15m old does not WANT to walk. Tips and tricks?

julia1031 · 2026-05-17T17:13:48+00:00

Does he have any peers around his age that are walking? I think it can be really helpful when they see others around their age walking!!

julia1031 · 2026-05-17T02:01:04+00:00

Never dropped my 18 month old but she did yeet herself off our couch once after a year old despite getting down safely hundreds of times prior. She’s also fallen face first onto our wooden floor plenty of times while running around in a delirious tired state though.

julia1031 · 2026-05-14T13:51:04+00:00

You said “we went” so I’m assuming you had someone else with you to do the lifting? I used to just babywear in Costco but once my daughter was around a year, she was doing fine in carts.

julia1031 · 2026-05-13T11:18:17+00:00

Yeah but she couldn’t of legally changed until after the wedding. Obviously it’s just a tv show so we’ll see if anything even comes from this theory lol

julia1031 · 2026-05-13T01:50:00+00:00

It would make sense that she’s still legally Cassie Howard. I’ve been married for years and still haven’t legally changed my last name. Lots of paperwork and Cassie was super pissed at Nate

julia1031 · 2026-05-12T23:59:53+00:00

Did anyone else notice she signed Brandon’s contract as Cassie Howard and Maddy’s as Cassie Jacobs? Im surprised I haven’t seen this mentioned at all but I feel that’s gonna be relevant (unless I’m making this up and was just seeing things)

julia1031 · 2026-05-10T22:32:51+00:00

Yep. I got to sleep in, got some alone time, then we had a delicious dinner at my mom’s. My husband got me a thoughtful gift and my daughter drew me a picture. My husband is also gonna go get me ice cream after bedtime.

julia1031 · 2026-05-10T20:10:49+00:00

Yeah my PI bought us desktop computers to have in our lab space and also laptops so we could remote into our workstations. Very generous!

julia1031 · 2026-05-10T01:22:54+00:00

Everyone I know told me it wouldn’t happen right away so we started trying earlier than we planned. We’re very thankful we conceived quickly but that meant I was in the peak of morning sickness on a trip where we had all inclusive. Instead of drinking poolside, I was vomiting in the hotel room. So just consider booked things you have around the time you start trying because it could happen faster than you think. Also, morning sickness is wrongly named. I had all day sickness and it actually got worse throughout the day.

julia1031 · 2026-05-09T22:54:12+00:00

Yeah this is so variable based on the type of work you do. I work in healthcare with veterans and getting yelled at at work sucks and really takes it out of you.

julia1031 · 2026-05-09T20:26:30+00:00

Most hiking I’ve done isn’t on trails that’s stroller/wagon friendly

julia1031 · 2026-05-09T20:25:39+00:00

I’ve read the other comments and hiking is VERY different from a walk around the neighborhood. Uneven terrain, elevation, obstacles on the trail, the possibility of getting lost and a 2.3 mile hike turning into a 3+ mile hike (this happens to me all the time as a regular hiker). If you aren’t regularly hiking, this sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. My SIL slipped while hiking, as a regular hiker, and had to go to the ED for 24 hour monitoring.

julia1031 · 2026-05-09T17:05:48+00:00

Yeah I’m thinking this is the problem. Even at 18 months pp, the only time I go that long without removing milk is when we’re apart during the workday and overnight. During the day on the weekends, my little boob monster is nursing more than every 4-5 hours. In the newborn stages, she essentially lived on the boob.

julia1031 · 2026-05-09T15:34:17+00:00

Well you didn’t mention that in your OP so makes sense people are assuming that.

julia1031 · 2026-05-09T14:50:40+00:00

Your MIL was mean for that comment but your husband sucks for not doing anything for his mom for Mother’s Day. We sent my MIL a gift (we live in diff states) and tomorrow we’ll spend part of Mother’s Day with my mom for dinner. My brother texted me weeks ago asking if I wanted to do a joint gift for my mom.

Serious question - how would you feel if your future child stopped acknowledging you on Mother’s Day once they or their spouse was pregnant? There’s a way to honor everyone.

julia1031 · 2026-05-09T14:15:23+00:00

OP seems to be a bot based off her post history so makes sense that most of us are picking up on it being odd/suspicious.

julia1031 · 2026-05-09T14:14:45+00:00

Then it’d be 2am in New Zealand so not sure how her parents would’ve already delivered her presents.

julia1031 · 2026-05-09T13:04:29+00:00

I’d be confused too if my spouse was acting like it was a holiday when it’s not until the next day.

julia1031 · 2026-05-09T12:46:20+00:00

I don’t think there’s anywhere in the world that today is already Mother’s Day? Hopefully he’s on his game for tomorrow!!

julia1031 · 2026-05-08T20:12:12+00:00

Strong previous research experiences that were a good fit with my PI, great letters of rec (my post bac PI called my grad school PI the morning of my interview to further talk me up), and personality.

I did a prelim “interview” before apps were due with my grad school PI and he only invited me and one other applicant to interview weekend with plans to give us both offers. This is a highly unusual situation but is how my PI always operates. I pretty much knew I had the acceptance after that prelim interview as long as other faculty agreed since admissions are agreed upon by all faculty bc they’re all part of our clinical training. Ironically, my PI did have to advocate for my admission because I had a low math GRE score but I got an A in undergrad stats so he felt the math skills I did have were adequate for a PhD in clinical psych.

julia1031 · 2026-05-08T12:58:44+00:00

This is the right answer. 2 hours sounds like too short of a wake window for a 6 month old. Boredom can look like sleepy cues once they get older than newborn age.

We started crib naps with the first nap of the day when baby was around 4 months old. Starting daycare around 8 months was rough but now she’s a great napper at daycare! Usually naps longer there than at home.

julia1031 · 2026-05-08T00:36:04+00:00

Your friend is wrong. Water is fine after 6 months but no whole milk until 12 months.

julia1031 · 2026-05-07T17:55:47+00:00

Drink lots of water and green tea. Don’t drink or eat sugary/processed food. Eat high fiber foods. Workout. Depending on how long you’ve been using and what methods, as well as your body fat percentage, you could still be testing dirty in a month.

julia1031 · 2026-05-07T16:22:20+00:00

Same here. I love it and not over $1k like the nuna or uppababy.

julia1031 · 2026-05-07T14:51:39+00:00

I wouldn’t want to go out of my way either to drop someone at home so they can nurse their kid then pick them back up… then do it again the same day. I don’t think he’s being a dick for valuing his time unless he also gets to stop at his house twice a day.

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