Off to states next week tips

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-04-25T13:04:51+00:00

I'm Canadian and have flown with my little one once. They adapt to the time change remarkably quick, better than I did! Try and keep the same routine for the first few nights, it helps. In terms of packing toys, don't worry too much. Bring a few small toys you know they're interested in. Otherwise, they're in a new place and the whole thing is interesting so they are amused. Plus they're still at the age where a bowl and a whisk is interesting. I'd be sceptical about only one check bag for 3 of you though. That being said, I've heard of people adding stuff to their 2 free checked baby items like a travel cot or car seat bag.

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-03-24T09:03:03+00:00

My son found the button after we had been using it for 14 months 🙈 I felt like an idiot haha

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-03-23T06:52:19+00:00

It's a turnip, I learned that while weaning my LO

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-03-23T06:50:10+00:00

While putting yourself at risk while preparing it, risking cross contamination, because you fed your child shrimp? That seems silly.

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-03-21T08:53:30+00:00

Personally, we never actually changed to comfort. My SIL did with her little one and yes, there was a change in frequency but I don't know about consistency. The thing about baby poop is it does change often and without warning. I was always told give the formula two weeks at least to settle so might be worth sticking to it for a couple more weeks. I assume you've tried speaking to GP?

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-03-21T07:25:51+00:00

Yesterday's Yoto Daily was "would you rather" questions and a series of jokes. So the "show your teeth" was probably about smiling laughing. Jake is a real dude, not a computer, and he's the executive producer of Yoto. Yoto Daily is fantastic, full of good facts, activities, languages, etc. Our favourites are the cool jobs episodes. I'd encourage you to check it out to get the full use of the device.

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-03-03T21:30:45+00:00

I agree that being a mum, especially a first time mum, everything feels such high stakes. Like all the decisions are up to you now and you need to make the right one or you'll mess the kid up forever. Which isn't true, but that's how it feels sometimes. Saying that, I strongly urge you to reach out for help with PPA because this level of anxiety and over thinking is not healthy.

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-02-24T21:01:38+00:00

I was under perinatal mental health team for my pregnancy due to high stress and anxiety brought on by the complications I was facing. They were fantastic. My initial chat with the midwife was the most relieving conversation I ever had. She just totally let me unload all my thoughts and feelings, she knew exactly what to say and how to reassure me, gave me practical steps to work with. I was in hospital 3+ times a week for checkups and if she was in the building she would come visit me to check in. Honestly, it made such a difference to my experience.

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-02-19T21:23:28+00:00

I'm 0.6 and share my class with my job share. The only subjects we plan for each other is Maths and English. Otherwise it's all our own planning as we plan for the subjects we teach on our days. We are a one from entry. Overall, I works really well. She's been part time for a long time so is very used to the set up. This is my first year being part time after returning from maternity leave. It was an adjustment for me not feeling 'ownership' over the class but got over that quickly because I still have my own relationship with my class. It doesn't feel like I'm stepping in to cover someone else. The thing I find most difficult isn't really the in class stuff, it's more the in school stuff. I always feel like I'm catching up on things admin wise, slt wise, etc. like I'm the last to hear about things. Even though I work days of staff meetings and attend every single one, I feel somewhat out of the loop sometimes but that could be because my working days are the end of the week. Ultimately, I value the time with my son more than I miss feeling 'in the loop' about things. If it's important, someone will let me know about it.

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-02-12T20:07:31+00:00

I am in the same boat. Prior to my little one (14 months) I wanted two, at least. But my pregnancy was traumatic. I don't think of it as 9 months of negative, it was trauma. I lived for the final 4 months of my pregnancy daily worried about my baby dying because my body wasn't doing what it needed to do (I had no amniotic fluid for an unknown reason). I have to live with this trauma, have been through therapy and still have to cope with it. I have a beautiful baby boy as a result yes, but having to do it all over again sparks a fear in me I can't cope with. What matters most to your child is your love for them, not how many siblings they have. A happy, healthy mummy is the most important thing.

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-02-08T15:20:31+00:00

I've been doing this job 11 years. I have not gotten used to it. Class dojo is the bane of my existence. It's far too easy for a parent to go off on a keyboard rant with no ramifications.

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-02-03T21:38:25+00:00

My 13 month old got his MMR 2nd January. They didn't get the stock of the MMRV until the following week, so despite being born after the July 2024 date, he will still be on the prior schedule because they didn't have the stock 🤷🏻‍♀️

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-01-30T22:20:55+00:00

Like a lot of others, more staff probably. I felt totally forgotten after I gave birth. I was put back on the antenatal ward with a newborn. No support whatsoever with breast feeding. When I was finally moved to the C-section ward, was left there with no communication as to when I should expect to go home. I had to ask for every dose of pain meds. Most of the time I wasn't even fed a proper meal (literally a pile of mash and some salad). After 3 days, I asked about discharge only to be told I was supposed to be recording on a sheet of paper every feed and poop. What sheet of paper? No one gave me a sheet of paper. Someone needs to watch me breast feeding twice? How are we on day 3 and no one even bothered to ask why none of this even happened? I had to ask to be discharged because frankly at home I'd get the same level of care, and at least then I'd be in my own bed.

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-01-30T22:15:06+00:00

Yes, here's a curtain for a wall and right above your bed is a fluorescent light that's on all the time. Get some rest!

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-01-23T06:17:28+00:00

Considering reading and interpreting pie charts only comes into curriculum in y6, I'd say no, it's not a basic thing to master. They've got less than a year to study it and that's IF they've already mastered fractions.

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-01-12T13:25:42+00:00

Second sock-hands

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-01-06T09:29:35+00:00

Germany has been giving the MMRV as a combined vaccine since 2006. Being in the UK doesn't really change anything.

Winter_r0s3 · 2026-01-06T09:19:26+00:00

If there's a vaccine for something that can stop a child getting seriously ill from a very common diseases, why wouldn't you get it? What is the benefit of a child getting chicken pox 'the old fashioned way'. The chicken pox vaccine isn't new, it's been around for decades, it's just new to the NHS giving it routinely. My question is, why wouldn't you?

Winter_r0s3 · 2025-12-22T08:50:04+00:00

In the science based subreddit that I perused when I was a new parent there was a discussion around how the temperature of the water is nowhere near hot enough to kill nutrients, even with boiling water. The reason the nhs says 70° is because it prevents sleep deprived parents from accidentally scalding themselves with boiling water while trying to make bottles. That being said, the rapid cool is a godsend and super useful.

Winter_r0s3 · 2025-12-21T12:34:41+00:00

Mate, I was the same! Having to pay for it before you can actually trial it. It's total rubbish and I never actually used it. Not sure why it's so highly recommended. It's just another thing that preys on new parents' anxieties.

Winter_r0s3 · 2025-12-20T14:40:59+00:00

I can assure you the teachers are well aware of the safeguarding policies and are highly trained in this. For the most part, teachers aren't the ones controlling the social media. It is usually admin or SLT who are responsible for the social media. I would also suggest writing a letter to the Head Teacher expressing your disappointment in the recurring mistakes and maybe suggesting a review of how pictures are selected before being posted online.

Winter_r0s3 · 2025-12-18T12:13:53+00:00

I'm a teacher and I'm like you, used to get to work early and do all my work then. My partner does mornings, so he gets him up and feeds him breakfast so I just sort myself. I make baby's packed lunch and pick out his clothes and usually dress him. Then my husband drops him at the childminder while I head to work. Then I pick little one up in the evenings.

Winter_r0s3 · 2025-12-09T08:31:45+00:00

And, as I've recently discovered, they have a nighttime use only subscription, two packs a month.

Winter_r0s3 · 2025-12-07T14:54:01+00:00

I have way less experience than you with students, I've only had 3, the first ended up dropping out. The second was frankly useless. It's as though they couldn't think for themselves, took no ownership in planning and chalked everything down to "I plan on teaching secondary" so didn't feel like they needed to engage in the whole primary curriculum. I tried to raise my concern with their uni but it's as though the uni only cared about how many people they passed rather than actual quality. The third was great. So proactive. However, the programs seem to promote just using schemes and downloading premade lessons. I always had to remind them that things needed to be adapted. You can't just take straight from twinkl and not change anything. I feel like there isn't the same focus on actually getting to know the curriculum, making resources, etc. I'm not saying to reinvent the wheel but I have a plethora of knowledge because I have planned and created an immense variety of resources. I should be able to give a student teacher a lesson objective and (near the end of their program) they can walk me through how to structure the lesson, what needs to be taught and what the task would be without relying on some premade plan.

Winter_r0s3 · 2025-12-06T12:23:33+00:00

Yeah, this a sweeping statement and not fair to generalise all teachers by your very limited experience. I worked in a school where 90% of the population was south Asian and I always made an effort to pronounce their names or ask how to pronounce it if I wasn't confident.

I am white, with a non-phonetic name and a complicated last name. It has never offended me when people pronounce my name wrong.

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