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My toddler was eating a banana.. with the peel on

And staring right into my eyes while biting into it, I’m guessing to assert dominance? Idk I’m scared. I don’t even know how she got the banana in the first place, they were on the counter? Did she con her 4 year old brother into getting it? But how? She doesn’t talk yet?? Again, I’m scared. She’s scary. Send help.

Seems to be getting worse. Does it still look like baby acne? Pediatrician said it's just acne and not to do anything about it. It seems to be getting worse and skin is very patchy and dry.

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Something you never thought you’d find yourself saying out loud…and then you had kids?

My 2 year old calls his pacifier his “booty.” We called it his chupete (Spanish) since day one, and somehow he morphed it into “booty.” So I am often referring to his “booty” when I mean his pacifier. Never imagined I’d be saying out loud to another human being “you have spinach stuck all over your booty.”

Holy crap, up every 2 hours is HARD

Omg, WOW. Trying to convince myself I won't die from lack of sleep, but jeez. I thought pregnancy was hard, I thought labor before the epidural was hard, but this really tops the cake. I'm a full 8 hours sleeper, and I'm just so emotional by morning. I know it's temporary, and I have so much to be thankful for, but we preggos go through so much. Like this adult diaper wasn't enough to humble me lol, I try and pretend like I'm in college and staying up all night all over again in my 30s

Any tips for raising an active child when both parents are lazy af?

Not wanting to put myself or my partner down, but neither of us were raised to be that active, and with us both approaching our 40s after a sedentary you, we're not really in a position to lead by example. So, anyone care to weigh in?

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Crying incident

Hello, I am having a hard time with an incident. My daughter is 6 months old. I fed her and layed her down for her nap. I waited until she was asleep to step out of the room to feed the dog and take out the trash. Those activities took about 5-7 minutes. I come back inside to really horrible crying. I've never heard her cry like that. I got her to calm down and after she was allA smiles but with the hiccups? I feel like I've ruined her and I've caused some psychological damage. She is smiling and being back to being a happy baby. But that incident is still bothering me. Has someone dealt with something similar? (I have made a point to always use the baby monitor from then on. No matter if it's a 2 minute task out of the room)

Solo with kiddo. Mad respect to the wife.

I’m home with our 1 year old today, for the whole day, for the first time since she was born. Due to my job, and her being on leave, my wife regularly spends the entire day with our girl. I love our daughter. I love my wife. I love my life. But this is challenging. Mad respect to the wife. I’ll let her know what kind of rock star she is once she gets home.

Three nights in a row Little has slept from 11PM-7AM!

So happy her belly button is finally all healed up because adding bathtime to our night routine has made things 10x easier! Plus she loves to float! Oh and she smells delicious afterwards. Lavender and oatmeal. Yummy!! I know this probably won’t last forever but considering I’m doing this all alone while my fiancé is in rehab! I am so excited for the little things ;)

2 month old sleeping through the night - what does it look like for you?

I see a lot of people say that their 2 month old will sleep through the night, and I’m wondering exactly what that looks like. When people say this do they mean their baby really sleeps through the night without waking to feed? Or do you mean your baby sleeps through the night, but wakes to feed and just goes back down right away? My baby will be 2 month old next week, and she sleeps pretty good at night but still wakes about 3 times a night to feed. Usually at 1-2am, 4-5am, and again at anywhere between 6-8:30am, (usually we will get up at this time unless it is on the earlier end). When did your baby start to eliminate a feed during the night? Is there something you have to do to encourage that, or will baby just do that on their own and sleep through their usual feeding time? I want to add I formula feed my baby, since that is probably relevant.

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Babies reach milestones at different times and at their own pace, and that's completely okay! But if you're interested in encouraging them to get moving, here are 8 tips for helping your baby crawl, walk, roll, and more. https://t.co/0zZlPc9eI4 https://t.co/4UPcAELjRt

when did your LO go to their own room?

I know 6 months is the recommendation, but just curious what everyone else has done