Happy birthday mini a. Hope she’s ok. Did she sleep wellMy daughters 3rd birthday today. Had a lovely day out, in the car on the way home she said my head hurts and I presumed she’s just got a headache/feeling abit icky as it’s been a long day.
We got home and she was fast asleep by half 5she’s woke up for a drink on and off and to top it off the monitor charger has broke so I’m having to leave my door open so I can hear her. I’m PRAYING she doesn’t wake up at 4am also…. Doesn’t time fly! How is she 3!!!!
I was sleeping in my daughters double bed in her room a week up until I went into labour when she decided she wanted daddy to. But she has said she wants to come and sleep with me. She’s fine in her bed with her dad but so emotional in the day. He’s only a week old so hoping it will settle down and she’ll stay in there.Yup, and my husband normally gives up and goes to the spare bed. If my toddler had a bigger bed I think it would make things a lot easier as he would just sleep with him from there. I do wonder if it’s due to the baby that he wants to be in here too.
I don’t mind, except for when he wakes up when I’m feeding the baby. Gets right in the babies face and goes WHAT ARE YOU DOING
Ahh I have a snuzpod that he goes into to keep him safe, no controlling those toddlers limbs during the night. At this very minute my son has somehow turned himself upside down so his feet are on his pillow. No doubt he will be back in our room in a few hoursI was sleeping in my daughters double bed in her room a week up until I went into labour when she decided she wanted daddy to. But she has said she wants to come and sleep with me. She’s fine in her bed with her dad but so emotional in the day. He’s only a week old so hoping it will settle down and she’ll stay in there.
How do you keep it safe for both? Atm me and the baby sleep in the middle so I don’t worry about him falling out.
thank you Strawberry xxHappy birthday mini a. Hope she’s ok. Did she sleep well
Mine slept 7 til 550!! Not a peep out of him. I can’t complain
It can be really challenging when they have days like that.Struggled parenting my three year old today. Not listening at all, doing stupid shit all the time (pouring milk on the table ffs), and just generally grinding all my gears. I was in a cycle of shouting and I hate it! Anyone got any tricks/methods to keep yourself calm in those situations?!
How did you come across the coat hanger thing?It can be really challenging when they have days like that.
I try and keep intent at the front of my mind - like *usually* my little girl isn’t meaning to be a little you now what, it’s part of her learning or what ever and that softens my view of things. The other is something my boss said to me; if you start shouting where do you go from there?
You can also try putting on an activity you know will help you both - whether it’s getting outside for a bit or, I really recommend trying children’s mindfulness/meditation- there’s loads on YouTube and you can do the exercises with your child which will help keep you calm (I recommend the mindfulness video the pond). Also just taking some slow deep breaths and looking out the window helps.
If all else fails I’ve always found snapping these hangers into little pieces really helps release my tension…so treat yourself and take yourself off to the bedroom for a bit… you’ll come back totally refreshed.
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This is oddly specific. Are you okay?If all else fails I’ve always found snapping these hangers into little pieces really helps release my tension…so treat yourself and take yourself off to the bedroom for a bit… you’ll come back totally refreshed.
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Having to take myself off upstairs - started to put some clothes away and one broke as I was putting a dress on it, then I found they snap like twigs and it’s oddly/hugely satisfying!How did you come across the coat hanger thing?
Brb. Off to buy some hangers and snap them all in one go. It's been a dayHaving to take myself off upstairs - started to put some clothes away and one broke as I was putting a dress on it, then I found they snap like twigs and it’s oddly/hugely satisfying!
I get this, had a bad day yesterday! My two year old wouldn't get dressed so didn't get her out to the park. She was just mental all day, made a MASSIVE mess. Would not nap then had a meltdown because she ended up falling asleep at like five and I had to wake her up to feed her dinner so obviously she was grumpy. I'm in absolute agony with my RA and when I tried to hold her to calm her down she was kicking everywhere and kicked me in the chin. I lost it tbh and shouted. Told her she could go to bed without dinner (obviously I wasn't go to) I got so fed up with it because it was just relentless screaming. Throwing herself on the floor etc. I feel bad about it and apologised for shouting when I took her to bed. She did calm down and eat her dinner in the end but it was just awful.Struggled parenting my three year old today. Not listening at all, doing stupid shit all the time (pouring milk on the table ffs), and just generally grinding all my gears. I was in a cycle of shouting and I hate it! Anyone got any tricks/methods to keep yourself calm in those situations?!
yeah… my shouting has definitely gotten worse since the second one came along. Even less time to recharge my parenting battery, I guess. These are definitely the trenches.Nice to know I’m not the only one. We have a new baby in the house now and my three year old is really testing the boundaries and attention seeking through her behaviour. I dealt with it all so well until bedtime when she ramped it right up and I shouted at her before bed. She went to sleep with her dad screaming and woke up screaming. It feels so relentless atm.
My friend has this one for her little girl who is 3 nearly 4 and she says it’s great.Can I ask what car seat everyone is using? I’ve got a 360 and my 3 year old has hit the max height already (104cm) I need to find a high backed booster seat, ideally I-size and side impact protection and something a Houdini can’t get out of, but there’s a billion different ones out there and I don’t know where to start!
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