<![CDATA[BabyandBump - Toddler & Pre-School]]> http://www.babyandbump.com/ You now have a toddler keeping you on your toes. New character traits develop and you start dealing with tantrums and potty training. Talk to other toddler parents ask and share advice. en Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:05:02 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.babyandbump.com/images/bnb2/misc/rss.jpg <![CDATA[BabyandBump - Toddler & Pre-School]]> http://www.babyandbump.com/ some of you have said toddler was clingy and i brushed it off…well…. http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877280-some-you-have-said-toddler-clingy-brushed-off-well.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:52:28 GMT Oh my god help me my daughter is driving me crazy. okay for starters, when others have posted here about their toddler suddenly getting clingy,... Oh my god help me my daughter is driving me crazy.

okay for starters, when others have posted here about their toddler suddenly getting clingy, most others responded that it is just a phase and it will pass. I secretly thought, "no it's not, some babies are just kind of clingy, bored and want their mommies a lot." as my daughter has always been pretty needy and when she was much younger, I couldn't even put her down.

well now, suddenly, at 15 months she is more clingy than ever. so clingy I now know what you other moms meant. she adores her daddy, but even he can't hold her. he can't even touch her or she'll yell "no mama." Some toddlers follow you into the other room, she is following my every step even if we are in the same room, she's right under my foot. she is grabbing my hand and leading me to wherever she wants to be. she will not go alone. she's nursing all day (as in all day), doesn't want to be put down when we go outside to play (not like her at all, normally she can't wait) and bursting into tears when i put her in the carseat and close the door just long enough for me to get back int o the car. so weird. :shrug:

what is happening?
some changes:
I tutor three times a week for an hour-two hours at a time (but her dad has taken her longer than this plenty of times without a problem)
dad is doing night time routine more often than before, but not a lot more? and i'm right there
she just cut some teeth. i can see them so maybe more are coming in?
she said her first few sentences so a new milestone?

that's all I've got. Please give me some insight if you ever figured out why your LO got like this. I'm worried about her as she seems so fragile all of a sudden. ]]> babyjiva http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877280-some-you-have-said-toddler-clingy-brushed-off-well.html Extremely healthy toddler?? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877230-extremely-healthy-toddler.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:13:35 GMT Hi ladies, was just wondering if anyone else had an overly healthy toddler by there choice!! no complaints at all and im really proud of my LO, ... Hi ladies, was just wondering if anyone else had an overly healthy toddler by there choice!! no complaints at all and im really proud of my LO,

BUT!

We had the most random moment in tesco earlier was just picking up a couple of bits.. and i fancied a little chocolate so went over to the goodies bit... and Skye started getting really upset saying she didn't want chocolate she wanted berries! (she is obsessed with blueberries.)

I explained to her it was for mummy and we already had berries in the basket and showed her..she then took the chocolate out of the basket and said 'NO MUMMY..BERRIES!' :dohh: :blush:
People were looking at me like i was tying to force chocolate on her and i felt like a right fatty!! lol.

bit of a random thread but does anyone else have a toddler who just loves healthy things.. she will always choose fruit over sweets or anything, and loves water and milk, and will want fresh potato's to chips and all sorts.

She makes me feel guilty then if i eat something bad! just really makes me giggle!!

i cant have the only one??? ]]> Kirstie.c http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877230-extremely-healthy-toddler.html what would you do? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877192-would-you-do.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:08:38 GMT if your toddler kept throwing things at u, would u ignore them and distract them? or put them on naughty step etc? or just say no? if your toddler kept throwing things at u, would u ignore them and distract them? or put them on naughty step etc? or just say no? ]]> callumsmummy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877192-would-you-do.html Getting over green eyed fuelled raging tantrums http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877175-getting-over-green-eyed-fuelled-raging-tantrums.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:48:31 GMT Noah is going through a very difficult what i hope is a "phase" at the moment where when told he cannot do something, he will either do one of a few things or a mixture of all:
  1. Ignore us completely and do it anyway
  2. shout "NO" at us and try and do it anyway
  3. get cross and start to become agressive, hitting, slamming doors etc

Its a nightmare! He snatches toys away from his brother and when told he has to share that sets him off. So many things will set him off its hard to write them all down!

I cannot find a way that works to show him its not acceptable. I have tried shouting at him, he shouts back and gets more cross. I have tried getting him to come and talk to me and ask him calmly to tell me why he feels so cross and he will just say "no go away" or "bye see you later" and run off. I have tried leaving him to calm down and then going back to him, he just runs off after me screaming "mummy come back!". He does not like being sent to his room to calm down either, he will scream and shout "help! help! i'm stuck! HELP!!!" and slam the bedroom door.

I really don't know how to show him his behaviour is not nice but to also get him to realise that there are other ways of getting my attention. Its driving me nuts! any suggestions? ]]> charlotteb24 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877175-getting-over-green-eyed-fuelled-raging-tantrums.html own room? 1st time? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877123-own-room-1st-time.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:58:24 GMT help please ladies: im moving house on wednesday and my lo wil have his own room for the 1st time , he shares with me atm, any tips to get him to... help please ladies: im moving house on wednesday and my lo wil have his own room for the 1st time , he shares with me atm, any tips to get him to sleep in his own room for the 1st time? he really meses about if im in the room and hes trying to go to sleep, so i always have to leave the room., but if i leave his new room he wil scream and scream as its new surrondings? do i get him to sleep in my bed for a few weeks? i cant even get him to sleep in the cot while i stand there as he just messes about ? i cant really leave him to cry and do cc, as its new surrondings for him ? but i dont really wanna get in any bad habits like letting him sleep in my bed as its so hard to get him out of them ? any advice please my lo is 22 months

i have a journal on here for anyone who wants to follow our journey :) ]]> callumsmummy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877123-own-room-1st-time.html <![CDATA[How much milk are 12 month-ers 'supposed' to have?]]> http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877032-much-milk-12-month-ers-supposed-have.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:33:33 GMT I know each LO is different but does anyone know what the 'guideline' is?

Thanks

:flower: ]]> minkymoo http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877032-much-milk-12-month-ers-supposed-have.html Average toddlers :) http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877021-average-toddlers.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:27:28 GMT Anyone else with an average toddler? There is a thread about big toddlers & another one for smaller ones.

Omar was a big baby & he was at 98th percentile for weight & height between 6 & 15 months. He used to wear 1 size larger than his age.

Now at almost 27 months he's average. He was 91 cms at 25 months, so I guess he's 92 cms now. He's 30.5 lbs. He fits nicely in 2T bottoms & he still wears his 18-24 tops.

He's taller than his friend who's 6 months younger than him, a bit shorter than his friend who's 5 months older than him & the same size as his cousin who's few days younger than him. ]]> OmarsMum http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877021-average-toddlers.html increase in milk amount - should I offer more ?? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877002-increase-milk-amount-should-offer-more.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:13:07 GMT My lo has never been a great milk drinker but I think that she gets the right amount each day. She has 1 bottle of growing up milk in the morning of... My lo has never been a great milk drinker but I think that she gets the right amount each day. She has 1 bottle of growing up milk in the morning of about 6 1/2 oz and a few oz in the evening cows milk in a beaker - nursery offer milk twice a day so she probably gets a few more oz and cheese , yoghurts ect

This last week she has drained the 7oz bottle I offer for a few days so I upped it to 8oz, she has drained those too so I upped today to 9oz and she drained that too - she would have taken more but I was unsure if I should be offering her more milk - shes not a baby any more but she is eating alot better too, should I just go with the flow and give her what she wants ??

Forgot to say that one day I did give her more and she took 11oz in the end !!! ]]> Mrs Doddy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/877002-increase-milk-amount-should-offer-more.html 10 month old-- activities to do with her?! We get so bored! http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876941-10-month-old-activities-do-her-we-get-so-bored.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:07:59 GMT I have a 10 month old daughter and I'm a stay at home mom with her. We play with her toys, she goes in her walker, maybe for a stroll around the neighborhood, car ride... It gets so boring. She's just now learning how to pull herself up to stand(only on occasion). What are some new and exciting things we could do throughout the day? ]]> HaileysMommy4 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876941-10-month-old-activities-do-her-we-get-so-bored.html Transition to toddler bed! http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876936-transition-toddler-bed.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:04:01 GMT Hi ladies

My 20 month old is showing signs she is ready to move to a toddler bed. I'm planning to move her around her 2nd birthday in May. Anyways I'm just wondering if there is any advice out there on how to go about transitioning her???

She is not climbing out (but our crib was hand made and the railings are a little higher than store bought ones, so I dont think she will ever climb out), however she is a pretty tall girl and I'm finding her sleep is getting more restless, maybe because she doesnt have enough room to move around in her crib.

Any advice on how to make the transition easier would be great.

Thanks ]]> pleaseMum http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876936-transition-toddler-bed.html <![CDATA[Can you LO's dress themselves? To what extent?]]> http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876875-can-you-los-dress-themselves-extent.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:50:17 GMT Tom has just pulled his trousers down to go for a wee! Which os the 1st time he's ever done this. We're potty training at the moment but when he needs a wee he lets us know and we sort his trousers out, so that was a big step and got me wondering when do they start dressing/undressing themselves? What can they usually do first and how we can help them along! ]]> lepaskilf http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876875-can-you-los-dress-themselves-extent.html At the end of my tether.. sleep training advice http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876712-end-my-tether-sleep-training-advice.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:00:52 GMT Jacob has never been a good sleeper. I thought i could just ride it out, but things have taken a turn for the worse. We moved into our flat a month... Jacob has never been a good sleeper. I thought i could just ride it out, but things have taken a turn for the worse.
We moved into our flat a month ago. After a week i managed to get him to settle in his cot after his bed routine & he woke every hour til about 12 when id bring him into my bed.
So i thought id try the no cry sleep solution, we've been going for 2 weeks and his sleep has gotten so much worse. He now wakes every 20 mins til about 11 when i give up and take him to my bed. im so exhausted iwant to cry all day, i dread the night.

Does anyone have any recommendations on sleep training methods? Preferably something thatll show improvments in a week (my mum is coming over to babysit on 18th so i can go out for a couple of hrs with OH.. Hopefully)
Im not expecting miricles, but if he only woke once or twice a night, id be over the moon.

Also, i dont feed him at night anymore & i dont want to continue co-sleeping.

If i just dedicate a few (sleepless) nights to settling him in his own room/cot & refuse to put him in my bed, do you think that'd improve his sleep, or would i just be up every 20 mins all night?

Ive considered cc, but want to know all my options before i commit to it.

Sorry if its a bit rambling, im afraid my brain no longer functions properly! ]]> pandacub http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876712-end-my-tether-sleep-training-advice.html Tantrum help http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876686-tantrum-help.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:21:06 GMT Hi My 17 month old constantly pulls att my arm all day to get me to do things for her. She is quite good at talking so could tell me what she... Hi

My 17 month old constantly pulls att my arm all day to get me to do things for her. She is quite good at talking so could tell me what she wants but she doesn't. I am getting very frustrated as I need to do housework, cook, eat etc but she just constantly wants me to do what she wants to do. I do play with her a hell of a lot during the day. We have song time, colouring time, build with blocks, learning time so i know I'm not neglecting her but I do need to get stuff done. She used to play very well on her own for 10 mins at a time but now won't. If I don't take her hand immediately and go where she wants to go she has a meltdown, yanking my arm, screaming, biting etc. I've tried distraction but she will just throw anything I give her straight at me. I don't want her feeling this upset but don't know what to do. My husband says I should just go with her and give her what she wants but then others say ignore her and she'll stop screaming. Should I take her hand every time as after all, all she wants to do is play with me or do I ignore her tantrums to teach her that she can't always have what she wants. I feel like such a bad parent at the moment and don't know what to do.

She 's also started doing this when at playgroups, this morning we were at singing group and because she couldn't have the instrument box and I wouldn't go with her to get it she had a meltdown, crying to the point of wretching and all the other parents were looking - i nearly burst into tears!

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

Xx ]]> pizza.1 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876686-tantrum-help.html OT-did anyone give birth to LO in East Kent Hospitals liek Canterbury? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876685-ot-did-anyone-give-birth-lo-east-kent-hospitals-liek-canterbury.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:19:37 GMT Sorry but this is where i usually post. Hoping some of you mummies did! We will move to Canterbury, Kent in a few months and il have to transfer... Sorry but this is where i usually post. Hoping some of you mummies did!

We will move to Canterbury, Kent in a few months and il have to transfer my maternity care.

Looking at the website it seems no more births are being carried out in Canterbury and we would have to go elsewhere?

I can just see this is going to turn into a comedy of errors! ]]> tu123 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876685-ot-did-anyone-give-birth-lo-east-kent-hospitals-liek-canterbury.html Room sharing advice, 5yr old DD, 1yr old DD, 0yr old DS http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876676-room-sharing-advice-5yr-old-dd-1yr-old-dd-0yr-old-ds.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:11:11 GMT we just have 2 rooms. Currently DD's have one each..........

Just found out we are having a DS

anyone got opinions on best room share

2 girls together or 2 babies together to start with? ]]> mummygiraffe http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876676-room-sharing-advice-5yr-old-dd-1yr-old-dd-0yr-old-ds.html Advice on whats wrong? please help http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876662-advice-whats-wrong-please-help.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:47:03 GMT For 4 days now my Toddler has been clingly and really very tired. She has also been passing watery yellow poo (TMI - sorry) and it is also sometimes... For 4 days now my Toddler has been clingly and really very tired. She has also been passing watery yellow poo (TMI - sorry) and it is also sometimes very pale (like cream) and pastey in texture and sometimes looks like it has flakes of what i can only describe of as egg but she has not had any egg in the past week.

She is getting her Molars through but her teeth dont usually bother her stomach. She seems cheery otherwise and doesnt really appear ill with a bug.

Any ideas??? ]]> Alibeebs http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876662-advice-whats-wrong-please-help.html hmmm.. when to put him to bed? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876642-hmmm-put-him-bed.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:19:53 GMT DS slept in this morning - he's really ill and slept for about 13 and a half hours last night. He woke up at 7:40 & his normal bedtime is 6:30pm. Shall I put him to bed later & maybe he'll sleep in tomorrow or shall I just put him down for half 6?

We have no bedtime routine at the moment because he is ill & refusing a bath etc. So we just brush teeth, read a book & then milk in bed. ]]> Mee_Mummy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876642-hmmm-put-him-bed.html How can I help him? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876639-can-help-him.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:16:27 GMT Ollie is really ill! He is warm, but shivering, and very pale, not eating or really drinking, and he is so tired! He keeps asking to go to the... Ollie is really ill! He is warm, but shivering, and very pale, not eating or really drinking, and he is so tired! He keeps asking to go to the doctors (although he is doing that a lot recently) And he's finally gone to sleep, but keeps twitching and waking himself up! :cry: He's saying his teeth and head are hurting, he just wants cuddles today (which I'm giving him)

I don't like it! Any ideas to help him? I think I'll take him doctors if he's the same tomorrow. He also has a cough and cold ]]> JellyBeann http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876639-can-help-him.html 11 month old temp of 102, cold, cough advice please?? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876568-11-month-old-temp-102-cold-cough-advice-please.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:40:44 GMT I'm not sure where I belong anymore my dd is not quite toddler but definatly not baby anymore!!!!

Apologies if she's too you g for me to be posting but feel so useless!!

She has had stinking cold for over week now (which oh and I also have!!) which has now moved into her chest so she has horrible chesty cough. Then for last 2 days she's had temp of 101.4 & then today 102!! She's very tired but can't sleep coughing wakes her up!!!

I'm giving her calpol every 4 hours is there anything else I can do? Should I take her to docs??? She's never been I'll before!!!! ]]> allyk http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876568-11-month-old-temp-102-cold-cough-advice-please.html Separation anxiety in a 2.5 year old? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876553-separation-anxiety-2-5-year-old.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:23:40 GMT Katie has started getting really really upset when I leave her at nursery and I just don't know what to do :(

A bit of background -

She used to go to nursery 5 days a week 8.30-4.30. She has always liked it, sometimes looked sad when I took her but was always fine as soon as I left.

When I went on mat leave we gradually reduced her days so that by mid aug she was just going on tues & thurs, as I didn't want to take her out completely only to have to put her back in when I went back to work.

I had Ethan on 3.8.11 and around the same time she moved up to toddler room at nursery. She handled all of this well and has been absolutely brilliant with Ethan and still his.

We've had a few changes at home recently, Ethan has started sleeping in her room at night and has started on solids. We had a few problems with Katie waking in the night and refusing to go back to sleep when he first went in her room, but that only lasted a couple of nights.

2 weeks ago when Chris picked her up from nursery they said she'd suddenly got upset at lunch and was hard to calm down. The following week she was screaming and sobbing when I left her. On the Tuesday I ended up going for her early as they said she kept getting upset and was crying for me. As soon as I got there she was absolutely fine and started running around laughing. On the thurs she was still very upset when I left her but they said she wasn't as bad during the day as long as they kept her distracted. She was the same tues of this week but this morning was very very upset and when I rang them 1/2 later she was still crying for me :(

When I ask her about it she just says she misses Mummy, and she says she likes all the children and the nursery workers. I don't know if it's a delayed reaction in Ethan being born, cos of the recent changes, the fact that she's realising Ethan is at home with me or separation anxiety. I naively only thought they got this at a really young age!!!

I've googled it but everyone seems to have children that are upset when they leave them, but then are fine. I worry that she is taking a long time to calm down and gets upset through the day.

Advice greatly appreciated!!! :flower: ]]> Elliebank http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876553-separation-anxiety-2-5-year-old.html Her 2nd Birthday Is Gonna Suck! :( http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876547-her-2nd-birthday-gonna-suck.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:17:26 GMT I started thinking about what I' going to do for Alexa's 2nd birthday. I didn't give her a party for her first birthday because we are living away from family and friends I'm a different country. But we still had a mommy, daddy, and baby birthday party and she had nice gifts. And I was gonna make it up other on her 2nd birthday.. But now... :nope:

We will be moving into a new house 3 months before her 2 nd birthday and 2 months after her baby brother or sister is born. AND we have to love somewhere 8 hours away from any family and friends so I don't think we wil make new friends in that short amount of time since we will be so busy and we will be having financial troubles due to new baby and the move. :cry:

I feel zoo horrible I really want to cry. It isn't fair to her. :( Not only is her birthday going to suck but now she is gonna have to share mommy with another baby. :cry: I feel like she is going to be very sad.

Gosh... What can I do to make it up other. :(

sorry I'm not sure what I was looking for in posting this... I just feel horrible. And I don't have anyone to talk to about it. OH would just think I was being silly or stupid for thinking that way. :/

Thanks for listening. :/

And another thing... My mom never gave me a birthday party in my entire life. And I've always been upset about it, because my brother had so many. I told myself I would never do that to Alexa and look... I'm alreDy failing. :( ]]> LilDreamy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876547-her-2nd-birthday-gonna-suck.html Limiting fruit http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876537-limiting-fruit.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:01:21 GMT I'm in two minds about this.

Alice is currently eating her 4th satsuma and ate half a mango earlier and strawberries in her cereal. It's only just gone 10am! I expect she'll be wanting more later too. I'm not sure whether I should let her eat as much fruit as she wants and trust that she's eating it because she needs it, or move the fruit bowl and offer other snacks because of all the fruit sugars and the effect it may have on her tummy!

Does you limit fruit intake, or do you let them have as much as they like? ]]> Tacey http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876537-limiting-fruit.html Stopping BF at night - advice welcomed! http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876512-stopping-bf-night-advice-welcomed.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:30:28 GMT I posted this in Breastfeeding too - but there is more traffic in here and as the LO's are older it might be that more Mums have done this in the past and can pass on their experiences and advice


Caitlyn is nearly 13 months and since a nasty virus a couple of months ago has reverted to feeding more at night (before then we were getting to 1 night feed only) - she isnt eating much in the day (its a struggle to get 3 small meals into her) but can feed on average 3-4 times a night, although not all of those are proper hungry feeds and she can wake and want the breast as many as 7 times in a night! She has dropped on the weight scales from near 75th percentile (from birth to 10months) to well under the 50th at 12 months and Im concerned - my milk should not be her main source of nutrition now and I need to readjust this. Not only is she getting too much milk it means neither she nor I are getting a proper sleep. For me, being back in work, this really matters now - its beyond exhausting and frankly half the time Im probably not safe in the car I am that tired.

My instinct is that she should be having a morning and a bedtime feed (she feeds to sleep) only now.

So - dropping the night feeds - Caitlyn is a boob monster - she has always loved her milk so she will NOT be happy. HV advice is to just stop, and get the stress out of the way in a few horrible nights. Im aware that the first night at least she will be actually be hungry and from experience in other areas she is perfectly capable of screaming for hours on end if she doesnt get what she wants.

Are there any ways of making this easier? I cant do this over several months - im at the point of exhaustion now and honestly im this close to refusing to feed her at all because im so tired and I need a nights sleep - Caitlyn has never slept through but she is much worse now than at, say, 8-9 months.

Sorry for rambling post -basically - how can I do this so its the least stressful on Caitlyn, me and my DH (for whom C will not settle at night)

All help appreciated

Mizze x ]]> Mizze http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876512-stopping-bf-night-advice-welcomed.html Toddler and baby sharing a room http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876492-toddler-baby-sharing-room.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:56:31 GMT Does anyone have any tips for putting a baby in the same room as a toddler. We live in a two bedroom house so they have to share, the room is really... Does anyone have any tips for putting a baby in the same room as a toddler. We live in a two bedroom house so they have to share, the room is really big so there is definitely enough room for both of them.
I don't want the baby to wake the toddler up. The baby is 4 months and the toddler is nearly two.
I tried it one night but when I went in to check on the LO, the toddler woke up.

ANy tips will be very welcome ]]> LIZZY55 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876492-toddler-baby-sharing-room.html What is your LO like... http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876472-your-lo-like.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 08:27:30 GMT At Mother and Toddler Groups? I take Paige to 3 groups a week, 2 Bookbug sessions, and 1 bounce and rhyme session. All of these are the whole... At Mother and Toddler Groups?

I take Paige to 3 groups a week, 2 Bookbug sessions, and 1 bounce and rhyme session. All of these are the whole sitting in a circle singing songs etc. Paige adores them and they have definitely contributed to her little persnality she has got.

I ask, because yesterday at the group, all of the kids got given little animals on straws (about 25 kids or so, aged 4mths - 3ish)
I always sit with a group of mums whos LOs are the same age as Paige, and they were all grabbing straws etc, and one of them took Paiges and she ust stood there, looking at her straw, but not attempting to take it back. She looked sad and left out, and I felt bad for her.
Also, when other toddler come up to her, you know how they do the whole touching and poking etc, Paige just stands there and looks bewildered... as if to say "what the heck are you doing?" and looks upset. She never touches the other kids and doesnt seem to know how to react.

She started crying yesterday when a little girl (who is only 13 mnths) tried to kiss her haha.

Anyone else have a very gentle toddler?

She is by no means shy, as she loves to go up to people and have a chat and is constantly dancing around the middle of the floor doing actions.
Could this just be how she is going to be? Or do you think her social skills or lack of are stopping her getting the most out of interacting with other kids? ]]> MrsMurphy2Be http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876472-your-lo-like.html nettle sting type rash.. http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876453-nettle-sting-type-rash.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:09:15 GMT So last night when i put lo in bath i noticed she had this nettle sting type rash on her back and her legs. I foned NHS direct and she said to just... So last night when i put lo in bath i noticed she had this nettle sting type rash on her back and her legs. I foned NHS direct and she said to just observe it by the time o got off the phone it had dissappeared so i was happy. This morning however it has reappeared in different places legs arms tummy, not to sure what it is or what it is caused by. Does anyone have any ideas as to what it may be and whether i should go docs for it. ]]> Laraa http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876453-nettle-sting-type-rash.html Anybody not get better sleep after ditching dummy? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876372-anybody-not-get-better-sleep-after-ditching-dummy.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 02:33:29 GMT LO doesn't sttn, for months I've been thinking about ditching the dummy. My mother and sis keep telling me 'he'll need it for teething'. So the last thing I want to do is go through the pain of ditching it to find no improvement in sleep and then have a grumpy teething toddler on my hands. ]]> tommyg http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876372-anybody-not-get-better-sleep-after-ditching-dummy.html birthday party booked for LO :D http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876304-birthday-party-booked-lo-d.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:14:35 GMT okay, so i saw a party thread earlier & realised i wanted to do something for my LO who turns 3 in june

So i've gone & booked it already :haha: its a really popular softplay area so i needed to book in advance & luckily, i have the owner on facebook so he has booked it for me without having the deposit yet :) which is brill!

Its private, so we have the full playarea to ourselves! Its 3 tiers & on the top it has a bouncy castle :happydance: 7 slides, 4 ballpools :D i think im more excited than what my LO will be lol!

When did your LO have their 1st party? What did you do? X ]]> Mammy2Joojx http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876304-birthday-party-booked-lo-d.html potty training help for a first timer! http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876286-potty-training-help-first-timer.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:40:57 GMT I've got a sweet 30 Month old and we are on day two of diaper free potty training. Only 1 poop accident yesterday... however in the course of two days she's only peed 3 times ( not including night time pee diaper) .... is this normal??? It seems like She should be peeing more often, she gets milk water and only one glass of apple juice. When she goes its a good amount and pail yellow. However se says she is so scared to make a mess so she cries whn She has to pee and screams when she actually pees because she's scared... not because it hurts.

Please any thoughts on the amount of pee or how to help her overcome her fear.... thanks!! ]]> Ventri http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876286-potty-training-help-first-timer.html Need advice please please http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876244-need-advice-please-please.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:36:48 GMT I am desperate here.... I have a 1 year old daughter who is yet sleep through 1 night. It has been getting worse and worse the past couple of... I am desperate here.... I have a 1 year old daughter who is yet sleep through 1 night. It has been getting worse and worse the past couple of weeks....this is her routine. Goes to bed really good around 7 7:30 sleeps till 11 12 wakes up and will not go back to sleep for at least an hour sometimes longer. wakes up around 3:30 4:30 will not go back to sleep until she has a sippy cup of milk. that is the only thing I can do in order to get her back to sleep for a couple more hours. PLEASE NO RUDE JUDGEMENTS. I am looking for advice because I do not know what else to do. Ive tried letting her scream/cry it out and she will cry for an hour quite down for 20 min and it starts all over again. Ive tried later bedtimes, earlier bedtimes. I just am exhausted because I have been sick and I dont know what else to try...what would you suggest? Should I just keep letting her cry and not go in her room at all? do I pick her up and try to calm her down? I need some major sleep.......getting depressed.

On average she is awake almost every 2 hours from 11 o clock until I have to get up for work at 7. ]]> tryingg http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876244-need-advice-please-please.html <![CDATA[anyone's toddler small?]]> http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876240-anyones-toddler-small.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:33:13 GMT I noticed we've got a 'big toddler' thread, but we haven't got a small toddler one, so I thought I'd start one.

Mojo is 2. He just grew into 12-18 month trousers, and 18-24 month tops. At the playgroup we go to he is the same size on top as the two kids who are around 18 months old, but they've got longer legs than him!

It's actually quite good, because he's a bit behind with his talking, but nobody says anything because he looks younger than he is.

Madeleine is going to be 5 in April, and she's wearing age 3-4 trousers still. On top though, she's wearing 4-5, so same as Mojo, she's at the right age on top, but a year behind on her legs! ]]> hellohefalump http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876240-anyones-toddler-small.html Anybody switched from formula to milk powder? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876201-anybody-switched-formula-milk-powder.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:58:13 GMT Lachlan is currently having toddler formula, and with the price of formula (about $17, $18 a tub) and the price of cows milk (too much over here!... Lachlan is currently having toddler formula, and with the price of formula (about $17, $18 a tub) and the price of cows milk (too much over here! Over $3.50 a bottle most places..) I am quite interested in just buying powdered milk and making his milk up with that.

Just wondering if anybody else has done this and how they found it in comparison. Obviously with him not being on formula any more he won't be getting those extra nutrients but the way I see it, you don't see too many older toddlers/children having formula as it is so I figure we'll phase it out.

Thanks :flow: ]]> rwhite http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876201-anybody-switched-formula-milk-powder.html Colic/reflux - Exhausted mummy :( http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876195-colic-reflux-exhausted-mummy.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:48:51 GMT My little girl has just turned one and we having huge sleep issues with colic/reflux. Occassionally we might be lucky and she sleeps all night and in... My little girl has just turned one and we having huge sleep issues with colic/reflux. Occassionally we might be lucky and she sleeps all night and in her cot but most nights are horrific. She wakes thrashing and screaming with trapped wind sometimes she desnt wake but just thrashes around in her sleep smashing into us or her cot depending on where she is. Now she won't go in the cot at all it's like she associates it with the pain :(

We started on rinitadine a couple of weeks ago and it worked for 3 days :D then she has had an awful cold ever since so it's not really been working.

I'm just soooo exhausted, hubby doesn't understand as Im a stay at home mum so obviously I sit around drinking coffee and chatting with my mates all day!:coffee:

Is there anyone else out there in the same boat as me or been in this position. Any advice or reassurance would be great :D

xx ]]> Taylorr http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876195-colic-reflux-exhausted-mummy.html Coughs and colds grrrr http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876182-coughs-colds-grrrr.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:35:41 GMT My LO seems to be having a persistent cold with a barking cough thrown in for good measure. I just start to think she is on the mend and the cycle... My LO seems to be having a persistent cold with a barking cough thrown in for good measure. I just start to think she is on the mend and the cycle starts again. I know some of it is due to teething but the cough is driving me insane :growlmad: Sorry needed to rant, I just need to sleep!!! ]]> pigginteacher http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876182-coughs-colds-grrrr.html Question for UK Mums - chest clips on car seats? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876163-question-uk-mums-chest-clips-car-seats.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:14:38 GMT Hi all, I have a really wriggly 2 year old, who always manages to get his arms out of car seat straps. We have three different car seats, all... Hi all,

I have a really wriggly 2 year old, who always manages to get his arms out of car seat straps. We have three different car seats, all different makes and styles, and he can do it in all of them (he's determined to turn the side light on in the car, and wriggles and wriggles until he manages, even though I pull the straps tightly). His language isn't brilliant (actually, it's hopeless, but that's another thread!) so there's no reasoning or discussion with him.

I've been thinking about getting a separate chest clip for his car seats, but I know that there are regulations in the UK about having to be able to get your child out one-handed in case of an accident. I'm worried though that if we did have an accident, without him sitting in his seat properly, he might well be seriously injured. I have a long commute to work everyday with him, so it's a daily problem.

What would you do? And has anyone bought one and found it useful?

Thanks,

Welly xx ]]> wellyboot http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876163-question-uk-mums-chest-clips-car-seats.html Thumb sucking? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876129-thumb-sucking.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:41:59 GMT Hello All,

I wasn't too sure where to post this, but guessing you guys with older kids might be able to advise me best!

My LO is 10months old and has always been a thumb sucker. She has 4 top and four bottom teeth at the front, and I'm worried her thumb sucking will push them forward.

My question is, do babies generally grow out of thumb sucking naturally or do will she do it until she's all grown up?

All thumb sucking experience and advice appreciated! :thumbup:

Thanks ]]> Cat Louise http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876129-thumb-sucking.html Heating/ Cough/Cold - advice http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876122-heating-cough-cold-advice.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:32:15 GMT Lo has had a constant cough/cold since about november - she has been to the doctors twice, he has checked her over both times, no infections she is... Lo has had a constant cough/cold since about november - she has been to the doctors twice, he has checked her over both times, no infections she is fine (apart from teething) We have done the usual to try and get rid and even bought a humidifier - which cost me a bomb but its not working.

It has occured to me that its possibly connected to the heating, her room is 18 degrees (which is what it should be I think :shrug:) her door is shut (because cats/h would wake her up when he gets up at 4 - its on at night to keep it at 18 otherwise it creeps down to 16 or colder - she is in long sleeves and a winter sleeping bag.

If we turn the heating down its too cold in the house - but Im wondering if its not helping getting rid of the cough:shrug:

I might be totally wrong and its just a winter thing

Anyone got any advice? ]]> Mrs Doddy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876122-heating-cough-cold-advice.html How often do you get your toddler weighed? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876067-often-do-you-get-your-toddler-weighed.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:38:59 GMT I always got Luke weighed the first week of every month but now he is getting older is it as important? We haven't been since the beginning of January as the clinic I go to is more full of babies being weighed rather than toddlers.

How often do you take your toddler or do you not anymore? :flower: ]]> kellie_w http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876067-often-do-you-get-your-toddler-weighed.html feeling sorry for myself :-( http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876047-feeling-sorry-myself.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:24:23 GMT I have a STINKING cold and a 16 month old who doesn't keep still for a second - he'd seriously give Usain Bolt a run for his money! Love him dearly but he has worn me out today! My Mum went home a few hours ago after staying with us since Mon for a visit. She wanted to stay and help but had a train ticket booked so had to leave. Never been a Mummy's girl but was gutted to see her leave! DH is working late all week so I'm caring for LO from 6am-ish right through till bedtime then cooking/cleaning etc. Normally this is no effort but I feel soooooo ill and the worst bit is I can't take any medication as am breastfeeding and co-sleeping!

Boo hoo hooo... :-(

Sorry to moan LOL! X ]]> littlestar85 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876047-feeling-sorry-myself.html need advice!! http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876022-need-advice.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:57:36 GMT Well DS has only had 3 sips of water & 4oz of milk in 6 hours. He is ill, on antibiotics, ibruprofen & calpol - he has an ear infection, is teething & has a cold. He isn't really eating or drinking.

This is what he's had today -

When he woke up -
3oz of water.
10oz milk. Half a biscuit, few grapes.

Between 10am and 6pm -
1oz juice. 2 yoghurt & an orange.
3 sips of water. An orange, a yoghurt.
4oz milk.

That is in 12 hours. He has had 2 wet poops and has hardly peed at all.

He keeps running a fever, what do I do?!

Also I need tips to get him to take his antibiotics and he doesn't like the flavour of them. Xx ]]> Mee_Mummy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/876022-need-advice.html Vtech innotab for 3 yr old? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875971-vtech-innotab-3-yr-old.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:54:55 GMT I know they say they are for 4-8 year olds, but has anyone got one of these for their lo whos younger? Maisies 3 on april 28th and im stuck for... I know they say they are for 4-8 year olds, but has anyone got one of these for their lo whos younger?

Maisies 3 on april 28th and im stuck for things to get her. Ive thought about getting this and heard some good reviews but not sure if it will be any good to her at this age, or whether i should get it at christmas instead. ]]> Laura--x http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875971-vtech-innotab-3-yr-old.html Reins http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875930-reins.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:15:13 GMT Hi, Can anyone recommend me some good reins? Or are there any to avoid? Our LO loves walking outside, but hates being restricted, i.e. having his... Hi,

Can anyone recommend me some good reins? Or are there any to avoid? Our LO loves walking outside, but hates being restricted, i.e. having his hand held. :dohh:

Any help would be much appreciated. ]]> Piperette http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875930-reins.html My 2 year old is scared of the washing machine and boogers! http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875904-my-2-year-old-scared-washing-machine-boogers.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:45:31 GMT Bryson is terrified of the washing machine. Every time it starts the spin cycle he goes crazy and starts screaming and crying. And Oh, Man!... Bryson is terrified of the washing machine. Every time it starts the spin cycle he goes crazy and starts screaming and crying. And Oh, Man! Boogers!!! If he has a booger in his nose it's the end of the world. He will come running to me or his daddy yelling booger and cry. If we don't get it out immediately he screams bloody murder. Poor thing!

I can't help it though. I find it a little funny.:haha: Bad mommy! :blush: ]]> britt1986 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875904-my-2-year-old-scared-washing-machine-boogers.html Is it okay to be an only child? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875890-okay-only-child.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:31:47 GMT Anyone an only child? Have and only child?

Have you or your LO's turned out okay? :haha:

We have a little boy who is 2.4 years old and although I've considered another child I don't really think I want one!!

But I'm worried that this will effect my LO! Will he resent me when he's older for not giving him a LO?

I just feel that our quality of life will be better with just one!!

What do you guys think? ]]> lepaskilf http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875890-okay-only-child.html Advice please :) http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875857-advice-please.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:57:17 GMT My LO hasnt developed some skills that at his age should be doing. We arent around childern alot and dont really go to playgroups although he is... My LO hasnt developed some skills that at his age should be doing. We arent around childern alot and dont really go to playgroups although he is starting nursery school next year. I was wondering would this be why he hasnt developed some skills? Im beating myself up about it. Thanks :) ]]> Kelz22 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875857-advice-please.html Napping too late - will this transition to no naps soon? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875834-napping-too-late-transition-no-naps-soon.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:34:33 GMT Our LO has never napped well ... but recently we've made a break-through ... we've found that if we don't attempt to get him to nap until quite late in the day, say 3pm, then generally he will nap without any complaints at all.

Wahey, we shouted, when we first discovered this :happydance:

But of course it comes with a price - we now have a toddler not waking from his nap til 4pm or even 5pm.

So far this doesn't seem to have impacted bedtime too much, but I don't think it's an ideal situation.

Has anybody else's toddler gone through a late-nap phase and then moved straight on to no naps? I'm just wondering whether this is what's likely to happen gradually if we keep letting him have these late naps.

Thanks ]]> colsy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875834-napping-too-late-transition-no-naps-soon.html High Pitched Screeching/Screaming! :( http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875805-high-pitched-screeching-screaming.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:52:42 GMT How can I get Liam to stop it, it's been constant this morning and it's so loud god knows what the neighbours must think!!

Is it normal?!? :wacko::wacko: ]]> xxEMZxx http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875805-high-pitched-screeching-screaming.html i need a chat please :( VERY LONG http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875798-need-chat-please-very-long.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:47:04 GMT Were do i start.....................PLEASE DONT JUDGE ME it's taken alot for me to write this :(

I have a gorgeous lovley little 4 year old boy (well 4 in 2weeks)
He was born at 31+5 and was a hard baby due to acid reflux and reflux apneoa.

He was always different to i thought.
Anyway as he got to about 2 i noticed changes in my son that i thought were just normal changes but it's continued for 2 year's and is getting worse.

Right,
There's alot of things i cant put my finger on.I love my son so so much but his daily behaviour is having a mental affect on my daily life not to mention i have a 6month old aswell.
I am not what you call strick but i dont let him get away with things,I dont smack/slap/hit my son..I punish with the naughty step or his room for 5minutes until he apologises and understands the reason behind his punishment.

Every morning is a disaster,He doesnt listen to me at all and is a very very loud child he will just scream and cry.His pre-school teacher has been watching my son's actions for over a week now and informs me of his ways everyday.Not been good at all this week.

Okay so i'll outline what i find abit out of the ordinary..
. He gets up every morning crying (continuous and doesn't have a explanation)
. He will not eat his breakfast regardless of which cereal we buy i try a different multi-pack everyday he is to choose what he wants.I try toast and everything..Fruit you name it. ( teacher has mentioned he wont eat at school either ) UNLESS chocolate or oranges.
. Very fussy when getting dressed,Extremley distracted by the slighest thing,Always ends in tear's most of the time me.
. He finds it hard to share and play with other children without crying or screaming.
. He is extremely loud,Never a quite moment in the house.
. He cannot sit still at all,fidget's so much,getting up and down,diving all over the place,screaming and making plenty noise ( favourite place is stand infront of the tv )
. Wont eat certain things for lunch or tea ive tried everything my supermarket has and he will only eat chicken,chips and spaghetti.
. Likes to take all his clothes off where ever we are.
. LASTLY He blaims everything on a imaginary friend called kia..If i ask him why he did something he says he doesnt know,he cant remember or kia told him too.
.THESE ARE THE HALF I CAN THINK OF.

My daily life is so demanding and i cant understand why he has a good diet of fruit,veg and water..I try my hardest to input these daily as he wont eat :(
He is very disruptive to me and tells me he hates me :( doesnt love me and only wants his nan,the preschool teacher told me he cried for 1 hr and 45mins for his nan..He has always been close to his nan and loves her very much.

I have finally picked up the courage to go to my GP and explains my upset and anxiety i face daily with my son's behaviour.
He is a darling at times and it breaks my heart to put this into writing but i need to clear my chest .

Thank you for any replies and im sorry its long x ]]> mummyvikki http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875798-need-chat-please-very-long.html Birthdays and what to do? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875735-birthdays-do.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:32:33 GMT DS is the big 3 in April so I'm planning on a little party for him. He knows that birthdays mean cake and parties lol so I was thinking of having a do at a soft play or the small zoo near me do a lovely party package.

My reason for posting this is because I was talking to a friend with a LO of the same age and she told me she wouldnt be having a party for her DS because was stupid at this age.

It's got me wondering, what are people's views on this? Is 3 too young? ]]> Zizzle http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875735-birthdays-do.html wayward 1 year olds? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875706-wayward-1-year-olds.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:03:34 GMT hi Ollie is wonderful, generally contented and bright. Recently though he is having little tantrums - eg if something is taken off him, he... hi

Ollie is wonderful, generally contented and bright.

Recently though he is having little tantrums - eg if something is taken off him, he isn't allowed to go somewhere, he is picked up when he doesn't want to be, nappy changes (not all though)

Anyway - how do you deal with them with a 1 year old?

Also - he is very curious and mobile and where I see other babies happy to hang around Ollie is EVERYWHERE and into EVERYTHING - hence some tantrums when he has to be stopped doing something or going somewhere -is this normal?

hx
Ps he does understand "no" but seems to employ selective hearing a lot! ]]> hb1 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875706-wayward-1-year-olds.html Toilet training regression all of a sudden - combined with general misbehaviour http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875679-toilet-training-regression-all-sudden-combined-general-misbehaviour.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 12:25:49 GMT We've been potty training since very early January, and despite a few struggles to start with, I was really feeling good about our progression. We'd got to the point where nine out of ten wees were in the potty or toilet, and most of those he actually told me he needed to go (rather than me saying "do you need to wee?").

However, the past two days, we've had an absolute complete regression. It started by him weeing himself while sitting on the "naughty step". He was only on the step for 30 seconds or so, and then when we went to get him he'd had a wee.

Then he went back to normal again, and then he was in another room from us and when we went in he was just stood still, telling us he'd had a wee in his pants.

Since then, his behaviour has gone through the floor - he's been AWFUL for the past 24 hours. He isn't ill, his teeth aren't bothering him, he isn't tired. He's just being plain unpleasant. Not really naughty as such - you know, he isn't doing really bad things ... but he's just being generally unhelpful and contrary, trying to weedle out of doing anything we ask him to do, pushing each of us to our absolute limits, etc etc. He isn't usually like this, so although it's quite standard toddler behaviour, it's quite unusual for him.

So, we've got this unpleasant behaviour and now we've got a wee on the naughty step every single time he goes on it, plus every time we are in a different room from him, he pees his pants.

I appreciate this may be an attention-seeking thing, but he's doing it even if I've literally left the kitchen to put something in the lounge and then walk back in. So he has about 20 seconds to decide to pee and then do it!

Blarrrrrrgh - I ain't feeling great, I hate everything today anyway, and now we've got this regression when only at the weekend I'd been telling everyone how fantastic he was getting on.

Can anybody help? ]]> colsy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875679-toilet-training-regression-all-sudden-combined-general-misbehaviour.html Is this unreasonable - rear facing car seat use? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875627-unreasonable-rear-facing-car-seat-use.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:23:38 GMT Hi everyone I’m feeling a bit down about a situation that‘s arisen with my mum today, and wonder if you lovely ladies think I’m being a bit... Hi everyone

I’m feeling a bit down about a situation that‘s arisen with my mum today, and wonder if you lovely ladies think I’m being a bit unreasonable?

We have chosen to keep Alex rear facing for as long as possible, and use a Britax Hi-Way 2 in our family car for any journeys. I take him out in the car every day I have him. My mum looks after Alex one day a week at our house when I’m at work, on a Wednesday, which is great as she’s really good with him, and she usually takes him out locally for a walk or on his trike to get out of the house and get some fresh air. So there’s never really been the need for her to drive him anywhere before.

Anyway, my sister is due to have her second baby any day now, and when my mum arrived at our house this morning to look after Alex, she asked if she could take Alex over to my sister’s house later to keep her company and also help to entertain my niece for her (she’s just 2 months younger than Alex). My mum has a forward facing seat in her own car, which my sister bought for her to transport her 15 month old about in, and she said that she could drive Alex over and back in that.

I told my mum that, as we’ve chosen to keep Alex rear facing for as long as possible, we simply wouldn’t feel comfortable about him being driven in a forward facing seat today. There are other reasons too which I didn’t mention – that main one being that I don’t personally think she secures my niece tightly enough when she drives her around (I’ve mentioned this to her before that the straps could be tighter, but I think she’s afraid if making it uncomfortable so leaves them looser than I would) and also because on a cold day (like today) I’m pretty sure she thinks it’s more important to keep a LO warm in a thick coat in the car, than take the coat off to get the harness secured properly (I’ve mentioned this to her as well when I saw her put my niece into her car with a mega-thick coat on, but she didn’t really take any notice, perhaps because that is the way my sister would normally dress her for a journey on a cold day, I don’t know).

So I’ve been left feeling like a crap sister because I know my heavily pregnant sister would have enjoyed my mum’s company today, and appreciated the help with her LO too. My Alex and my niece would have had great fun playing together also. My mum hasn’t said it, but I just know she thinks I’m being unreasonable about the car seat situation. It wouldn’t be possible for me to put my seat in her car though, and I just don’t see the point on compromising on our decision to keep Alex rear facing at all times, unless it’s for a real emergency. My OH is of the opinion that my mum has made a commitment to us to look after Alex on a Wednesday at our home, and she knows our stance on rear facing, so he’s quite annoyed that she even asked. We can’t afford to pay for another rear facing car seat for my mum’s car at the moment, as my OH is about to go self-employed full time (scary!) and it wouldn’t really make sense anyway, since she doesn’t really need to drive him anywhere on the one day a week she has him.

So ladies, what do you think? I think I feel so bad because it’s highlighting the differences in the way my sister and I parent our kids at a fragile time when she’s about to give birth again, and my mum is kind of stuck in the middle. I highlighted the benefits of rear facing to my sister before she bought her seats (without preaching) but she has decided that forward facing is fine for her. I respect that, and have never made an issue of it, but now it must seem that I am judging by not letting my LO forward face on this one occasion that would help her out.

Eugh! I hate these kind of situations! It makes me feel paranoid and OTT, but I can’t help the way I feel about it!

Laura x ]]> Ice Cold Cube http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875627-unreasonable-rear-facing-car-seat-use.html Who has a leap pad? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875621-has-leap-pad.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:17:10 GMT Is there much a 2 year old can do with it? Ihsan is very good at using the apps on my iphone, he can navigate his way round the phone easily and is... Is there much a 2 year old can do with it? Ihsan is very good at using the apps on my iphone, he can navigate his way round the phone easily and is very good at doing puzzles etc.

What would you recommend? Thanks x ]]> eddjanuary10 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875621-has-leap-pad.html 3 year old and a 1 year old in the same room? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875599-3-year-old-1-year-old-same-room.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:52:21 GMT For the boys birthdays and them only being a month apart, we were thinking of decorating C's room for both of them,new beds,furniture etc and then putting them in together.

I know they would love being together as their are already so close :cloud9:
And C had his own bed when he was just over 1.

is this a good idea?:flower: ]]> http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875599-3-year-old-1-year-old-same-room.html Tantrums http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875567-tantrums.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:17:43 GMT Isobelle is almost 12months and has started having tantrums if she can't get her own way or if I am trying to dress her. She puts her face on the floor and pretends to cry or thrashes herself backwards....

What can I do this early to show her this behaviour is not acceptable? She isnt walking yet...

xxx ]]> xnewxmummyx http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875567-tantrums.html <![CDATA[Fell on the ice yesterday, now I'm on crutches]]> http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875515-fell-ice-yesterday-now-im-crutches.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:45:41 GMT :cry: I fell walking back from school run, luckily right in front of my house, DD saw me walk past and fall and pointed to the window so OH came... :cry:

I fell walking back from school run, luckily right in front of my house, DD saw me walk past and fall and pointed to the window so OH came running out with her, by this point a lady was trying to help me, so she held DD while OH got me up!

Was awful, had to call an ambulance because I couldn't walk.

Turns out I've torn the ligaments in my pelvis.. Hate my crutches, find them really difficult!

Nightmare this bloody snow! ]]> CarlyP http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875515-fell-ice-yesterday-now-im-crutches.html Why does she headbutt? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875502-why-does-she-headbutt.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:21:48 GMT Morning all, Amara is getting me worried. She keeps headbutting things, the most recent thing being the floor. She will be crawling and then... Morning all,

Amara is getting me worried. She keeps headbutting things, the most recent thing being the floor. She will be crawling and then suddenly stop and head but the floor 3-4 times and then carry on crawling.

Other times, are when I sit her on the back of the sofa, against the wall, and she will rub her head on the wall, then head but it. Or she will be standing against the end of the sofa and headbutt it.

It is usually quite hard and is making me worry. But is this just a phase they go through or something I should be concerned with? She is just over 13 months.

:flower: ]]> Shabutie http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875502-why-does-she-headbutt.html M.R.S.A? Anyone know anything about it? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875404-m-r-s-anyone-know-anything.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:25:27 GMT This probably should be in the fostering section but I wasn't sure. My two year old foster child Sharina has the MRSA virus. I cannot find ANYTHING online about it! It's all so conflicting!

The worst is her sores on her bum. We got some steroid cream and they've almost completely healed. Still very scarred and have potential to become raw very quickly. We managed to keep her from messing with them by putting her in feet jambes so she couldn't stick her hand down there and scratch.

Any info you guys have on MRSA? ]]> Campbell http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875404-m-r-s-anyone-know-anything.html Toddler room Ideas Plz. http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875401-toddler-room-ideas-plz.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:16:26 GMT I dont know if this is the right place to post but I'm looking for some ideas to redecorate my toddlers bedroom. She is 2 and has a small room with wooden flooring . She has a large closet, it takes up a whole wall and the doors are white. The opposite wall has a window leaving only half the wall to work with. I am looking for paint ideas and colours. I kinda wanted to do an accent wall but I dont know if that is possible with only 2 and half walls to work with. Her toddler bed will be white as well. I will be looking at bedding sets but I'm thinking of doing someting that isnt character related(elmo,dora, princess) because I want her to grow with it and not outgrow the characters, Although she loves Dora I wanted to put something in the room with her just not the whole bed set. So basically Any good color ideas for a little girl would be awesome. If it helps she loves Dora, Elmo, Abby Caddaby, flowers. Also themes would be appreciated. ]]> LittlePeanut http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875401-toddler-room-ideas-plz.html Mac and Cheese http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875369-mac-cheese.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:02:34 GMT Anytime I ask LO what she wants for dinner, lunch or even breakfast, her answer is always Mac n Cheese!! :haha: I thought it would be fun to... Anytime I ask LO what she wants for dinner, lunch or even breakfast, her answer is always Mac n Cheese!! :haha:


I thought it would be fun to talk about what food dish your LO is always asking for. ]]> oct-bump http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875369-mac-cheese.html Help with 18/19 month old! http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875363-help-18-19-month-old.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:57:57 GMT Hi ladies! I was wondering if any of you had some experience with this. My 18 month old (19 in a couple of days) was in the hospital for 5 days... Hi ladies!

I was wondering if any of you had some experience with this. My 18 month old (19 in a couple of days) was in the hospital for 5 days last week. Before this i used to put her to bed with a bottle and she would fall asleep when she finished it, but with everything that was going on she was always exhausted and would fall asleep without it.

But it seems that she got used to it, and now that we are back home she completely refuses to drink from a bottle, i tried buying a diferent kind, but she just hates them! She still loves milk but she only drinks it from her zippy cup or a glass with a straw.

I feel like it's to early to just get her of bottles completely, since i have some friends with 3-4 year olds still drinking from bottles, is this normal? Should i try again to offer her a bottle again or do i just let her drink how she wants from now on?

Thanks for reading! ]]> littleemma http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875363-help-18-19-month-old.html anyone else with a big toddler? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875332-anyone-else-big-toddler.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:15:48 GMT So Isla is BIG!!! A lot of people think she's about 3 years old. She's coming close to outgrowing the 18 - 36 month grobags and wearing mostly 2 - 3 years clothes now. Also I think because Isla is a good talker and quite boisterous people often think she's older, which means they give me funny looks / say things to me if she doesn't behave as they think she should.
Anyhow, my question is - do those of you with big toddlers find others have very high expectations of their behaviour? ]]> fluffpuffin http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875332-anyone-else-big-toddler.html Carseats http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875306-carseats.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:44:52 GMT Hiya everyone, so im going to be coming back to England and need to get a carseat before i arrive home, this way my mum can drive us from the airport... Hiya everyone, so im going to be coming back to England and need to get a carseat before i arrive home, this way my mum can drive us from the airport and LO will have a carseat. Whats a good recommended carseat for a 2 yr old toddler back home? He is about 32 lbs. Im not sure how tall he is but im 5ft2 and he is at my hips. Any recommendations? ]]> brandonsgirl http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875306-carseats.html sleep pattwrns 16 months old!! http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875288-sleep-pattwrns-16-months-old.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:10:56 GMT Since my lo had severe diorhea and slept solid for 4 days way back 6 or so weeks ago her sleep pattern has gone to pot!! I take her to bed at 8:30... Since my lo had severe diorhea and slept solid for 4 days way back 6 or so weeks ago her sleep pattern has gone to pot!! I take her to bed at 8:30 and lie with her she sits up sings dances round shouts i ignore it all so she starts pinching i lay her down and this goes on for about 2 hours every night!!! she doesn't have a bottle before bed as she won't drink milk she only has an afternoon nap if i lay with her and more or less bore her to sleep anyone have any ideas i am looking out on bed time with my other children every night night beside going insane!!!! Hubby does his bit but she is exactly the same for him thanks in advance HELP PLEASE X ]]> butterbaby76 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875288-sleep-pattwrns-16-months-old.html Any horse owners here? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875284-any-horse-owners-here.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:08:12 GMT Hi Ladies, Are any of you mummies here horse owners? My horse is due back from his loan home at the end of this season and I am slightly... Hi Ladies,

Are any of you mummies here horse owners?

My horse is due back from his loan home at the end of this season and I am slightly worrying about how I can handle juggling a toddler and a horse :dohh:

I am considering a part loan to make sure he gets ridden enough and so I can have someone to look after him the 2 days I work 8am - 5pm.

It would be alot easier if I had a car - but there is no way I could afford one right now :nope:

The yard is an hours walk each way and I'm worried about having LO out in all weathers / dark mornings etc.

That aside - how do you ladies manage mucking out and turning out etc with a toddler there? Do you let them "help" (once the horse is safely out the way of course)? Or do you leave them in the pram?

I don't want my LO being miserable stuck in her pram for ages.

Weekends won't be an issue as I can leave LO with DH but it's the other 3 days (providing I get a loaner for the days I work) I am worried about. I don't want LO or my horse to suffer.

How do you other owners do it? :shrug: ]]> Lownthwaite http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875284-any-horse-owners-here.html What shoes does your lo wear?? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875273-shoes-does-your-lo-wear.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:56:01 GMT Maisies in boots everyday, or her red vans, but mostly boots. Im fedup of her wearing boots and have seen so many nice pairs of shoes on next ect but... Maisies in boots everyday, or her red vans, but mostly boots. Im fedup of her wearing boots and have seen so many nice pairs of shoes on next ect but they're mostly ones for the summer that you dont wear socks with, ect!

I need help getting some nice new shoes :( what shoes is your lo wearing in this sort of unpredictable weather we have lately? ]]> Laura--x http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875273-shoes-does-your-lo-wear.html Late Talkers http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875244-late-talkers.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:26:08 GMT Go on, make me feel better.

Alex is 3 in June and simpily says "day day " every now and again when pointing to favourite pictures (generally iggle piggle, hello kitty or Lady Gaga) and makes the "mmmm" sound after drinking.

she is now going to speech therapy monthly. No progress for now.

Makes me sad, everyone else's kids are talking, prem or not, even my 10 month old has babbled more than Alex has in her entire life :cry: I can't believe I still haven't heard my little girl say a word, it kills me.

She s developmentally delayed in all areas, but speech is one of the ones she has big problems with. ]]> AtomicPink http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875244-late-talkers.html Whats your family car?! http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875208-whats-your-family-car.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:52:08 GMT Hi ladies, Just wondering what family car you have.. Im looking to change ours as I bored of it!! and looking for some ideas! :flower: Hi ladies,

Just wondering what family car you have.. Im looking to change ours as I bored of it!! and looking for some ideas! :flower: ]]> Annabel http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875208-whats-your-family-car.html 15 months... http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875188-15-months.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:39:19 GMT Hi all, I've got a few questions that have been bothering me... I have 15 month old twins and they were 8 wks early so I'm paranoid about their development

- how much milk should they be drinking at 15 months? I make 7oz each morning and night but they only drink 4-5oz
- how many naps for how long should they be having? They have a nap at 9am and another at 2pm for 1-2hrs
- how much should they be speaking now? The only words they say are mama dada and they r chatty but is rara gaga etc. I'm really worried they should be saying more ]]> Angelblue http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875188-15-months.html So proud! http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875172-so-proud.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:23:02 GMT I know its a little early but LO has been trying to climb out his cot, getting his legs stuck in the gaps of his cot. So OH has decided that it's time that the sides of LOs cot to come off :cry:

When I put him to bed first off he went straight to sleep but then 5 minutes later he woke and noticed the sides where gone and wanted to play getting in and out of his bed.

I've had to put him back into bed countless of times because of him climbing out :dohh: but I am so proud of the fact that I made him a bottle & put him to bed nearly 30 minutes ago and he's went to sleep all by himself!

I just had to share this because I am so proud of my little man! :flower: ]]> Kians_Mummy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875172-so-proud.html How to encourage independance? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875140-encourage-independance.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:53:49 GMT Madi is 3 years old and she is so attached to me i feel like i cant breath. I love her with every bone in my body, but i feel she is getting worse... Madi is 3 years old and she is so attached to me i feel like i cant breath.

I love her with every bone in my body, but i feel she is getting worse the older she gets.
At home she is very independant, she gets herself dressed, she takes herself to the toilet, she wants to learn, to read and play.
But she will only do all of this when im around.

I live a very boring samey life with my kiddies. I dont drive , i live in the middle of nowhere so buses are few and far between. There is no shop, and nothing other than a little play ground for us to go to. We do also attend the local Mums and Tots on a Wed, and i think most of you remember me taking her out of the Pre School (She will start again in September)

All of my family live around me, my mum/sister/gran aunties etc. So plenty of people for us to visit. But they are all the same people.

She never sees anyone new. We never go anywhere. Exeptsoft play once in a blue moon when i can get a lift, Tescos on a Fri, occasionally shopping somewhere and a few play dates here and there.

She is becoming really hard though, she wont stay with anyone, where as she would before. Only for an hour or so, but she wont even do that anymore. She wont be away from me. Me and Jonny went out for a drink in Fri night for the first time in over two year, we went at 6, she was in bed at 7 but sobbed for the whole hour in between, for me.

How can i encourage her to be seperate from me... without her thinking im abandoning her? ]]> karlilay http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875140-encourage-independance.html Get rid of the dummy..for good!! http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875119-get-rid-dummy-good.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:35:22 GMT Right so about 3 hours ago, i hid all the dummys we have and cut one dummys tip off. When my daughter asked for the dummy i said the dog ate the tip... Right so about 3 hours ago, i hid all the dummys we have and cut one dummys tip off. When my daughter asked for the dummy i said the dog ate the tip off lol. Shes aware she has more than one and asked for another i said he ate them too.
Then i started to explain that she doesnt really need it anymore, shes a big girl, mommy daddy nanny grandad dont use a dummy therefore she didnt need to anymore. She started getting abit teary but then was ok.
Since then shes been ok, she keeps looking at the cut dummy and putting it back on the table lol.
It has only been 3 hours, i dont know how she'll be at bed time but im really determined to succeed.
Any other tips wil be great, especially for bedtime! ]]> Laraa http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875119-get-rid-dummy-good.html <![CDATA[Poor little boy. <3]]> http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875055-poor-little-boy-3-a.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:36:08 GMT Well I posted yesterday morning asking whether I should take DS to docs or not. I decided to take him but we needed to register first as we only... Well I posted yesterday morning asking whether I should take DS to docs or not.

I decided to take him but we needed to register first as we only moved 2 days ago. We got there 10 mins early & was made to wait an extra 50 mins because the doc was behind. :( DS was falling asleep in my arms & he's ill, I felt so sorry for him.. Anyway when we finally got seen it turns out my little boy has a full blown cold, is after his 18th tooth (bottom right molar) and has an ear infection!!

My poor little man! No wonder he's not eaten or slept well. :( I wish I'd have known sooner. He's been I'll for about 10 days - the first 7 just being 'runny poops' but he's had a fever for 3 days now.

Well doc gave him some antibiotics & ibruprofen, mummy is gonna give him lots of cuddles and kisses until he is better. :kiss: ]]> Mee_Mummy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875055-poor-little-boy-3-a.html Singing http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875003-singing.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:49:45 GMT I'm amazed!!

Evie just sang Happy Birthday, the whole song and it was pretty in tune!!

She did sing 'happy birthday to robot' :shrug: which really made me laugh :haha:

Proud mummy moment :cloud9: ]]> Miss_Bump http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/875003-singing.html How often does your toddler stay over at their grandparents (if they live near by)? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874992-often-does-your-toddler-stay-over-their-grandparents-if-they-live-near.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:41:04 GMT We moved back home a few years ago and I always had in mind i wanted to be near my parents if/when we had children. And they are great with Sam,... We moved back home a few years ago and I always had in mind i wanted to be near my parents if/when we had children.

And they are great with Sam, he absolutely loves them.

But he's nearly 15 months now and he's only stayed over there 6 times in total (only twice in the last 6 months), all asked for way in advance, mainly as we were going away for the night, mostly to weddings in England. And they do make out that's an imposition.

They've never just offered to have him stay a night. I don't want to be away from him much but would love the odd night out with DH and friends where we can both have a few drinks and the odd uninterrupted sleep with a bit of a lie in.

Im not really complaining, just wondering what other grandparents who live close by do? And if maybe they're more keen once LO gets older? ]]> Kitten-B http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874992-often-does-your-toddler-stay-over-their-grandparents-if-they-live-near.html Owners of Graco Fusio and/or Koochi Whoosh pushchairs! http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874927-owners-graco-fusio-koochi-whoosh-pushchairs.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:14:15 GMT *Graco owners* - How upright is the seat?? Is it easy to push? Light/Heavy? Is £100 for a new (still in box) pushchair a good deal? *Koochi... Graco owners -
How upright is the seat??
Is it easy to push?
Light/Heavy?
Is £100 for a new (still in box) pushchair a good deal?

Koochi owners -
how small does it fold?
how upright is the seat?
Worth the money?


PLEASE HELP ME!!!! :) xxx ]]> bathbabe http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874927-owners-graco-fusio-koochi-whoosh-pushchairs.html Having a second baby... how do you cope? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874900-having-second-baby-do-you-cope.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:35:37 GMT Coralie still doesn't sttn :coffee: and i've become a ratty sleep deprived b*tch. Night wakings and working full time are not my friends :(

Hubby and I are talking about ttc number two, infact I am already off the pill but we plan to use condoms til July... but when/if it happens how the hell will I cope?

Please tell me you just somehow get on with it? I mean I never would have thought I would've been able to cope with so little sleep for so long but I am... would I cope just cause I had to with number 2?

I so want another baby, a little brother or sister for Coralie but I feel so daunted by it :wacko: ]]> Louppey http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874900-having-second-baby-do-you-cope.html Poor, embarrassed lady http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874861-poor-embarrassed-lady.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:51:28 GMT I was in tesco, and this mum had her daughter (about 2) in the trolley, and she was talking about what to have for tea with her, and this little girl... I was in tesco, and this mum had her daughter (about 2) in the trolley, and she was talking about what to have for tea with her, and this little girl just said "Mummy, can we do whaat we did last night and have breakfast for tea!" The mum was so embarrassed, I was the only one next to her, and she went bright red, and ran off saying "No, darling, we only did that because we didn't go shopping yesterday!"...I was internally in stitches, kids always drop you in it, don't they? :rofl: ]]> JellyBeann http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874861-poor-embarrassed-lady.html 2 Year old review with HV http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874815-2-year-old-review-hv.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:07:47 GMT Hi all, was wondering if anyones child has been through the 2 year review with the health visitor. We have an home appointment with our health... Hi all, was wondering if anyones child has been through the 2 year review with the health visitor. We have an home appointment with our health visitor in a few weeks so I would like a heads up on what to expect. I know they'll do the usual weigh in and plot his height but what will they expect my LO to do?? ]]> fringe88 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874815-2-year-old-review-hv.html Should I just let her sleep? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874799-should-just-let-her-sleep.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:56:28 GMT LO is really poorly :(. She's been waking every hour at night for 3 nights now, she's so exhausted.

She obviously has another infection, she's prone to tonsillitis and ear infections. Her temp is around 39c and I've been alternating calpol and nurofen.

She eats nothing and doesn't drink loads but still some. Luckily she has a doctors appointment this evening.

Thing is she's not slept well for days, we're talking about 16 hours in 3 days!

This morning she slept from 10 - 12 then I put her down again at 1pm and she's still asleep.

Normally she will nap 11 - 2pm and sleep 7 - 7. I don't normally let her nap past 2.30 as she won't sleep at 7 if I do.

Would you wake her so she sleeps tonight or because she's so ill and tired would you let her sleep as long as she needs? ]]> BethK http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874799-should-just-let-her-sleep.html 11 month old unusually tired and grumpy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874798-11-month-old-unusually-tired-grumpy.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:56:06 GMT We seem to be having one of those weeks. Maia is sleeping for 2-3 hours at a time during the day but when she wakes up she still seems tired. She is... We seem to be having one of those weeks. Maia is sleeping for 2-3 hours at a time during the day but when she wakes up she still seems tired. She is grizzly and rubs her eyes.

When she is awake she is also really clingy and has been crying when I've made a move that puts me further away from her, for example if I've gone to take a sip of a drink that placed out of her reach.

She is off her food too, although those of you who've read other threads of mine will know she is a difficult eater at the best of times.

She doesn't have a temperature or any outward signs of illness (eg rashes or cold) but I know she isn't herself. No signs of any teeth coming either, although I know that doesn't necessarily mean she isn't having teething pain.

Does anyone have any ideas? x ]]> starlight2801 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874798-11-month-old-unusually-tired-grumpy.html <![CDATA[Who's LO starts flying start at Easter?]]> http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874794-whos-lo-starts-flying-start-easter.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:50:21 GMT Mine does, and I don't like it! He's growing up far too quickly! :cry: The letters have been sent out today, and he's been allocated a place about a 10-15 minute walk away in a Welsh speaking school, so that's fabby!

How is everyone else feeling about their babies starting school? ]]> JellyBeann http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874794-whos-lo-starts-flying-start-easter.html For mo/ummys who nursed and rocked to sleep... http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874771-mo-ummys-nursed-rocked-sleep.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:25:08 GMT ...did your little ones grow out of the need to be nursed/ rocked to sleep eventually? And if so when??
The reason I'm asking, my lo is 9 months old and he won't self settle at night or for naps and when ever he wakes up overnight I need to nurse him back to sleep? Will that ever stop?? I have to do all the night wakings cause daddy doesn't have (.)(.) :shrug:
I love my son to pieces but I would love a few hours of uninterrupted sleep for once.
I don't believe in cc or cio but I wish their would be something I can do to encourage some more independency on his part iyknwim?!
I don't think that he is really hungry, he only takes some sips and then falls asleep again for the most part. We even started co-sleeping after midnight, so I don't have to get up all the time but I would like for him to be able to sleep in his own bed for the majority of the night without waking up. He doesn't use a dummy.
Sorry for the novel.
Thank You in advance! :flower: ]]> Hope83 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874771-mo-ummys-nursed-rocked-sleep.html should i take the sides of my 15 month olds cotbed?? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874699-should-take-sides-my-15-month-olds-cotbed.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:59:52 GMT Ok so my LO has been ill recently with croup and a cold, shes nearly completly better now so shes just a bit snuffly sometimes but is fine in... Ok so my LO has been ill recently with croup and a cold, shes nearly completly better now so shes just a bit snuffly sometimes but is fine in herself. Since she got ill last weeks she will only nap on me during the day and i have to fight with her for about an hour to get her to sleep in her cotbed at night, literally as soon as i lean over to put her down she freaks out and clings to me(she does the same in the bath and has done all her life). She used to love her bed and would happily lay down and go to sleep, last nite i finally gave in because now im really ill with a chest infection and cold, so am to tired to argue with her and let her come in my bed where she fell asleep straight away on the other side of the bed away from me. Problem is i refuse to make a habit of it she drives me mad and fidgits constantly in my bed so i wanna try everything to get her back in her bed. So do you think maybe taking one side of her cotbed off or even changing it completly into a bed would help as it just seems to be shes freaking out when shes in a confined space. I cant leave her to cry as she nearly completly climbed out her cotbed a couple days ago. She shares my room with me anyway as its just me and her, so its not like shes alone. Any suggestions would be great but co sleeping isnt an option for me as she keeps me up all night xx ]]> SophiasMummy http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874699-should-take-sides-my-15-month-olds-cotbed.html <![CDATA[Anyone else's 18month old]]> http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874693-anyone-elses-18month-old.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:43:03 GMT Still wake up for milk in the night? Jamie does still. He whines and whines until he gets milk. We have tried water as well cos we thought it... Still wake up for milk in the night?

Jamie does still. He whines and whines until he gets milk. We have tried water as well cos we thought it might be thirst but it has to be milk. He never cries for it just moans and moans. Tbh me and my OH are exhausted lol.


Just wondered if there was other mummies or daddies out there thats 18month+ does the same? Xx ]]> neadyda http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874693-anyone-elses-18month-old.html 2-1 nap - advice please. :) http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874659-2-1-nap-advice-please.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:16:21 GMT My LO has always been a bad sleeper, she's only sttn twice, once when she was 6 months (No idea why) and she slept a full 10 hours about a month ago. I've always struggled to get her into a routine and have constiant naps. I've now managed to get her to have a 30min morning nap and then a full 2hr afternoon nap - yesterday was only the 2nd day that she went down for the PM nap and slept a full 2hr 30mins (I let her have longer as she was at my mums the day before and only had 1 hour the whole day :dohh:)

She then went to bed for 8.40pm and woke twice which was great as we normally have 3-5 night wake ups :dohh:

She won't go down for the morning nap until 3hr 45-50mins after getting up for the day and then won't sleep the full 2hr PM nap if i put her down before 4hr at the latest. We are getting long days of 13 hours which i know can cause OT aswell.

She was up at 7.25am and refused to goto sleep this morning until 11.35am 4hr 10mins after getting up. I'm proberly doing the wrong thing here but i'm just going to let her sleep and hope she has a 2hr nap and then do early bed time as we won't have time for a 2nd nap.

Arggh! did you do it gradually with a short nap and then long nap, or did you just go ahead to 1 nap? I've been told it's best to keep 2 naps for aslong as possible and not to just jump into the 1 nap as it can cause all sorts of overtiredness and early morning wake ups etc etc. :dohh: ]]> Jem88 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874659-2-1-nap-advice-please.html Teething and sleep(or lack of) http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874618-teething-sleep-lack.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:05:47 GMT LO has cut 2 of her top molars and her bottom look like they'll cut through shortly. usually LO goes bed at 8pm and sleeps till 7am then has a 45 minute nap in the afternoon, ( i don't let her sleep too long) thing is with the teething she was awake 2 hours last night from 3am-5pm then dropped back off for an hour. she wasn't crying just babbling to her self so i dont know if it her teeth or not. she has a high pain threshold for a toddler. shes trying to drop off now and i don't know whether to let her have a good hour or so cathc up on what she missed last night or stick to her routine of 45 mins and have a cranky baby. i know what the obvious choice should be i just don't want to mess up her body by letting her sleep longer than usual.:wacko: ]]> Tudor Rose http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874618-teething-sleep-lack.html Toddlers in the Shower? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874539-toddlers-shower.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:13:13 GMT Okay, so we live in a flat, and we only have a walk in shower and no bath. We still give Paige a bath in her baby bath, but it is beginning to be... Okay, so we live in a flat, and we only have a walk in shower and no bath.

We still give Paige a bath in her baby bath, but it is beginning to be quite difficult to say the least!

When she was very little, between 2-5 months or so, we would just take her in the shower with us, but now she is terrified of it! I take her in and hold her the whole time, and she cries until she gets out!

Any suggestions? We do hope to get a bath in at some point, but we cant now as we cant afford it! ]]> MrsMurphy2Be http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874539-toddlers-shower.html Loving our Kids on Purpose - Danny Silk http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874474-loving-our-kids-purpose-danny-silk.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:21:06 GMT Has anyone read the book or watch his DvDs? They are Just BRILLIANT! I recommend them to everyone, even if you're not Christian parents. His way of parenting is so wonderful!



For anyone who has read or watched, are there any testimonies you would like to share? ]]> Xpecta http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874474-loving-our-kids-purpose-danny-silk.html Nursary Lunches...What Do You Think? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874434-nursary-lunches-do-you-think.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:41:12 GMT My husband picked up our son today and asked the staff if our son is eating enough of his food (we pack all of his food)....and they said yes, but... My husband picked up our son today and asked the staff if our son is eating enough of his food (we pack all of his food)....and they said yes, but then went on to suggest that we try sandwiches and maybe tacos. He is terrible at relaying the jist of a conversation, so now I am wondering if they don't like the lunches we pack :haha:

Too boring maybe? I find it a real struggle to keep it fresh and I know we get in a rutt. Also I am anal retentive about still giving him carefully cut pieces of food...I think because I'm not there to supervise him if he's trying something new and they are paying attention to several children at once, so I am cautious.

What do you think of these sample lunches and what do you pack your toddler? I have no idea what sandwiches he could bring...they don't allow peanut butter and he wont eat lunch meat....and tacos? :shrug:

We always pack:

Lunch: a protein, a veggie, a filler and a fruit
Snack: always a different flavoured yogurt, a fruit and something else which I struggle to come up with.

Its always the same formula - we serve leftovers from the night before so its always different but the same formula IYKWIM?

Today: pork tenderlion, sweet potato cubes, wild rice, raspberries
Snack : apple yogurt, raisins, sliced strawberries

Friday: chicken, corn, cheese cubes, apple sauce cup
Snack: peach yogurt, avocado cubed, pear cubed

Packed lunch ideas welcome! ]]> Murphy98 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874434-nursary-lunches-do-you-think.html Cravendale Codes http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874340-cravendale-codes.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:55:27 GMT Hi,

A bit of a random request, but I was wondering if anyone who drinks Cravendale Milk and doesn't collect the codes would be kind enough to pass on the codes?

Every code is appreciated as we need more codes than we could ever drink milk and would love to get one of the Kermit Backpacks. Please PM me.

Thanks. ]]> Piperette http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874340-cravendale-codes.html something to make you smile http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874257-something-make-you-smile.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 22:27:50 GMT just another cheerful thread to cheer people up :) Post a pic of your LO pulling a funny face/acting silly I have plenty but i haave just... just another cheerful thread to cheer people up :)

Post a pic of your LO pulling a funny face/acting silly

I have plenty but i haave just asked jayden to do a funny face so i could start this thread & he was more than willing to help me out :haha: x
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She does this to my hubby too but no matter what, will always goes to him in the end (used to be me so must be a phase)... There is the possibility this could be 2 yr molars because the tantrums have increased, I guess, in the last week but not sure.

I just want my little girl back... I don't want to screw her up because of my lack of patience for this continously bad behaviour. I just need some advice... :( ]]> eque_price http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874198-sos.html ok someone explain......... http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874194-ok-someone-explain.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:13:35 GMT how my cute, sweet, innocent little girl can make such a stench that when my OH walks in from work he lectures me thinking ive not taken a dirty... how my cute, sweet, innocent little girl can make such a stench that when my OH walks in from work he lectures me thinking ive not taken a dirty nappy outside cos i didnt want to get cold
she's so tiny!! how does she do it? ]]> Siyren http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874194-ok-someone-explain.html Foolproof teething foods? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874173-foolproof-teething-foods.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:52:30 GMT hi all. Well we are on day 5 of a bad teething episode and LO hasnt eaten anything apart from a couple of mouthfuls here and there for the entire... hi all.

Well we are on day 5 of a bad teething episode and LO hasnt eaten anything apart from a couple of mouthfuls here and there for the entire 5 days.

We try cold food (even ice cream) soft mush, finger foods - everything you can imagine but i cannot get her to have more than a couple of bites/mouthfuls. Even Petit Filous/Banana/Dairylea/Babybel/fish pie (normally our default falisafe options).

Ive tried Calpol/nurofen before meals - doesnt help, neither does Bonjela.

Ive also tried raw carrot -(just bites and then throws)

She wont entertain any teething toys either - a right little madam.

Does anyone here have anything else which works for them? ]]> jkbmah http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874173-foolproof-teething-foods.html feeling guilty with 2nd baby? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874170-feeling-guilty-2nd-baby.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:49:24 GMT Hey guys,

So I had my baby boy. I am over the moon happy with him, he's adorabe.

Baby blues seem to have struck a little. Dont get me wrong I am happy but there's that dull edge to it that I expected after last time. The thing that is most affecting me is a strange feeling of guilt I have towards my daughter. I feel so bad about having left her to go into hospital (3 days) even though I saw her for visiting every day and I know it couldnt be helped. Now I feel guilty that she is staying with my mum tonight which is so silly as she has stayed over lots and this is just ike those times yet I cant help worrying that she will be thinking I have abandoned her again, She's only 15 months old and suddenly I am no longer soley hers, she has to share me. Will she be able to understand whats happening?

I make sure that I spend time with her, it;s not that hard as my little boy just sleeps most of the time. I have actually been doing more things now with her than when I was pregnant as I physically couldnt do a lot. I have bought her a present and all my friends bought her presents when visiting so she doesnt feel left out.

Did any other mums feel this way with their 2nd?

xxx ]]> elephant29 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874170-feeling-guilty-2nd-baby.html Urgent advice needed - Early waking http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874161-urgent-advice-needed-early-waking.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:36:05 GMT My 3 year old son wakes up between 4-4.30am most days, occasionally he will sleep in til 5, but its rare. He has always been an early riser and its... My 3 year old son wakes up between 4-4.30am most days, occasionally he will sleep in til 5, but its rare. He has always been an early riser and its never been an issue, until we moved (We moved due to the abuse we got from the neighbors over my sons noise during the day, it started as they didn't like the noise of him playing with his toys, he had just turned 2, they started banging down, shouting that he was a r****d and deranged, he reacted really badly to the constant, daily abuse until we had a screaming child all day and the abuse got horrific, they rang SS, the police, the landlords, environmental health, we are pretty certain it was them who smashed my sons window, kicking our front door etc etc :cry:) Well since we have moved he is still waking early, but getting upset in the mornings. Our neighbors don't like this and have been complaining since we moved in saying that we leave the children screaming all night (we don;t we go straight to them)

The move was pretty stressful for Dylan, we moved a few weeks after he had surgery, then a week after we moved was Xmas, then nursery started 2 weeks after that, he isn't brilliant with change which doesn't help.

At 2.20am this morning we had a visit from the police, the people downstairs had called 999 on us :cry: The kids are ill and they both woke up at 2am, they were not being loud at all, just wanted cuddles. The stress we are under at the moment is unreal, Dylan is always grumpy where he isn't getting enough sleep, me and OH are always tired and worried about what will happen next.

We have tried everything we can to help him sleep in longer - Gro clock, reward chart, moving dinner time forwards and backwards, changing bedtime routine, getting in bed with him in the mornings, moving bedtime forward and back, giving him foods that promote sleep before bed, bedtime bath stuff, bribery, making mornings as boring as possible, moving breakfast time, changing the morning routine, cutting all junk out of his diet, really tiring him out during the day etc etc etc.

We were hoping starting nursery would help, but it hasn't its just made him more tired and more grumpy in the mornings. I don't let him nap unless he is ill, and then only for a little while.

We will be taking him to the doctors on Wednesday, it probably won't help but I can't think of anything else.

Does anyone have any advice? I can't bear seeing my little man so tired and grumpy every day and worrying what the people downstairs will do next :( ]]> Wiggler http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874161-urgent-advice-needed-early-waking.html Very back teeth.....how long do they take.... http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874142-very-back-teeth-long-do-they-take.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:15:39 GMT Very tired Mummy here!! Just wondered on average how long you LO's have suffered?? My LO is up very very early and not eating, it's def teeth.

xxx ]]> L-C http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874142-very-back-teeth-long-do-they-take.html 1am Wakings and for two hours. Any tips? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874132-1am-wakings-two-hours-any-tips.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:59:56 GMT Started last week but she has done it the last 6 nights in a row. We bring her into bed but she just crawls all over us, laughs ad lurches... Started last week but she has done it the last 6 nights in a row.

We bring her into bed but she just crawls all over us, laughs ad lurches everywhere. I end up getting up with her and she wont sleep again till 3ish.

I am shattered.

She is happy to have water so she doesnt seem hungry. She has a full set of teeth so she cant be teething. She is in the verge of walking. Could this be the cause?

Are Groclocks any use at this age or a waste of money?

Thanks for any advice or ideas:thumbup: ]]> tu123 http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874132-1am-wakings-two-hours-any-tips.html Picture of teeth - Is this normal? http://www.babyandbump.com/toddler-pre-school/874093-picture-teeth-normal.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:26:19 GMT My LO has a weird tooth, Im not sure if you can see it very well in this picture, but it has grown in looking like it is chipped in one corner, and... My LO has a weird tooth, Im not sure if you can see it very well in this picture, but it has grown in looking like it is chipped in one corner, and not just a tiny chip, its as if the whole corner is gone.

It is also in a different position to her other tooth at the other side, like it is in the middle of her front tooth and her molar, so not sure where her incisor is going to grow!

Is this something to worry about, or am I being paranoid?
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