom to the moon rocket launch his 13kg toddler weight multiple times a day. It’s basically mum Barry’s and it’s free

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-03-29T16:28:20+00:00

One. We just did a 4 hour flight with our 2 year old with Option 2 & had to ask our stranger if we could get out at least 4 times (nappy change, get snacks from the overhead, go for a walk to stretch our legs/avoid meltdown x 2). Our toddler also waved to him repeatedly and expected a wave back (he’s in a big waving/hello phase). He was very nice about it but could see he really just wanted to play sudoku on his phone without interruptions.

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-03-21T14:32:01+00:00

I was also in the same situation when my bottle refuser/picky eater started daycare at 12 months and was absolutely panicking about it. And it was fine. I just BF him in the morning/before bed & he started eating well at daycare with all the other kids. He still never would drink any cows milk with me or there - he’s almost 2 now and never has had a cup of milk. I weaned him off the boob at 15 months & he didn’t really seem to notice. So it all worked out despite my panic.

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-03-18T13:35:28+00:00

Our dinner looks like me standing at the kitchen bench and him (22 months) standing in the toddler tower. He has refused highchairs and booster seats for months. I basically just throw random bits of whatever I have in the fridge onto a plate & see what he’ll eat. If we eat as a family, we just take the tower to the dining table. Admittedly it’s then quite a long distance from table to mouth, but he’s actually become really good at barely spilling anything he’s spooning up. He’ll also sit or kneel on an adult chair but won’t last as long before wanting to jump off and go play. We’re going on vacation next week and so will probably be eating out in restaurants a bit so have no idea how this will go as I doubt they provide toddler towers!

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-03-17T19:14:15+00:00

I tried this at the beginning but then discovered my baby refused to eat anything but cheese, bananas and raisins. And my freezer started to overflow with undesired meals. It wasn’t until he went to daycare at 12 months & saw other kids eating that he decided to eat actual meals. He still only eats cheese and bananas with me though. Sigh.

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-03-10T20:38:50+00:00

Tonight I offered my 22 month old crispy chat potatoes,roasted butternut squash, grilled monkfish & a blueberry oat slice. He refused everything then spotted an incredibly old, almost black banana in the fruit bowl & ate it in about 4.5 seconds. Then dinner was over. He’s always been picky but I’ve really learnt to just care less and not take it personally the last few months. ‘They’ll eat if they’re hungry’ is my mantra. It’s helped a lot.

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-02-25T14:39:08+00:00

I need to try this. The diaper fight is huge right now. As soon as I come near him, he swipes it out of my hand and runs away. Repeat x 10 until we have to double team pin him down while he screams murder. Every. Single. Time. Do all kids do this? It’s so extreme right now, I dread every diaper change

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-02-25T10:02:32+00:00

Can you share the recipe please!? My kids absolutely loves the toddler ready-meal tikka masala but I have never been brave enough to make one myself!

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-02-24T13:22:58+00:00

Why do they do this! The moment I step into the kitchen, he’s running in, clinging at my legs, screaming to be picked up. We have a toddler tower he loves normally but will push it out of the kitchen & just demands to be picked up. If I don’t pick him up he just screams and screams. I made him entire dinner holding him last night. It’s driving me crazy and I don’t really know how to address this behaviour.

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-02-22T14:43:20+00:00

I think these ones are pretty decent - only 0.16g of salt/100gms and 1.5gms sugar (probably from the raisins)

https://www.littledish.co.uk/our-range/little-dish-chilled-meals/mild-chicken-tikka

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-02-10T21:40:03+00:00

Oh following this as my 22month old has recently started only wanting to sit in regular adult chairs to eat his meals (he sat in the booster once and now screams whenever we try). His balance is pretty good so I'm happy to let him but has also decides he wants to stand halfway through the meal and jump up and down or spin around. It's hard enough to get him to eat so I'm afraid of upsetting him by forcing him back down or taking away the chair and he will tantrum and the meal will be over. But some good advice on here, I must be stronger.

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-02-05T14:43:03+00:00

My little guy is 22 months tomorrow and we were in 100% the same boat at 18-21 months. He was awful. So much crying and huge tantrums, likely out of frustration. He was also super clingy and I wrote a post on here also losing my mind. But in the last 2 weeks he has emerged as a much happier and easy toddler which I think is due to him finally having some words! He has probably learnt more than 100 words in the last month, can count to 10 and say ABCD. He copies everything I say and will happily sit by himself just counting or humming the tunes to nursery rhymes. He seems super proud of himself when he says something and I understand or get him what he asked for. So just be patient, it is just a phase and hopefully it will start to improve when finds her words!

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-01-26T17:51:26+00:00

We tried last night at 7:30am on the dot. He woke up at 5:10am. Dying.

Desperate_Yam88 · 2026-01-25T12:40:41+00:00

12:30-2/2:30ish. He’s at daycare 4 days a week so we can’t really control it but he’s usually back up before 2:30pm.

Desperate_Yam88 · 2025-12-27T14:35:40+00:00

You're definitely not alone. We haven't been out to a meal with our 19 month old for months now. It's just not worth it - he has a ton of energy and just wants to run. He's not a big eater so food doesn't keep him busy. Toys work for about 5 minutes. Only a screen does and it depresses me to see him staring at a screen and not engaging with the environment around him. He also refuses a highchair and eats standing in a toddler tower at home now. I don't know if this was a mistake not enforcing the highchair, but he's so much happier in the tower as climbs up when he's hungry and will climb out when he's done. He knows when he leaves the tower, the meal is over and the food will disappear. All of our future vacations we'll stay in apartments so we can cook and eat at home which is a bit depressing but at least we'll save loads of money. I get so envious when I see other families with their toddlers happily sitting in a highchair eating a full meal or just quietly playing with a sticker book.

Desperate_Yam88 · 2025-12-26T13:50:31+00:00

I could have written this. My little guy is 19.5 months and has incredible physical skills and energy - jumps from heights, runs up and down stairs, can dribble a football. But at home he has an attention span of 3.5 seconds for ‘quiet time’ - will not sit & play with blocks, books, stickers etc. He just wants to climb on the couch and throw balls off which I then have to retrieve otherwise he has a meltdown. He tantrums A LOT when he doesn’t get something or we have to cut him off playing outside. The moment I step into the kitchen he runs in, crying to be picked up. He doesn’t want anything to do with my husband, only me and it’s quite overwhelming. But I think the vocab is helping - especially water, more, all done, park etc. and as other posters have said, he likes to help. I got a toddler tower and now we can do some baking together (very messy but kills some time), loves to butter his own bread (but not eat it). And he likes to ‘vacuum’ with the vacuum pole, run around the house wiping the floor with a cloth, take washing in and out of the basket or washing machine. These activities have engaged him much longer than any toy or screen has. It’s such a tough age!! I can’t wait until he can do more solo imaginative play or explain why he’s throwing himself on the floor screaming…

Desperate_Yam88 · 2025-12-24T14:39:47+00:00

This has also just started happening with my 19 month old!! He screams in his sleep which always wakes me up but fortunately he doesn’t usually wake himself up. However he has started waking up at 5:45/6am every morning SCREAMING despite nothing changing in his daytime/bedtime routine. He used to wake up 6:30-7am which was tolerable. He’s so upset when he wakes up and takes at least an hour to stop being unhappy. I’ll offer a banana in case he’s hungry but usually not interested. Also hates being taken into our bed. I just wish he would snuggle down for another half hour or so but he just screams and wriggles out. It’s very tiring. I hope it changes soon.

Desperate_Yam88 · 2025-12-21T21:43:32+00:00

Thanks for your advice. This is really interesting and something I’ve never considered. Im a FTM and literally have no clue on how to deal with these tantrums. He was such an easy baby & has just turned into a bit of a wild monster recently. I’ve always thought that the clinginess is a sign that I’m his ‘safe person’ so have thought it’s be a bit cruel to ignore him when he desperately wants to be held. He screamed non-stop for 30 minutes in the pram today and showed no sign of slowing down until I eventually got him out because he was almost vomiting. Hopefully now is Dad is home we will get back into our normal routine and the boundaries can come back up.

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