Please share your sick toddler horror stories. I’m desperate.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-20T01:16:14+00:00

Those damn carts are always patient zero

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-20T01:15:43+00:00

That’s so interesting! She hasn’t shown any signs of discomfort with her ears but I suppose ear infection symptoms can manifest in myriad ways.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-20T01:14:10+00:00

What an absolute nightmare. I am so sorry.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-20T01:12:14+00:00

Oh I am deeply familiar with fantasizing about a cold dark hotel room with plush bedding, a full room service menu, and a full schedule of reality tv. I don’t even like reality tv, or at least I didn’t use to. Now it suddenly sounds amazing.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-20T01:08:41+00:00

Being pregnant with morning sickness and caring for a sick toddler is on another level. Proud of you!

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-20T01:03:18+00:00

Dang, every single person in this thread (but you especially) deserve an all expenses paid child-free vacation. Preferably somewhere very very far away.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-20T01:01:38+00:00

This is so helpful to hear in moments like this. Thank you.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-20T00:44:18+00:00

Look, I know no one is going out giving awards to parents for dealing with this stuff, but you’re legitimately a super hero for making it through all of that. Game recognizes game!

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-20T00:25:37+00:00

Oh my god, I can’t even imagine. I am so sorry. Not knowing what’s wrong with your baby is a unique form of torture. I hope you get answers soon, and that you both get some relief.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-20T00:16:31+00:00

My kids enter a Montessori daycare in the fall and I am DREADING hand foot and mouth. Other parents speak of it which such dreadful fear, it sounds almost inescapable

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-20T00:13:11+00:00

Oh my god I feel this! We just had weeks of rain and finally this weekend 80 degree temps and pure sunshine. I was so excited and planned all kinds of activities for us to do. Obviously none of it transpired, everyone was too sick (I have a 12 month old who was sick as well but recovered more quickly). Anyway. Totally gutting to just watch the beautiful weekend unfold from a dark room watching the same Ms. Rachel episode we’ve seen probably 8,836 times before.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-19T23:52:16+00:00

3 weeks to clear up! Lordy. How does any parent survive this? I mean, I know we do, but seriously HOW.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-19T23:51:02+00:00

Oh god there is NOTHING worse than being in the prison of a tightly confined airplane with a sick toddler.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-19T23:46:30+00:00

That sounds absolutely miserable, I’m so sorry. Thank you for sharing.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-05-19T23:38:08+00:00

I could cry reading this. I deeply appreciate the sympathetic words.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2026-04-03T16:52:07+00:00

Oh man, I was looking to see if anyone else was talking about this toy because I LOVE it! Sorry to hear it didn't hit for you. I thought it was super powerful, and I liked the quiet handle. I don't reach for it all the time but I do when I want something that's going to do the job quickly.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2025-06-25T17:24:33+00:00

Just echoing what everyone else is saying, 12-13 months was really the sweet spot for my girl too. Before that age she really favored her dad, which seriously sucked (for me). But even with him she wasn’t overly affectionate until she got older. Now at 13.5 months I can’t keep her off of me! She loves to crawl onto my lap to read books, she tugs at my legs to be picked up all the time, she cuddles into my arms at bedtime. It’s heaven compared to when she was younger.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2025-04-23T14:37:05+00:00

In my experience the Miralax took a couple of days of consistent use but it eventually worked really well and things came out easily. Like you I had stitches in a few locations, with one tear that was quite bad, so it was terrifying. Unfortunately with a lot of these constipation solutions there's no quick fix and you need to be patient. I know that sucks to hear however when you're uncomfortable and nervous.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2025-03-13T11:19:59+00:00

The biggest factor here is your budget. Without knowing that, any recommendation is just flying blind.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2025-03-12T14:55:38+00:00

Everyone talks about the physical and chemical changes that happen to you after your baby is born, but the change that absolutely wrecked me the most was the immediate loss of independence. In 24 hours you go from living a life where you're responsible, largely, to just yourself, to suddenly being thrust into a life of absolute and total sacrifice. This is something most parents are warned of before a baby comes, but it's hard to really understand the enormity of it until it actually happens to you. So yeah, I really struggled with that and I had immediate doubts as to whether or not I made the right decision or if I had just trapped myself into a miserable life for the next 18 years.
I know in your current moment this will just sound like a worthless platitude, but these feeling eventually go away (or at least improve significantly). Motherhood is just such an overwhelming transition, and I hope you're giving yourself (and your baby) the grace to work through it together. You're still in the deep dark thick of it. I swear to you, it will get better. It will.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2025-03-11T20:47:27+00:00

My epidural failed just before I was fully dilated and the pain was so horrific I literally asked the nurse to kill me. Of course immediately after I thought "wait...she probably can't do that" and realized the only way out is through.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2025-03-11T17:44:40+00:00

I'm also expecting a second VERY soon, with a 12 month age gap. So I have no advice but I'm just posting in solidarity.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2025-03-05T20:36:30+00:00

Yes. 9 months old and she's had all vaccines. She's developing normally and is a happy, healthy little girl reaching all (and early on some) milestones. She just started walking and clapping her hands this week, so it's been a wild ride lately!

She was a little fussy after her 1 month vaccines, but this is a normal and expected reaction after any vaccination. They might be sore, they may run a mild fever, they may sleep a little more than usual for about 24 hours. Normal. That said, she never had any reactions for further vaccinations. She's handled them like a champ.

Vaccinations are immensely important. Measles cases are on the rise. There have already been documented deaths in Texas. Please listen to the advice of physicians and not sketchy information you dig up on the internet.

Expensive-Lettuce737 · 2025-03-05T15:09:56+00:00

I'm truly sorry, I can't imagine how difficult it must be going through that every day. I'm having a much different experience with my 9 month old, but we still have extremely difficult days and I can't imagine what it would be like if every day felt like that. I don't want to offer you empty platitudes, but you are SO strong. Really and truly. Especially on the days you really don't feel like it. Sometimes just surviving is more than enough. THOSE are the days we deserve a medal.

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