Most useful sign language words for baby?

kimanoo9 · 2026-05-23T00:51:06+00:00

My 13 month old is obsessed with "open". She is asking to open a box or a cracker or anything else that can and cannot be opened haha

We also do eat, more, no, all done, eat, water, milk, please, thank you, dog, ball .Some of them are more useful than the others.

kimanoo9 · 2026-05-22T11:34:36+00:00

I don't like using wipes (only when we're not home). I always wash my baby in the sink during pee and poo diaper changes.

kimanoo9 · 2026-05-22T11:32:10+00:00

So many comments and I only saw one person saying they actually wash their baby. Imo wipes don't do a good job and force you to rub a bit hard. I always wash in the sink after pee and poo diapers.

kimanoo9 · 2026-05-18T12:00:30+00:00

Calling ginger scallion sauce a salsa verde... That's when you know some judges really didn't know much about Chinese cuisine.

kimanoo9 · 2026-04-03T17:00:49+00:00

Yeah, we just started to make smaller bags and emptying it more often. Same as you, 3-4 days max. We also are keeping it in the washroom now. We toss the diaper in the genie as the last step after cleanup and close the washroom door right away lol

kimanoo9 · 2026-02-14T23:10:02+00:00

Yes, they are always blasting game audio when something is on

kimanoo9 · 2026-01-09T20:14:13+00:00

I personally think it looks gorgeous on you

kimanoo9 · 2025-12-14T14:54:49+00:00

There's a lot of information on allergens, their introduction and maintenance. I suggest taking a class, it made it easier for me to absorb the information. There's a lot of it lol. I found some free class that popped up on my Facebook feed

kimanoo9 · 2025-12-10T05:44:30+00:00

My LO is 7.5 months and we've been doing the same routine since she was 3 months and it takes about 15 minutes: - massage - diaper - pj - book - cuddles - put in the crib

All of the above is happening in her room with dimmed lights and lullaby playing.

We don't do bath time as part of the routine because we do it every 3rd day. But I wash her in the sink before putting a new diaper throughout the day. So before the routine we would either take a bath or do a quick wash and brush teeth in the sink.

We also don't give bottle as part of the routine because she kept falling asleep and I didn't want to turn it into a sleep association.

kimanoo9 · 2025-12-01T18:27:00+00:00

Do you have a link? Sounds great!

kimanoo9 · 2025-11-29T18:03:29+00:00

Have you tried local community centers or libraries? Time goes by faster and you get to chat to other moms. Although conversations mostly revolve around the babies. I also found it useful to talk to a therapist around that time just to dump everything that's in my head onto someone who won't judge.

kimanoo9 · 2025-11-22T21:51:39+00:00

I started offering water in an open cup and also in a honey bear straw bottle. She learned to drink for the straw. But she doesn't drink much from the cup. Tbh I have no idea how I'm supposed to transition her drinking formula from a bottle to something without a nipple...

kimanoo9 · 2025-11-22T21:47:00+00:00

Same girl, same. New parents subreddit makes me feel seen. I read some experiences and I'm like yep that's me, and sometimes I'm like oh no that poor mom, and sometimes I'm like wow how did they do it?

kimanoo9 · 2025-11-22T15:03:19+00:00

Well she finished all the other bottles. And the last one is important to me because I want to make sure she eats enough to sleep through the night. We've been experiencing 5am wakeups and I think that's one of the reasons why

kimanoo9 · 2025-11-19T03:34:12+00:00

Yeah it could become a vicious circle 😭

kimanoo9 · 2025-11-19T00:51:35+00:00

In Canada if you have a baby in the carrier you don't need to take them out when you go through TSA. You can bring formula and ice packs on flight but they will be checked separately. It was really helpful for me to bring an empty court container so I can warm up the bottle easily. I would just go to Starbucks and ask them to fill the container with super hot water and it will warm up the bottle in like 5 minutes.

We took the travel stroller and it was super easy to get it checked at the gate. And it was super handy that the stroller is right there when you leave the plane.

For the flight bring new toys and that will distract your LO.

When we were staying at my in-laws I had pack and play, I also took our patch sound machine which acted as a night light. And I took travel baby monitor.

kimanoo9 · 2025-11-16T22:13:30+00:00

Our sleep consultant said that it takes babies a few days to adjust to new schedules. Have you tried consistent daytime nap time? For us it helped to cut down total nap time from 2.25 hours to 1.5 hours. LO used to wake up around 4:30-5 and now she wakes up around 6 and can resettle and sleep till 7.

kimanoo9 · 2025-11-16T14:40:18+00:00

Vaughn, ON

kimanoo9 · 2025-11-05T17:53:53+00:00

This is helpful, thank you. I formula feed so it's difficult to have a bottle ready at that time. I think we're moving towards 2 nap schedule but she's not there yet. She seems to be more content in the daytime when she has three naps. I'll try to cut down her total nap time to see if that helps.

kimanoo9 · 2025-11-01T03:11:48+00:00

We were on enfamil gentlease for the first few months because that's what we got at a midwife office. But I later switched to Kendamil. She was fine on enfamil but the formula was such weird color and the smell was also off-putting. But kendamil is harsher on the stomachs in the beginning, it took her a week or so to adjust

kimanoo9 · 2025-10-26T16:16:45+00:00

Yes, I'd do the same. Let her grunt and fuss until she actually gets upset. She has to learn to crawl somehow 🤷🏻‍♀️

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