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Post by vvvvvfee on Jan 8, 2020 12:32:08 GMT -6
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Post by vvvvvfee on Jan 8, 2020 14:16:17 GMT -6
Height: 30.75 inches (5th percentile)
Weight: 23 lbs 7 ounces (39th percentile)
Head Circumference: 19 inches (74th percentile)
Toddler Likes and Dislikes: Likes: Climbing on top of tables to reach desirable items, sweeping and vacuuming (omg he's obsessed), scribbling with any writing implement he can find, rummaging through our drawers Dislikes: Sleeping, not getting boobies ASAP when he wants them, not getting something that his brothers are getting
Your Toddler's Favorite Ways to Make a Mess: "Painting" with food (ketchup, yogurt, etc.), dumping out our bins of shoes, taking all the books off the shelf, taking out DVDs and CDs, pulling 1,000 baby wipes out of the tub and using them to "clean"
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Post by klw on Jan 9, 2020 5:51:28 GMT -6
We don't go for our 18 month appointment until almost the end of March. She will be closer to 19 months then... vvvvvfee, How often are you nursing? I am still pumping some in the morning (which I hate, but have been doing less time each week to wean it) and bedtime. |
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Post by vvvvvfee on Jan 9, 2020 9:19:12 GMT -6
klw, on work days, he usually nurses 1-2x in the morning, when i get home from work, and bedtime. on weekends he may fit in another 1-2 times during the day. he does still wake during the MOTN and would def nurse then but i won't nurse him in the MOTN anymore so my H comforts him. why are you still pumping in the AM- are you doing it at work?
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Post by klw on Jan 9, 2020 9:30:05 GMT -6
klw, on work days, he usually nurses 1-2x in the morning, when i get home from work, and bedtime. on weekends he may fit in another 1-2 times during the day. he does still wake during the MOTN and would def nurse then but i won't nurse him in the MOTN anymore so my H comforts him. why are you still pumping in the AM- are you doing it at work? No, but I would be really uncomfortable by lunchtime if I didn't. So I am at 12 minutes then will go to 7 or 8 next week so I can wean off |
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Post by potatocakes on Jan 9, 2020 9:38:57 GMT -6
klw , on work days, he usually nurses 1-2x in the morning, when i get home from work, and bedtime. on weekends he may fit in another 1-2 times during the day. he does still wake during the MOTN and would def nurse then but i won't nurse him in the MOTN anymore so my H comforts him. why are you still pumping in the AM- are you doing it at work? No, but I would be really uncomfortable by lunchtime if I didn't. So I am at 12 minutes then will go to 7 or 8 next week so I can wean off Are you nursing when you're together? |
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Post by klw on Jan 9, 2020 10:46:22 GMT -6
No, but I would be really uncomfortable by lunchtime if I didn't. So I am at 12 minutes then will go to 7 or 8 next week so I can wean off Are you nursing when you're together? Yes, once in the morning then I was doing nap and bedtime. I'd like to just do bedtime within a few weeks |
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Post by potatocakes on Jan 9, 2020 11:53:07 GMT -6
Are you nursing when you're together? Yes, once in the morning then I was doing nap and bedtime. I'd like to just do bedtime within a few weeks We just do morning and bedtime, and have for several months, but I am pretty sure I could skip one feed or the other (once) without getting uncomfortable. Have you tried? |
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Post by klw on Jan 9, 2020 12:10:23 GMT -6
Yes, once in the morning then I was doing nap and bedtime. I'd like to just do bedtime within a few weeks We just do morning and bedtime, and have for several months, but I am pretty sure I could skip one feed or the other (once) without getting uncomfortable. Have you tried? I could just do bedtime with the left side, but if I skip morning, my right is full and hard by 1:00ish. 🙄 |
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Post by cornflakegirl on Jan 9, 2020 13:35:12 GMT -6
We still nurse morning, nap and bedtime. I have skipped bedtime on nights when we’ve had our parents watch the kids and I was fine.
I SAH so it’s not a big deal but I wouldn’t mind weaning the morning session, only because it’s just one more extra thing to do on the morning while getting DS up and ready for school.
With DS I stopped bf at 10 months because supply so this is different. Any thoughts on the best way to do this? I really don’t see wanting to nurse past 2 so I’m also thinking about that.
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Post by vvvvvfee on Jan 9, 2020 14:22:30 GMT -6
cornflakegirl, RE weaning, it's easier as they get closer to 2 because they understand more (you can tell them, "now now, later") and their attention spans get longer so they can be more easily distracted by other things (like hopefully TV, hallelujah!). my general advice is to eliminate 1 session at a time, starting with her least favorite one. decide on a limit for length- the length of a song, or until you count up to a certain number. then when time is up, say "all done!" and cuddle with her. then begin shortening the countdown, or perhaps only nursing at that time every other day. but once you get down to a very short session, she will probably begin to lose interest on her own. when it comes down to the bedtime session, i'd definitely pass your DD off to your H and have him take over the bedtime routine-- or if LO is very attached to the bedtime session, maybe do shorter and shorter nursing each night and have your H do the rest of the routine, until eventually he takes over the whole thing (this, of course, can be temporary). warm WCM in a sippy cup + cuddles can be a good nursing substitute, especially before bed or nap.
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Post by cornflakegirl on Jan 9, 2020 17:57:11 GMT -6
cornflakegirl, RE weaning, it's easier as they get closer to 2 because they understand more (you can tell them, "now now, later") and their attention spans get longer so they can be more easily distracted by other things (like hopefully TV, hallelujah!). my general advice is to eliminate 1 session at a time, starting with her least favorite one. decide on a limit for length- the length of a song, or until you count up to a certain number. then when time is up, say "all done!" and cuddle with her. then begin shortening the countdown, or perhaps only nursing at that time every other day. but once you get down to a very short session, she will probably begin to lose interest on her own. when it comes down to the bedtime session, i'd definitely pass your DD off to your H and have him take over the bedtime routine-- or if LO is very attached to the bedtime session, maybe do shorter and shorter nursing each night and have your H do the rest of the routine, until eventually he takes over the whole thing (this, of course, can be temporary). warm WCM in a sippy cup + cuddles can be a good nursing substitute, especially before bed or nap. She’s been a 3x per day nurser for a long time and never really asked to nurse at any other times of the day. I think the morning session is probably her least favorite so I think that one will be the easiest to drop. MH works late most nights so I pretty much do bedtime by myself so unfortunately he can’t help too much with that. I like your advice about cutting down the session slowly. She’s pretty easygoing so I don’t think it will be a problem. I’m having all these mixed emotions. I know I don’t want to continue with extending bf past the age of 2 but at the same time I’m feeling guilty if I’m the one that starts pushing weaning before she’s ready. |
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Post by klw on Jan 9, 2020 20:14:39 GMT -6
cornflakegirl, H can be pretty easy going too. She will stop nursing, sit up and try to pull me shirt down at night when she is done. We cuddle for a few minutes then I put her into her crib. I think I will miss it more then she will
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Post by cornflakegirl on Jan 9, 2020 23:38:36 GMT -6
cornflakegirl, H can be pretty easy going too. She will stop nursing, sit up and try to pull me shirt down at night when she is done. We cuddle for a few minutes then I put her into her crib. I think I will miss it more then she will She’s a big cuddler. She will snuggle up with me before she nurses and just loves being close. I know that when she weans I will at least have that. My DS was not a big cuddler as a baby so when we stopped nursing I didn’t have that with him. It’s hard thinking about all this because she’s our last one and weaning makes this baby stage so finite. |
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Post by PennyCandy on Jan 17, 2020 18:44:48 GMT -6
Height: 32 in
Weight: 25lbs 1oz
Head Circumference: 48cm
Toddler Likes and Dislikes: likes: baths, his brother, books, eating dislikes: diaper changes and getting dressed, when his brother doesn't share, sitting still, being tired, sitting in his high chair, some days every effing thing
Your Toddler's Favorite Ways to Make a Mess: Dumping every single toy on the floor, throwing food, playing in cabinets
Questions? Anyone else's kid a cranky beast? His pediatrician says he's just being a toddler, but the tantrums, crying, and whining are slowly killing me,
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Post by goldenbird on Jan 18, 2020 18:54:59 GMT -6
PennyCandy yes, so much whining here. He's trying so hard to say what he wants but it's of course unintelligible so he does a lot of reaching out and whining.
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Post by potatocakes on Feb 10, 2020 13:05:15 GMT -6
We went on Friday for his checkup:
Height: 33.75" (90th)
Weight:29 lbs 6 oz (96th)
Head Circumference: 50.5 cm (>99th)
Toddler Likes and Dislikes: Likes: eating, trains (and anything else that goes), watching hockey on TV, books, chewing on everything, slides and swings Dislikes: leaving playgrounds, getting in his car seat (intermittently), and being alone
Your Toddler's Favorite Ways to Make a Mess: pocketing uneaten food on the side of his high chair, dumping out all the books/blocks/whatever
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Post by sasam on Feb 20, 2020 19:46:05 GMT -6
Height: 32 inches
Weight: 23 lb 13.5 oz
Head Circumference: 47.8 cm
Toddler Likes and Dislikes: Likes watching 80s music videos on YouTube, dancing, doing things himself, living off of snacks, watching our dogs play. Dislikes when we turn off his music videos, being in his high chair with an actual meal in front of him, anyone other than him trying to brush his teeth, napping.
Your Toddler's Favorite Ways to Make a Mess: Taking everything out of any cabinet or container. He loves pulling receipts, pens, etc. out of my purse.
Questions? Any tips for dealing with nighttime head banging in the crib? Most nights, he will roll over to a corner of his crib and bang his head into the rails. I usually try to reposition him away from the corner, but he inevitably ends up in the corner again throughout the night. I am fine with him hitting his head on his mattress, but hate hearing him bang his head on the hard rails.
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Post by vvvvvfee on Feb 21, 2020 9:09:34 GMT -6
sasam, at this age you could definitely get crib bumpers if you wanted. or even put a firm pillow at the head of the crib.
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Post by cornflakegirl on Feb 24, 2020 14:48:23 GMT -6
We finally had our appointment today. She just turned 19m.
Height: 34.75(90th)
Weight: 23lb 12.8oz(60th)
Head Circumference: 45.7(30th)
Toddler Likes and Dislikes:
Likes: her brother, the dog, eating, sleeping, being tickled, reading, her blocks, giving hugs, nursery rhymes, Sesame Street.
Dislikes: vegetables, having her nose wiped.
Your Toddler's Favorite Ways to Make a Mess: Pulling all her books from her bookcase, taking out the Tupperware, pulling dirty clothes out of the hamper.
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Post by bananas22 on Feb 24, 2020 19:50:58 GMT -6
She’s almost 21 months but 19m adjusted. Her stats from 18m are pretty outdated because that appt was back in Nov.
Toddler Likes and Dislikes: Likes cars, blocks, books, dancing to music, being carried 😢, being chased by her big brother, playing with all of big brother’s toys, dislikes being told no, having to stay in the stroller, cooked veggies
Your Toddler's Favorite Ways to Make a Mess: She makes a huge mess with her toys because she likes to take everything out but otherwise, she’s surprisingly neat. She likes to clean her hands and she wipes up any messes she makes.
Questions? Where are everyone’s toddlers at with speech? I think she’s on track but she’s now starting to have a few 2 word sentences and I feel like her brother had more at this point.
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Post by sasam on Feb 26, 2020 8:32:37 GMT -6
Questions? Where are everyone’s toddlers at with speech? I think she’s on track but she’s now starting to have a few 2 word sentences and I feel like her brother had more at this point. L definitely developed quicker in walking/motor skills than he has in speech. He babbles a TON and has pretty good receptive language, but he doesn't have many consistent words or phrases. He can repeat words ok (mostly names of family members) and will point to things when we ask him about things in a book, etc. But he is still in a phase of just pointing to stuff and going "eh, eh" when he wants something. So we're definitely working with him on using words to ask for things. |
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Post by sasam on Feb 26, 2020 8:34:11 GMT -6
sasam , at this age you could definitely get crib bumpers if you wanted. or even put a firm pillow at the head of the crib. Thank you! We put bumpers on his crib last night and it definitely helped. He still hit his head some this morning, but it definitely seemed to cut down on the middle of the night head banging. Either that, or it muffled the sound enough that I couldn't hear it on the monitor! |
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Post by goldenbird on Mar 6, 2020 14:48:43 GMT -6
Height: 30.5" but he is definitely a little taller
Weight: 23lb
Head Circumference: 49.6 cm
Toddler Likes and Dislikes: likes reading/books, food, taking things out and putting them back in their places, being outside. Dislikes being dried off after bath, getting dressed, diaper changes
Your Toddler's Favorite Ways to Make a Mess: throwing his books off the bookshelf, toys out of the basket, food off his high chair
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