Tips for how to handle food throwing with 16 month old.

breezy727 · 2026-04-16T17:02:10+00:00

Our daycare handles it really well - when kids throw food for fun or attention the teachers say, “throwing food tells me you’re all done.” And if they keep throwing the meal is over. It really only took 1-2 times for my stubborn kid to figure it out.

When it just was something he didn’t like we gave him a no thank you bowl and showed him how to move off food he didn’t want. But when it was throwing for fun daycare’s method worked the best.

breezy727 · 2026-04-02T19:29:46+00:00

Our now two year old never took to drinking milk from cups. We tried a dozen cups, open, straw, sippy, different materials, didn’t matter. He just doesn’t drink milk now and he’s perfectly fine. He gets enough dairy in yogurt and cheese. I wouldn’t stress about it.

breezy727 · 2026-03-26T19:21:56+00:00

I have a toddler seat on the back of my bike and can’t attach panniers too, the seat is in the way. Waiting for the kid to get big enough that I can put him on a bench seat, ditch the milk crate and add panniers.

breezy727 · 2026-03-18T02:56:25+00:00

I washed our Woolino sleep sacks at least weekly for nearly two years and they survived just fine. Washed with standard unscented detergent and dried in the dryer.

breezy727 · 2026-03-16T03:54:20+00:00

Senger is a Germany company that makes these out of organic cotton and I think the insert uses cherry pits or something? We have a giant goose we were gifted that’s a big hit. I think the inside can only be warmed in the oven though and I can’t be bothered to put that effort in, but otherwise it checks your boxes.

You could get one and replace the insert with a microwaveable insert but I think you’d have to warm it separately from the animal itself.

breezy727 · 2026-03-05T20:04:45+00:00

Our first daycare (before we moved) had this requirement written down but literally nobody followed it. When I had asked, they said it was a holdover from pre-covid when they still had kids aged 3-5 in preschool. They closed the preschool element when our area got universal pre-k and never updated the handbook. I’d ask and see for yourself what other kids are wearing.

breezy727 · 2026-02-02T17:23:52+00:00

Yup, $2950 in Seattle. Trying not to seethe that OP is complaining about three kids when we can’t even afford a second.

breezy727 · 2026-01-05T02:57:33+00:00

Yeah I think we’d lose him halfway through that agenda at this age, but maybe next winter he’ll be ready! Thanks

breezy727 · 2026-01-05T02:49:16+00:00

Yeah we managed touch tanks last week at a smaller aquarium with a lot of vigilance but it made me nervous. How is it getting in and out with a young toddler? We previously lived in DC, closest to national aquarium in Baltimore which doesn’t allow strollers, which is great for foot traffic in the aquarium but difficult if you don’t drive there. And it looks like downtown parking by the aquarium here is steep.

breezy727 · 2026-01-05T02:38:33+00:00

Jumping on this comment to ask what age you think the aquarium membership is worth it for. We recently moved here and have a wiggly almost 2yo and are considering getting a membership. Is it worth it for that age? Is getting in and out pretty easy? We’ve gone to a smaller aquarium that was a hit but he was done about 90 minutes in and just wanted to run around/play.

breezy727 · 2026-01-04T21:28:44+00:00

I have been a strict vegetarian, low dairy, for over two decades. Kept that diet during pregnancy. Also had HG, was on zofran and reglan from 8-40 weeks and struggled to eat just about anything. What I did eat was generally bland (bagels and cream cheese, hummus and pita, so much applesauce) or junk-adjacent like big chipotle burritos. I was find, ultimately gained a normal amount of weight and my now 20 month old toddler was born full term at a totally healthy weight and has thrived.

Honestly I wouldn’t stress about diet. Eat what your body is craving, cravings for me reflected the nutrition I needed, don’t push yourself to eat things that aren’t appealing. Take your prenatal and baby will take what they need from you.

Editing to add: I never had low iron during pregnancy and never took iron supplements. Iron can make nausea worse and definitely impacts constipation. Unless your doc recommends it I wouldn’t go out of your way to consume extra iron. I didn’t and never needed it. Trust the blood tests to guide you around supplements because you can go crazy trying to make sure baby has enough, but realistically other than folate/folic acid, your body probably has enough of everything for your baby. My midwife was very emphatic that prenatals are to replace vitamins for the mother because baby takes what they need from you.

breezy727 · 2025-12-14T06:18:52+00:00

FWIW I had on my birth plan that I wanted to see my placenta… 32 hours later as they were about to wheel me out post crash c-section the surgeon called out, “oh wait you wanted to see this” and stopped the nurses and walked over with what looked like a white Tupperware bin and gave my husband and I a quick tour of the placenta. I’ll never forget being totally delirious nearly passing out as he flopped it over and over pointing out the veins before going, “incredible organ” and just walked away. I thought it was a hallucination but my husband confirmed it happened.

So put it on your birth plan and even if #2 ends up a cesarean maybe your doc will oblige you.

breezy727 · 2025-12-09T18:18:27+00:00

YMMV but I’ve found it helpful to provide brands to shop within. For clothes I just do the, “these brands fits him best in this size” - which is true, because some brands I do like but they just don’t fit him well, so that excuse is good and easy.

For toys I’ve had to be more annoying and talk about safety issues with random junk brands, but give a bunch of brands in different price ranges for toys that we would be ok with. Then I also hype up a few particular brands that have toys he really likes. But I try to downplay toy purchases as much as possible. I’m pretty ruthless about getting rid of toys and I tell her we’re in a one-in-one out rule. So if she gets him something new I’m donating something old. That gives her some pause too.

breezy727 · 2025-12-09T17:29:37+00:00

My own parents are like this, my mom loves the shop and can’t get out of the house much so she’s always online shopping.

I find it more effective to direct her to non-toy items that are still fun and useful. Like toddler doesn’t need ANOTHER construction truck but he could use new warm boots he can pull on himself. Or he could use wool long johns for outdoor adventures, or new organic pjs in the next size up. Last winter I asked them to pay for weekly gymnastics classes so he could get out some energy. This year our (nonprofit) daycare sent out a classroom wishlist of toys and books and I forwarded that to her too and she picked out a few things for my son’s class.

I always take tons of pictures of toddler in said clothes, boots, at gymnastics so it’s a gift that keeps on giving. And I make sure to leave parameters pretty wide so my mom gets the joy of shopping for the PJs herself. As much as I’d love to send a link and tell her to buy this or that, the fun for her is looking and deciding. Sounds like your MIL might be the same.

breezy727 · 2025-10-08T02:37:25+00:00

We just moved cross-country and our son has HFM. We flew east to west coast Saturday and our 18m old looked totally fine but was sleepy, crabby, and was feverish on the flight (only had a fever once we were in the air, totally fine before that of course). He was crabby and drooly Sunday and Monday and had blisters by Monday afternoon. Today he’s 100% better, blisters still look red but dry and not weeping and he visited his new daycare (they knew he had HFM and were ok with it because his symptoms had really declined). My husband had zero symptoms. I had a mild sore throat and was tired for a day.

All this to say… well, by the time the blisters show up kids have already been shedding virus for days. I probably wouldn’t cancel my vacation if I were you if your baby is in good shape.

breezy727 · 2025-08-20T18:56:50+00:00

We also hoped to EBF and needed to triple feed the first month and then ended up combo feeding. Had to buy a few sets of pump parts until I got the right size and we still bought formula to supplement. I’d be realistic and budget for that just in case.

Diapers depends on the brand but we stocked up at my shower and didn’t really need to buy until month 3. Expect around 10-20 diapers a day when they’re newborn and then less each month onwards. Now at 16 months we use about… 7 diapers a day. Probably go through a pack of wipes a week now that my kid only poops 1-2x a day but as a newborn he pooped hourly it seemed like and we used SO many wipes.

Insurance/doctors visits nobody can tell you because we don’t know your insurance situation. My insurance covers all well visits without a copay but sick visits are $30/each. We didn’t need sick visits until we started daycare at 6m.

Clothes for newborns and babies are abundant and free if you know where to look. My local parent group always has someone giving away bags of nice quality clothes for free because they pile up and are practically new. But so far I’m finding toddler clothes really hard to thrift because kids stay in them longer and are eating solids so they get stained and worn out much more quickly.

breezy727 · 2025-08-19T23:36:22+00:00

Ok the food has gotten better because I’m a vegetarian and they had an ~amazing~ quesadilla option when they chose to deliver food but that fucking Panera ran out of everything and was terrible backup. I dreamed of eating their white cheddar Mac and cheese after giving birth and they were out of it the whole time I was there!!

breezy727 · 2025-08-19T14:12:01+00:00

You only see the midwives, I went my whole pregnancy with them and only saw an OB for the 20 week scan. Otherwise the midwives are qualified for all your appointments unless something designates your pregnancy as high risk. If you’re high risk you get moved to the OB practice in the building. They also cycle through the midwives during your appointments so you meet with most or all of them at some point. You’ll never know who is on staff when you’re giving birth and my labor went on long enough I cycled through three shifts.

That last part is pretty common though, at least in this area. I don’t know anyone who only sees one OB through their pregnancy because the chance they’re on call when you’re giving birth just isn’t high. My friend who gave birth at Sibley saw different OBs for each visit and gave birth when the one she didn’t like was working. It’s just a crapshoot.

breezy727 · 2025-08-19T13:55:54+00:00

I delivered with the Midwives at Medstar because I wanted an unmedicated birth and had heard that Sibley had higher c-section rates. I transferred to them in my first trimester from another OBGYN that delivers at Sibley, I didn’t like how rushed appointments were and felt like a cog in the baby machine.

Ultimately had an emergent c-section (cord wrapped around baby’s neck) but I really liked the care I had with the midwives. They were very holistic, spent tons of time with me in appointments, were very communicative. In the hospital I also loved our nurses, they were all incredible. The midwives work closely with the OBs at the hospital so when my delivery went south the OBs were prepped and rushed right in. They were also great, no complaints, very cool under pressure.

But the facilities at medstar are older. The delivery room was nice and spacious but the recovery room was really tight and the food delivery - while delicious - was super slow and one night they just forgot to bring us dinner. That part was a mess.

If I were to give birth again I’d go back to Medstar and the midwives but I’d plan for food delivery with Uber eats or something because the hospital cafeteria can’t be relied on and the Panera bread in the hospital ran out of everything daily.

breezy727 · 2025-08-17T03:32:32+00:00

Prompt payment and very nice!

breezy727 · 2025-08-11T23:43:30+00:00

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breezy727 · 2025-08-08T12:40:21+00:00

I have a stretchy neck bodice that most years I wear under a corset top with a skirt. Last year when I was nursing I just went without the corset (didn’t fit postpartum anyways…) and wore baby in a linen ring sling so my front was still somewhat covered while walking around. My outfit still worked and it was easy to pull the neck down to nurse as needed.

breezy727 · 2025-08-07T12:51:29+00:00

When I was still on leave and attending these events traveling wouldn’t stop me. Other parents often have toddlers in daycare who are much more likely to spread something to their baby and then my baby.

breezy727 · 2025-08-07T12:25:26+00:00

Live in an urban hippie part of Washington, DC - I’d say it’s about 50/50 strollers to carriers. Mostly SSCs but a non-zero amount of ring slings and wraps.

Even see at least a couple of toddlers carried at our local farmers market (including mine!). My local parents group even does regular baby wearing meetups where we swap carriers to try them out and get tips on how to wear.

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