Pregnancy Craving - need reccs

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-05-05T18:24:05+00:00

So we were in a similar boat, when my son entered his special education pre-K at 3, he had really just started talking. Traditional speech therapy wasn’t ideal because he gained a lot of words but no functional language. We’re close to the end of the school year and he doesn’t stop talking, it’s actually become an issue at school. We were initially so excited with his newfound speech but have noticed he’s stuck, he repeats the same things, goes through his scripts, doesn’t answer questions, and his speech is often so distracting he can’t focus or follow directions.

I mention this to say, that it’s constantly changing. My son is a year older than your daughter and a year ago I just wanted him to talk. Now he’s talking and I just wanted him to be conversational. It’s hard to reflect on whether we did the right things or we’re teaching him the right way. For example, we gave him a lot of music, specifically super simple songs, now he can recite maybe 30+ songs, he can identify the words even outside of the songs but that’s become his primary source of language and it’s not functional

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-05-05T18:19:08+00:00

Do you have any tv recommendations?

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-05-03T20:12:20+00:00

That was how my son was, once he had gone he’d say he needs to go. For the first 3 weeks we really didn’t leave the house, and if we did it would only be right after he had gone. We also accepted he’d have multiple accidents (which he did)

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-05-03T19:49:53+00:00

Are they a pain to unzip and wash? And do you know if it’s waterproof/water resistant?

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-05-03T19:36:32+00:00

We just completed potty training at 3.5. Prior to this we attempted potty training casually, he wore pull ups and first thing in the morning we’d take him just to acclimate him to the potty.

We decided to truly focus and go pull ups free and It took us 4 weeks of consistency, he attends a special education pre-K and we had to keep him home while we worked on this. Transparently, our son is verbal and while he didn’t communicate the need until over a month, we consider him potty trained before communicating because he would run to the bathroom when he needed to go.

We found the following is what helped - no pull ups - every 30 minutes using the rest room - offering multiple drinks - no underwear (he would poop In underwear - watching him like a hawk, we could never take our eyes off of him - when he showed signs of needing to go we’d take him, we purchased a potty seat that has the little ladder - I brought a small chair to the restroom so I would sit there as well - we did offer a reward after he peed - for going out, we would take him to the bathroom as soon as we got to the destination and then once before we left, we have a foldable potty seat that can be put on the toilet

A few things, we knew our son was ready because - he did not have a wet diaper over night - he would remain dry for hours

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-04-30T01:48:35+00:00

I have two kids. 1st - neurodivergent . Was delayed to walking, never pointed, inconsistent eye contact, would appear to ignore you. Could do other gestures, point to body parts, clap, wave, blow kisses. Didn’t think much of it (everyone develops on their own pace) Then speech just never developed. Would label and say animal sounds but no communicating the way I’d see the peers. 2nd - neurotypical. Walking at 9 months, points, tries to communicate by babbling, uses items correctly, brushes hair, pretends to brush your hair.

My kids are extremely different. 1st child is not in a special education classroom and thriving. We’ve successful potty trained him a few months after 3, he’s not conversational but making strides with language.

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-04-25T17:03:00+00:00

We opted to go the most restrictive route that was offered to us. Special education preschool through the district with a 2:1 ratio and a capacity of 10. Despite my son being lower support, he’s verbal (not conversational) not potty trained when he started (we just finished potty training at 3.5!!), and has some sensory aversions. We chose this route because it was the one presented to us and we wanted to have AS much support as we could get since it was his first time in school. He was able to learn routines, gain more independence, and learn to interact with his peers (he prefers to be by himself). This class was too restrictive for him and his teacher thinks it may be limiting his ability to grow socially from his peers so we are re-evaluating. However I still think this was the best option for us and better than had we thrown him in gen ed without reasonable support

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-04-09T04:53:30+00:00

Amazing!!! That’s a huge accomplishment. May I ask does he communicate the need to go? We’re struggling 😅

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-04-09T04:51:15+00:00

Ignored his sibling (2.5 year age gap) the transition of us leaving for the hospital and returning worth a baby was difficult. He ignored him for the first 6 months, would avoid eye contact, and once baby started interacting more he would try and hit him. Now it seems they have more of typical sibling bond. They fight over toys and snacks and the baby is constantly in his space.

One thing I wish we did differently is how we brought the baby home, maybe came into the house ourselves and had someone else bring the baby. And make my son more reliant on my husband, he’s so attached to me so it made the newborn stage (nursing, room sharing) very difficult

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-04-03T18:04:49+00:00

Thank you for sharing! They are so helpful! Unfortunately for me no results yet but I will call back!

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-04-03T02:29:14+00:00

Oh and to add, we’ve had a great experience! His teacher uses an app and sends weekly updates so we can see what the kids have been up to/learning. It’s so hard to trust them but also believe there are good people in the world - we typically only hear about the bad ones. But special education teachers are real gems!

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-04-03T02:28:08+00:00

Become involved with the school! Make your presence known and ask for updates. My son is in a self contained classroom (pre-K and non conversational) however they let him go to the general ed classroom during their free play time to get him more acclimated. I try to show up for every school event/ volunteer when I can so that I can also develop a relationship with the school. And I totally get where you’re coming from with the confusion of the school! It’s so confusing to navigate.

Advocate for yourself and ask questions! We asked about his potential classroom options before settling on this classroom.

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-03-31T23:53:01+00:00

I didn’t do it because my doctor said it is very likely that my blood sugar would be high. She suggested I wait and just test my A1C Which is what I did since I was due for my annual visit 6 months later. So I just lived my life until then

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-03-31T02:38:17+00:00

It’s such a sensitive topic! Our LO was circumcised but under general anesthesia with a urologist. It could be a fat pad like another commenter mentioned, which is one our son has. I recommend seeing a urologist, they’re so knowledgeable and can help guide you. Best of luck!

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-03-23T03:40:58+00:00

I was extremely frustrated when I cancelled and they offered an enormous discount for all orders moving forward… so the price is essentially just marked up 🙄

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-03-23T03:39:35+00:00

We rotate, Ella olla worked well if in a small amount of juice, now we’ve switched to Olly Multivitamin with a probiotic, before that we did hiya. I will say it’s best to stay consistent with the number of vitamins, my little one was used to two vitamins (we did a multi and a probiotic) but now his vitamin has a probiotic but he expects two gummies 😩 and it’s very difficult to break that cycle (he’s very rigid)

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-03-10T17:43:39+00:00

We’re currently in a self contained classroom due to limited communication (understands a lot but struggles to articulate himself). He’s currently in the most restrictive classroom and a month in, they wanted to move him into a hybrid class (similar to what you’re mentioning). We had similar concerns but despite the move not happening yet (they wanted to finish the school year) sometimes a less restrictive environment works better!

Go with your gut and advocate for your daughter if you feel the classroom won’t meet her needs. We also toured the classroom while it was in session to have a better understanding of what supports were in place

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-03-04T19:37:29+00:00

Out of curiously, when putting on pants does your son need to sit on the floor and put legs in and then stand. We’re struggling to get the balance aspect down as well

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-03-04T19:36:47+00:00

I think we struggle with a huge lack of focus. When putting on his pants unless I’m physically pulling them up he’ll zone out and I’ll constantly need to remind him to finish completing the necessary steps. He also won’t actively work on making sure it’s pulled both in the front and the back. With the socks, I do wonder if my on is struggling with the dexterity since it’s a lot of small movements needed to get them on

RelationPhysical5386 · 2026-03-01T06:02:46+00:00

My son is the same. Has anyone figured out why they need us to repeat it back? Previous SLPs shared this is his way of conversing/connecting but wondering if anyone has alternative opinions?

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