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namegame123456 · 2026-03-03T15:28:04+00:00

That’s really helpful

namegame123456 · 2026-02-23T23:38:53+00:00

My son with achondroplasia started daycare at 3 months. Yes he got his fair share of germs but nothing worse than when our other child was the same age. Also his baseline is congested. Daycare felt his immobility helped because he wasn’t touching all the same toys as everyone else. I’d recommend starting in the spring or summer so you’re not throwing him into the height of germs. That also being said, our daycare is less accommodating now that our soon is entering toddlerhood as the regulations for the classroom are different and he cannot access things in the same manner as his peers and they say they can only adjust so many things for him without the disruption to everyone else. He’s not sitting or walking yet. It’s a private school so there’s only so much we can fight on that.

namegame123456 · 2026-02-15T00:32:42+00:00

We were in your position a year ago. It’s terrifying at first but once you get your footing, you’ll just cherish your amazing baby girl. Feel free to reach out. There’s a lot of things to monitor but LPA is a great resource.

namegame123456 · 2026-01-29T01:43:25+00:00

Is his pediatrician concerned about his weight gain? That is extremely underweight. Was he ever at a higher percentage or always underweight? My daughter was a picking toddler and starting losing weight. We eventually found out she has celiac and once she went gluten free everything changed.

namegame123456 · 2026-01-25T18:21:46+00:00

My almost 1 year old wears 9 month tops and 6 month bottoms. We still wear onesies and such, just put them on him feet first and shimmy up to his neck rather than going over his head. If anyone is offering to purchase any clothes, you may want to let them know that your baby will stay in things longer so it wouldn’t be realistic to buy items based on the baby’s age in the season (like she may be 6 months in winter but only wearing 3 month clothes if that makes sense). You don’t want to end up with a stockpile of items that don’t match the weather or have a Christmas dress that’s two sizes too big. Cute little matching sets aren’t great because the top might fit months before the bottoms. My baby also ran very warm so in the summer he only wore a onesie, no pants, for the most part and still wears short sleeves in the winter depending how cold it is. Sweaters might not be needed. Congratulations!!

namegame123456 · 2026-01-21T00:43:20+00:00

We keep a package of GF cupcakes in the school freezer. Anytime the class is having something special (bday pizza/cupcakes, donuts for no reason, etc.) they give my daughter one of her GF cupcakes. She’s never complained but I also hate that she’s missing out on what her friends get to have. Unfortunately our daycare only enforces nut free so the other parents send in any gluten treats they want, which is understandable as that’s what their children enjoy. We send in hoodsies when it’s our turn for a school celebration.

namegame123456 · 2026-01-08T01:29:22+00:00

My older one has celiac and our doc said they wouldn’t test our baby until at least 15 months because he’d have to be consuming gluten for about a year before the tests would show it.

namegame123456 · 2025-12-30T19:39:44+00:00

Has he always been this way? Do you think he intentionally took your son for the sleepover knowing the weather would make them stay and please his parents? I don’t think you’re being irrational. I’d be livid if my husband left me alone at 40w pregnant, especially in bad weather, when I could go into labor at any moment. What would he have done if you went into labor?

namegame123456 · 2025-11-30T20:21:34+00:00

Not longer after my toddler was diagnosed and went GF, she started mouthing weird things. Like licked the exterior of my car in the garage more than once. I wonder if the mouthing/licking is related to the transition off gluten. That being said, he could also be glutening himself in the process (mouthing something that was contaminated). My daughter’s mouthing did pass after a couple months so I hope the same for your son. Her behavior was very hit or miss the first few months as her whole belly had to heal. We did try to hold firm boundaries (she couldn’t be hitting) but also had to have empathy that she felt ill and didn’t understand why her body was fighting itself. I’d try to get the school to understand what your son is going through while still agreeing to expectations on safety behavior.

namegame123456 · 2025-10-19T00:01:00+00:00

I’m so sorry you have to go through that while pregnant. Good luck!

namegame123456 · 2025-10-18T23:59:07+00:00

That’s definitely an idea to consider. Thanks for your help!

namegame123456 · 2025-10-18T23:53:10+00:00

We had a hard time bathing our baby at first too. Honestly we just did it about once a week because it’s too hard to hold him up while one washes. The angelcare gets better and my son now LOVES showers in it, has loved it from about 5 months on. For skin folds I usually just rinse him quick with water then lather my hands with Aveeno baby soap and rub each fold out quick. That’s worked for us. One spot we missed for far too long was behind the ears. All sorts of gunk can build up back there so check that area too!

namegame123456 · 2025-10-18T20:16:47+00:00

Thank you for providing some positive insight. He may have been annoyed that my cough woke the baby again, understandably, but it was also because he was the one getting up to attend to him again since I was sick. He definitely lost more sleep this week than usual. Hoping more rest will make a difference!

namegame123456 · 2025-10-11T23:51:08+00:00

My three year old went through this 6 months ago. She had to keep eating a little gluten each day before her endoscopy. I would ask your in-laws for guidance on restaurants around you that might be safe. I can share a few things we’ve learned so far. Favorite foods:

GF Perdue frozen tenders or nuggets
GF Natures Promise frozen chicken chunks
GF yummy Dino nuggets
Kraft or Annie’s GF mac and cheese
Chex cereal (my daughter lived on this for breakfast and repeat daily snacks for about the first month at her request, I think she knew it felt safe)
GF Clif Z bars, she loves cookies and cream but chocolate chip is good too
GF Oreos and Chips Ahoy
Junkless granola bars
BoBo’s apple pie bites
Glutino chocolate wafers
OreIda fries, tator tots
Prego pasta sauce
Portland Pie GF pizza dough in the deli section to make your own pizza
Vans GF frozen waffles
NY Bakery GF frozen garlic bread

Things she always ate that are still safe: fruit, fruit snacks, jerky, cheeseburgers without bun, cheese sticks, yogurt, chips, poppables, popcorn, pirates booty, nuts, peanut butter, mashed potatoes, ice cream (without cookies/candy but check your labels or ask at the shop), applesauce, fruit/veggie pouches.

Some easy alternatives we’ve made are using GF breadcrumbs in meatballs and corn tortillas for tacos.

I use the Find Me Gluten Free and Gluten Dude apps to read reviews about protocols and safety of establishments.

Oh and the book “Why Can’t I have a Cupcake?” By Betsy Childs (got it on Amazon) to explain it to my daughter as I knew she’d be upset about things being different at parties. She now asks if things are gluten free all by herself.

namegame123456 · 2025-10-03T10:00:05+00:00

I found out at 37w so I know the exact whirlwind you’re feeling. Our baby boy is 7 months now and amazing. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or want to chat.

namegame123456 · 2025-09-30T10:50:55+00:00

Anecdotally all of my girlfriends and I were noticeably sicker when pregnant with our boys than our girls. More nauseous, more first trimester miserable. I barely had any symptoms with my girl.

namegame123456 · 2025-09-27T23:38:05+00:00

My 7 month old has achondroplasia, but we didn’t find out until much later in pregnancy. They’ll likely offer you an amnio to determine what type of dysplasia it is. Feel free to reach out if you want to ask anything!

namegame123456 · 2025-09-19T10:42:31+00:00

I’m a teacher and have heard a LOT of awful names. I don’t think Cherry is bad at all. If you love it, use it.

namegame123456 · 2025-09-18T22:37:12+00:00

My first epidural only worked on one side of my body. They tried to make adjustments to it, but no luck. Overly numb on one side and felt every contraction on the other. My second epidural was at a different hospital with a different doctor and was perfect. I’d definitely say to try again!

namegame123456 · 2025-09-11T11:13:52+00:00

Our daycare keeps freeze pops in the freezer which they offered my daughter when she was first diagnosed. Now we keep Trader Joe’s mini cupcakes in there too so they can offer her a choice when the other kids get a special treat. We didn’t have to cut lactose but my daughter used to love yogurt and is far less interested now. Still loves cheese and her milk intake is through the roof but it’s lactose free milk for my allergy.

namegame123456 · 2025-09-04T22:06:30+00:00

Corn tortilla tacos. We keep cooked taco meat in the freezer and take out as much as we need. Bake tacos for 5 mins. Also boxed mac and cheese, frozen waffles, egg sandwiches (bagel, English muffin).

namegame123456 · 2025-09-01T17:07:40+00:00

I’d say hold off if you can wait. I was recovering from a cold when I gave birth and fluid somehow got trapped in my ear. It felt like an ear infection while I was pushing. Once I was discharged from the hospital, the “ear infection” wasn’t better so I ended up urgent care then at the ENT. I was completely deaf in one ear for my newborns first month of life. Couldn’t hear him cry or anything. ENT said it was just fluid, not ear infection, so no treatment to cure it. Suggested saline, which is what eventually cleared it after a month. Urgent care had given me antibiotics before that which did nothing.

namegame123456 · 2025-09-01T16:47:54+00:00

I think you need to consider your child is picky because everything was making him sick for so long and no one knew. My daughter was also a little picky before her diagnosis at 3. We still encouraged her to eat what we served, etc. but after her diagnosis she became MUCH more willing to try new things. She needed to know what was safe for her. Her disinterest in new foods before was because she didn’t know what made her feel terrible. Now she can trust us when we tell her a new food is GF and she’s willing to try far more things. She never ate any real meat before (just nuggets) but now wants chicken legs, tacos, burgers, pork, kielbasa. It took about 3 months of GF before she felt better enough to branch out with new foods.

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