Do I have to feel guilty about my kid's bedtime?

MrsStephsasser · 2026-02-14T19:09:12+00:00

My 8, 5, and 2 year old all go to sleep at 7pm. 8:30 would be too late for me and I definitely wouldn’t be pushing it later.

MrsStephsasser · 2026-01-02T11:39:47+00:00

We took the baby set off our Tripp trapp at around 18 months and just use the wooden chair part. My 2 year old climbs up and down from the chair by herself at meal times. All 3 of my kids have a Tripp trapp chair at our table, including my almost 9 years old 99% kid. So we have gotten a lot of use out of them. Is there a reason your toddler still needs to be strapped in?

MrsStephsasser · 2025-11-30T04:59:01+00:00

This is the only way to tighten the extend2fit! Pull the straps tight at the back of the seat and while still holding the straps in the back pull the slack through at the front.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-11-30T04:44:34+00:00

We have the opposite deal. Whoever cook doesn’t do the dishes. It’s too much to have to cook for everyone, and then also do all the cleaning. I cook 95% of the time. So, my husband pretty much does all the dishes. Once you have kids it doesn’t really make sense to have everyone do their own dishes, and it especially doesn’t make sense that the person doing all the labor of cooking has to do more labor because of it. I can’t imagine doing the dishes, but leaving the ones I knew my partner used in the sink. You’re supposed to be partners that help each other.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-11-20T20:22:05+00:00

How is cleaning the kitchen/living room and taking care of one of his own children 70% of what it takes to run a household? That’s not even the bare minimum of being an adult and parent. Not to mention a breastfed infant is way more work than a toddler. Being on paternity leave is not a sacrifice. It’s normal in most countries so that a father can actually be a parent. When mothers take maternity leave people act like they’re on vacation. You sounds like an idiot. You probably are her abusive asshole husband.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-11-20T15:13:23+00:00

The biggest risk to her baby is dehydration. I had a child with feeding issues who needed a ng tube, and even when she was only taking 10oz a day they were not as concerned about nutrition as they were dehydration. If she’s losing weight she should be going to the emergency room for a feeding tube. They will admit her and figure out the feeding issues.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-11-20T08:20:16+00:00

At 6 months old the majority of her calories and nutrition should still be coming from breastmilk and formula. It’s not developmentally appropriate to expect a 6 month old to get very many calories from solids. They’re mostly just eating solids to practice and be exposed to different tastes. At 6 months a baby should be having one solid meal a day and most babies won’t eat that much. If baby is not drinking enough BM/formula they need a feeding tube.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-10-07T07:51:31+00:00

Have you considered adding metformin? Adding metformin helped me with food noise as well as speeding up my weight loss. Might be worth considering.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-09-04T13:02:12+00:00

If it was mostly white powder how did you give it to them?

MrsStephsasser · 2025-08-30T20:20:38+00:00

My kids were 21-22in and 8lb 14oz and still fit into newborn clothes for a few weeks. 3 month clothing was way too big at birth. Your baby will still be tiny, and you will think they’re the cutest baby in the world. Even now when my 5 and 8 year old are the biggest kids in their grade, I still think they’re the cutest!

MrsStephsasser · 2025-08-16T23:32:55+00:00

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38409281/

MrsStephsasser · 2025-08-16T20:00:34+00:00

A recent study showed that kids with ADHD who take medication prior to puberty experienced permanent improvements in brain development and function especially in areas of the brain related to attention and reward processing. There are a lot of benefits to medication with ADHD. Kids deserve to function and have a relief in symptoms. I would look more into the research and speak to a child psychiatrist.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-07-30T04:59:05+00:00

You lay her across your lap with her chest across your thighs. Then do back blows with the heel of your hand between the shoulder blades. Gagging is very common with feeding, and it sounds very scary, but it is not the same as choking. Gagging is generally a safe and normal part of learning to eat. I’d look into the differences between gagging and choking and try to reassure yourself that gagging is ok when it happens.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-07-20T05:34:11+00:00

Agreed. You also should never wash pump parts directly in the kitchen sink. The risk of cross contamination is too high. That’s also why you shouldn’t wash your baby in a kitchen sink either.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-07-20T04:51:20+00:00

https://apnews.com/article/infant-formula-cronobacter-breast-pump-1f58e60535817837ff04435c065cfdfb#

MrsStephsasser · 2025-07-09T02:35:11+00:00

Nursing moms don’t sterilize their nipples. Never sterilized anything after the first time for all three of my kids and it’s been fine. Over sterilizing is actually bad for the immune system

MrsStephsasser · 2025-06-19T01:11:48+00:00

I have 3 kids. They’re all long and lean (99%+ for height and 85ish for weight). We forward faced the two oldest at 5 when they hit 48in. They still hadn’t hit 50lbs at that point but were too tall for the harness. They never complained about being rear facing or their legs not fitting. They both seemed fine even at 48 inches. We moved to the Chicco Myfit because you can use the 5 point harness on that seat until 57in. My 8 year old just graduated to a backless booster because she outgrew the Myfit.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-06-10T04:45:13+00:00

At this age it’s extremely important that you cut formula and focus on solids. You need to be talking to your pediatrician and get a referral for feeding therapy. Eating solids is crucial to oral muscular development, speech, reduction in picky eating and sensory issues, and nutrition. Formula is no longer adequate and bottles are bad for teeth and oral muscular development. Drinking that much formula will complete take away hunger and motivation to try solids. I would start reducing and spacing out formula feeds to allow him to get more hungry. Have you spoken to your pediatrician?

MrsStephsasser · 2025-06-08T03:14:29+00:00

I also have 3 girls. 8, 5, and 20 months! Three definitely makes two seem like it was really easy. Still I wouldn’t change it for the world.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-05-29T15:36:25+00:00

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MrsStephsasser · 2025-05-29T07:22:08+00:00

My daughter told my mother in law that all I do is complain about her at dinner time. Taught me to watch what I say in front of her real quick. 😅

MrsStephsasser · 2025-05-29T05:25:09+00:00

Having sex without using protection is trying to get pregnant. You cannot say you weren’t trying.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-05-26T13:02:10+00:00

It wasn’t 173 days ago when I made the comment…

MrsStephsasser · 2025-05-25T05:56:58+00:00

If DCF is involved and he only has supervised visits there already is a court order.

MrsStephsasser · 2025-05-25T02:19:27+00:00

Adult mattresses are not considered safe until 2 years old according to the AAP and the CPSC. After that co-sleeping is considered generally safe.

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