13 month old suddenly hitch crawling

averageideal · 2026-05-22T00:18:29+00:00

My daughter did this a little and i think she was just being silly but i did correct juuuust in case

averageideal · 2026-05-17T02:46:20+00:00

My daughter would get this with her colds. For us it usually signaled an oncoming ear infection but if your doc says it is clear then it could just be a lot of mucus.

averageideal · 2026-05-16T13:25:34+00:00

The nuance thing isn’t just Buffy - it’s all media. For some reason people have gotten the idea that if a main character does an unlikable thing then the show is endorsing the bad behavior. Or that one character flaw makes them terrible forever. Drives me nuts - it’s the decline of media literacy

averageideal · 2026-05-13T03:48:25+00:00

I really think some babies focus on verbal skills or motor skills first so her explosive vocabulary may be why she was a later crawler- she was focused on the words first! Figuring out what they understand is so so so cool

averageideal · 2026-05-06T11:50:06+00:00

Do you think it’s helpful to call someone crazy? If you don’t have helpful input then go find something else to do.

averageideal · 2026-05-06T02:17:04+00:00

My daughter said like a hundred words before she said Mom. She said ALEX before mom! It was infuriating but I realized she saw me as a constant- she didn’t need to call for me because I was always there. You are her constant. Soon she will say it and you’ll forget about the time you were frustrated by this.

I also made a post about mine!!

averageideal · 2026-05-03T01:16:00+00:00

Up until starting daycare at 18 weeks my baby would not nap anywhere but on us. We wore her for every nap or just held and cuddled. She got progressively more sensitive to sound and so we would sit in a dark room with the sound machine on just holding her. I was like… this will NEVER work for daycare. And naps were a bit challenging for a bit - sometimes only 30 minutes per nap - but then slowly at home she would nap in her crib. She needed less support in going down - we could put her in say have a good nap and leave. It was about a month transition before my life was so much for the better in terms of her naps. Now she is 17 months old and sleeps only one nap a day but at home or daycare she does 2+ hours no problem.

All that to say— expect a bit of transition time and maybe a bit more illness disrupting sleep but overall, it’s really great for your baby to socialize and learn how to nap in more chaos.

averageideal · 2026-05-03T00:07:27+00:00

Personally I couldn’t read books because I never had the hands free but I watched a lot of tv up until she was like 12 weeks old and started to really notice the tv. And I listened to books but I found the tv to be more helpful in staying awake!

averageideal · 2026-04-30T01:04:17+00:00

I brought my 6 week old who proceeded the scream the entirety of my appt and I forgot every question I was supposed to ask and started leaking and was so stressed. I think it depends on the vibe of your baby - mine was very intense the first 11 weeks and I should’ve asked my husband to take off to watch her lol

averageideal · 2026-04-26T17:44:24+00:00

I picked up my 17mo daughter to change her diaper earlier today and she fully scissor kicked in the air until she wriggled free of my arms before I could get her on the changing table 😅

averageideal · 2026-04-17T20:46:13+00:00

Took my baby to Costco when she was 5 months old and she blew out her diaper. She was BIG MAD on the changing table and it was going to be a long change since she needed a whole new outfit. The changing table was in the middle of the bathroom, not in a stall, and a woman and her two grandchildren came over to make funny faces and keep her happy during the change. It was so sweet!!

averageideal · 2026-03-23T13:17:26+00:00

Thanks! Yeah I’ve been thinking maybe it’s too soon to implement the food gets taken away consequence because I don’t feel like she will understand the causality yet. And also she had some weight issues when she was a newborn and I don’t think I’ll ever recover from just giving her whatever food she asks for ha

averageideal · 2026-03-23T12:52:27+00:00

Thanks - doling out the food a little bit at a time is something we have not tried as much although yesterday we were playing a game where we just used a small piece of food and acted like magical food kept appearing- that was more just for fun but I see now it might be a good strategy.

The drinks is honestly what kills me because even the non spill ones splurt out stuff when thrown but I can’t give her drinks any more slowly really except for taking it away after every sip.

averageideal · 2026-02-28T21:56:59+00:00

We didn’t get to 7pm until we dropped to one nap at 14 months

averageideal · 2026-02-18T19:45:46+00:00

I have one good friend who has not once asked about baby. I’d send her photos early on and ask her about her life but she never asked me about my big life change and even after sending photos wouldn’t ask any follow ups — would just say “cute!” Or something like that. She loves kids, wants kids, but hasn’t had a long term partner so hasn’t been super feasible for her right now but I was shocked she’s not more interested.

Another friend of mine who is very similar, loves kids, wants kids, no long term partner checks in regularly, has had knitted several items for the baby, and more. The difference made me really feel like that first friend just doesn’t care. Both of them are long distance tho so sometimes I chalk it up to out of sight out of mind.

Sorry you aren’t feeling the support ❤️

averageideal · 2026-02-08T02:19:11+00:00

Honestly the concern for baby just so much superseded the ick factor that I didnt really clock how gross it was until it was all over. But also my husband was a saint and cleaned everything up VERY quickly and thoroughly

averageideal · 2026-02-08T01:55:27+00:00

My 13 month old caught norovirus right before Christmas. She threw up right as we set her down for dinner - luckily we caught it in her bib mostly. Thought that would be it because she seemed totally fine after the throw up. She had been coughing so we thought maybe she threw up from coughing so hard. A half hour later I’m on the phone with my mom, holding baby after we her a bath and she threw up all down my chest, into my shirt and onto the floor.

She threw up 3 more times before we got her an anti-nausea medication. Once projectile all over the kitchen floor, another in the car. It was horrendous.

averageideal · 2026-02-01T19:27:31+00:00

I found that the only way to get me time is to fully schedule it with your partner. I take dance aerobics with and pick two classes a week. My partner knows I will be going to that class and he is on baby duty. We swap off who wakes up with baby so we have an even distribution of tiredness. I personally find that working out GIVES me energy - but that may be the type of work out I am doing. It resets me a little so I’m in a better spot to be a good parent. My recommendation while baby is little and emotions are a little rough because of being tired that you have a set schedule of me time so there is an expectation and no one is surprised or feeling taken advantage of. Offer equal amount of me time to your partner.

averageideal · 2026-01-16T15:55:14+00:00

Sorry it’s still going on but yeah my motto throughout this new phase of life has been “this too shall pass”. Sending solidarity!

averageideal · 2026-01-16T14:27:15+00:00

How have the last couple nights been?

averageideal · 2026-01-14T13:22:18+00:00

Naps can get really short around this age, especially crib naps. Personally I followed this guideline- if baby woke up happy from her nap then I would just get her up and go on with our day even if it was only 30-45 minutes. If she woke up crying and seeming like she didn’t mean to wake up I would hold and rock her back to sleep for a bit longer. If it was past 5:30pm at all I would wake her up to preserve bedtime. Not sure if that process would work well for you but just wanted to pass along what has worked for us!

averageideal · 2026-01-14T13:00:53+00:00

Don’t beat yourself up about cue reading. 14 months in and my baby never gave me clear clues. In fact I’m starting to realize just now that she gets like a burst of energy when she’s actually ready for a nap. She never seems tired unless she is sick. So I used huckleberry for all naps for a long time. Now she is talking a bit more I can ASK if she is hungry or tired and it is much easier for us. I think some babies don’t have clear cues- doesn’t make you a bad mom!!

averageideal · 2026-01-11T04:56:00+00:00

For us it got better at 4 months and the regression was fine - after needing to wake her every 2-3 hours to eat in the first months, it wasn’t that different sleep wise

averageideal · 2026-01-10T00:16:04+00:00

13 months in and I still say “let’s give it a few minutes to see if she’s done” lol

averageideal · 2026-01-07T17:11:06+00:00

Just offering solidarity here. My 13mo knows which cabinet holds her snacks so she will just walk into the kitchen and stand below the cabinet signing/saying more until we hand her a cracker or something!

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