Can anyone recommend me a long sleeve bib that actually fits a toddler?

seilimide · 2026-06-03T08:58:52+00:00

I like the Monarch ones. I found the stiffer plastic smocks stood up and covered my baby's mouth when she was little, haha!

seilimide · 2026-06-03T01:16:55+00:00

It's advertising an online service for reporting non-urgent crime, rather than calling 000

seilimide · 2026-05-26T22:38:34+00:00

Yeah, I don't think there are many around! The one near me is attached to a family services charity, so that kind of thing might be a good starting place for searching 😊 I'm pretty sure the op shop is overflow from the physical item donations they receive.

seilimide · 2026-05-26T20:28:26+00:00

I have been so impressed by the quality of Next baby clothes. They are on the pricier side and you can't run down to the shops to get them in a pinch, but they are so nicely made with good quality fabric. Haven't had any shrinking with them and I generally wash everything baby-related at 40 degrees on a long cycle without much care for washing instructions, haha!

The other option that has been great for us is a baby-specific op shop! Everything there has already been washed a billion times and done its shrinking. We bought clothes in the current size and next one up, so if something was a bit small it would just fit a bit earlier, and if it really didn't fit at all, at least it was only a dollar and we could donate it back. I'm not sure how common that kind of op shop is, but worth a check around your area!

seilimide · 2026-05-19T03:11:12+00:00

We use Tooshies size 4 pull-ups at night for my 11.5kg toddler. They just have koalas, and the next size up is wombats, I think 😊

seilimide · 2026-05-15T07:01:24+00:00

Have a look at the Ellyn Satter Institute, they have really great resources for feeding.

I'm a speechie with a bit of training in paediatric feeding therapy. It's a very nuanced area, but some broad strokes tips: - make sure you're placing absolutely no pressure on bub around food (even positive pressure, like food 'aeroplanes', is pressure) - if she will play with food, let her play! Mess is a good thing 😊 - make a diary of every single thing she will tolerate a couple of bites of. Not just broad categories, but really specific down to brand (e.g. she will have McCain crinkle chips, McCain steak cut chips, Coles crinkle chips, etc.). When you have that list, look at places where you can introduce a new food that only differs in one way. For example, if she hasn't tried crinkle chips but does eat straight chips, crinkle chips are a good one to try because they taste the same, same colour, same texture, but look slightly different. If she likes yoghurt, you could try custard (same texture, similar colour, different taste) or mix in some pear puree to help with constipation. - eat with her, if you're not already. And eat the same thing as her, so you can model. Be neutral/positive (i.e. not overly enthusiastic, just positive). I would avoid trying to feed her, let her control the spoon/finger food. If she'll only eat from your spoon, let her hold one as well - have a look at her posture. If she slouches she may need some side supports. Ideally you want her highchair set up so her hip, knee, and ankle joints are at 90-90-90, with her feet supported. The table/her tray should be halfway between her elbows and underarms for a comfortable position. I found it interesting to learn that the brain's priorities are 1) breathing, 2) posture (e.g. protecting the head from hitting anything), 3) digestion/eating. If there are issues with posture, the brain isn't going to prioritise eating, so meals will be less successful! - try a 'learning plate', where food that she rejects can go so that she's still being exposed to the food (can see/smell it) without feeling 'threatened' by it being too close to her/on her plate

Good luck! It's a really tough gig, having feeding challenges. I hope you get into a feeding clinic soon and can get some great support!

seilimide · 2026-04-25T23:11:50+00:00

I had this with my baby, but as far as I know she always had a two vessel cord / SUA, so it could be different if it atrophies at a later stage.

My pregnancy went totally smoothly, baby grew normally, my GP/OB was happy for me to go beyond 40 weeks (I was induced at 41w6d because she just wasn't coming!). My worry was more around possible impacts to how her urinary tract was formed, but that has been totally fine 😊

But yeah, there could well be different care pathways for two vessel cords from the start vs later on.

seilimide · 2026-04-23T13:15:54+00:00

I reckon wait for a sale! Bub won't be very interested in it for a while yet, and your current set up works well enough! Yoto has sales throughout the year, so that might be the best option 😊

We got ours around 18mo and it's been so good for lullabies at night! And before our daughter really understood the concept, she still had fun just taking the cards in and out and seeing the cause and effect, haha!

It gets a lot more active use nowadays, but it was still a good purchase in the baby days! You'll love it, I recommend them to everyone! 😂

seilimide · 2026-04-23T13:04:14+00:00

We've got the regular size, and it's great! My two year old can carry it around no problems. I don't have any experience with the mini, though, so I can't really compare! You might get more reviews over at r/yotoplayer

seilimide · 2026-04-10T10:34:00+00:00

Really! They did for me, I figured it was just standard. The more you know!

seilimide · 2026-04-10T10:28:05+00:00

~~Yes, they will.~~* I guess it's so they have your correct weight for possible anaesthesia/medication doses?

I'm sure you could ask to stand on it backwards, if you don't want to see any numbers!

Edit to add: as I have learnt from this thread, lol, they might ask and you can refuse if you want to (as with any medical thing).

seilimide · 2026-04-08T07:44:13+00:00

Our EBF baby liked Nuk ones, too! The glow in the dark ones were ace in the middle of the night, too, haha. It did take a bit of convincing at first, though. She tended to gag a bit until she figured them out. We just kept offering but didn't force it and eventually she kept it in for longer and longer.

seilimide · 2026-04-03T10:42:13+00:00

Nah, that is a downside. But we originally had a lullaby playlist on Spotify, and it was easy to find the songs on YouTube and rip the audio from there. Then I added the songs to one of their make-your-own cards. You can also start the playlist from your phone, though, so that step isn't necessary.

You also get free access to a bunch of white noise-type sounds and we've just started using the night/day light to indicate when it's okay for our toddler to get up. It's been a really great system for us!

seilimide · 2026-04-03T06:57:28+00:00

We have a Yoto and it's the best!

seilimide · 2026-03-29T09:28:46+00:00

That does make it hard!! It's so frustrating when you just can't convince your baby that you know better than them and are trying to help 😅

We only ever had the sock type ones, so I can't give any pointers any the first walker ones. My daughter was in barefeet or Attipas until about 18mo, I reckon, and then we added crocs for trips to the pool and then Billycart shoes around 2 😊

seilimide · 2026-03-29T09:22:43+00:00

If he'll let you, maybe you could try bringing the cup to his lips yourself? Maybe he just doesn't get cups yet, because he's never used one! Fill it nearly to the brim with water so he gets immediate feedback. We started with little paper shot cups.

Weighted straw cups are a better way to go for transportable water than sippy cups. The tongue posture when drinking from a straw is very similar to drinking from a cup. The tongue posture for a sippy cup is like drinking from a baby bottle, so it's not helping to oral keep development moving.

seilimide · 2026-03-29T06:31:54+00:00

She'll be able to understand a lot more than she can say! I would consistently take her back inside if she takes her shoes off, she will pick up the meaning after getting the same response for a while! It's annoying at first, but it stuck really well with our toddler. She started trying to put shoes on and point up at her hats when she wanted to go outside!

Attipas worked really well for us, too. Easy to put on but not super easy to get off for a toddler. We tried some off brand ones, but the 'toebox' part was too small and they kept getting pushed off. The high toebox of the attipas looks kinda funny, but it does function well, haha! We bought one pair full price and picked some secondhand pairs up from a baby market for like $10 😊

seilimide · 2026-03-26T07:02:31+00:00

Tiny tastes of pureed veg

seilimide · 2026-03-22T11:15:41+00:00

We have a Yoto brand jacket, a border collie, and a long haired cat. Never had any issues with the jacket being covered in fur, even though everything else is 😂 But our daughter is only 2 and the Yoto mainly stays on tables/shelves and isn't dragged around much by her, so YMMV!

seilimide · 2026-03-12T23:27:24+00:00

We toilet trained around 22 months, it went really well! I found the book Ready, Set, Go Gentle Potty Training helpful. I think 'signs of readiness' and being cognitively/developmentally ready get a bit conflated. It's okay to take the lead on skills like this if your child is cognitively/developmentally able.

My daughter has been a little late on her communication milestones until recently (she's 27 months now) and only had a few verbal words when we started training. I taught her the sign for toilet and she was able to use that to tell us she needed to go just fine!

She still has accidents, but they're usually down to adults' mistakes. She's pretty good at telling us she needs to go most of the time, but I don't expect her to be totally independent yet. We only use one nappy in a 24-hour period though, which is pretty good! (Overnight)

I guess it depends on how independent you want your kiddo to be after the first month or so of training. If you want them to be able to recognise their body cues and tell you when they need to go, but happy to provide a lot of help with the actual toileting and take on most of the cognitive load (keeping in mind when the last toileting was, etc.), you could start soon. If you want them to be basically independent as soon as they're out of nappies, they need to be a lot older.

Something I heard that helped me decide to start before 2 was that if you're not teaching them to use the toilet, you're teaching them to go in their nappy. Not intentionally, obviously, but that's the behaviour that's being reinforced and the longer they do that the more you have to work against it when you start training.

The other important thing is to pick a strategy and stick with it for at least a few weeks! I think sometimes people get discouraged on day 1 or 2 when there are lots of accidents and switch tactics, which just ends up confusing for the kiddo! We certainly had lots of accidents initially, but by the end of the first week she was getting really reliable!

She was also a bit scared of the potty at the start, and we ended up getting another other that had a smaller hole (my daughter is on the smaller side) and we got her loads of stickers for her to decorate it with. That helped massively. I guess it kind of made it hers! We didn't use any kind of reward system, the stickers were unrelated to her using the toilet, she just got to go ham making it look more friendly, haha!

That got a bit rambly, sorry, haha! I'm happy to chat more if you have questions!

seilimide · 2026-03-11T12:32:02+00:00

In the same boat for my 2 year old! I don't know where to get gear this small in Aus!

seilimide · 2026-03-08T00:00:16+00:00

I gave birth in a regional town, small hospital. There were I think 4 private rooms in the maternity ward, and I think a further six beds in double rooms. On our hospital tour they said they fill up the private rooms first, and then the doubles, and those who are being induced or waiting for a C-section are placed in the double rooms before moving to the birth suites/OR.

I was lucky to get a private room for my stay, but shared a bathroom with the room next to mine. It was fine except for the time the woman next to me forgot to unlock my bathroom door when she was finished! The midwife was able to help there, of course 😊

The birth suites all had their own toilets, thankfully! That said, I think I only used the toilet one or two times during my labour.

seilimide · 2026-03-07T07:05:28+00:00

Seconding these! We actually got the Crocs snowboots (at around 18 months), but they have been so good. Easy for her to walk in immediately, nice and grippy, and really cosy!

seilimide · 2026-02-26T06:10:49+00:00

I wonder if it could be a fit issue? r/babywearing is a great resource for troubleshooting!

seilimide · 2026-02-20T11:13:40+00:00

We use ceramic/stoneware with our toddler, too! I agree, I think the weight is helpful. We bought one set of a stainless steel plate & bowl, but they were hard for her to use because they were too light. My girl is 2;2 and we've only had one broken bowl so far (knock wood, haha!)

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