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Laundry Detergent

We have a 6-week LO and have been using Dreft to wash all things baby. We are about to run out of Dreft and are considering switching to Tide Free and Gentle for all laundry items (baby and adult). Anyone use Tide Free and Gentle for baby items? Do you like it? Or should we stick to Dreft? Or are they essentially the same?

beyond frustrated.

My son is 5 and he's normally very well behaved. I've drilled it into his head to never take medicine without me present. Well today he decided he had a cough and was going to sneak in my room and take the children's cough medicine we have. It's in the medicine cabinet. It has a child proof cap which apparently means nothing. He got it open and took probably 3 doses in one swig. Poison control said he'll be fine. He's stoned right now. There nothing I can do. He's clearly high. Idk why he took it upon himself. I have to get a safe now and put every single ounce of medicine in it because he's sneaky and apparently knows how to open things. I feel like an awful parent. Why must kids try to end themselves.

What do you guys think of this idea (regarding some small changes to the sub)?

In order to help people curate the best experience for their individual needs, I am considering a few minor changes to the sub. My plan is to change the flairs so that people can sort to eliminate the types of posts they don't want to see, or request certain types of input. For instance, having a flair that specifies that someone is ONLY seeking information from studies and journal articles vs anecdotes and casual advice. Or if someone ONLY wants to see posts that link to articles or research papers, they can sort to eliminate everything else. This way, if someone just wants to talk to other parents in a safe space where they won't be bullied for basing their decisions on scientific evidence, they can, but if someone else only wants links to articles instead of casual conversation, they can easily find that as well. Let me know what you think of this, as it seems like an easy answer to the issues we've been having.

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Walking..walking..walking

Anyone else have a baby that basically forces them to walk around carrying them? My 3 almost 4 Month old doesn’t stay content very long in swing, on activity mat, or even in my lap. Eventually he gets cranky and cries and the only way to make him happy is to walk him around with me everywhere or to carry him A TON. It’s exhausting 😅 It’s the only way I can put him to sleep too! I love him but..damn!

Newly potty trained venturing outside the home

Hello parents!! I'm looking for some advice, tips and tricks lol! So I recently potty trained my 2.5yo girl. We did the naked method, and then transitioned to wearing long shirts/dresses. I'm starting to reintroduce wearing pants and underwear and so far it's been going okay. But how the heck do you do trips outside the home? She's trained on a potty (not a toilet) and I'm just so stalled on what to do when it comes to leaving the house. I don't want to put her in a diaper but I'm so nervous about being in a store and her suddenly and urgently needing to use the bathroom. What happens if she has an accident? What if she refuses to use a toilet? Please help!

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My pregnant girlfriend wants our baby to have her parents last name

My girlfriend is trying to dictate that our baby have her parents last name despite neither of our last names being the same as her parents. I tried saying we could give the baby 2 last names because she said she had no intent of our last names matching ever with the kids. She constantly says I have no rights and says she’ll deny me paternity. What do I do?

Sick with Covid and looking after a 3.5 year old and a 9 month old with barely any help.

All I want to do is lie down and watch mind numbing television shows but I can’t because I’m a mom. This is the sickest I’ve ever felt in my whole life and I can’t have a break. Not even Covid can run my 3 year old down. He’s just so intense and won’t stop moving, talking and getting in the baby’s face. My husband works from home and is helping when he can but it’s not enough.

Is this much sickness from daycare normal?

Our almost 11-month-old started daycare at a center in our neighborhood about 7 months ago. Since then, she has been sick constantly - and I mean CONSTANTLY. Countless colds, three bouts of the stomach flu, several sore throats, pink eye, three ear infections and of course, Covid. We knew going into daycare that daycare germs/sicknesses would be a thing. But at this rate, she’s home sick 3-4 days a month at the bare minimum. I totally understand their policies that she can’t be in for 24-48 hours after a fever, diarrhea, etc. But the sheer amount of times she’s getting sick just has me feeling so bad for her and questioning if this is actually a normal thing to go through. Thoughts?

My daughter says mommadadda as one word and it’s the sweetest thing.

My 20 month old has been saying mommadadda as one word close together to address both of us, usually when she’s happy. She has done it for a while. She still addresses us individually, but as a dad, it melts my heart that she combines us to one word. Just wanted to share.

What are my options if I died as a single parent?

My child’s father isn’t involved. Not on the birth certificate, never met her, nothing. My biggest fear is that something happens to me. I don’t know who would take my daughter. My parents are too old to care for her. My sister isn’t responsible enough. I have cousins, but I’m not close with them and I don’t know if they would take her. I wish I could choose a family or something to take her in the event something happened to me. Im not planning on dying anytime soon, these are just things I worry about often. Is there anything I can do?