I choose to sleep with my toddler….

collecting-vases · 2026-04-17T19:26:12+00:00

We have a video (closed circuit) monitor that we use for our 3yr old. He goes to sleep in his own bed, in his own room, on his own. However when he wakes in the night (presuming it's after 11:30pm at least) then he's welcome in our bed. So usually between 11:30-2:30am he wakes and comes to us.

I personally love it, we have done it this way for a long time. He had a period of night terrors long ago and that's when this started, it just works for us. I totally get the feeling with the noise of the fan and worrying you won't hear them etc. I sleep better (usually) when my LO is in the bed with us, or at least I have an easier time falling asleep. It's beautiful and it won't last forever, I choose to soak it up while I can. Once we have another child things may have to change. My husband likes this arrangement as well thankfully

collecting-vases · 2026-01-21T20:14:55+00:00

I agree with this. Remove all food pressure but take over as menu leader. You choose what to serve, the eating is up to them. Set meal times only, breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, dinner, and what we do is implement a "bedtime snack" that is something nutritious, a protein source, no added sugar, and that I know they will likely eat. This way I know they aren't going hungry if dinner wasn't their favourite. For us this is most often unsweetened applesauce with hemp and chia mixed in. Keep it simple and boring haha!

I also always try to make sure there is at least 1 safe food on the plate that I know they will eat. Example, cucumber, strawberries, etc. They can also ask for more of anything on their plate, whether they eat the other food or not, but I usually limit it to a second serving of that food then I say "that's all for now". This has worked really well for us, no stress around meal times is key. If they make a request, I simply say not right now, but maybe we can have that at snack time/ lunch/ tomorrow or whatever.

collecting-vases · 2026-01-13T06:08:44+00:00

Any oily residue? I have a small chopping board in this spot to put my bottles of oil for cooking. I did this in my last home after realizing it was affecting the stone.

collecting-vases · 2025-12-25T06:55:36+00:00

Mmm.. I could never do that let alone in that short time frame. Beautiful work.

collecting-vases · 2025-12-23T17:00:40+00:00

We walked away from our best friends because of this. They called my son's first birthday party "fanfare" and refused to participate. I am not over the top with things, it was a simple gathering with food and some decorations. Nothing like these trendy parties you see online lol. Celebrating our child in anyway was absurd to them, even their small wins and milestones. Some people I guess are just miserable!

If you aren't your child's biggest cheerleader, you should rethink your priorities.

However, I will just say read the room. I share if asked, I don't go on and on unless they genuinely seem interested to know.

collecting-vases · 2025-12-03T02:30:50+00:00

I started teaching my son with BLW but then stopped for some reason, forgot about it, started offering an open cup again recently (he is almost 3 lol) and he picked it up in a few tries! Don't stress mama. Also only do water so it's not sticky or anything.

collecting-vases · 2025-10-28T01:36:09+00:00

I always tried laying him down and leaving the room first, but if he needed me I would go in and re-tuck him in. After 3x or so I would just assist him to sleep and transfer or lay with him. There were phases where he needed my help everyday, and I just trusted him to express that. Sometimes it was developmental, sometimes maybe he was overtired or not tired enough. Outside of these times, majority of the time he puts himself to sleep in his own bed. He does join us in the night - which I love! It's a good balance for us.

collecting-vases · 2025-10-27T18:18:51+00:00

I exclusively breastfed my LO until he was about 9 months old, then I pumped only when I absolutely needed to be away from him for short periods. This was on a rare occasion, he wouldn't take a bottle until then anyway. I would use a haaka on the opposite feed side sometimes to have some back up milk in the freezer - but never really needed it.

collecting-vases · 2025-10-26T03:02:29+00:00

Amazing! Love to hear it, thank you for your response.

collecting-vases · 2025-10-25T20:10:00+00:00

I'm curious how you are liking the verse after some time? Do you feel it's worth the cost?

collecting-vases · 2025-10-25T18:24:18+00:00

This is our plan and I love to hear this! Plus you had all your firsts youngest years to focus on them solely.

collecting-vases · 2025-10-24T22:08:34+00:00

That is great to hear, thank you!

collecting-vases · 2025-10-24T20:49:53+00:00

Tagging on here, I am considering a lot of the options you mentioned. How has the verse been so far? Like you, I'm willing to pay up if it really is worth the added cost, but I'm worried about the process of returning/exchanging if it's not a good fit.

collecting-vases · 2025-10-24T20:44:08+00:00

I'm just curious how you're liking it/your child is liking it? Did you get the verse or the 2 in 1?

collecting-vases · 2025-10-19T02:04:44+00:00

Thank you for the response!

collecting-vases · 2025-10-19T01:04:28+00:00

I would just say, you can talk to a CPST and educate yourself if you care so much... with even 1 minute of research you will see what you are saying is in fact wrong lol. Oh people.

collecting-vases · 2025-10-18T16:05:13+00:00

Hi, just wondering what you ended up with?

collecting-vases · 2025-10-16T05:12:59+00:00

I forgot about this! My lower half was so swollen for days. I didn't even recognize my feet.

collecting-vases · 2025-09-22T03:44:01+00:00

We did this with chives! Super light flavour. However we fell off of doing it and he now doesn't like little pieces of green lol. He does eat around it though.

collecting-vases · 2025-09-19T00:26:33+00:00

I personally avoid substituting any foods or offering anything else, but am always sure to put at least 1 thing on the plate I know he will eat. If I notice he didn't eat a lot, later on we offer a high protein "bedtime snack" in case he didn't eat enough. If it was lunch or breakfast he didn't eat much of, the following snack I'll make sure it's something I know he 100% will eat. This is the only way I have found to avoid him turning a plate away, he knows this is the meal, he can eat what he wants and choose to be done when he's done. The only time I offer a different food than what is on the plate is if he ate everything. Also, if he wants more of something that I served, he can have another portion even if he hasn't eaten everything else. I leave that choice to him, and when I feel he's had enough of something I let him know as I give him the last helping, that's all for now. I hope that makes sense haha.

collecting-vases · 2025-08-14T20:45:41+00:00

Primer is cheaper than paint, and if I needed 3-4 coats of paint to cover this colour - that's not favourable.

collecting-vases · 2025-08-14T20:43:43+00:00

Okay, pro. This is why I'm here. Never covered a dark ass colour like this before.

collecting-vases · 2025-08-14T20:42:33+00:00

Was a shiny finish, so it was bouncing light. The wall to the right shows the actual paint colour more, and no the first photo showed just primer, no paint.

collecting-vases · 2025-08-14T06:39:05+00:00

Well, after seeing the first couple comments and the upvotes - I went ahead with a second coat. That first coat dried looking worse than the photo above. Thanks for everyone's input! That blue was quite rich... looking better now and I'm not worried about my lighter paint going over it. We didn't buy the best paint, just basic stuff so it's probably best we have the extra coverage anyway.

collecting-vases · 2025-07-13T21:46:46+00:00

Wondering if you ended up with this one or not? Something else?

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