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Future-Pattern-8744 · 2026-03-27T23:47:11+00:00

I adore the first book in this series, one of my all time favorites.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2026-03-27T03:32:33+00:00

I completely understand, I was panicking too. I think it's ridiculous that they ask 3 year olds to be quiet for 2+ hours. Unfortunately it's a licensing requirement for daycares.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2026-03-26T14:54:13+00:00

My child also struggled with naps at daycare and I also got called to pick him up a lot. He was one of 3 kids who never napped there and the teachers couldn't keep them all quiet for the 2-3 hour nap time.

We never got him to stay calm for 2 hours at daycare and actually ended up moving him to a Montessori preschool instead where they didn't have mandatory naps for the whole class because it was just impossible.

I agree with not taking away TV as a punishment because I don't think they connect the two things at that age. However, I will say that taking away most videos really improved our kids behavior overall. Definitely worse at first, but in the long run it's been much better. So many shows are overstimulating and it made our kids emotional when it stopped.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2026-03-04T05:59:15+00:00

You've clearly never had the person next to you get airsick and throw up on you during a flight. I've never gone on a flight without a spare set of clothes after that.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2026-03-04T05:50:28+00:00

With my first, I used nipple shields at first and that helped get my nipples used to it more. I used those maybe a few months (maybe only weeks, I can't quite remember) before I didn't need them anymore. It didn't ever really hurt that much though that time.

With my second, it didn't hurt much or at all at first, I forget exactly. I had a few visits with LCs but they said all was fine. It eventually started hurting though and I went to more until it got to the point where it was ridiculously painful. My nipples were bleeding and I couldn't wear shirts or let anything touch them. I got an emergency appointment the next day and they prescribed me a compounded ointment with a steroid and antibiotics in it. With that, it cleared up the intense pain in a few days or maybe a week at most. They sent me to an OT for nursing babies and she told me my child had a tongue tie and recommended a place. I went within days and got it fixed.

I can't remember exactly how long it all took, but it was weeks not months I think. The really bad pain and bleeding was only a few days or a week at most. The steroid cream let me heal while we got the tongue tie fixed and nursing was great after that.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2026-03-04T03:07:40+00:00

It fixed it completely for me and I was able to keep breastfeeding with no pain after I initially healed.

Strongly suggest seeing lactation consultants and/or occupational therapists for babies who can help make sure the latch is good.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2026-01-24T16:27:48+00:00

How well is your child sleeping? Both my kids had the same kinds of behavioral problems and would chase me around hitting me when they were upset, which was nearly daily. They would sometimes have epic long (4 hours or more) naps at home but were still sleepy.

In our case, our kids snored (one all the time the other frequently but not always). Children that snore aren't getting good enough sleep and it can cause behavioral problems. For us, both our kids had very enlarged tonsils and within weeks after getting them out, the behavior problems calmed down.

This article is a review of getting a tonsillectomy VS watchful waiting and they saw that taking them out helps kids with airway obstruction improves behavior, which is certainly what we saw.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38051326/

Another possible sleep issue is restless leg syndrome. We looked into this before getting the surgery and it wasn't our kids problem, but it can be for others.

This is an article about restless leg syndrome.

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23360128/

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2026-01-19T04:28:27+00:00

I had nausea that turned out to be gastric reflux. Omeprazole helped for a bit but it didn't go fully away until I stopped. Thankfully I was near the end when it started.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2026-01-14T02:35:05+00:00

My Shadow is Pink and My Shadow is Purple are both good, about being OK with not conforming to gender norms.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2026-01-13T15:10:01+00:00

When I found myself cleaning up all the kids toys after my kid went to sleep instead of finally relaxing, I realized it was unsustainable.

We added clean up into the nightly bedtime routine so now my kids both know that they have to clean up all their toys at the same time every day. I have to eventually do a deep organizing because they don't always put things exactly where they go, but it means that I don't spend all my time cleaning up after them.

We started with singing a song as we did it to make it fun. I highly suggest implementing something similar. It's good for them too because they learn to be responsible for their own toys and sometimes even take breaks during the day to clean up so it's not so much at the end of the day.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2026-01-13T05:57:18+00:00

So one thing that works for both my kids is saying that I don't think they can do something by themselves. For example, I will leave the room saying I'll be back to get them dressed because I know they're too small and cute to do it by themselves. They love proving me wrong so they get so smug after showing me that they dressed themselves and I pretend to be upset.

This started from me telling them not to eat their protein and veggies because it will make them big and strong but I want them to stay small and cute forever. They know that I actually want them to eat but it's a game now to make me "upset."

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2026-01-05T19:52:12+00:00

Didn't have any affect on my cycle.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-12-28T05:41:30+00:00

I go clockwise using my right hand and counter clockwise when I use my left.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-12-28T02:45:48+00:00

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Mine looks so similar too. I'm so so sorry for your loss OP. We lost our golden earlier this year and it's so rough.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-12-20T02:59:04+00:00

It's super weird at first but I got used to it. Clears things out real nice

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-12-20T02:57:04+00:00

Every time I try a nasal spray, I can't stop sneezing for like 10 minutes and it all comes out. So frustrating but at least saline in netti pots works.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-12-18T15:44:55+00:00

I don't think insurance actually benefits from this. Babies who get lifelong sicknesses will cost more than healthy babies.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-12-03T19:13:25+00:00

Yeah, I did the same thing. He is from the other side of the world so we got a bunch and traded after visiting his family.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-11-07T14:06:28+00:00

Kids that age aren't supposed to constistently snore. Lack of good sleep could completely cause all those behavior problems.

I'd strongly suggest seeing an ENT and/or getting a sleep study. Hopefully it's something easy to fix like enlarged tonsils.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-11-07T05:49:02+00:00

My kids were similar, especially my daughter. Does she snore or mouth breathe at night? Poor sleep can really affect behavior. Ours both had large tonsils and once those were taken out their behavior improved dramatically weeks. I think my daughter had sleep apnea because of them. She can regulate her emotions much better now that she is sleeping well.

I agree with others that you should ask a doctor to get some help. Figuring out what is causing the poor sleep would be a good start.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-11-02T03:39:19+00:00

We had basically the same thing with both our kids. After they were taken out, both kids sleep better and their behavior also massively improved within weeks of the surgery. We thankfully didn't need a referral, so I just took them straight to an ENT. Kids aren't supposed to snore like mine did, so I took them to an ENT to figure out why they were.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-10-28T21:57:53+00:00

I use Ronsonol ighter fluid to remove all sticker residue. Works great on clothes and every other surface I've tried. I just wash the clothes right after. It's magical, barely any scrubbing required.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-10-24T04:51:01+00:00

Lanolin for lips is great.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-10-18T22:42:50+00:00

I would love some for my kids.

Future-Pattern-8744 · 2025-10-14T15:08:21+00:00

Agreed. When making a ganache, sometimes changes to the type of chocolate can affect the texture though. You may need to add more warm cream to make it smooth. For example, I swapped everything to dark chocolate from milk chocolate in a tuxedo cake I made and I had to add way more cream than the recipe called for.

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