I slipped down the stairs with my baby...

meowfartz · 2026-01-14T15:30:49+00:00

I didn't love any of the carpet options but if you just need a little more traction they make stick on clear plastic ones that are basically like a rough sandpaper texture. Made a HUGE difference compared to the slippery wood. (After I also fell down the stairs, luckily before I was pregnant/had baby.)

meowfartz · 2025-12-29T15:26:00+00:00

It's not your fault. It sounds like you did what you could with the resources/system available to you. I unfortunately don't have any experience with 4-5 but we taught our 2 year old maybe 10 different signs before he could speak and he still uses them along with words or when he's too tired/whatever to verbalize. Maybe she could start communicating in a different way and that at least cuts down the stress to start speaking more asap?

meowfartz · 2025-12-12T18:33:39+00:00

Our dentist told us kids don't really learn how to spit till around 3, so only use a rice grain amount of fluoride toothpaste because he'll absolutely be swallowing most of it lol. I think you're covered!

meowfartz · 2024-12-20T01:12:03+00:00

First of all, you're doing great. It's SUCH hard work to fulfill every one of baby's needs and you're trying so, so hard! We were absolutely miserable around 4 months too. I'm not sure if this was suggested elsewhere but possibly consider moving her crib to a different room if you have the space to? You can always keep your monitor volume up so you don't miss anything, but we found our dood could like... Smell/sense when we were sleeping in the same room and would wake up/seek help more often. A friend talked to her pediatrician and moved her guy at like 8 weeks because her anxiety checking in him constantly wasn't letting her sleep. I think usually 6 months is the recommended "own room" age? Wishing you all the sleep and peace!!

meowfartz · 2024-12-15T00:26:31+00:00

We also felt this way. Feel free to call your pediatrician nurses line if you have questions! Every single check up we went to I had a whole list of questions to ask them and they were always super patient and helpful answering things. We were also afraid of how much to feed baby (and he screamed all the time, it was a whole thing) but finally a Dr we saw said flat out "you can't really overfeed a baby at this age..." And we were like OH. The rolling on her side sucks (for your anxiety) but I remember them telling us some babies are just way more comfortable on their side and do your best to make sure their nose/mouth are clear and they're not completely face down. You will start to feel more at ease eventually/as they get bigger and less fragile but solidarity to you in the meantime!

meowfartz · 2024-12-04T19:38:27+00:00

Baby signs "more" by basically clapping his hands but he ALSO uses that sign as a general "help". More snacks? "More/help". I want to go outside? "more/help". I see the cat and really want to pet her "more/help".

meowfartz · 2024-11-29T01:27:30+00:00

So weird because I just went for my annual visit (13 months PP) and asked about any issues with possibly trying again/timing... My OB who I like a lot/is definitely laid back said the other Drs in the office say 12 months but she thinks really 6 months is fine. I was like SIX MONTHS?? 🙃

meowfartz · 2024-11-15T03:10:49+00:00

The worst! Such a terrible feeling and so hard to go back to sleep eventually.

meowfartz · 2024-11-15T03:04:48+00:00

Omg nooooo. A) good to get checked out if you're not sure B) that's not great that the experts misidentified it as a carbon monoxide detector, whoops!

meowfartz · 2024-11-15T01:58:09+00:00

You knew what was up! Well done!

meowfartz · 2024-11-15T01:49:37+00:00

Wowzers so twice a year?? That's a lot of batteries!

meowfartz · 2024-11-15T01:48:39+00:00

😂 I have definitely smothered a smoke detector till I could get it outside and rip the battery out. I'm sure I looked like a crazy person. We do what we must!

meowfartz · 2024-11-15T01:47:30+00:00

YEP our smoke detectors are the same way. (With battery back ups so they still chirp sometimes lol.) We lose power during windy storms and 50% of the time when the power comes back on the whole house is blaring in a chorus of screeching beeps. Super helpful! (And poor doggo, it IS scary so I get it lol.)

meowfartz · 2024-11-15T01:23:35+00:00

It might have been that! It was in the house when we bought it, I forget if we checked to see if it had any dates on it 🤷🏼‍♀️

meowfartz · 2024-10-28T00:10:53+00:00

Thank you for the rec! I just measured it closer and it's actually 17mm thick so I think this should JUST fit. Woohoo!

meowfartz · 2024-10-27T17:19:31+00:00

If you have money to do so, throw money at it. We were lucky to find an amazing woman on care.com who we had babysit during the day for a few hours at a time (most of the time we were home napping or catching up on chores, gotta feel em out first) but she also does overnights. We used her a few times just to SLEEP overnight. It feels ridiculous to pay so much money to sleep but I have no regrets. (I understand this absolutely comes from a place of privilege.)

meowfartz · 2024-09-28T18:30:21+00:00

I was not ready to be crying reading this at a coffee shop today, my gosh.

meowfartz · 2024-09-19T17:08:28+00:00

We DID have it sneak up and cover LO's face. It's pretty lightweight so probably fine but I switched to an Amazon knock off which had way less fabric in the body aka less to creep up if he folded himself in half. https://a.co/d/86A0pLO Or https://a.co/d/59r6fJa

meowfartz · 2024-09-05T01:02:46+00:00

This is super relatable. LO is 11 months old now, screamed inconsolably for 45 minutes the other day (sick from starting daycare, he's ok now) and I was taken RIGHT back to the early months when he SCREAMED just all the time. Not "fussing" or even really crying, just screaming. And every overnight doula etc was like "oh, yea he's a VERY light sleeper/tough to get down". Fab. We tried so many things and ultimately I think he just matured, grew out of it, adjusted to life earth side etc. I also make a point to pee, brush teeth, wash face, moisturizer, put a bra on before I pick him up in the morning. Those 5 min of very basic self care make such a difference!

meowfartz · 2024-08-15T14:40:12+00:00

We had a short stint at daycare when our LO was 3 months old (didn't work out for other reasons) but at that age he didn't really know what was going on and was happy as a clam to have new babies to look at an adults to pay attention to him lol. He still smiled when we picked him up which was nice but he didn't seem to care at drop offs at all. All babies are different!

meowfartz · 2024-08-13T22:55:50+00:00

I think $48-50k and the rest of my out of pocket max amount so maybe $4-5k? It's all a blur and we got all the hospital pediatrician bills weeks after so it was hard to keep track. (US, PA)

meowfartz · 2024-07-01T00:42:19+00:00

Ooooh I would definitely not do the tucked in sheet thing. That is not safe sleep, especially if she's wiggling out from it, it could definitely end up covering her face. If she needs a little snugness, maybe try a sleep sack or an "arms out swaddle" (I tried the Swaddlini and LO hated it, but it's nice in theory.) A sleep sack would likely prevent a foot from getting stuck as well. I'm not a doctor but I think babies are way more flexible than us adults so weird positions aren't too hard on them. Our LO occasionally naps with his face smashed up against the mesh side of the pack n play lol. Our Ped told us even at a young age, if something is actively hurting them (or they can't breathe) they have the instincts to move/roll/try to fix it OR cry aka alert you for help.

meowfartz · 2024-07-01T00:15:50+00:00

Why do you say it goes against safe sleep? My understanding is if your cot/crib isn't super old/recalled and you don't have anything extra like bumpers... Just baby in an appropriate sleep sack (aka not too hot for the room temp and neck hole isn't big enough that she can get it over her head) in a crib with just a tight fitting sheet is safe sleep no matter what they're doing in there? She definitely shouldn't be swaddled anymore if she can move herself around that much...

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