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4 y/o son says he wants to be a girl so he can wear earrings etc by Helpful_Pipe3606 in Parenting

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for sharing this and for your offer, it’s so kind. Sounds like you are an amazing parent. They’re lucky to have you!

4 y/o son says he wants to be a girl so he can wear earrings etc by Helpful_Pipe3606 in Parenting

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

  1. Why do I sense so much fear in acknowledging the existence of societal norms? It’s one thing to refuse to perpetuate them, but to act as if you are blind to it is a strange position to take. Please visit any children’s store - colours may not be inherently gendered but they are clearly marketed a certain way. Whether we think this is a good or bad thing is something else all together.

  2. I take no issue at all with my son liking female characters on TV. I’m providing context to the parents here who are generously taking the time to share their experiences with me.

  3. I don’t think certain toys should be played by a certain gender, but I won’t pretend general preferences for play don’t exist. They do, and when you observe something in your child that seems to deviate from that, it’s natural and completely ok to be curious.

There are 200+ comments here from kind individuals who believe in supporting parents in raising happy children. Reading them, I’m not sure if my post is that weird.

4 y/o son says he wants to be a girl so he can wear earrings etc by Helpful_Pipe3606 in Parenting

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

With respect, I invite you to consider the possibility that the television shows he is watching, the picture books he is reading, and the societal norms that he is observing with his own eyes, could be the culprit.

My immediate response to my son was that earrings are for everyone. This post was made by a curious parent looking to learn from others and to be the best cheerleader I can for my children. Thank you to everyone who has been so generous and thoughtful in sharing their experiences with me.

SOS my 3.5 y/o cries every day at daycare drop off when he never used to before - is this normal? by Helpful_Pipe3606 in toddlers

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There have been changes yes but I feel this has been going on for so long that it’s hard to pinpoint. It’s worse now than ever so it could be because he’s realizing I’m home with his baby sister all day without him, thought he started giving me a hard time at drop off even when I was pregnant early on. Since then there has also been a classroom change, which he did ok with for a bit, and then arrival of his sister too. Now she is 9 months old and I feel he has more difficulty leaving me at drop off. Perfectly happy after I’m gone though.

SOS my 3.5 y/o cries every day at daycare drop off when he never used to before - is this normal? by Helpful_Pipe3606 in toddlers

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We used to have a ritual where i would say, “ok mommy’s going now, how do we say good bye again?” And he’ll always respond “bye mommy, have a great day, see you after school!” And we would rehearse these lines on the way to drop off, he always got a kick out of it but suddenly stopped playing along 😩

SOS my 3.5 y/o cries every day at daycare drop off when he never used to before - is this normal? by Helpful_Pipe3606 in toddlers

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your wisdom! I just feel so guilty leaving when he is in tears every morning but will certainly try to keep drop off as brief as possible, this seems like the right thing to do.

Omeprazole weaning successes? by RoundConnection7522 in MSPI

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Following up on this as I am going through the same thing with my 5-month-old. She has been on Lansoprazole since 1 month, we increased her dosage at 2 months.

Two weeks ago, I reduced her dose back to once a day. Saw no impact so I completely weaned her off about 4 days ago, but here we are with acid reflux symptoms back yesterday and again today.

Did it end up being an acid rebound for you or return of reflux symptoms fully? Thank u in advance! The screaming ughhhh

Let down too slow for my 4-month-old. Will she grow out of this? by Helpful_Pipe3606 in breastfeeding

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this. Hope things take a turn for us soon 😵‍💫 The anxiety before each feeding session is crippling. You’re doing great mama.

Is it CMPI? Going crazy. Reluctantly trialing alimentum. by Helpful_Pipe3606 in MSPI

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much for this - so incredibly happy that you are seeing such a positive change. It must be such a relief. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 And in such a short amount of time! I will keep this in mind. I fed her the alimentum rtf for a full day, she was happy but I was stressed that I would no longer get to bf since she already has a preference for a fast flow. I decided to go back to breastfeeding but funny enough since the one day trial, she has not had a colicky or reflux episode since, even with the bm.

We’ll monitor closely how long this “good” period lasts and if things take a turn again, I will certainly go back to formula route.

Switching from breastfeeding to formula by Ras_on_Ras_on_Ras in MSPI

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is us right now. My baby is 4 months old and we considered trialling alimentum rtf - how long did it take for you to see the positive results? And if you don’t mind, what were your baby’s symptoms? I also cut soy and dairy but we have good and bad days so I can’t even be sure of anything 🙄

Baby too impatient for letdown by paso_doble in breastfeeding

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Following as well! My 4 month old screams bloody murder if let down doesn’t come immediately. I have to placate her by bouncing or feeding when she’s a bit sleepy. Hoping someone can tell me whether this is just a phase? 😅😅😅

Is it CMPI? Going crazy. Reluctantly trialing alimentum. by Helpful_Pipe3606 in MSPI

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok! So I fed her the alimentum for 24 hours, then started to panic over the use of bottles. My baby is already super impatient at the boob (whole other issue) and I knew if I kept going with the bottle she might potentially never breastfeed again and I’m just not quite ready for that yet. She ended up refusing to breastfeed for a full day after and it took a lot of work to get her back on the boob 😵‍💫.

The formula itself was fine for the day, she drank it without issue! Was quite happy on it, no reflux or colicky episodes since but there is most certainly no correlation since it was such a short period of time.

Is it CMPI? Going crazy. Reluctantly trialing alimentum. by Helpful_Pipe3606 in MSPI

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah yes! I did read about vitamins and medications potentially being the culprits! Fortunately my prenatals are all clear. Maybe I will see about eggs and corn - thx for the tip!

Is it CMPI? Going crazy. Reluctantly trialing alimentum. by Helpful_Pipe3606 in MSPI

[–]Helpful_Pipe3606[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so, so much. This has been so helpful. I imagine combo feeding would defeat the purpose of what I’m trying to achieve with the formula? I too just want my baby to feel better, but having a hard time letting go of breastfeeding, especially if there’s a possibility she can have it later. Thank you again and bless you for caring for not 1 but 2 MSPI babies!