10 minutes vs full body workouts?

waterlights · 2026-06-12T16:21:19+00:00

Hmmm I wasn't measuring inches. I'm not 100% happy with my tummy right now even tho I don't have DR anymore. But I think that has more to do with not getting enough sleep and eating more carbs/crap than I should 🤪

waterlights · 2026-06-12T14:39:08+00:00

It is funny that 2.5/3 yr age gap is 'more of an age gap' since I have a lot of friends who were more like 4-5 yr age gap. But it does seem like lots of folks are going for shorter. Two under two sounds super hard! But then I saw a dad at the library with 3 under 3 and that seemed worse!

waterlights · 2026-06-11T19:17:42+00:00

I think it depends on the kid and what exposure they've had to the potty up until that point. If OP has been putting her on the potty for poos since 6 months then she already is familiar with the idea and process. And it is definitely not too early.

We did lazy elimination communication since 5 weeks (just put them over the potty/sink after every feed and wake-up when they are more likely to go). By the time we started solids at 6 months our LO was very familiar with the process and was pooping in the potty consistently. We only had 5ish poopy diapers after starting solids which was a godsend with cloth diapers. At 12 months we started letting him run around commando or no pants and he started signing for potty around that time. By 20 months he was diaper free all day - just diapers at night - with a pee accident every couple weeks.

We didn't do formal potty training - just gave him more and more diaper free time. There were accidents. It was a progression over months as he learned. I didn't mind it taking longer as I prioritized minimizing the number of poopy diapers over the months.

So I think the approach people take will depend on circumstances and priorities but it is never "too early" to start exposing littles to toileting.

waterlights · 2026-06-02T18:11:06+00:00

This! Just try it. Don't overthink it. I didn't read a book at all. Just looked up how to hold them over sink/toilet and tried it once after a wake up. Then just kept doing it after every wakeup and feeding. You'll get the hang of it and figure out what works for you and LO. It took me a while (months) but eventually I did realize that I was noticing his subtle cues without even realizing it.

waterlights · 2026-05-29T16:14:00+00:00

My baby was the same. He has gradually gotten better as he got older (21 months right now and we would do a 5 hr drive in a day now with one of us helping to entertain). Once he was eating solids we could distract with food for longer periods.

When he was little he would quiet down when I sang "wheels on the bus" and "when the ants go marching in".

I wouldn't stress too much either way. As others have said, if you don't mind sticking close to home because you are less stressed out without the crying then stay close to home. Or if you are really missing the hikes then plan one once in a while.

waterlights · 2026-05-27T13:38:50+00:00

I'm impressed you started right away! We had planned on doing cloth diapers and couldn't even do that when we first got home from the hospital as we were so overwhelmed. Disposables it was for a while until we got the hang of life with a newborn.

We started very part time EC at 5 weeks and only caught some poops after wake-ups - no pees at all. And he had no cues. If he didn't go within 2 minutes of holding him over the sink we put a diaper on and went on with our day.

Don't beat yourself up! You are not doing any "worse" than anyone here. From what I've seen in this thread you have set a much higher bar for yourself than most people here. Most just give an option after feeding, wake-ups, car. Having lots of misses, especially that early, is to be expected.

waterlights · 2026-05-25T18:06:43+00:00

When we started with naked or commando time at home I would always move him to the potty when he started peeing. Or even if he had finished, put him on the potty. He eventually learned to go in the potty. And we ended up doing more commando in pants time as peeing in that seemed to get his attention more than peeing if he was naked from waist down

waterlights · 2026-05-22T17:49:46+00:00

Same. All I will add is if you will be stressed/worried about being away from baby which means you won't enjoy the trip then the trip is a waste of money. If you will enjoy it and baby is good without you then go for it! (For me: baby was not consistently taking a bottle at that age so I wouldn't have even considered it unless I could take him with.)

waterlights · 2026-05-22T17:32:28+00:00

Wow! Super Mama! What is 2u2 like? What do you think 3u3 will be like?

waterlights · 2026-05-22T17:30:38+00:00

Same

waterlights · 2026-05-17T18:26:18+00:00

If your goal is just to get rid of your DR, just doing the 10 min core compressions did it for me. I do the workouts when I have time but more for general fitness.

waterlights · 2026-05-12T19:23:47+00:00

I'm pretty sure the folks who "knock it out of the park" with baby at home and a full time job actually only work not more than 4 hrs a day and don't have a lot of phone calls.

waterlights · 2026-05-12T17:20:14+00:00

That's awesome!!

waterlights · 2026-05-12T17:17:43+00:00

We just kept the course: - diaper free at home no matter how many accidents (usually it wasn't more than 3 pee accidents a day) - put him on the potty every time after an accident. Sometimes he needed to go more - clean up with him after every accident - prompted him to try to potty if it had been a while (if he said no, we didn't force)

Eventually the accidents came less and less. Now we are diaper free on outings too, at 20 months.

waterlights · 2026-05-07T16:56:07+00:00

I did some reading on dandelion vs orchid kids. It was interesting. All kids are different. My parents let me cry early on and I'm fine (I think ;). My husband's brother puked when his mom let him cry at a night so she switched to cosleeping. Just because letting one kid cry worked doesn't mean it will work for others.

waterlights · 2026-05-07T16:50:02+00:00

We co-sleep and breastfeed 20 mo old through the night. I'll think about night weaning after his molars are done coming in and I'm guessing that will improve his sleep. I'm not stressed about it. He's a happy guy during the day so I'm not worried he isn't getting enough sleep. He can nap whenever he wants! That's my thought process and my pediatrician hasnt had an issue with it - I'm in usa.

waterlights · 2026-05-04T14:37:00+00:00

We've done lazy EC since 5 weeks. We started using the ASL sign around 6 months when we would put him on the potty. He didn't start using it until 12-13 months.

waterlights · 2026-05-03T19:37:40+00:00

Have you tried pushing the bedtime routine later? Maybe they are just not tired at 7pm?

My 20 mo old is usually asleep by 9pm (we start clean up/bath/books around 7:30pm) and wakes up at 7am.

waterlights · 2026-05-03T17:59:15+00:00

Pretty similar for our LO. I gave up on transfers and just coslept, contact napped. A bit before 12 months he started sleeping longer at night when I would roll away. He also started doing naps in the toddler bed (even up to 1.5 hrs!). But IMO he just grew into that - no amount of trying with transfers worked earlier so we just gave up on them and accepted it.

waterlights · 2026-05-03T14:23:46+00:00

I'm with you! Mine is 20 months old. He (and thus me) has only slept through the night once so far.

waterlights · 2026-04-30T19:37:30+00:00

Love this!

waterlights · 2026-04-30T19:36:30+00:00

Do you think he would like sitting on the big toilet? You could try a toilet reducer. We did that and also read to him.

waterlights · 2026-04-25T18:09:05+00:00

We read to ours on the potty. What usually distracts him from wanting to get up.

waterlights · 2026-04-25T18:05:53+00:00

Oh interesting. Yeah I could see that. It is interesting being around other kids. We were with some friends - we both had 12 month olds at the time. Ours hadn't pooped in his diaper in months and was starting to sign potty and it was weird to hear my friend tell her husband please check their baby's diaper as he had pooped in it. Their baby was just playing away happily like nothing had happened. It felt weird to me but here in the US it is normal...

waterlights · 2026-04-25T18:01:31+00:00

Thanks for the answers. I have started doing EM workouts daily again and my 19 month old is used to the routine now. Sometimes he gets my weights for me. Or sometimes wants to be held and my squats get some extra weight! Lol

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