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Anonymous says
We’ve been in a revolving cycle of colds lately and it’s really annoying! I feel like we can never go anywhere because one of us is coughing, and we keep taking turns feeling miserable. I’m pretty sure our 3-yo is the vector here. Is the only way out through?
Anonymous says
Yeah also you don’t have to stay home for a cough if you’ve tested and it isn’t Covid.
TheElms says
I could have written this, my 3 year old picks up everything and brings it home, takes out the baby and us. She gets better and about the time the rest of us are better she picks up something new and the cycle starts again. I’m going to try adding a multivitamin (probably just to make me feel like I’m doing something).
Anon says
It’s normal, but you don’t have to stay home for the entire duration of a post viral cough. Stay home the first couple days when your kid is super snotty and infectious and then you’re fine.
Pogo says
This is us too!! We just got hit with two back to back. I even developed post-viral bronchitis and I’m on steroids for it (fun). Really frustrating given that it’s AUGUST. I sent the 5yo despite the coughing, he’s COVID negative and no fever, and bouncing off the walls. The 2yo just has a nose faucet, but otherwise OK.
Solidarity.
Anonymous says
I know this is a fancy problem to have, but my dad always wants to travel with us somewhere for Christmas, and this year has proposed Kauai. I don’t know if there will be much to do besides swim in the pool for my 3-yo, who is not very outdoorsy. The hotel my dad has (fully refundable) reserved is not actually on a beach either, so we’d have to drive to a beach. I’m feeling meh about the expense and hassle of going all the way there. Do y’all either (1) think it would be fun/worth it? or (2) have another suggestion that is at least semi-warm at Christmas and doesn’t require a passport? We did Destin last year, which I thought was nice.
Anon says
How about Puerto Rico instead? Can do a few city days and a few beach days. There is supposed to be an amazing kids museum.
Anon says
I have been to Hawaii with a 3 year. I think it will be a lot of fun. Is it “worth it” in the sense that it’s much better than Florida/Caribbean and worth the extra long flight? Not for a 3 year old, no. But if your dad wants to go, I’d go. My kid enjoyed playing on the beach, tide pools, boating, very basic “snorkeling” (standing in water and looking down at fish through goggles), easy hikes, all the flowers that are everywhere and eating malasadas. I think you’ll find a lot to do besides the hotel pool, but even if you don’t I think it’ll still be fun.
Anon says
But if you want a closer idea I think the USVIs would be easy and fun with little kids. Very beautiful, calm beaches.
Anon says
Oh and I missed the part about not being on the beach. I would definitely try to get within walking distance of a beach (which with my 3 year old would have meant less than ~0.3 miles from a beach). We weren’t “on” the beach but being walking distance to one was really nice. Parking at beaches in Hawaii is slightly crazy, and you don’t need that added stress with a 3 year old.
NYCer says
+1 to all of this. I would suggest trying to find a hotel that is on the beach though. Other than that, Kauai is gorgeous, and I would love to go!
As for whether it is worth it, I think the biggest question is where are you coming from, and where is your dad coming from? If you’re both coming from the east coast, USVI could be a good enough alternative. Miami or the Florida Keys would probably be the only other US destination that would reliably be warm at Christmas time. Southern California can be warm-ish, but for reference we were there last Christmas visiting family and the highs were mid 50s the entire time we were there (lows in the 40s). Obviously warmer than a lot of the US in December, but hardly shorts and t-shirt weather. Also CA might be a long flight too if coming from the east coast.
Anonymous says
Not all beaches on Kauai are swimmable (or even have nice sand to play in); do your research before rebooking, if you choose. Follow all posted signs about the conditions!
As a counterpoint, I find that parking is easy at Maui beaches if you arrive by 9 am or so, which isn’t usually a problem with small kids and a time change. Haven’t been to Kauai with my kids, though.
I think your 3 y/o will have fun, even mostly hanging at the hotel pool is a great time for my kids (and we have a pool at home, so it’s not even that novel). There are lots of not hardcore outdoorsy things to do on the islands.
Anon says
I’m the one who made the comment about parking being crazy. Your experience -that it’s ok if you get there by 9 am or so – was my experience in the past. But I went to Hawaii in summer 2021 and things were so different. It was a kind of crowded I’d never seen before. We saw full parking lots at 7:30-8 am more than once. Caveat that I was on Oahu, not Kauai, and perhaps the crowds will be better this winter than last summer. But somehow I doubt it. Travel is roaring back, and Christmas is an especially busy time in Hawaii.
CCLA says
+a million to this. We just got back from Maui with kids 3.5 and 5.5. For sure they mostly wanted to use the pool and they probably would have been just as happy a short drive away in Palm Springs as in Maui, but I really loved the hike the 3.5 yo tolerated, the boat rides we went on, and just being back in one of our favorite places, so DH and I were happy to have made the trek there. My biggest 2 recs for relaxation are (1) a hotel with a kiddie pool (at age 3, I could watch her happily splash around a foot of water with some beach balls while still getting some kindle time in, while older kid in the big pool required more direct attention), and (2) hotel walking distance to the beach so that going to the beach can be a pop-over activity and not a whole big event.
It’s been 10 years since I’ve been to Kauai, but we stayed in Poipu (hotter and drier than the other main beach area Princeville, which is also lovely). The Sheraton was right on the beach in Poipu but beach was kind of steep and small; I seem to recall a Marriott down the way in Poipu that looked better for kids and was teeming with families when we went by (again, ten years ago, so ymmv now).
Anon says
Were you the one who asked for advice about whether or not to go? If so, I was one of the ones saying go and am so happy you enjoyed!
CCLA says
Thanks! I don’t think that was me because we’ve been set on going for a while, but I do wholeheartedly endorse the trip which was our first time doing it with kids…different, but still fantastic! :)
Pogo says
Are you on the East Coast? If so, I’m kinda with you – just do Caribbean. Also depends on how your kid travels – my older son, at 3yo would have done fine with snacks and Ipad on the plane. My younger one does not tolerate being locked in and I am hesitant to do long trips with him since he shrieked throughout most of a flight back from CA to the East Coast.
Anonymous says
You need a passport to go to the carribean unless you’re going to Puerto Rico which I personally find just ok.
Anon says
USVIs are also passport-free and much nicer than PR.
Anonymous says
I think a three year old is never “not an outside person” that’s projection. Hawaii has great pools, fun playgrounds, fantastic warm interesting beaches, boat rides.
Anon says
Eh my kid is not an outside person and that was fairly obvious at 3. I think it’s not that hard to get a 3 year old to spend time outdoors even if it’s not their favorite thing, but kids have personalities and it’s not weird to acknowledge that.
Anonymous says
He likes playgrounds but he did not like it the one time we went hiking — he kept wanting to sit down and dig and look at plants rather than keep walking.
Anonymous says
That’s completely normal for a 3 year old. There’s lots to do in Hawaii besides hiking.
Anon says
That’s how toddlers explore the outdoors!
Anonymous says
Omg what? Yes Obvi that’s how a kid expresses liking the outdoors!! Pls don’t conclude you have an indoor child because you lack patience on hikes.
Anonymous says
Yeh you’re definitely making the wrong assumption that he’s not an outdoors person based on one hike. It sounds like he greatly enjoyed the outdoors…just wasn’t hiking like an adult. Which is totally normal. It’s like serving new foods, it’s all about exposure. The outdoors have so many benefits for children and we as a species are made for outdoor life. I can’t imagine resigning my kid to an indoor life because of one bad hike. Do you know how many crying back to the car walks we’ve had from hikes?? But we still go and they’ll happily spend 2.5hrs in the woods.
GCA says
seeing this late, but oh – that *is* what being outdoorsy looks like on a 3 year old! It’s like any other sort of travel. You just adjust to exploring the outdoors at a realistic kid pace (not ‘my kid thru-hiked the AT at age 6’ influencer-family kid pace). Bring snacks. I would lean towards going to Kauai, but it might depend where you are coming from, how long the trip is, and how long a flight / how big the time difference is.
Anonymous says
Why no passport? There’s plenty of time to get one and international Covid testing requirements have been lifted.
If you want reliable beach weather in late December and you don’t want to use a passport, you’re limited to Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and south Florida as you probably know. If you’re just looking for weather that’s pleasant to be outside in, you can add the rest of Florida, much of the southeastern US coast, southern California and many parts of Arizona.
Anon says
If your dad is really set on Hawaii, you might think about Oahu. It’s easier to get a non-stop flight there and there’s more stuff for kids than on Kauai, including a Disney resort that’s set on some *very* sheltered lagoon beaches.
Anon says
Question from an only child mom…what’s the etiquette on joint gifts to siblings? I’m visiting friends soon who have a 3 and 4 year old. Because the kids are so close in age and are too young to have super specific interests, all the gifts I picked out will work for either kid. Is it ok to make it a joint gift? Or do I just divide them in half randomly? Make one individual gift and the rest joint?
Anon says
how many gifts are you bringing? i have twins. if you are bringing one that is joint, that is fine. if you are bringing two, you can give one to each to open and tell them that they are sharing gifts. some toys obviously are easier to share than others.
Anon says
It’s several books and two similar but not identical small toys. Sounds like I should give each of them a toy to open and they can share the books?
anno says
Yup, this. It’ll all be shared property at some point not long after the gift is opened anyway.
Anon says
Kat, I’m getting this message (BlogVault Firewall Blocked because of Malicious Activities) when I try to load the page from my computer…it only works on my phone. I haven’t done anything malicious!
Anon says
I had this problem for a while. I can’t remember when it resolved because I am able to use the site on all my devices now.
Pogo says
While I agree it smells tropical, this cream has a SUPER INTENSE smell and weird residue, imo. Would not recommend.
Boston Legal Eagle says
Where do I buy pants from my longish skinny kid? Kid is 6, 47in and about 46-47 lbs. So fits with a lot of size 7s for height but size 6s for weight. He wore size 5 shorts this past summer, but pants need the length. A lot of brands’ pants just fall off his waist, even with drawstrings. I’ve had good luck with Primary before, but even those tend to be short on him, even if they are slimmer.
anon says
I don’t know but following with great interest. My 6 yo girl and 2 yo boy are both super tall and clothes are often short in the leg and waist. But they are both so slim that going up a size means things are hanging off them. :(
ANON says
Old Navy sells all their pants in a slim version. That has worked for my similarly sized kid.
Cb says
Lindex if they ship to the US. Swedish, kind of higher end H&M, really soft cottons and great quality.
Anonymous says
The best.
Anon says
what if you buy more ‘skinny’ pants that have adjustable waistbands? i have girls, but i have always found Hanna Anderson to run more narrow, as well as crew cuts, though I know those brands are both more expensive
GCA says
My 7yo is the same shape, 50in and 48lbs. Try Old Navy for joggers – sometimes I have to tie the drawstring and fold the waistband down to keep them up. Children’s Place for dressier pants with the elastic side tabs. (And a good belt. We definitely needed that belt for family photos this summer.)
Anonymous says
My kiddo is the same. My SIL recommended H&M, because that works great for her older kids with a similar body shape. We haven’t back to school shopped yet, but I plan to look there!
Anonymous says
Gap slim sizes are slimmer than ON slim sizes.
Anon says
why is there so much illness going around! my kids are not even currently in group childcare, they are with our nanny and they go to playgrounds and went inside to our history museum wearing masks. last week was pink eye. and last night kid was up screaming that her ear hurt from 11pm-4am. school starts Wednesday, tomorrow is meet the teacher. we missed the last day of school, and hoping we don’t miss the first. how are we even going to make it through the school year? and how am I going to keep my job…
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
My 19 month old (in preschool/daycare) has had a perma cough/stuffiness. I literally wiped crust off his face this morning. It’s like 100 degrees where we live. Go figure…
Anonymous says
Ha my kid also had pink eye and an ear infection in the last month! I think ours has everything to do with the camp pool so I’m hoping things calm down once camp is over.
anon says
Help me! My 2.5 year old started sleeping poorly in the last few months. Difficult to get him to sleep without staying in the room with him and many tears. He’d then wake up between 5am-5:15am crying and we’d have to go in to calm him down and he rarely went back to sleep. After trying everything else, we finally got an Ok to Wake clock. This helped enormously with getting him to sleep–he now goes down pretty easily without us or tears. However, mornings are only somewhat better. He’s waking a bit later around 5:30am but still cries and screams for us to go in there. We’ve tried check ins and that kind of works, but not always. Right now we have the clock set to go green at 5:45am, hoping that one day (?) he’ll sleep a bit later and we can move it back to our ultimate goal of 6am. Is this a pipedream? Will this day never come? Any other ideas on things to try to make our mornings less stressful and maybe even get everyone to sleep a little later?
Colorado says
Reposting from Friday… can anyone speak to success stories with Clearblue ovulation tests (or other tracking methods)? Thanks in advance! (And thanks to the responders on Friday!)
HSAL says
They seem so sketchy, but I literally know 8 people who got pregnant within 3 months with the cheapy ones off Amazon – [email protected] It became a joke among two different friend groups.
Bette says
Clear blue worked fine for me, but only the super cheapies on Amazon worked for my wife (they also worked for me). I think it’s one of the many annoying idiosyncratic things of fertility. I’d start with the cheapest ovulation predictor tests around and then move on from there.
Good luck.
Emma says
I mean, the clearblue sticks worked for me in that they told me when I was ovulating (realiably around day 16). I found them easier to use than the cheap ones with dye, although I used those too. I ovulated like clockwork but still took 13 months to get pregnant (and anecdotally got pregnant after taking Mucinex for Covid) so they aren’t necessarily the answer to all fertility issues but I was eventually successful :)
anonn says
I started with Clearblue because my SIL gave me her leftovers, then tried to go cheap with the amazon ones and liked the Clearblue ones better. Worked x2.
Anonymous says
I love the clear blue ones. Used them the first time I got pregnant and it helped show me I was ovulating later than expected. Got pregnant reasonably quickly. Second time I used the cheap ones off Amazon and got pregnant the first time. I don’t know why you wouldn’t try them if you’re even somewhat intrigued!
Anonymous says
Chiming in late, but my reproductive endocrinologist (IVF doc) recommended them!
AIMS says
Another sleep question. Between summer generally and recent time changes due to travel, my kids are really off their routine. But the problem is my 6 year old who hasn’t fallen asleep before midnight since we got back from vacation and generally only after a ton of screaming and tears. We’ve tried letting her stay up to watch a movie in hopes she’d just get tired, and we’ve tried having her go to bed earlier when she’s not overtired. Nothing seems to work and she is kind of just regressing – wants us to stay in the room with her, screams that she doesn’t want to be alone (she’s not because her sibling is there), says she doesn’t know how to fall asleep, etc. We haven’t really dealt with this in years and I am at a loss for how to deal with it with a 6 year old. She shares a room with her younger sibling which also complicates things (but other than her keeping him up, he’s fine). I am wondering if letting her go to sleep in our room where she at least won’t bother our youngest may be a good idea but she claims to not want to be alone. What do you all do to reset to normal when your kids are jet lagged?
Anon says
For eastbound jet-lag, melatonin before bed or the more natural version of regulating melatonin production: waking up reasonably early and getting outside for sun immediately (we have an 8 am alarm the first morning in Europe) then staying inside away from sunlight starting a couple hours before bedtime.
The separation anxiety doesn’t really sound like jet-lag to me though. I’d try having her in your bed.
anon says
What time does she wake up? Are you sticking to a normal wake up time (one that she’ll need for school)? Will she stay in her room looking at books or playing quietly? If so, I’d just let her do that.
AIMS says
She’s waking up late – like 10 am and later.
Anon says
I’d wake her up earlier. It’s hard to reset your internal clock when you’re allowed to go to bed late and sleep in late.
NYCer says
+1. Definitely need to bite the bullet and force an earlier wake up for a few days. It will be mildly (very) painful, but it should do the trick.
HSAL says
Oh yeah, it’s rough but you have to get her up earlier. It’s the ‘acute suck vs chronic suck’ principle. I’d go straight to 8am and then try to have an active day. Hopefully she’ll reset in a couple days.
Anon says
i would try a day with lots of outside time, swimming, etc. and then melatonin
Anon says
I personally use Melatonin to get kids back on a sleep schedule. I find that 2 or 3 nights in a row can jumpstart kids back into their routine. We’ve used it when re-setting from jet lag, or if my older child starts to get anxious about falling asleep after a few nights of insomnia, a few consistent, easy to fall asleep bedtimes sets them back on a good routine. I know there are a lot of thoughts about using Melatonin with kids, but my own feeling is that a few nights won’t hurt, and will certainly outweigh the angst/yuckiness of prolonged sleepless nights.
Anon says
She sounds overstimulated and exhausted. If she’s been sleeping till 10 I would do a hard reset with lots of outdoor activities-get her up at 8 and do morning hike or bike ride, farmers market, picnic lunch at a playground, home for 1-2 hours of quiet time in her room with no screens, long afternoon at the pool and then start bedtime at like 8. I’d do normal bedtime routine but try to make the peaceful parts more special but still chill-longer bath with special bubble bath, an extra book. Hopefully she’ll be tired enough that her body will go to sleep by 9. And I’d let her sleep in your room for a few nights, so you can tell her after bedtime routine that you’re going to give her space to rest but you’ll be back by 10. Having you there may help her sleep. Each day I’d shift the wake and bedtimes back by 20-30 minutes till you’re at normal time. Good luck!
AIMS says
Thanks everyone! I’ve been so tired after these late nights that I have a hard time waking up myself but will try a reset tomorrow by waking up early and will hopefully have a reasonable-ish time of it tonight.
Tantrum OP says
Follow up on my tantrum prone 2 year old — I posted a few weeks ago that my 3rd kid was throwing me for a loop with these wild, throw himself on the floor, screaming tantrum fits. He was my first kid to have these types of fits, so I was at a loss. I got lots of great advice about how to handle big emotions in the moment, which I really appreciated. Also, wanted to add that we just got back from a longish trip with him, and I legit think we were letting him get too hungry, and these seriously epic meltdowns were being driven by hanger!!! My other two kids stave off hanger with high protein diets, but this kid apparently needs more fat in his diet! Having more frequent, higher fat snacks reduced the intensity and duration of his meltdowns. Also, once he starts to meltdown, he won’t eat, so it was really helpful to see how much he improved by getting out in front of the hunger. Just wanted to follow up in case anyone else is trying to troubleshoot a 2 year old :)
Anonymous says
I’m doing some casual back to school shopping while on calls today. Anyone get anything cute for girls 6-9? We have the very basics covered but are in the market for a fun pair of casual shoes, cute outfit or two. Hit me with any recent faves!
(Yes, the girls pick their own clothes, but I like to offer guided choices to make sure they don’t have like 209443 tank tops and no pants.)
Anon says
I love Rockets of Awesome for that age range.
DLC says
Does anyone with a Pacifica have advice about installing forward facing car seats in the Captain’s chair? We have rented the Pacifica for a road trip and I can’t figure out how to remove/ extend the headrests so that our car seats can sit back against the back of the seat. We have a Diono and a Graco extend to fit and with both carseats the headrest of the Pacifica tilts slightly forward in a way that the top of the car seat just rests against the headrest and there is a bunch of space between the back of the car seat and the back of the seat.
Usually I can google or YouTube a solution, but I’m coming up empty here.
Anonymous says
Can you turn the headrest around so it doesn’t tilt forward? Is there a bottom on the side of the base of the headrest?
Life Vac? says
Has anyone bought a Life Vac? I am going back and forth between being really annoyed at their fear-mongering targeted ads and thinking that maybe it’s worth having just in case? But then I think well, if I’m going to get one I should have one for the car etc and it starts to seem like kind of a big investment… But then “what if…”. Ugh parenting is hard.
Anonymous says
We have one. There is a study that it is more effective than Heinrich. Friend of a friend’s 2yo died from choking. We will get another one for the car.b
CCLA says
I’ll admit to having several (car, house, camping gear)…all never used. You’re totally right it can be overwhelming though to think like…well if I have one, I should get another for the car, and another for this, that, etc. Not sure what the right answer is but chiming in to let you know you’re not alone. While I have no data to back this up, I do think that more than the life vacs, the fact that we don’t let our kids walk around while eating and that we remind them that we don’t talk with food in our mouths is probably as or more important at mitigating risk of choking.
Gross says
You guys, help. My husband smells so bad at night if he sweats *at all* during the day (which is pretty much inevitable if it’s 90 degrees outside). He showers in the morning and then again mid-day if he works out at lunch. He will shower at night before bed if I specifically ask him to, but it clearly annoys him and I can’t seem to get him to make it a practice. I’m pregnant and the sweaty smell is really making me miserable. But I also understand that 3 showers a day seems excessive. He doesn’t seem willing to switch his morning shower to an evening one, and I certainly don’t want him to smell bad at the office. Any ideas? Is this even normal?
Anonymous says
Does he actually smell worse than he used to, or is your pregnancy nose super sensitive? If he actually smells worse, maybe he should get that checked out. If it’s just a temporary problem because you’re pregnant, he can take one for the team and shower more to help you out. There’s also a product I’ve seen aggressively marketed but haven’t tried, Lume, which claims to stop the bacteria that cause sweat smells, so that might help.
Anon says
Yeah my guess is you’re just extra sensitive to smells because you’re pregnant. That’s definitely a thing.
Cb says
Yeah, I had a nose like a bloodhound and honestly, it hasn’t faded much. My husband had fries at lunchtime, came home at 9pm, and I sniffed him out.
I knew I was pregnant when I sat in the cinema smelling the soap I used in the loo.
Anonymous says
That’s not normal. Does he wear a good deodorant/antiperspirant?
Anon says
This was me, weeks 7-13 of my current pregnancy. I made my husband sit outside by himself (well, he brought the dog) to eat dinner a few times b/c I could not stand the way he smelled. He took it well, and showered any time I needed him to.
AIMS says
I would blame it on pregnancy (regardless) and just ask him to shower at night. The whole “pregnancy makes women go nuts and crave pickle ice cream” myth can be your friend here. You’re growing a life, he can take a 3 minute rinse before bed.
Anonymous says
I have a super sense of smell and also dealt with a smelly sweaty husband situation this summer too. Culprits here:
-he would rewear the same t-shirt that he sweated in for a second or third night in a row…some are cotton-poly blend which realllly hold on to smells
-while a daily nighttime shower-er, my husband apparently only soaped up his bits, pits, and feet. All other parts apparently only got rinsed with water :-|
Solutions that definitely helped with the smells here:
– he’s agreed to a fresh t-shirt every night
– using soap all over (not just bits and pits) with special attention to neck, back, and torso
– he switched to MegaBabe Space Bar Soap (recommended here or the main page)
– a long handled brush to help reach and scrub his back