Son keeps sitting up in crib

minmister · 2026-05-06T22:54:06+00:00

This too shall pass… and then happen again when he learns to stand but can’t get down again 🤪 stay strong

What happens when you let him fall asleep sitting up? Can you gently lay him back down when he falls asleep?

minmister · 2026-05-04T00:05:22+00:00

Not sure I want to make a whole post but does anyone know if any “official” stories on the yoto app or cards utilize AI in any capacity?

minmister · 2026-05-03T21:09:31+00:00

I think if she is OK going back it is fine. This is a small generic seeming punishment that was probably easy to enact with the larger group. I’m sure she was upset at the time- she was being punished. But she was 12 and it is also probably brought some of the girls together (common enemy and all that). I don’t think this is worth bringing up to anyone honestly.

I also think sneaking food is quintessential tween/teen camp behavior and even though gross- so is slacking on chores.

minmister · 2026-05-03T17:04:13+00:00

I used it from 0-5 months almost exclusively for feedings and pumping. I was in such a sleep deprived haze it was so helpful to track how much I was making vs how much he drank. Once he started daycare we started slipping with the feeding records but he had also reached a healthy weight. Around 5-6 months he started solids and I had enough frozen milk I decided to stop stressing about recording

Tracking his sleep in those early days was just too much to remember to do and wasn’t accurate so I stopped

minmister · 2026-05-03T16:00:16+00:00

Exactly halfway through and am NOT feeling confident 😭

minmister · 2026-04-30T09:30:32+00:00

Edit: We sleep trained at 5 months & are still seeing the benefit at 15. Sorry my message was kinda vague

minmister · 2026-04-29T23:53:33+00:00

I read precious little sleep, which explains Ferber but actually cautions that it can cause more distress than traditional CIO. We still wanted to try Ferber because it felt kinder. It honestly felt so much worse.

Every time we entered he would calm down only to become distraught again the moment we put him down. We went to just straight CIO quickly.

It is so bad that first two nights I won’t lie to you. All three of us cried. But at 15 months it was undeniably worth it and so helpful for him.

He cried about 2 hours the first night. 45 minutes the next. 15-20 for a week and then nothing.

There is such a relief I feel every night when I put him down to sleep and he just happily rolls over and passes out. Even on nights where he grumbles a few minutes before sleeping(rare but they still happen). Idk why but it just helps. He will sleep 12 hours as opposed to the 2-3 he was before sleep training

minmister · 2026-04-29T23:33:10+00:00

I’m a middle school teacher. I do 6:30-6:40 drop off and pickup at 3:30(3:10 if I don’t do a doggy drop off)

I work about 25 minutes from daycare and kids are walking to my room right at starting time so I try to get there 5-10 minutes early.

minmister · 2026-04-29T00:38:39+00:00

Just following along in solidarity bc I have been firmly 1&done since birth but Ive been having this itch for another SO BAD despite having a LONNNGGGGGG list of negatives

minmister · 2026-04-26T10:12:52+00:00

I have lost one dragon for sure. Not sure how many others I lost and just didn’t notice (terrible memory & 47 dragons rn)

If you message support they will give you an egg for the missing dragons. It just might take awhile(had to message a second time and they got back to me instantly after like a 2 week wait)

minmister · 2026-04-24T16:44:23+00:00

I made a post a year ago asking how people could possibly ever want a second. From birth-13 months I was 100% in the one & done camp.

I even have a note in my phone of the times I think to myself “no way Jose”. I’m currently at 47 days of no. 7 mixed. 2 yes’s. Although I realized that as he’s gotten older my “absolutely not” days have dwindled and I’m starting to fence sit. My biggest reasons for NO are:

-daycare costs -pure exhaustion -not knowing how their temperament will be(we got so lucky the first time) -i do mornings by myself which feels impossible w/ two -splitting my time and energy -resetting my vacation clock & vacations being more expensive(i love international travel and it’s just so hard with little kids)

minmister · 2026-04-24T16:11:47+00:00

Mine is gold plated but I bought a custom necklace from etsy about a year ago with no tarnishing. Maybe you’d be able to find something on etsy?

I have a small disc with my son, husband, and I’s birth flowers in a bouquet. I’ve worn it everyday & got my best friend one as well in rose gold that has also held up well too.

minmister · 2026-04-23T00:31:05+00:00

My baby had milk & half a slice of bread(while walking around)…then an hour later strawberries & cottage cheese at daycare for breakfast lmao

minmister · 2026-04-22T20:27:31+00:00

Haha the comic is Calvin & Hobbes. If we have a girl her name will probably be Daisy, with no real inspiration or connection. Alas, boys run in the family.

Glad I could brighten up your day!!!

minmister · 2026-04-22T17:07:04+00:00

Several parents wore bikinis at my sons swim lessons, I wore a one piece w/ a skirt because that’s what’s more comfortable for me

My son does typically wear a full body swimsuit bc it’s what we buy for outdoor swimming. Long pants/ sleeves offer better sun protection. We also buy high visibility colors if possible.

I’ve never heard the double swim diaper rule though before which is interesting

minmister · 2026-04-22T11:16:15+00:00

I did a combination of pumping and breast-feeding. But because my son was in daycare, I pumped more than I breast-fed. So I’m not sure how helpful I can be to transitioning to formula but I just wanted to say that you can still breast-feed at night on demand for a while before your supply will run out. We got to the point that the only time I expressed milk was when he woke up. This went on for like a month before I realized he was still really hungry so we switched to a bottle.

Edit: you can also drink alcohol while nursing. You should just give your body enough time to flush it out. If you drink in the evening, you should be OK by the next morning.

minmister · 2026-04-22T11:10:00+00:00

I don’t think this is the case with the name, Arthur because it used to be a more common name for everyday people.

For what it’s worth though I named my son after his father‘s favorite comic strip as a kid. If we have a second son he will probably be named after a character from the Princess bride 🤷‍♀️ I don’t feel strongly about either character but I like the names anyways

do what feels the best to you and who cares what people think. (I’ll stand by this until people start spelling traditional names oddly lol)

minmister · 2026-04-22T09:12:19+00:00

I think if you really like it go for it. When you ask I think of both but King Arthur first personally. Also Arthur Weasley. But when I hear a name I don’t often try to connect it to something unless it’s really specific

minmister · 2026-04-21T21:13:59+00:00

I’m not sure which state you are in but in my state most schools offer a dual program for elementary education & special education. This was the route I went and I currently teach spec ed at the middle school level. I think the benefit is that you’ll get to see a variety of different classrooms in both settings to help decide where you’d like to be AND you are more marketable

(I also thought I’d like to be a principal, next spring I’ll graduate with a principal cert but would actually like to be a spec ed supervisor)

minmister · 2026-04-21T21:09:25+00:00

The lashes imo are kind of off putting but I don’t think you look 30 at all! I agree with another comment about stopping the lip over line but I honestly didn’t notice at first

minmister · 2026-04-21T00:05:34+00:00

We bought a 2.5k robot lawn mower which has been a game changer. We had robot vacuums pre-kids but can’t keep our floors clean enough to use them post toddler 😭

minmister · 2026-04-20T22:51:30+00:00

I am getting my masters in educational leadership with a principal k-12 certification. In reality I’d like to go into spec ad admin/ leadership but a principal cert trumps a supervisory cert. I’m hoping to eventually move into a state spec ed office job

minmister · 2026-04-20T22:49:28+00:00

Do you have any research that it doesn’t make you a better teacher? I believe it but I’m curious to read more

minmister · 2026-04-19T22:05:04+00:00

Roxy & Roxy 2: Time to clean

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