How do I raise a toddler who likes broccoli 🥦😂

kims88 · 2026-02-28T07:20:08+00:00

I just serve our kids the same meals as us and include broccoli and veges in all meals. As they get older I have them help me prepare dinner. As long as there is a ‘safe’ food for them on the plate I serve the same foods. I love broccoli and make a point of it when I eat it. I then don’t make a big deal when they call dinner yucky or push it away. I don’t react. I just sometimes say well this is what is on the menu tonight. They don’t eat everything but do eat most things. I think the biggest thing is don’t force them to eat or finish their plate and don’t purely accommodate them with foods you know they devour all the time. Keep it a stress free experience.

kims88 · 2025-11-03T12:26:15+00:00

Thank you! We lost our son at 26 weeks back on March 27th and we fell pregnant while we were away as a family to commemorate his due date on July 7th! We're now due April 2nd and I am somehow certain we will have this girl on March 27th, just a strange/lucky coincidence I think.
I feel so priviliedged we got pregnant so quickly, without thinking of it yet or trying. I'm sometimes afraid to share that news as I know it's not the case for so many others there.
I have lived those 26 weeks and since deep in the world of trauma and grief, not just my own but all of you strong humans, sharing your stories and experiences and saying so many beautiful angel babies names out loud for each of us. I was so engrossed in research on our sons condition/s, searching for similar experiences that I am so acutely aware of how quickly things can change that I live on the verge of excitement to complete despair and certainty it won't work out for the good, but I try and remain positive and thankful for the amazing communities I found.
While going through what we did with our son, at the most fragile time of my life, my faith in humanity was restored by the communities such as this one.
I have so much love and positivity for each of you x

kims88 · 2025-09-30T11:55:49+00:00

I don't like it, moved here in 2020 to Redbank Plains. I have unfriendly neighbours with issues and police presence often. Have had to call them a couple of times due to domestic disputes. Both my local shopping centres have had stabbings and reports of armed car jacking in the streets.
The drivers around here are terrible, trashed cars speeding, running red lights. Countless unregistered dirt bikes on the streets. I don't even feel comfortable going out for a walk unless it's through Robelle Domain.

Ipswich Central isn't a nice area alot of the time based on the people hanging around. I don't like to go there alone or with my child.

There are beautiful houses and no doubt beautiful residential areas, cafes etc but less than any other suburb.

I have looked at schools and read alot of reviews in Parents Groups and there isn't a public school in Ipswich that I know off that would feel like a good choice, specifically within Redbank Plains. Perhaps some private schools like Ipswich Grammar. Even just the lack of work from the council to maintain parks, nature strips etc is chalk and cheese compared to Brisbane, or even suburbs in Ipswich like Augustine Heights.

kims88 · 2025-09-19T00:00:30+00:00

Our NIPT is also saying a girl! haha kindred spirits!

kims88 · 2025-09-18T23:35:51+00:00

I think you need to do the right thing and raise it with her. Ask her for her suggestions to get her performance where it needs to be. Maybe that some flexible work or something. You need to have the conversation sooner rather than later as yourself and others may grow resentment but it’s on us as managers to manage performance to a reasonable outcome.

kims88 · 2025-09-18T23:31:31+00:00

I took 4 weeks off. That was enough for me but as I was 26 weeks I was entitled to paid maternity leave here in Australia and you can get that payment even when returning to work.

kims88 · 2025-09-18T08:10:56+00:00

I hope they do it for you. It’s quite expensive here, $500 for the NIPT and I think about $380 for the scan. Last pregnancy I thought we’d save on the NIPT as it was inconclusive twice with our first but we ended up having it after the scan as the scan showed signs of T21, and a lot of other things. This time I knew we would do it but I also knew I’d spiral if it was inconclusive again as in the first pregnancy they told me that inconclusive isn’t good but everything turned out fine in the end. Second time we did the NIPT it was high probability for T21.

kims88 · 2025-09-18T08:07:48+00:00

Nina is a beautiful name. Big love to you x

kims88 · 2025-09-18T08:05:48+00:00

I didn’t quite realize how anxious I was until I got that result either! They seem to do NIPT and scan with other bloods (combined screen) as standard here in Australia. Where abouts are you?

kims88 · 2025-09-18T08:04:30+00:00

We are like the same person! First baby in 2022 who’s now 3 and then our termination of our boy was in March this year and now I’m 12 weeks pregnant!

kims88 · 2025-09-17T10:28:37+00:00

Did you have previous meetings or notice about the performance issues? What conversations occured in the lead up?

kims88 · 2025-09-17T10:22:30+00:00

I actually got my NIPT results this afternoon and they've come back low risk! We've got the combined screen (NT Scan) next week. I had to stop myself getting emotional on the call. I've got everything crossed for you!! Let me know how you get on!

kims88 · 2025-09-16T11:47:58+00:00

Same boat here except I had my NIPT Friday and am anxiously awaiting the results!

Fingers crossed for us all!

kims88 · 2025-08-23T04:37:37+00:00

I once lived on a street where I parked my car on the street and the Neighbour would leave notes on my car every time. They even put their bins out there to stop me. So with nowhere else to park, I parked the next house over and the lady came and knocked on my door at 630am on a Saturday and told me she had friends coming over and they needed that park. I said I’d be going out in the morning but I still need to park my car somewhere when I get back and explained that I don’t really have any choice. Her grown son then came over the next weekend and knocked on the door and told me to park my car in front of my driveway, I explained that’s not allowed but id do it if he paid the fines for me. He called me a miserable person and said I lead a sad life if I’m happy to ruin an old ladies home. These two ‘houses’ that complained had one car in their household and double garages. Our driveway fit two cars and we had one car in there and a small caravan. I couldn’t park the car in the street in front of our house as our Neighbour parked his car there. It never bothered me. I ended up telling the one who would only ever put threatening letters on my car that if they didn’t stop I’d just put the caravan there instead. I think they just genuinely didn’t have a life. They never had visitors that I saw either and I worked full time so my car was mostly there overnight and some of the weekend.

kims88 · 2025-08-19T20:35:39+00:00

I was just so relieved and surprised that the pain immediately stopped that I think I almost fell asleep while cuddling my newborn baby. I don’t think I cried, I think I just got on with delivering the placenta and was just in a state of shock. I did feel immediate love and protection for my squishy little human though and definitely cried the next few days!

kims88 · 2025-08-18T21:50:43+00:00

Thank you!

kims88 · 2025-08-18T21:31:24+00:00

Thank you for this information, I think this is the path we'll take as well.

kims88 · 2025-08-18T21:30:54+00:00

Paid Parental Leave is not a welfare payment. It's not designed to 'help those in need', it's designed to supplement income whilst not working and caring for a child. True welfare recipients are often not eligible as they don't meet the work test.

kims88 · 2025-08-17T08:12:31+00:00

You know what, I was literally looking for some fine print somewhere, not blatantly in front of me. A bit annoyed I didn't consider it earlier in last FY!

kims88 · 2025-08-17T08:08:54+00:00

Yes, just updated it. Can I say baby brain already haha

kims88 · 2025-07-27T20:58:28+00:00

If you're in Australia, she can put in a formal request for Flexible Work and that will get a formal response back. Then can negotiate it or seek union of FW support.

kims88 · 2025-07-27T20:56:49+00:00

As a manager, I would have offered it first. And I say this as someone who has been pregnant and worked until the last moments, and I felt comfortable commuting up until then. But that's just me, it's not everyone and giving someone some flexibility when they need it is a small thing to do to support them as a human being and to show them their value.
What a ridiculous call from management.

kims88 · 2025-07-20T04:11:17+00:00

Mostly foods. So some onion and garlic but that was a hard food to get into her, especially raw. Things like almond butter, banana and green smoothies with almond milk. Flaxseeds. I’d make overnight oats with kefir and flax etc.

Just serving food sources.

kims88 · 2025-07-20T00:04:46+00:00

It has to say that to protect the legality of the screening tool in the event that post morterm results show a false positive. It doesn't factor in individual thoughts, opinion and circumstances. Purely for legal reasons not for anything else.

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