Current Events > **Parents and Expecting Parents- The General**

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I feel like theres a lot of posters expecting rn, so heres a general.

Pretty cool that these registries offer a discount on any item thats left on the list after your shower. Target and Amazon at least.

My daughter turns 10 in a couple weeks. Got a boy who's gonna be 8 soon too.

Hoping to have more kids with my next wife.

These kinds of diaper bags look super convenient. I know not everywhere has a family bathroom to use, so I feel like something like this could really come in handy.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/7/3/AASrCoAAD4jZ.jpg

Were 10 weeks today!

Got a lil scan on Thursday, and then the anatomy scan is 12/13

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/2/5/AASrCoAAD4yR.jpg

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Excited for your anatomy scan!

My girl is a year and a half and its really starting to get fun. Her personality is emerging more and more every day. Shes finally starting to say more words. Yesterday she said moah for more for the first time lol

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I'm just here with my 8 month old, trying to survive all the germs from daycare she's giving us.

I got a 19 month old and a 3 month old.
Got our hands full.

Our 3 month old was unfortunately born with hypoplastic left heart. It was caught at the 20 week anatomy scan. He's had 1 of 3 required heart surgeries. He is doing very well all things considered!

I think we are definitely done at 2 though.

On our second round of IUI to get pregnant again. Took six attempts last time and our daughter was stillborn at 25 weeks, then my wife had to have some fibroids removed which meant we had to put off trying again for nearly a year.

Depressing stuff, but we're really optimistic this time since all of the previously unknown issues have been dealt with.

Just hoping the IUI doesn't take six tries again, it's like $1500-2000 a month and insurance doesn't cover it T_T

emblem-man posted...

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I'm just here with my 8 month old, trying to survive all the germs from daycare she's giving us.

Dude we already all got sick and my girl has been in daycare for 2 weeks. We expected it was going to happen but damn it was fast

Not looking forward to the daycare/school germs, I hear its a real doozy!

I cant wait to meet him, and watch his personality develop over time.

Fingers crossed for your little one, Ar0ge.

Im excited but also somewhat nervous about anything that may come up at the anatomy scan. But Im feeling good about it overall.

littlebro07 posted...

On our second round of IUI to get pregnant again. Took six attempts last time and our daughter was stillborn at 25 weeks, then my wife had to have some fibroids removed which meant we had to put off trying again for nearly a year.

Depressing stuff, but we're really optimistic this time since all of the previously unknown issues have been dealt with.

Just hoping the IUI doesn't take six tries again, it's like $1500-2000 a month and insurance doesn't cover it T_T

sorry to hear that man, Im sure that was hell. But glad to hear you guys are in good spirits and trying again

fingers crossed for you

My three year old twins have been sick for a week. It sucks, I feel so bad for them

I have an 8-year-old boy and a 6-year-old girl. We get to go into school for parent days this week. We haven't been able to do that since my son was in kindergarten, on account of COVID. It's really fun to see them go about their day at school. Super proud of them both.

She wont be breastfeeding due to her epilepsy medication.

Any tips about formula, bottles etc

lww99 posted...

She wont be breastfeeding due to her epilepsy medication.

Any tips about formula, bottles etc

We got the baby brezza formula mixer. It was a splurge but so worth it when you strictly formula feed. Its like a little cappuccino maker where you just put all the powder in it and press a button. We used Similac but then there was a recall. Theres another company called Bobbie that does formula as a subscription but a bit pricey. But formula overall is very expensive. Costco has the Kirkland one that many say is great and its also a better cost, but my baby didnt take well to it.

We use Dr Browns bottles for reflux because she had a lot of that

Gerber Good Start (orange can) is widely available and a good choice if your kid has no dietary restrictions. My first kid had Similac Pro Advance which was good too but has a metallic taste that might turn off some kids.

mine turns 1 in a week and a half

its been a ride; things are finally starting to get less stressful. Or at least, stressful in a different way

10 year old girl, 6 year old boy here

13 year old and 11 year old girls here. Took the older one in for an orthodontic consultation today. I knew she needs them badly, but we were waiting for her baby teeth to fall out. She has major tooth crowding (her eye teeth wont drop down) and she has an overbite. We start in December. Its going to cost $6500.

Its insane how much dental care costs, even with insurance

My oldest is about to lose his first tooth. You can see the permanent coming in behind it. It already looks like it's coming in way out of line... Yay for braces...

Taking my daughter to school today, I had my son with me because were him keeping home from daycare (gastro outbreak there atm).

He was running around yelling Flush! Flush! Flush! Im Flush!

It was one of those ok, weird little dude is being weird, nothing strange here moments.

Then on the way back he was telling me how call The Flush in Batman is.

Ohhhhh

Kakapo posted...

Taking my daughter to school today, I had my son with me because were him keeping home from daycare (gastro outbreak there atm).

He was running around yelling Flush! Flush! Flush! Im Flush!

It was one of those ok, weird little dude is being weird, nothing strange here moments.

Then on the way back he was telling me how call The Flush in Batman is.

Ohhhhh

Lol I love those moments of clarity where you finally realize what the hell your kids have been going on about days later

Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...

My oldest is about to lose his first tooth. You can see the permanent coming in behind it. It already looks like it's coming in way out of line... Yay for braces...

That shit moves around a lot though while theyre coming through, I wouldnt worry.

Think about it in terms of tiny little jaw, adult sized teeth.

We were super worried bout our eldests teeth, and they seem to be coming into line more now.

Also, congratulations on almost reaching one of those parental milestones! Will the tooth fairy visit?

Kakapo posted...

Will the tooth fairy visit?

Thanks! And yeah, not sure what the going rate is for a first tooth. I got a dollar for each tooth but they was forever ago
Also, good to know that it may fix itself still... Here's hoping he gets my genes because I never needed braces

lww99 posted...

These kinds of diaper bags look super convenient. I know not everywhere has a family bathroom to use, so I feel like something like this could really come in handy.
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/7/3/AASrCoAAD4jZ.jpg

That's pretty nice.

Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...

My oldest is about to lose his first tooth. You can see the permanent coming in behind it. It already looks like it's coming in way out of line... Yay for braces...

Be very careful. My older one had a ton of teeth like that. When the new tooth doesnt come in under the old tooth the root of the old tooth doesnt disintegrate so it may not get loose. Do not attempt to pull it yourself if it doesnt get loose. Some of them have really long roots. I had to pay a dentist to pull a bunch of my kids teeth because of this.

Dat_Cracka_Jax posted...

Thanks! And yeah, not sure what the going rate is for a first tooth. I got a dollar for each tooth but they was forever ago
Also, good to know that it may fix itself still... Here's hoping he gets my genes because I never needed braces

Ask other parents because kids do talk. I remember there was a bit of drama in the parent group when one kid got $20. It made the rest of the tooth fairies look cheap. I give my kids $5.

My son got a big ol head https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/5/2/AASrCoAAD5CU.jpg

My girl woke up screaming inconsolably around 2 am and stayed up screaming until 3:30. She finally went back to sleep but then woke up at 5 am screaming again. I was able to calm her down with some YouTube songs on my phone finally around 6 am. And now an hour later shes acting totally normal. I have no idea why she was screaming. Im talking at the top of her lungs and nothing would calm her down.

lww99 posted...

My son got a big ol head https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/0/5/2/AASrCoAAD5CU.jpg

Awww adorable. So excited for you guys. My girl had a huge head too. When she was born they said it was 99 percentile lol

I wonder if she experienced some kind of night terror, hopefully just an isolated incident!

I love looking at the growth in between scans. This is our third, and its substantially different each time. Even though the scans are 2-3 weeks apart

Cleo_II posted...

Awww adorable. So excited for you guys. My girl had a huge head too. When she was born they said it was 99 percentile lol

ours was in the 90s for head percentile but like 10th percentile for weight haha

Well she just had a giant poop so I wonder if her stomach was hurting.

TheGoldenEel posted...

ours was in the 90s for head percentile but like 10th percentile for weight haha

Lmao Im imagining a tiny baby with a massive head. My daughter was a chonks she was also 90s for weight too. Born 9lbs 2oz. I was glad for the c section after I saw her

Cleo_II posted...

We got the baby brezza formula mixer. It was a splurge but so worth it when you strictly formula feed. Its like a little cappuccino maker where you just put all the powder in it and press a button. We used Similac but then there was a recall. Theres another company called Bobbie that does formula as a subscription but a bit pricey. But formula overall is very expensive. Costco has the Kirkland one that many say is great and its also a better cost, but my baby didnt take well to it.

We use Dr Browns bottles for reflux because she had a lot of that

Did you go with one like this? I saw they have one more upgraded version that allows wifi control, but not sure if its worth the extra $100
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/1/2/8/AASrCoAAD5Dg.jpg
As far as the actual formula goes, I assume there will be a bit of trial and error. Ive been hearing good things about this formula from UK that recently started being sold here. I think it was called Kendamill. Supposed to be healthy, all natural etc. may try that

Yup thats the one we had. Yeah you dont need wifi lol thats overkill. But it came in soooo handy when we had a cranky hungry screaming infant. Sure it was just a few minutes to get it ready and warmed to the right temp. But those few minutes were agony

on the subject of formula, ours has food sensitivities and is also picky so we finally found a formula that works for him after 8 months premade hypoallergenic formula thats $12/bottle

and he eats about a bottle per day

and they only carry it at target and Walmart, and both of those places have a 4-item limit on all formula (despite this formula only lasting a day vs a tub of powder meant to last weeks)

its all very frustrating/expensive

Cleo_II posted...

Lmao Im imagining a tiny baby with a massive head. My daughter was a chonks she was also 90s for weight too. Born 9lbs 2oz. I was glad for the c section after I saw her

he kind of was, but his body is catching up now

My daughter started daycare on the first. Since then she is picking up words so fast. She was hardly saying much before other than mama, dada, no and baba (for bottle)

Now shes saying
Whoa
Oh no
Moah (more)
Mih (milk)
Yas (yes)

Shes picking up a new word every few days now its crazy.

Im so excited for the time shell be able to communicate with us more. But also sad because Im going to miss these cute non verbal times. Soon shes going to talk back lol

Cleo_II posted...

My daughter started daycare on the first. Since then she is picking up words so fast. She was hardly saying much before other than mama, dada, no and baba (for bottle)

Now shes saying
Whoa
Oh no
Moah (more)
Mih (milk)
Yas (yes)

Shes picking up a new word every few days now its crazy.

Im so excited for the time shell be able to communicate with us more. But also sad because Im going to miss these cute non verbal times. Soon shes going to talk back lol

Im at the point where Im impatient for him to be verbal haha

he just started gesturing at things, waving, and clapping, and we still dont know what he means when he does it most of the time

just tell us what you want!

does anyone elses love climbing

mine has been trying to climb things as long as hes been able to pull himself up

we baby proofed as much as we could but gotta keep a constant eye on him because hes always doing stuff like this:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/5/6/AAW8UqAAD5mU.jpg

Lmaooo lil man is determined

I made my girl some apple oatmeal muffins today. I put in some chia seeds as well. Her iron levels are low but she hates all vegetables. Luckily she liked the muffins

Also Im annoyed by my mom who feels the need to impose Disney crap on my kid. I dont have any Disney stuff around especially the princess stuff. If my daughter asks for it when shes older, sure. But I dont want to force it on her. My mom has made several comments about it like Im depriving her of it. She keeps buying her Disney shit and I hate it. And she knows it too. And I keep asking her to stop buying shit in general but its an obsession.

TheGoldenEel posted...

does anyone elses love climbing

mine has been trying to climb things as long as hes been able to pull himself up

we baby proofed as much as we could but gotta keep a constant eye on him because hes always doing stuff like this:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/5/6/AAW8UqAAD5mU.jpg

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/3/6/3/AAW8UqAAD5mb.jpg

Ahaha thats my girl too. Drives us crazy. We had to tie all the dining chairs together because she kept pulling them out to climb and run around on the table

Cleo_II posted...

I made my girl some apple oatmeal muffins today. I put in some chia seeds as well. Her iron levels are low but she hates all vegetables. Luckily she liked the muffins

mine got into the cat food today so we gave him tuna for the first time

he hated it lol. Never seen him look so disgusted, not even with the cat food

still mostly doing single ingredient foods with him but working up to it

Ahaha thats my girl too. Drives us crazy. We had to tie all the dining chairs together because she kept pulling them out to climb and run around on the table

yeah the dining chairs are a problem too. We have a pretty open floor plan so its really hard to keep him from all the things he could get into

TheGoldenEel posted...

mine got into the cat food today so we gave him tuna for the first time

he hated it lol. Never seen him look so disgusted, not even with the cat food

still mostly doing single ingredient foods with him but working up to it

yeah the dining chairs are a problem too. We have a pretty open floor plan so its really hard to keep him from all the things he could get into

She got into the cat food once too lol so nasty

Sounds like hes doing great with food. She only started to get into it around 13 months or so but she also got a lot of teeth early on. Once her molars came in around 15 months that was a game changer. She was eating pretty much whatever I gave her except vegetables. But now is getting suddenly more picky.

Baby has really been resisting going down for a second nap recently

hes not even 1 yet; not supposed to drop the afternoon nap until 18 months

so now hes going to bed early, around 7ish; on the plus side hes been sleeping ok overnight (slept from ~7:30pm to ~6:45am with one short wake up)

they dont tell you how stressful thing like.. managing naps can be

TheGoldenEel posted...

Baby has really been resisting going down for a second nap recently

hes not even 1 yet; not supposed to drop the afternoon nap until 18 months

so now hes going to bed early, around 7ish; on the plus side hes been sleeping ok overnight (slept from ~7:30pm to ~6:45am with one short wake up)

they dont tell you how stressful thing like.. managing naps can be

My girl dropped the second nap around 10 months. Some kids are just ready sooner. Shes been napping once a day for two hours every day since and doing fine.

... That second nap is such a relief on weekends though

Fortunately, as a doctor Im already used to not sleeping

emblem-man posted...

... That second nap is such a relief on weekends though

Yeah it was rough getting used to just one but thankfully we know we get a nice 2 hour break so more time to do something like play a game or do chores. Her naps used to be 30-60 minutes each and it never felt like we could get much done