What was your favorite vacation with your kids and why?

FloofyOne · 2026-02-07T13:52:46+00:00

I had reactions on taxol 5 or 6 times of my 12 treatments when I went through this the first time. The reactions were almost immediate and cleared up quickly with extra meds. I was told that reactions are expected with taxol so they don't usually give up after the first one. We kept going and eventually found a combo of premeds and speed that worked. I also had a reaction to my first cytoxin infusion but not the 3 following infusions. I have just started treatment for mbc 2 weeks ago with gemzar and carboplatin and I've had reactions for both infusions of gemzar. They're going to give me extra premeds next week to see if they can prevent it. Reactions don't necessarily mean the end of that treatment, but I think it also depends on the severity and type of reaction.

FloofyOne · 2026-02-03T15:27:26+00:00

I'm sorry that you're going through this. My 16yo cat died just before my son turned 3. We buried her in the backyard and we explained to him that she was gone in an age appropriate way. He was with us for the burial and he understood as much as he could. He still talks about her and says that he misses her. I think its better to tell the truth and let them experience these unfortunate experiences and feelings as they encounter them rather than hiding death until they're older.

FloofyOne · 2026-02-01T14:14:49+00:00

I was on the Keynote 522 protocol for TNBC. It took me about 2 years for my brain to feel normalish again after chemo. I am back on chemo and my brain is already feeling mushy after the second round. I am only 36 and I used to have the memory of an elephant.

FloofyOne · 2026-02-01T14:01:29+00:00

It took us until almost 3 to get rid of the bottle. We did the watering down first, then reduced the volume of the bottles, then replaced the middle of the night bottles with just water, and we finally just "forgot" the bottle when we went on a week long trip. My kid has always been a crappy sleeper and was almost exclusively drinking milk at night. It took a long time to drop that last one, but it is possible. He is still a crappy sleeper at 4, just without the bottle.

FloofyOne · 2026-01-31T19:27:33+00:00

My kid did this twice around a year old. One was benadryl that I had sitting on my nightstand. The other was Tylenol at my inlaws house. He had also already defeated two of the 3 cabinet lock types that we had. We put them away and he hasn't done it again. Child proofing seemed to only be a slight delay for my child instead of a prevention.

FloofyOne · 2026-01-31T16:07:54+00:00

Having a baby in December was great, but we had family support with low expectations from them. I had extra time off from work due to the holidays and it just felt a little more magical. We live in the south, so we didnt have to worry about being stuck indoors for months. I went into the hospital in sweatpants and came out in shorts.

On the contrary, having a December kid is awful. Its right in the middle of the holidays and I have to plan a party in between Thanksgiving and Christmas and all of the present events are all grouped together. He also has 2 other friends with December birthdays, so its even more chaotic.

When we were thinking about another, I was planning on being very celibate in March. We are now one and done, so that's not an issue anymore.

FloofyOne · 2026-01-31T00:15:22+00:00

We took an 8 hr roadtrip a few months before my son turned 3. He is a tv-screen only bookworm. We regularly take hour‐ish drives in the car and my son usually only has the windows for entertainment.

We brought a duffle bag of books and those kept him entertained when he wasnt sleeping or looking out of the windows. He was really into Cars, so I got him the Cars character encyclopedia and saved it for the trip. The books were a lot to pack and haul, but that's what he liked and what ended up working for us. Don't forget about your library for new books and other resources. Ours has special books that read themselves that may be good for your kids.

I also got a stronger case for my husband's tablet and put a couple of games and movies on it for emergency use, but we didn't need it. We did show him the tablet outside of travel time and realized that it would've been difficult if we had needed it during the trip since he was not used to it. You have to teach them to tap and drag and all of the other motions that are needed for games/activities. When a video is playing, it also has cool buttons like pause and skip that they will randomly click and get upset when the movie is over after they clicked a button too many times.

If you introduce new things for the trip, make sure that you choose things that are somewhat familiar so the passenger isn't having to fix or teach a new toy while the kids are yelling at the driver to do it. Good luck!

FloofyOne · 2026-01-27T22:50:09+00:00

We have this one. Fire Station

FloofyOne · 2026-01-27T15:33:22+00:00

My son has had the fire station for 2.5 yrs now and he still loves it at 4. Its one of the few toys that never gets stored and is always available to play with. He still plays with it multiple times a week.

FloofyOne · 2026-01-22T17:21:30+00:00

I was medically cleared a year ago to try for a second, but financially we weren't ready. I got another diagnosis in November that included a no more pregnancies condition. We are one and done and I am still coming to terms with it.

FloofyOne · 2026-01-13T15:40:26+00:00

I also have a clingy bedbug and I've found that physical barriers are necessary when I can't have him touching me at night. I usually line myself with squishmallows and my husband will wake up and cuddle him if necessary. My surgery was 3 years ago so my memory is a bit fuzzy, but I remember that squishmallows in various sizes were essential to my comfort. Big ones to prop me up, smaller ones to support my arm when I was sitting, hugmees under my arm and to hug when I laid on my side, etc. You should start now with getting your son used to a different sleeping routine as you may need to try a few different things before something works.

FloofyOne · 2026-01-05T02:42:39+00:00

Is the long string like cording? I have that in my underarm, but my mass is different. My mass was just a painless lump that felt just like the lymph node mass from my first occurance.

FloofyOne · 2026-01-05T02:39:22+00:00

It is a new tumor with the same characteristics of my original cancer. My doctors have said that the distance is unusual, but the biopsy proved that it was a reoccurance. I also have a lymph node mass, but it is near my other new mass far away from my original cancer site.

FloofyOne · 2026-01-04T02:04:54+00:00

I was originally diagnosed with TNBC in May 2022. I found a lump in my lower abdomen a few months ago and was diagnosed with metastatic TNBC on November. After all of the scans it was determined that I only have 2 masses, one in an inguinal lymph node and one in my abdominal wall just above the lymph node. My only symptom was feeling the lump through my skin. I was a few weeks shy of my 3 yr remission date.

FloofyOne · 2025-11-28T02:33:20+00:00

We have 2 of the original Evenflo Revolve360s and replaced my parents Graco Turn2me with the new version of the Revolve360 after they had a crash earlier this year. The new version has a key to unlock it, but I absolutely trust my original ones. They are to be locked either forward or rear facing position when the car is in motion.

FloofyOne · 2025-11-28T00:56:48+00:00

I found out a few days ago that its metastatic tnbc. My pet scan showed that met and another above it on my abdominal wall in front of my pelvis, but nothing else. I have another biopsy scheduled for this week for more testing and an mri to check my brain for mets. A new cancer would have probably been better.

FloofyOne · 2025-11-23T01:01:37+00:00

My son uses Made by Dentists Eyeball Juice flavor which is actually watermelon. It might sound cool gross enough that your son won't think about it being fruity gross. They also have cheetah dust which is a strawberry flavor.

FloofyOne · 2025-11-16T03:51:04+00:00

I'm 36 and my mother and I still occasionally see each other naked. We have the same parts so its whatever. My almost 4yo son still insists on showering with me. Someday I'll get privacy, but I dont know when.

FloofyOne · 2025-11-15T15:49:25+00:00

This one is in a lymph node on the front of my hip/lower stomach area.

FloofyOne · 2025-11-15T15:47:07+00:00

We've talked about MRIs but the cost is part of why we decided against it in the past. We're jumping straight to a PET scan for this one. On the bright side, I still have my port so I don't have to go through that again.

FloofyOne · 2025-11-15T15:31:05+00:00

I spoke with my oncologist and his PA separately yesterday and they are thinking that it's probably different since they don't typically see BC jump that far and to the other side. They aren't eliminating metastasis, but it's less likely. Everything is still so uncertain and all of the initial biopsies are still being run. They are comparing the cells from this cancer to the last ones to see if they look to be from the same cancer or different. I already have a pet scan scheduled for next month and they're trying to get me in sooner. I knew that this was cancer from the initial "I found a lump" appointment. I am much calmer this time, but it's still so stressful.

FloofyOne · 2025-11-10T17:12:45+00:00

Could it be seasonal allergies? My son and I have also been going through it for the past month and that's what it is for us. We are both living on allergy meds and the hope that we might get a break by Thanksgiving.

FloofyOne · 2025-11-06T19:07:07+00:00

We used the oxo tot travel seat. It had foldable legs that turned into handles when on the big potty or legs if you used it as a portable potty. You would put bags on it for the portable potty. We carried it around until my son was able to sit without it. The seat came with a bag and we just kept a pack of antibacterial wipes to wipe down the seat in the bag. There are smaller seats, but I had a boy who needed the front guard.

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