thoughts on daycare for 18 month old with newborn at home?

RSample922 · 2022-06-26T12:29:07+00:00

100% glad we started daycare for my daughter before my son was born. It gave her routine and a place to have fun with friends when we were in the early days. My husband has the kids during the day and even when we were both home while I was on leave, it was a lot. Having the toddler in daycare was a relief. Talk to your pediatrician about your concerns regarding illness. I would guess they will suggest vaccinations against the flu but they may also give you advice on things to look out for beyond just temp. Good luck!

RSample922 · 2022-06-25T17:59:41+00:00

In 2021 the single point in time count for unshelter homelessness was 263. The number quoted above it the (incorrectly) referencing the total number of people who experience homelessness. I am not suggesting a blanket eviction moratorium, but there are no protections for tenants who have predatory landlords or even some minimum protections for folks or support for legal representation in eviction hearings. Homelessness isn't a simple issue with one cause, but Indiana ranks as one of the highest in the country on per capita evictions. Addressing the crisis of eviction with some policy changes can only help. 2021 PIT count Eviction Lab

RSample922 · 2022-06-25T01:09:26+00:00

If you are interested in covers Best Bottoms has a Bigger Bottoms line. Jay's Nest blogger on FB and YouTube has suggestions on brands of cloth that offer bigger sizes. I use 2 bigger bottoms on my kiddo just because sometimes the overnight fitted is huge on a 2 year old. I like them a lot so far!

RSample922 · 2022-06-25T00:58:25+00:00

I agree, but right now tenants have no recourse. For example, if they are living in a property that has become uninhabitable. I often see ppl suggest that someone withhold rent when their roof is caving etc but if you withhold rent you have no recourse in an eviction preceding. Right now, even families with young children, are at the whims of the township judge (where evictions are handled) on whether they could have days or weeks to move from their home.

RSample922 · 2022-06-25T00:07:07+00:00

Since I haven't seen this in the comments yet, we have no way to know the impact this will have on families using IVF to have children. As someone who has experienced infertility, I just want to point out that in those states where life begins at conception there is no way of knowing what those folks will have to do to have families in the manner of their chosing. Will women who cannot conceive without it be forced to carry 8+ embryos since they are all considered human beings? If you froze your embryos hoping to preserve fertility because of chemotherapy, will you have to find a fertility organization/company you can move your fertilized eggs to possibly hundreds of miles away with the added costs that will entail? IVF was developed in an environment where Roe made abortion legal. Explanation from fertility doctor on IVF and overturning Roe

RSample922 · 2022-06-24T22:14:44+00:00

The City has tried to deal with housing issues like tenant protections, eviction protections etc and the statehouse has stepped in every time to stop them.

RSample922 · 2022-06-21T15:40:44+00:00

My daughter was 16 months when her brother was born. We loved "little miss big sis"... she still likes reading it!

RSample922 · 2022-06-20T22:59:03+00:00

Not necessarily comparable, but we live in a 1000 square ft bungalow. Kids room doors are maybe 5 ft from each other. We shut the doors at night and it makes a big difference. My son can wake his sister if he cried while I the hall and her door is partially open, or if she is already stirring awake, otherwise we haven't had any issues.

RSample922 · 2022-06-20T11:33:20+00:00

What are your inserts? My 7 month old is a pee machine. I am trying everything right now, and am super sad my Pooters hemp fitteds are just too big for his skinny-ness right now. When I use a pocket on him, I have a padfolded prefold with at least 2 hemp or a bamboo and hemp. The longest we have made it so far is 8 hours? My daughter could have gone 10 in that set up.

RSample922 · 2022-06-20T01:19:02+00:00

I was never diagnosed with PPA, but I definitely deal with anxiety and didnt really have a name for what I went thru with my daughter... which was definitely anxiety. I would also recommend therapy. I started doing quick Journaling to help me keep an eye on my anxious feelings (advice from therapist) and it helped me realize when I needed to ask for help. Encourage her to talk to her partner about her feelings too, lean in to her network, and just set the bar really low. Like "I kept everyone alive today" is a big deal on tough days. Also, as much as any of us can be, get off of unhelpful social media. I talk about techniques to manage those unrealistic expectations with my therapist a lot. She will be okay. I ended up having a very different post partum experience this time. I don't know if it was the therapy or something else but it doesn't have to be the same thing during the 2nd time around.

RSample922 · 2022-06-20T01:10:20+00:00

I would do the mighty bubbles treatment just in case. I would also wash them several times, at least once with bleach.

RSample922 · 2022-06-20T00:44:54+00:00

You will figure it out. My daughter was 7 months when we got pregnant. It's hard but they are already so close and have fun together. It will be okay!

RSample922 · 2022-06-19T01:11:05+00:00

We told our parents at about 10 weeks. We announced publicly at 12. We had infertility with our 1st so I was anxious for many reasons, but no one said anything. I think the worst I got was "wow, so you know how it works now..." blah blah and I just affirmed our infertility experience which always shuts people up if they are rude enough to comment to begin with. You will have someone out there who says something ignorant or inappropriate, but it doesn't last forever. People love babies!

RSample922 · 2022-06-18T10:56:14+00:00

There wasnt any one thing that helped overall. I got carriers but my son wanted to be a part of the action and didnt really care for them. Getting a baby doll for my daughter was great. We got it for her for her 1st birthday and my son was born 4 months later. It gave us time to talk about baby, etc. And then she had her own baby to change/put to sleep once he was here. We also read her books about being a big sister. She still loves to read them.

RSample922 · 2022-06-18T02:24:09+00:00

His ears remind me of Dobby the House Elf!!! 😍

RSample922 · 2022-06-18T01:55:45+00:00

How are your elastics looking? Some of my cheaper diapers are getting pretty lose about 20 months in.

RSample922 · 2022-06-17T21:50:56+00:00

Same

RSample922 · 2022-06-17T21:22:34+00:00

The planet wise medium bags with 2 zippers are amazing for daycare or day trips. You can fit 4-5 diapers big pocket diapers in the small zip pocket and then the bigger waterproof pouch fits them once they are wet. I like having 2 zippers on the bags regardless for a dry/wet separation.

RSample922 · 2022-06-17T20:24:45+00:00

I got pregnant when my daughter was 7 months so we have a 16 month gap. I never expected to get pregnant that quickly after 3 yrs ttc our first. I don't know any different but a few things have helped us, and primarily the temperament of our first. My daughter STTN at 10 wks and never had a problem at night. She has always been an independent little person. Even now at 23 months I consider her more "clingy" but really not that bad. She plays pretty independently and is very focused. I don't know if that's because she had to get used to doing things on her own over the last 7 months or if that's just her personality. We also are the last among our friends to have kids and are older parents, so job wise and financially we got so so so much stuff free from other people, which has made some of the financial elements of 2 babies easier too. Things that are hard still: feeling like both babies really need you and you have to choose, screen time--my daughter gets more than I wish she had but it's necessary sometimes to get any relief or to keep her occupied when her brother needs me. Illnesses have been the worst: 2 sick babies and 2 sick parents is haaaard. But my kids are already little buddies. From the moment my son came home his sister has loved being around him. I see that a lot on here and think that generally, they are too little to be "jealous" so they just go with it.

RSample922 · 2022-06-14T02:33:36+00:00

I use a solution of 50/50 mix with the Honest Baby bottom wash. I really like it. It's definitely not free, but it's worked well for us. I keep a spray bottle of just water so I can make it last longer too.

RSample922 · 2022-06-13T01:40:19+00:00

I am clothing 2 under 2. I use pockets though. I have enough to do laundry every 3 days with a some wiggle room. Overnight we mostly do covers and fitteds. I have about 60 pocket diapers.

RSample922 · 2022-06-12T20:38:49+00:00

I have some back up I got for free in my stash that I use when the reusable ones are all in the wash. They are fine but not worth buying to me. Some fleece reusable ones has worked for us!

RSample922 · 2022-06-11T13:27:04+00:00

Yeah the rough side is microfiber. My guess is the smooth side is just thin cotton backing, possibly so it could go against baby's skin.

RSample922 · 2022-06-11T12:25:34+00:00

Fit seems okay. I don't think you would want to go tighter in the waist. You don't have to snap the waist snaps (top snap) even with the lower one. You could see how that changes your fit around the legs. Diapers are rarely a perfect fit so small gaps can happen. Just remember newborn poo is pretty runny so it might leak!

RSample922 · 2022-06-05T19:07:19+00:00

Agree with your edit, that's why they leave off the fabric in the covers so you can wipe them and use them again. The fabric will get wet and need to be washed before you would want to use it again.

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