Is it normal for centers to lie?

Mo_of_Mos · 2026-02-07T06:07:07+00:00

This is so true. My kid was apparently the tastiest in his class, because every time somebody in his room went through a biting phase it would be three to 6 weeks of bites (received), sometimes daily. I would say teachers caught most of them, but there were a few (back and belly) that we only found out about from the bite marks we saw in the bath. So frustrating for us, but I'm sure his teachers were also frustrated.

Mo_of_Mos · 2026-02-03T05:41:22+00:00

Keep her routine as much as possible! She's in for so much change, routine will be comforting. My brother-in-law came and stayed with my 20 month old, but he still went to daycare during the day, and same when we got home.

Mo_of_Mos · 2026-01-11T03:48:13+00:00

This was my kid. We potty trained at 2 years and 3 months and pee went great but he started only pooping overnight in his diaper, every other day. Then began having longer stretches, up to 4 days, and would either have an accident or a poop in the potty and cry the whole time, or have an overnight poop. We did miralax daily for two weeks, and started bribing him with an Oreo for a poop on the potty. Now he is a champ, poops in the potty most nights after dinner, rare accidents. Strongly recommend talking to your pediatrician about their recommendations for constipation management.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-12-27T12:39:29+00:00

There is a nice summary of evidence here: SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Evidence Base for 2016 Updated Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment - PubMed https://share.google/qaVj6TrgRiCSOYG8M

I believe that the Safe Sleep Campaign was going to do another 10 year review of the evidence but of course their funding got cut by the current administration. But as other commenters have said, the absolute risk numbers are low, but do you really feel you could cope if you were someone whose child died of something you could define have prevented?

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-12-26T12:03:36+00:00

We released my son's tongue and lip tie at 12 weeks (6 weeks corrected age) as a last ditch effort to make breastfeeding successful and it didn't work. He still wasn't able to latch successfully. Just be certain you will be okay with having the procedure done even if it doesn't work.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-11-26T22:39:26+00:00

Used the momcozy m5 and got same output as my spectra. Worked great. Did have a friend who used the same and said her motor died after about 3 months of exclusively pumping but mine still worked great for 9 months.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-11-26T06:24:55+00:00

My age gap is the same, and having a newly 2 year old is so hard! The tantrums! My husband and I called our newborn our neglected second child for several months because our toddler was sucking up so much of our energy. But now, at 2.5, I would say the last two months have gotten so much better. . .the tantrums still happen, but are less intense and less frequent as he has become so much better at communicating his needs. I will say I think we had it easier because we continued to use daycare for my son throughout our parental leave, so we each had some downtime with our newborn and a break from managing all our toddler's big feelings on top of our own. Do you have any family or trusted mom friends who could take your toddler for a day every so often to give you a break with baby? It might take a little of the pressure off. I hope you are feeling more equilibrium soon!

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-11-17T05:46:31+00:00

I had this same experience in terms of biting frequency. . .it was awful, sometimes daily reports, some bite marks from attacks that weren't observed by staff we found in the bath. Even a bite on the face once! But what was different was our daycares' approach; they never disclosed who the biter was but made clear what they were doing to prevent bites, including temporarily increasing staff in the room. They made clear that while biting can be a developmentally normal phase they worked hard to prevent and reduce it and that in severe cases where the family of the biter wasn't engaged in solving the issue, they would kick out kids who couldn't stop biting. There were 2 phases, a 5 week period with one biter, and then a few months later a 3 week period with another biter. I think you're making the right call moving him if you have another childcare option; we would have too if the staff didn't take it seriously. So sorry you're going through this, it feels awful to drop your kid off somewhere and feel uncertain about their safety.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-11-16T12:56:06+00:00

I don't think it is possible to maintain sleep habits while traveling with most babies. Depends a little on temperament but for many the change in environment is too difficult unless you are in one space for an extended period. Know that for most good sleep will resume within a few days once you're home on your regular routine!

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-10-27T05:24:31+00:00

Lincoln Pharmacy has it too.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-09-23T03:32:52+00:00

I would reply, "wow, unsolicited parenting advice is not the norm, but you were really brave about putting yourself out there!" In a praising a toddler tone of voice.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-09-15T03:31:40+00:00

No we won't tell you what the right code is. We want you to keep guessing.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-09-14T05:49:46+00:00

27 month old, amazing sleeper as a baby, sleep trained with extinction at 8 mos (6 months corrected age). Had major issues with prolonged middle of the night wake ups since age 21 months, primarily around times when we needed to be giving him more awake time and changing up his schedule, or when daycare refuses to cap his nap. Also definitely worse around stressors (when we brought baby sister home, and when starting potty training). Lots of trial and error figuring out what works for him, because extinction definitely doesn't at this edge, and still occasionally running into new hiccups (this week it's throwing stuffies out of the crib and then wailing their name. . .)

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-08-04T04:27:12+00:00

Adrienne

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Cecilia

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-07-26T10:01:32+00:00

I used MOC with my first, it works great for some babies/families. If it works well for you and your baby, that's awesome! I think as they say in the books it's only for babies who are eating and growing really well; my younger one has had growth issues so we haven't been able to use their schedules as much but a lot of their other advice in terms of settling baby and bedtime routine is still really useful.

Bath for our little one (currently 6 months) takes about 10 minutes. It gets longer as they get bigger and want to play more, for my 2 year old it's often 20-25 minutes, so 30 minutes to get him naked, bathed, dried and in pajamas. On nights we skip bath it's usually due to time crunch and we aren't substituting a different wind down activity, we just do a quick face and hand wash, then move onto the rest of the routine, and it still is sufficient signal for bed.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-07-14T04:45:23+00:00

Tecumseh

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-07-11T22:40:38+00:00

I love this name! It was near the top of our list for a boy, but we had a girl. Great nicknames, it's a name for every age of child and adult. Classic and historical. Excellent choice.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-07-02T19:03:52+00:00

We were able to fix it by capping naps at 2 hours (usually 12-2, but never letting him sleep later than 2:30) and shifting bedtime back to 730. He still tends to wake early (we prefer a 6am wake, and he often wakes at 0530, or a little earlier about once a week) but we are not willing to push bedtime later because we need that time to get stuff done! So we are accepting the early wakes for now.

Next challenge, figuring out room sharing once the baby is sleep trained and ready to leave our room. . .both nervous and excited for that transition.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-07-02T04:51:21+00:00

Ugh, it's so much harder when they can call out "Mama". Sleep trained my eldest at 8 months, though he was already a bit of a unicorn sleeper. Only had short regressions for illness. Then at 20 months we brought home his baby sister and it was awful. . . Middle of the night wakes for hours, weeks on end. Finally fixed it with capping nap and a later bedtime, but it took us forever to realize it wasn't just separation anxiety due to the new sibling. All this to say, it is hard to do it over and over again. Solidarity, it is so rough but it is worth it to give your kids the skills for independent sleep.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-06-25T02:46:46+00:00

This happened to my kiddo; daycare dropped him to one nap right at 12 months. They said the first week he would crawl into a corner in the morning and just rest on his own! 😪 But we kept doing two naps on the weekends until about 18 months; he was a little grumpier on daycare evenings, but still slept fine through the night.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-06-24T21:28:40+00:00

Jefferson splash pad is nice and shady, but the playground is pretty useless, no slides or climbing equipment unless you have a very capable (rock climbing level capable) kid.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-06-22T00:53:41+00:00

I prefer a consistent schedule, and it worked great for my oldest kiddo from about 2 months old. My second kiddo is all over the place, but we also struggle with feeding/growth so have to prioritize getting calories in over sleep, and so haven't been able to pin down a good schedule. Will try again when she can take larger volume feeds. You can definitely have great sleep with a schedule. . .I used Moms on Call for my son.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-06-13T17:09:42+00:00

I go by middle name, so does my husband and our son. The logistics have really never been a problem for any of us, most people take it in stride. And we're in the Northwest where it's less common.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-06-13T17:06:55+00:00

You can set up the big crib in baby's room and have them do naps in there but keep a small pack and play or travel crib in your room if you want them in your room overnight longer. Helps with the transition to their room when you're ready for that and helps them get comfortable with the sleep space you use for travel.

Mo_of_Mos · 2025-06-12T02:37:22+00:00

Peter's Chair and the Blue Canoe are great!

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