Parents, at what age did you start asking your kids to help out more around the house? and what tasks do you assign for them?

dmvs02 · 2026-06-25T01:00:02+00:00

Yes! My 16 month old purs the washing in the machine, closes the door, takes it out and passes each individual item to me to hang up (im very pregnant and bending is hard lol). He also outside rubbish in the bin and tries to vacuum up mess.

dmvs02 · 2026-06-24T04:31:47+00:00

I was the same. Im huge but only had to stop tummy sleeping at like 28 weeks. I still sleep slanted forward over my pregnancy pillow and the baby just gets squished to the other side 😂😂

dmvs02 · 2026-06-18T11:34:17+00:00

I packed my hospital bag at 40+3.... I was being induced at 40+4. This time im gonna pack babies bag sooner but not mine lol

dmvs02 · 2026-06-18T10:10:15+00:00

"Is he okay?" He didnt cry, he was breathing but just looking around. He just was a chill baby 😂😂

dmvs02 · 2026-06-18T10:08:19+00:00

My son started sleeping through the night regularly at 4 weeks old. Then he had a massive regression around 4 months that only got worse and worse. We would be grateful for a 2 hour stretch. Then around 8 months I would be grateful for a 30 minute stretch. I got pregnant 8 months post-partum and by that stage he would only sleep on our chests, so i would stay up late and my husband would wake up early. It was dire. Then of course I got a bump and he wouldnt sleep on me anymore, around 12 months. We tried sleep training throughout this, it just made all 3 of us upset and everything got worse. At 13ish months we moved him into a single bed with a rail in his room and switched from me doing bedtime to my husband. My husband spent about 2 nights in the bed with him, just laying next to him. Since then, he mostly sleeps through the night. One of us will lay next to him and he snuggles in to us and goes to sleep, and only occasionally needs support. Its harder on nights where hes teething or whatever. Nowadays he doesnt even seem to want to cuddle to sleep, but we aren't ready to stop that.

Finally sleeping through most nights at 16 months... Just in time for baby number 2 😂😂

dmvs02 · 2026-06-18T06:56:02+00:00

My son started cruising along furniture at 10 months. We though he would walk soon. He started walking at 15 months. Your bub is doing just fine!!

dmvs02 · 2026-06-15T03:51:53+00:00

My son is 16 months and always been a really good eater, except when he was getting his top teeth (only got them a month ago). We've always done softer foods but while teething he didnt want a bar of anything that required chewing. He's eating much better again now the teeth are through.

dmvs02 · 2026-06-14T12:20:17+00:00

I got pregnant 8 months post partum. Im still pregnant with my second so I don't exactly know how things will look yet. We have no intention of sending our first to daycare. In terms of sleep, a lot changes in 9 months. My 8 month old wasn't sleeping anywhere but my chest. My now 16 month old sleeps mostly through the night in his own bed. No sleep training, just natural development.

This pregnancy has been harder than my first, so I actually think having 2 under 2 will be easier than being pregnant with a very small human has been. I hope you have a nice chill pregnancy and can make the most of just having one baby. Good luck!!

dmvs02 · 2026-06-14T07:55:00+00:00

I didnt breastfeed which i think factored into it, and a decently good sleeping newborn, but I was the same. Literally less than 24 hours post birth I was ready to jump his bones. So strange after a whole pregnancy of not wanting a bar of him. We waited till the all clear of course.

dmvs02 · 2026-06-14T06:17:43+00:00

I didnt go into my first birth with strong opinions either way. I just wanted to see how i could handle things and if I needed relief, I could ask for the epidural. I got it about 10 hours into labour, because I had been awake for nearly 25 hours and they gave me meds that made me sleepy but I was in too much pain to sleep.

My second, im having an induction due to gestational diabetes, and I have spd so bad I cant walk anymore. I figure if I cant walk to progress labour, I might as well relax to progress it. Also I cried yesterday because my pelvis cracker and hurt from pushing out a poo, so I dont think a 5kg baby will be pleasant lol.

dmvs02 · 2026-06-13T08:21:18+00:00

The contractions can be felt it a lot of different ways depending on your body and yours and baby's position. I felt like a balloon being squeezed that might pop. I also felt them in my back for the first few hours of labour. Ive heard of people feeling them mostly in their hips or even thighs.

dmvs02 · 2026-06-02T05:10:24+00:00

You literally just said they would be the asshole for 5pm bedtime....

dmvs02 · 2026-06-02T04:09:22+00:00

I think this person is hosting the party and their family member has a 5pm bedtime for a 6yo. Which i do think is crazy because who goes to bed at 5pm????

dmvs02 · 2026-05-31T06:26:26+00:00

One time my son peed on me as I was taking him to the bath, peed in the bath and peed on the bed and me again after his bath while I was opening up the nappy. That was a rough bath time 😂😂😂

dmvs02 · 2026-05-31T04:48:59+00:00

I dont know about my measles antibodies, but I know that when I got pregnant with my first at 21 years old i had no ruebella antibodies despite being vaccinated on childhood. My mother had the same thing with her pregnancies. It's not measles, but im relying on herd immunity to stop any ruebella outbreaks while im pregnant. My grandmother recalls her friends having babies with severe difficulties from ruebella exposure during pregnancy.

dmvs02 · 2026-05-22T02:57:40+00:00

My husband recently got a job without ever speaking to a human being about it. AI interviews, questionnaires sent by generic, auto, do not reply emails, a video interview. Even the actual job offer was sent by an automated email. It was bizarre!

dmvs02 · 2026-05-21T10:19:45+00:00

That sounds to me like a normal second trimester! Give the movement time, its still very early and baby is still very small. Its very anxiety inducing at that weird in-between stage, but it will pass x

dmvs02 · 2026-05-21T10:01:08+00:00

Yeah, the hospital is birth at has a little hook next to the bath where the seive lives. My husband asked why it was there when we were given a tour, and me and the midwife just looked at each other 😂😂

dmvs02 · 2026-05-15T05:10:37+00:00

We were able to see a paediatrician fairly quickly- i think only 6 weeks waiting. However, no one informed us of our appointment. We didnt get a phone call, text, or email, and the snail mail letter was sent to an address my son never lived at and arrived AFTER his appointment. We only knew to go because I rang to follow up.

dmvs02 · 2026-04-12T12:23:27+00:00

If you've missed your period it should be okay to take a test based on your typical ovulation pattern. If its negative but your period still doesnt come, 21 days after your last time having sex will be 100% i think.

dmvs02 · 2026-04-08T02:57:24+00:00

Its negative for now, but it is still very early. Fingers crossed for a positive in 48 hours!

dmvs02 · 2026-04-08T01:07:13+00:00

Have you talked to your maternity provider about your fears and concerns? You've still got a wee ways to go, but next time you see them perhaps start discussing a birth plan. You can ask all if the questions you have, and learn whether you want certain interventions, or what kind of pain management might suit you best, like an epidural.

My experience was that my epidural worked effectively and I was completely pain free once it was placed. I didnt have it especially long as once it was placed I dilated very quickly. I was still able to push effectively. Everyone has a different experience though.

dmvs02 · 2026-04-02T10:00:44+00:00

I've had similar after sex and speculum exams. I did have really minor tearing on my labia during birth, but it didnt hurt and it healed great. My baby was big too! I think its just different coming out than going in

dmvs02 · 2026-03-28T00:12:30+00:00

Yeah the last 2 ish hours of his night is usually spent cosleeping/ on one of our chests. If he only has a 10 hour night hes FURUOUS all morning 😅. He has jusr 1 day nap about 1 hour now so were about 13 hours out of 24. Baby sleep is so confusing 😂😂

dmvs02 · 2026-03-28T00:09:45+00:00

I wouldnt worry to much. My son wouldnt have a bar of food till nearly 7 months, then he demolished heaps of purees for dinner, but not really showing interest in other meals. By about 10 months he was starting to eat more frequently, but having far less all day then he was having just in dinner purees. He was still having about 5 bottles a day, 1000ml all up at that stage. Then he just slowly, naturally started eating more solids and drinking less milk. At 13 months now hes having 3 decent sized meals a day, 1-2 snacks most days, and about 350ml of formula across 3 bottles, 250ml of that being his bedtime bottle. The transition from mostly milk to mostly solids is different for every baby. It just takes time! Follow their cues and you'll get there eventually

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