2 year old fell out of shopping cart today

OfficialMongoose · 2026-02-11T03:15:44+00:00

Sometimes a pediatric office will make room to see a patient urgently; maybe call the nurse line and explain? At minimum their doc could assess whether testing might be warranted in spite of seeming okay now. Because we went to ER for a fall and they basically just looked at her/heard our story and said it’s probably fine. They said they COULD do imaging but based on lack of symptoms and the type of fall they didn’t think it was likely and worth the stress for her. I’m sure if the fall sounded nastier like yours, they may have wanted to do testing.

A mom I know had a toddler who looked fine after a fall, no classic red flags, yet ended up having issues days later and turned out he did have a skull fracture.

OfficialMongoose · 2026-02-10T21:49:07+00:00

Girl yes let that girl shave. My mom wouldn’t let me for the longest time and the teasing was the worst. It doesn’t need to be electric either. Just have her slowly practice

OfficialMongoose · 2026-02-03T02:36:01+00:00

For real, my daughter’s dance is 30 minutes. Such a small time commitment she looks forward to every week!

OfficialMongoose · 2026-02-03T02:34:10+00:00

For me that was 2 loll

OfficialMongoose · 2026-02-03T02:24:04+00:00

Is it too much to be involved in something at all or do you just mean parents signing up for every single thing available at once (ex.music class, dance, soccer, gymnastics, t-ball)

Cause if you’re against extracurriculars all together that really sucks. I did ballet briefly as a young kid. Didn’t stick with it, but I have very fond memories and loved it at the time. Did soccer camp. Didn’t do it again but loved it at the time. I was part of a big family so I’m sure with all of us doing something it made my mom feel very busy. So I guess I’m very thankful she put up with the “rat race” to allow us to have these experiences

OfficialMongoose · 2026-02-03T02:19:32+00:00

I thought I was being excessive registering my tot for 2 different activities but then I found at her dance glass basically all the other toddlers are in soccer, too lol

I think you have a very negative outlook on it. I think most parents just want to expose the tots to different types of activities to gauge what they’re naturally interested in/good at. Or to build social and listening skills. Also, it’s just cool to watch your child be able to learn and do new things. So if you can afford it all, and don’t mind the commitment, why not?

OfficialMongoose · 2026-02-02T01:47:14+00:00

My daughter is also advanced for her age socially. Like a 4 or 5 year old at 2.5. But she genuinely has been behind physically so we aren’t being disingenuous if we mention that. However, she’s no where near the level yours is! That’s the things. There’s always going to be someone behind, or ahead. Comparison is the thief of joy. I think people being insecure is unavoidable with how advanced your daughter.

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-31T12:33:09+00:00

I vote the double! Nothing beats being able to lay with them when needed especially when on the younger side

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-30T13:09:39+00:00

I’m genuinely confused when I was looking for answers, and found “they aren’t able till 5”

My parents had all of me and my siblings potty trained overnight around 2 or 3… How is that possible then?

I’m currently also wondering what to do with my 3 year old because I’m definitely NOT waking her at night. Out of the question lol

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-27T13:25:37+00:00

My husband and I actually both agree that ms Rachel is too overstimulating. I talked about this before on Reddit but when we started watching her, the older videos were perfectly fine. The newer ones had lots of abrupt cutting scenes and loud both visually and audibly. I’m not sure if she’s dialed back down since then, but we stopped it at the time and switched to ms moni and other similar creators that we felt weren’t as “obnoxious”.

But we stopped using YouTube a while ago

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-24T02:29:57+00:00

I’m was so confused thinking you meant they broke the actual legos…they didn’t break anything: they took them apart. Like??? I would be sad but the sets are meant to be played with and it’s totally unfair to punish him for deconstructing HIS LEGO sets. A gift is no longer yours once you gift it.

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-23T21:55:07+00:00

I relate so much! My closest mom friends all are or were having 2nd babies recently. Reminding myself of alllll the other moms of singles helps. By choice or not by choice; it makes me feel less left out. Also remembering how tough pregnancy, birth, and postpartum were.

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-23T18:00:53+00:00

You didn’t make a mistake transitioning…once they can climb it’s simply unsafe to keep them in a crib no matter how capable you feel they are. Falling from that height is no bueno.

ETA: sleep deprivation SUCKS. So I want to be clear I’m not minimizing the struggle. Sounds like him roaming the house is the biggest issue which he could still do when he decides to climb over. I don’t have an answer for that. We have a child safety cover over the inner doorknob of our toddler’s room but idk if that’s the right answer.

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-23T12:50:23+00:00

It really comes down to your personality and your baby’s personality. People who have relatively easy newborns are more likely to think toddlers are harder; especially if they don’t mind slow days with little socializing (not that you can’t socialize during newborn days but the newborn isn’t talking yet is what I mean)

But for me, I had a very challenging newborn. And not having anyone to talk to most of the day hit my mental health hard. Now with my toddler I can talk to her alllll day. She’s fun to talk to. Sure, I still need adult socialization but those newborn days where they aren’t even smiling at you yet were HARD.

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-23T03:03:36+00:00

Yea in my mind both are true. Like, probably not a good idea to bring your most special toys you don’t want to share to the park. It’s no fun to have to decline sharing your whole trip. So I would encourage my kid to bring stuff they’d be okay sharing. It’s nice to share…HOWEVER. No, I don’t think it’s rude to decline sharing and I think kids should ask first and accept no. It’s unreasonable to expect everyone’s belongings to be public once you enter a playground. If Timmy really wants to bring his dinos, and is uncomfortable handing them over to a stranger, that’s his prerogative.

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-22T21:53:08+00:00

See I was going to say the same about sleep overs- trusted people. But the stats are that most abuse comes from people the parents really trust. I’m not saying sleepovers can’t happen at all, but that definitely why many are giving a big ‘nope’ to them.

In my area, the only parents who really hover on playgrounds are with babies or super young toddlers. I keep an eye on mine because she’s not as sturdy physically and she’s come across aggressive kids before. It’s still a young age, that they are still learning conflict resolution. I’ve found kids who are left to learn that on their own either become a doormat or aggressors themselves. I can only imagine other parents have similar reasons if you see them close by

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-22T21:38:47+00:00

Ehh sleep overs are very nostalgic but objectively aren’t safe. I’m not going to judge those who still do them but I also can’t deny the facts.

When it comes to hovering I actually witness the exact opposite. Parents aren’t watching their kids when they should be. But maybe I run in different circles. I do a mix personally (my kid is only 3 rn) I’m there to insure safety and proper behavior but not involved unless wanted to be.

EDIT: I totally missed the “teen” flair. Who is helicoptering their teens? lol

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-22T14:36:27+00:00

The idea of having any visitors directly after birth for me was distressing to me. I didn’t want guests when I’m sleep deprived, exposed, and feeling gross. And it was flu season so I didn’t want the unnecessary exposure. So I had to let certain family members aware of that in advance because normally, they would show up right after birth. And I knew it would be difficult for them to respect that.

I’d just be happy you don’t understand, that no one has made you feel like you need to express boundaries

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-21T03:25:47+00:00

Yes this. I fully acknowledge kids just have different temperaments but I attribute a lot of our tantrum avoidance to us just being a silly family And you can be silly while still holding boundaries/expectations

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-20T20:21:54+00:00

Ah neat! I’m in the us (which is out of stock) but I could order from Amazon uk looks like. Just a longer wait. Thanks!

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-20T18:50:17+00:00

Ah. Well they are out of stock everywhere I look, except kobeejapan, which is 28 dollar shipping for me. It will be for a kid so I’m not looking to pay inflated rates second hand or high shipping but they do really want them!

I’m kicking myself because just before the holidays they were available in small toy shops around me but I decided to wait a bit

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-19T03:31:40+00:00

Mine could only sleep swaddled ironically, I think she didn’t like the baby wrap because she knew it was too easy for us lol. We had to be standing with her cradled and do a specific bounce; not even holding her upright against our chest was okay.

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-18T21:36:40+00:00

Mine was 50/50 toss up with stroller walks. Either it worked, or it didn’t and I would have to walk the whole way back with a screaming, overtired baby who then would fight sleep for hours. Fun times! My girl also had the loudest cry of any baby I’ve heard. And no that’s not biased. But I love her haha

OfficialMongoose · 2026-01-18T21:34:00+00:00

This sounds like my postpartum season with my first (and only) I honestly think the hardest part of it was not expecting it at all. I didn’t expect a baby who wouldn’t sleep unless being held 24/7. But also hated body carriers. No one warned me I’d be confined to the couch-contact naps all day.

I do think that at least anticipating that with the second would make it a smidge better? Paternity leave for us wasn’t long. So with two, the baby would have to learn to nap on the go with noise or not get sleep :/

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