New baby and post birth advice #58 Where have all the dummies gone?!

[Spencerskates]

Absolutely traumatic parenting moment yesterday! Don’t read ahead if you’re eating…

Baby Skates was just in a nappy and tshirt, chilling in his walker while I washed the bottles. I’d heard him do a poo but finished rinsing the bottles then went to go change him. Imagine the horror on my face when I realised that it had not only completely leaked out of the nappy and all down his legs and the floor, but that he’d then been standing in it and spreading it around the carpet🫠🫠

 

[Pontiac_Bandit]

Absolutely traumatic parenting moment yesterday! Don’t read ahead if you’re eating…

Baby Skates was just in a nappy and tshirt, chilling in his walker while I washed the bottles. I’d heard him do a poo but finished rinsing the bottles then went to go change him. Imagine the horror on my face when I realised that it had not only completely leaked out of the nappy and all down his legs and the floor, but that he’d then been standing in it and spreading it around the carpet🫠🫠

Arghhh!!! Any joy cleaning the carpet?!

 

[Spencerskates]

Arghhh!!! Any joy cleaning the carpet?!

No, and we’ve got someone coming to view the house on Monday getting the carpet cleaners in over the weekend!

 

[WeHadFunRight]

Absolutely traumatic parenting moment yesterday! Don’t read ahead if you’re eating…

Baby Skates was just in a nappy and tshirt, chilling in his walker while I washed the bottles. I’d heard him do a poo but finished rinsing the bottles then went to go change him. Imagine the horror on my face when I realised that it had not only completely leaked out of the nappy and all down his legs and the floor, but that he’d then been standing in it and spreading it around the carpet🫠🫠

Oh no! I have the I Love Lucy grape stomping scene in my head (from Pretty Woman)

 

[Spencerskates]

Oh no! I have the I Love Lucy grape stomping scene in my head (from Pretty Woman)

yep, he had the same thrilled look on his face as he was doing it!

 

[fairylights2000]

Absolutely traumatic parenting moment yesterday! Don’t read ahead if you’re eating…

Baby Skates was just in a nappy and tshirt, chilling in his walker while I washed the bottles. I’d heard him do a poo but finished rinsing the bottles then went to go change him. Imagine the horror on my face when I realised that it had not only completely leaked out of the nappy and all down his legs and the floor, but that he’d then been standing in it and spreading it around the carpet🫠🫠

Literally my worst nightmare thoughts and prayers

 

[WeepingCassandra]

Praying for your carpet @Spencerskates - at least it'll be a fun story to tell at his 18th XD

Nursery have phoned to say LittleWC hasn't napped at all today because of his teeth 'but seems happy enough'. Ok? Do I go get him early or just let them manage it? I'm leaning towards just letting them keep him until his normal home time of 5pm, and bringing bed time forward a little.

 

[fairylights2000]

Baby lights took 3 steps at nursery today my baybeeeeeeeeee

 

[Pontiac_Bandit]

Baby lights took 3 steps at nursery today my baybeeeeeeeeee

Yaaaaay, go baby lights!!!!

 

[WotsitG1]

@fairylights2000 Amazing!! Go baby lights!!


Anyone got any top tips for a baby who suddenly refuses to have a tooth brush anywhere near them?

 

[fairylights2000]

@fairylights2000 Amazing!! Go baby lights!!


Anyone got any top tips for a baby who suddenly refuses to have a tooth brush anywhere near them?

Thank you @WotsitG1 @Pontiac_Bandit I'm so proud 🥹

The only thing that reliably works for teeth, about 75% of the time, is one of us holding the baby upside down (he loves it and laughs his head off) and and the other going in with the brush. It's risky though because we do it after he's had a bottle He just adapts to everything else we try.

 

[lorballs]

14 month old keeps randomly waking up at 3am on a Thursday night / Friday morning I don’t know why this is the 6th week. Hubby works in the office on a Friday so of course she’s completely messing up our routines he’s currently downstairs on the sofa

 

[hazmaz]

14 month old keeps randomly waking up at 3am on a Thursday night / Friday morning I don’t know why this is the 6th week. Hubby works in the office on a Friday so of course she’s completely messing up our routines he’s currently downstairs on the sofa

I have no suggestions but we’re the same every night 🥲🥲🥲

 

[NoName789]

14 month old keeps randomly waking up at 3am on a Thursday night / Friday morning I don’t know why this is the 6th week. Hubby works in the office on a Friday so of course she’s completely messing up our routines he’s currently downstairs on the sofa

Same here too we turned 15 months yesterday (how?!) and the last 2 nights he hasnt woke overnight in the first time in weeks no advice but you are not alone!

 

[Tifastrife]

@fairylights2000 Amazing!! Go baby lights!!


Anyone got any top tips for a baby who suddenly refuses to have a tooth brush anywhere near them?

We have to use two brushes - one for him to hold and chew, one for me to brush with. Making him laugh helps but some attempts are more successful than others lol

 

[WotsitG1]

@fairylights2000 That is brilliant how you brush his teeth! The things we do right!

@Tifastrife Two is a good idea he looks chomping on his tooth brush so I might be able to sneak in there. Some nights he’s alright with it and happily opens his mouth up… lately it’s a nope. Wonder if there’s teeth on the move in there

 

[lorballs]

Same here too we turned 15 months yesterday (how?!) and the last 2 nights he hasnt woke overnight in the first time in weeks no advice but you are not alone!

I just don’t get it how does she know it’s Thursday night and let’s kick off

 

[WotsitG1]

Those with walkers…. Were they able to stand up unaided for an amount of time still before they walked…. Or did it happen after furniture cruising. Baby wotsit has been happily furniture cruising and using walker for months…. But will only stand completely unaided for a few seconds. Feel like he’s no where near walking

 

[fairylights2000]

Those with walkers…. Were they able to stand up unaided for an amount of time still before they walked…. Or did it happen after furniture cruising. Baby wotsit has been happily furniture cruising and using walker for months…. But will only stand completely unaided for a few seconds. Feel like he’s no where near walking

He sounds exactly like baby L! If nursery hadn't said he did some steps yesterday we'd be in the same position. Happily cruising or driving his walker round the living room but only standing for a few seconds. I'm trying to encourage walking instead of crawling if we are moving round the house by holding his hands, it is ruining my back.

I got overexcited and bought him some shoes when he started sofa surfing back in January, he's never worn them and I bet they are too small now

 

[WeHadFunRight]

Those with walkers…. Were they able to stand up unaided for an amount of time still before they walked…. Or did it happen after furniture cruising. Baby wotsit has been happily furniture cruising and using walker for months…. But will only stand completely unaided for a few seconds. Feel like he’s no where near walking

Yes, both of mine practiced standing up by themselves from the middle of the floor first before they took steps. Literally the only textbook thing TF has done tbf. TF cruised for at least 2 months before she attempted any independent steps - did a couple of steps at 11 months then nothing again until her 1st birthday which is common as I think they test if they feel they can do it yet or not.