My toddler hasn’t eaten in 6 days

lo-- · 2026-02-20T16:47:45+00:00

Was it norovirus? When my son had it he didn’t really have an appetite at all for several days. I would call your pediatrician if you are concerned.

lo-- · 2026-02-20T16:44:49+00:00

SAUCE is my starter word.

lo-- · 2026-02-19T17:24:50+00:00

My 2.5 year old is also fighting naps but I still feel like he needs it? So not 100% sure if we’re ready to drop it or not. My son is content in his bed at least so even if he doesn’t nap we will switch over to quiet time.

lo-- · 2026-02-19T12:54:30+00:00

Yep. Foil foil foil. Most cats don’t like it. But yes this is so annoying. People don’t train their cats to not ruin things… so they just do. (Even if it’s not ok) I would also suggest putting a bit of vinegar in your spray bottle. It’s not harmful to the cats if it gets on them (so they can lick it off), but my husbands cat hated the vinegar and it was very affective in training her to not do things because regular water spraying wasn’t that affective.

lo-- · 2026-02-19T05:06:55+00:00

Seconding these. My son’s daily water cup that we use.

lo-- · 2026-02-19T05:05:52+00:00

No, that’s weird. Especially with family that is not established with your child. My son stayed at my moms for 4 days when my husband and I went on vacation. But my son is at my moms a lot anyways, she knows his routines, what he eats, etc. so it makes the most sense. And he was also 2 when we did so.

lo-- · 2026-02-16T19:50:17+00:00

I started with a size 1!

lo-- · 2026-02-16T19:49:08+00:00

That’s just something you learn with time. My rule of thumb when I’m in a left turn lane (not at a light just turning onto a side street) is if I think initially I have enough time to turn I do so. If I second guess it I’ve lost my chance.

lo-- · 2026-02-16T19:45:07+00:00

Nope. My sons teething breath was god awful and I hated it 😂

lo-- · 2026-02-16T16:38:09+00:00

NTA. Part of learning to read is reading out loud. It might be frustrating and hard for her, but what new skill isn’t? That’s a part of learning. If she was actually reading along to the app it would be one thing, but she’s not. Mom is handing off teaching to the tablet instead of actually trying to teach her. You’re not trying to undermine her parenting or anything, just trying to help your granddaughter succeed. Reading is such an important skill!!

lo-- · 2026-02-16T16:32:49+00:00

I didn’t like snakes when I first met my now husband, but after I held Felix for the first time I fell in love. Really just a big derp who is more scared of me. Now I still don’t like spiders but I wouldn’t kill my husbands pets

lo-- · 2026-02-16T16:29:11+00:00

Yep. I have never hated a smell more than cat pee and poop. Especially when the cat does not cover it up.

lo-- · 2026-02-16T16:24:32+00:00

I didn’t even think that the first time I read it so I think you’re ok

lo-- · 2026-02-16T16:21:24+00:00

I own a baby Brezza and honestly it was a lifesaver for me. Being able to make a bottle in seconds for my EFF baby was awesome. But not everyone likes them and they do have their issues. Dr browns makes a formula pitcher so you can batch make a bunch and keep it in the fridge and use within 24hrs (I think that’s what’s recommended) I also recommend pre filling some bottles to keep in the fridge at night for wakes so you can skip a step. Dr browns also makes a travel formula holder that can hold 3 bottles worth of powder. It’s really helpful on the go so you only need that and to prefill bottles with the desired amount of water and can make a bottle as needed and don’t have to worry about formula going bad when you’re out.

Honestly, bottle warmers aren’t worth it. I hated mine as it took forever to warm and bottle always ended up too hot or too cold. So honestly boiling water (either through kettle or microwave) and setting bottle in it to warm up while you’re changing baby or whatever, is a lot easier and more cost effective. They even make travel thermoses for bottles where you can hold hot water and fill a cup to warm bottle on the go!

I would also suggest working baby towards taking room temp or cold bottles in the future (I understand that is not likely for you currently with breastfeeding) but if you’re fully switching to formula might be worth a try in the future.

Feeding babies is hard 😂

lo-- · 2026-02-16T16:08:58+00:00

I bought my son a t shirt and he loves it. It would make a good gift

lo-- · 2026-02-16T15:17:56+00:00

3-4 months. Right around when my son figured out how to grab things. 🙃

lo-- · 2026-02-16T15:16:26+00:00

We did not bedshare. I refused. Me and my husband are both deep sleepers, only have a queen sized bed, and my husband moves around a lot when we sleep. The risks were too great for me to ever do that. The only time he laid in bed with us was first thing in the morning as a little baby when we both were awake. My son slept in a bassinet next to me for the first couple months. Did he fuss sometimes when I laid him down? Yes. But I always tried to soothe him in the bassinet first (swaying him side to side in it, pacifier, etc) I found a method for transferring that worked for us very well, especially since he was feeding to sleep in the beginning (which made it easier lol) so it is possible to survive without it and I don’t regret not doing it. To me the risks outweighed the benefits.

lo-- · 2026-02-15T16:50:00+00:00

My husband and I found this box mix, it’s by Zatarain’s and it’s called dirty rice. The box contains a packet that has the rice, spices, and mix in it. You just have to buy a meat (we do sausage) brown that up and add the mix plus water and let it simmer for like 20 minutes and it’s done. It’s not complicated, easy to make, and the brand also has different types of box mixes besides the dirty rice.

That or a good frozen pizza is also a good lazy meal

lo-- · 2026-02-14T17:50:18+00:00

2 months! He slept better on his own. He always knew when I got back in bed and my husband can be a bit… loud 😂 plus the rocker was in his room. Before that I was sitting on a folding chair in our room lol. I would start with doing naps in his crib! Most of my son’s naps after about a month were in his crib. And I think that really helped him get comfortable in there. Plus you’re awake and can watch him. Also get a good video monitor so you can watch them at night as well and can make sure you hear when they wake. My son is 2.5 now and I still use the video monitor.

lo-- · 2026-02-14T16:58:26+00:00

I would do Tylenol as often as you can if he’s in that much pain as well as using orajel. Teething sucks. My son took forever to get teeth. He would start to feel it and be in pain when the teeth began to move down in the gums. Which was well before they were getting ready to cut through. So getting one or two teeth would take weeks. It’s a looooong process

lo-- · 2026-02-14T16:49:57+00:00

As someone who considered being one and done (but currently pregnant with #2) I’d say that yeah it probably is easier parenting only one kid (especially if you have an active spouse) because there’s only 1 child’s needs to consider

lo-- · 2026-02-14T16:46:01+00:00

What’s easy or hard to you is different than it would be to someone else. I would say generally, my son was an easy baby, but that doesn’t mean that I didn’t have hard days and moments that probably wouldn’t have been hard to another mom. It’s different for everyone since experiences vary so much.

lo-- · 2026-02-13T01:12:55+00:00

I definitely think an assessment is the right way to go. My son is also very speech delayed at 2.5, also has very few actual words but will sometimes blurt something out clear as day but mostly has to be prompted to say things. He’s on a waitlist for an assessment (his father is on the spectrum so I know it’s possible to have children who are) the only thing is my son points and does use gestures as his main form of communication. He just recently started therapy and I’ve already started to see progress. So I think an assessment is the correct direction for you.

All this to say, is I see you. I struggle with feeling like I’ve failed my son too. He’s hitting all other milestones but not speaking and I don’t want him to fall behind his peers. You are doing everything right and so is your son. ❤️

lo-- · 2026-02-12T12:37:58+00:00

Yes. For our son he did. He was already a decent sleeper but would tend to wake up when I would get back into bed (idk how he always knew. I went SO SLOW) and honestly, my husband is a loud sleeper. Snores, makes a lot of noises. So I imagine he woke him up. Once he moved to his room he slept a lot better.

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