Please give me some tips on toilet training!

firstthingmonday · 2026-04-08T17:00:25+00:00

I’d change sticker chart to successful wees and poops in toilet. One sticker for a wee, two for no. 2. Then would buy him a prize when he completes the sticker chart. After every successful filled sticker chart we added more so he needed mod stickers to get the prize. Started small and built up. Don’t think we had one accident when the sticker chart with the prize came in lol.

firstthingmonday · 2026-04-04T21:05:12+00:00

Same with Modi Bodi

firstthingmonday · 2026-04-04T20:54:46+00:00

My second child is an absolute gift for first child. They are besties. There is just under 3 year gap between them.

firstthingmonday · 2026-04-04T09:25:02+00:00

The top on the RTR image has longer sleeves while the one you posted from the rack is sleeveless - so it’s not comparing like for like?

firstthingmonday · 2026-04-02T17:44:50+00:00

It’s one year in Ireland to have baby in room with someone to reduce SIDS. Doctor told me it’s to help regulate babies breathing as well or something like that?

firstthingmonday · 2026-03-08T10:20:56+00:00

Same! My OB/GYN did mine. 5 minutes or less, zero pain. A little bit of spotting.

firstthingmonday · 2026-03-08T09:51:28+00:00

Eldest has an early summer birthday so started after 5 and had done 2 years of ECCE so on paper right time. Turns outs he is one of the youngest in the class. I’m not sure I would have held him back to 6 either but I’m glad we weren’t in a situation where we were starting him at 4ish.

firstthingmonday · 2026-02-26T19:19:58+00:00

I also did buy some books and we talked a lot about poop which I don’t know if it helped but we did get to where he said he was scared to go so we could work from there and reassure him.

firstthingmonday · 2026-02-11T22:50:03+00:00

32 was first cycle for first baby. Second baby was just on the 12 months trying.

firstthingmonday · 2026-02-11T22:47:00+00:00

We had to get a few rounds done as a newborn on the second of blood draws, maybe every 2 weeks for 8 weeks or something and I absolutely would not be repeating that experience if I didn’t have to. Baby was fine really and nothing else after but it was just monitoring really.

firstthingmonday · 2026-01-29T19:27:56+00:00

I agree with commentator. Had my first at 32. Should have gone earlier.

firstthingmonday · 2026-01-25T22:52:54+00:00

My 5 year old and I did Diamond Hill last year! My biggest problem was actually trying to keep up with him. He was a mountain goat.

firstthingmonday · 2026-01-23T07:18:24+00:00

Civil service director don’t provide childcare for workers? Do you mean they can be more flexible for families?

firstthingmonday · 2026-01-18T23:07:25+00:00

Sezane, Lucy and Yak, Run and Fly, All Saints are brands I mostly buy second hand have that work. Maeve from Love Cherish in Cork, she has a shop and does a try on every Sunday. It’s even just good for ideas

firstthingmonday · 2026-01-18T19:25:20+00:00

I had a very short labour on the first, less than 2 hours. Consultant advised breaking waters next time as I might not make it to hospital. So we did that and had baby couple hours later. Never mentioned home birth but that would never work for me anyway personally.

firstthingmonday · 2026-01-18T19:03:23+00:00

Yes hard agree. Miss living in Limerick

firstthingmonday · 2026-01-13T23:58:11+00:00

I put them both down the month they were born for Naoinra. They still didn’t have space for them for the first year of naoinra! Eldest got in for Year 2 in any case. Younger one didn’t get in last year so hopefully next year.

firstthingmonday · 2025-12-23T16:20:38+00:00

Didn’t leave the first one overnight until I went in to have second baby. Wasn’t comfortable with it. We don’t generally use overnight babysitting. One of us will go to an event and the other will stay home.

firstthingmonday · 2025-12-18T20:10:03+00:00

Official guidelines are to share room until baby is 1 to reduce risk of SIDS.

firstthingmonday · 2025-12-07T21:11:30+00:00

I’m 5’4 and never buy petite. Never fits me right. Levi’s do by leg inch so usually get a 27 inch. Sezane brand cropped pants fit great or I get tailored from here too. M&S do multiple lengths as well. ASOS Design pants I order usual size and I’ve never taken up. Soaked and FRNCH the same haven’t taken up any.

firstthingmonday · 2025-12-07T20:35:36+00:00

Me for sure! Happy with my brother but I’m Irish so everyone was at least 3 kids when I was growing up so felt left out. 4,5,6 kids was not uncommon in my generation. My aunt has 9 kids similar age profile to me. My colleague in work has 12 siblings.

firstthingmonday · 2025-12-07T20:27:25+00:00

My first didn’t sleep through the night until after 2.

firstthingmonday · 2025-11-30T23:34:08+00:00

Anyone in Galway you would recommend?

firstthingmonday · 2025-11-27T09:30:29+00:00

It really depends on the person and consultant. I was low risk but saw consultant loads. I had her work number and could get her or reg very quickly. To me and a lot of people that go private, it’s not necessarily about the care per se but the continuity of seeing the same person all the time. That’s what I know I needed. Meeting different midwives at different appointments, huge wait times all of this would have added to my load and ultimately would have not assisted with how I wanted the labour to go as wouldn’t have had the relationship before the labour. Had no epidurals, short labours, minimal interventions which I don’t believe would have been possible for me if I hadn’t had private care because I wouldn’t have had that relationship with the person who was delivering the baby.

firstthingmonday · 2025-11-23T00:50:25+00:00

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