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Lancaster says
Any favorite activities or places to eat in Lancaster, PA? We are taking my five year old to Dutch Wonderland!
Spirograph says
Have fun! When we went a few years ago, we stayed at the Doubletree Resort nearby (which also has a great pool with a big splash area for kids), and there’s a cute little pizza restaurant across the street with an ice cream parlor attached and picnic tables out back. I have no recollection of anywhere else we ate, but that one was a winner.
There are tons of little Amish stores around, and places that will do buggy rides, if you’re into that.
Local says
Hit the Strasburg Creamery and mini golf at Village Green Golf Course.
If you’re game to go to a good restaurant, head downtown. There’s lots of great options. DoubleC’s is amazing and while I haven’t, I would take my kids. If you’re open to vegan, you can’t miss Root. My kids have spent plenty of time there.
Anonymous says
Dutch Wonderland is my six year olds favorite place, and we haven’t been since 2019! He still talks about it. We love Speckled Hen in Strasburg for meals– super kid friendly but has healthier options for adults (I can only eat so much “country cooking”). Strasburg RR will have themed days that are fun (we went for Thomas the Tank Engine). Turkey Hill ice cream tours are fun.
DW tips– We paid for a cabana at the water park and really liked it for getting some shade. There are picnic tables just outside the park if you want to BYO food, but depending which lot you’re in, may or may not be worth it. We’ve packed in Wawa hoagies, and also eaten at the park. The Dole Whip stand is excellent.
PA Mom says
I took my two boys (then 3 and 5) to Dutch Wonderland last summer, and we had a blast! We just did a day trip to the park and ate there, so no real suggestions for your question. But I just wanted to chime in and say I’m excited for you. It’s such a great theme park for that age. We’re going back sometime later this summer. Enjoy!
[email protected] says
Wow, not pregnant but this dress is gorgeous!
Anon says
It’s lovely!
Anon says
can anyone recommend a kids book about how the point of team sports is to work together as a team and it doesn’t matter if you personally score…on saturday at soccer class my daughter was very enthusiastic and then when they had a little scrimmage (if you could even call it that), every time she lost control of the ball she sat down on the field right where she was (fortunately they just wear sneakers and not cleats) and threw a mini tantrum, and later told me she was upset because she didn’t score a goal. i’m not sure where this is coming from bc it is not her first time in soccer class, but this was new behavior.
Anon says
What’s her age?
OP says
she recently turned 4
anon says
OK, I thought this was an older kid you were talking about. I think this is just being 4? She will get it eventually, but I don’t think it’s unusual for a 4-year-old to melt down in the way you’re describing. The whole concept of working as a team is going to be lost on a kid that young, IMHO.
Anonymous says
This. Team sports are not a good fit for most 4-year-olds. At least half of any 4-year-old soccer team will be looking at clouds, throwing a tantrum, or dribbling the ball towards the wrong goal.
Anon says
Oh wow yeah 4 is so young. In the 4 year old soccer classes around here, they don’t even really play as a team, just teach the kids individual ball handling skills. I thought you were talking about an 8 year old.
OP says
they just do a little scrimmage towards the end of the class. half the time the kids are going in the wrong direction. i’m not trying to create soccer stars or anything like that, but would prefer she not sit down every time she loses the ball so that she doesn’t end up getting kicked in the head
Anon says
If the concern is physical injury, maybe just work on getting her to leave the field if she’s upset? I think you’re expecting a lot of a 4 year old.
Anonymous says
Aren’t the rest of the kids behaving similarly?
Anon. says
Clark the Shark Dares to Share – about sharing in different ways with one page dedicated to sharing the ball in sports. The protagonist is the opposite of your daughter and his friends are upset that he didn’t share, but I think the message is still roughly what you’re aiming for.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
This sounds like my 4-year-old at times. Other times, he could care less.
Anon says
Both my kids were like this at 4 yo soccer. We took a break and they restarted at 6 and 7 yo and now they love it. I wouldn’t worry about it at all. Just keep it fun. Take a break if it stops being fun.
anon says
Agree with this. Preschoolers do not need organized sports. They just don’t. They aren’t learning that much, and the only kids who seem to do well are on the physically advanced side. It’s pointless and stressful for everyone. Wait until kids are in elementary school before pushing it.
Anonymous says
Oh man, sorry to be the bearer of bad news but this will happen until at least the end of kindergarten soccer ;).
Birthday present ideas? says
My birthday is coming up this weekend turning 42 – family is asking me for gift ideas and I’m at a loss – have a 5 year old and 6 month old. Any ideas? Thank you hive!!
Anon says
Nice but expensive pajamas/nightgowns from Lunya?
AIMS says
I just got myself new Bedhead pajamas and really enjoying them.
NYCer says
– Vuori has some great pullover long sleeve shirts
– I know it is out of season, but I love my Marina sweater from La Ligne (It is expensive, but very good quality, and I get a ton of use out of it.)
– Pajamas
– Gift certificate for a massage
Anon says
Fancy sun hat? I kind of want an expensive one but don’t want to splurge! Sunglasses? My new favorite tinted moisturizer (revision intellishade original – trust me!) or a skinceuticals skincare product that’s kind of expensive. Book of the month club. A piece of art. A neat necklace.
If any of these sound at all interesting, happy to provide examples from my own wishlist. We’re in the middle of a big house project so we’re not really doing gifts right now and my wishlist is where my shopping impulses live.
Cb says
Tell me more about this tinted moisturizer. I’ve not found a good face match recently.
Earlier poster says
okay so it’s pricier which is why it’s maybe a good present? but my dermatologist gave it to me to try originally so that felt legit. it’s sold online at dermstore. it doesn’t cover up too much and it has spf 45 and a nice texture. it makes me a little glowy but not as glowy as glowscreen. and it doesn’t really have a shade but it somehow smooths out my complexion so that it looks better. I really really like it! one of my best recent additions to my life, especially in summer! I’m late thirties. Maybe it’s more accurate to call it a tinted sunscreen but it functions more like the tinted moisturizers I’ve tried before.
Earlier poster says
https://www.dermstore.com/revision-skincare-intellishade-original-1.7-oz./12915733.html
It’s an older product but somehow feels like this exciting new discovery.
ElisaR says
i love my initial necklace that was a recommendation on here…. i got it from bauble bar but it’s maya brenner. i wear it every day (it has my two sons intials on it).
Anon says
Ooh good one – i love mine too. It’s a knock off from a Houston company called LeMel.
startup lawyer says
an expensive facial/massage or a gc to a local spa or a night at a hotel
Allie says
LL Bean Boat tote? Birth stone stacking rings for each kid? Expensive nursing clothes you wouldn’t buy yourself if you are nursing? New birks if that’s your thing and yours are old? Airpods if you don’t have them already?
anon says
My kids are doing evening VBS this week, which means I’ll have a limited amount of free time each evening. Probably about 1.5-2 hours, at most. I want to spend the time well, even though it’s not really long enough to do anything big. We’re also in a heat advisory all week (ugh), otherwise outdoor time would be my top choice. What would you do to fill the time? I can easily fall into the trap of doing chores and small house projects … and I just don’t wanna this time.
Anon says
Sit down and read a great book
Meet a friend for a drink or quick meal
Swim a few laps at the pool
Spirograph says
This is exactly my list. Or browse at the library. The most important thing is being out of my house, even if it’s only as far as my front yard. Just somewhere out of sight of the chores and small house projects.
Cb says
Get out of the house someplace nicely air conditioned. Barnes and Noble, a browse and an iced tea?
anon says
Ooh, that does sound nice!
Anonymous says
This is exactly what I do with those nice stretches of downtime.
Anonymous says
Go to a bar and drink a glass of wine. Go to the mall for the sole purpose of window shopping.
Anonymous says
I’d go out for dinner and/or drinks in peace. Our church switched to evening VBS last year. DH and I went out to eat four nights in a row and didn’t regret it a bit!
Anonymous says
We had evening VBS last year and it was great because kids with working parents could actually participate, and working adults and busy youth could actually volunteer. We went back to daytimes this year and I can’t figure out why.
Anon says
Do young kids get tension headaches the way adults do? My 4 year old complained of a headache last night and again this morning. She’s never had a headache before. Covid rapid test was negative, and she has no other symptoms.
Cb says
My son had a headache recently and I think it was a sinus issue.
Anonymous says
Is it possible she’s dehydrated? My son definitely gets headaches sometimes, although I can’t remember if they started that early.
Anonymous says
Dehydration maybe? If it was a hot day yesterday?
Anonymous says
In the summer my kid will complain of a headache if they haven’t had enough water during the day.
Anonymous says
This.
Mary Moo Cow says
I wonder that, too. My 7 year old has complained, infrequently, of headaches for about 2 years, and it is usually when she hasn’t had enough to drink all day, but sometimes on a day when she’s been on the iPad.
Anon says
My three year old just moved from her three day a week church mothers day out to a camp for her new preschool. It’s five days a week but only three hours a day and it’s just such a fun place. She’s our third, so I know! Her older two siblings made the switch seamlessly. She also had three friends make the move including her best friend, all of whom are in her class. For all these reasons, I just thought this would be fine. Instead, she’s crying in the morning and saying she doesn’t want to go and we’re having to hand off a sobbing child each morning. It’s only been a few days of this but oof, it’s painful. I spoke with her teacher who had lots of thoughts on how the transition can be hard for kids who aren’t as used to being independent, but this kid is by far my most independent. She has great social skills. She’s super fun. I’m not sure what I’m looking for here except commiseration – it’s really wearing on all of us.
Anonymous says
Many kids go through a phase of tearful drop-offs, even randomly when they’ve been with the same teachers and group for a while. Drop and run is the best way to handle it. Nine times out of ten they are happily participating within five minutes of your departure.
NYCer says
+1. This is super common for all preschool ages. Definitely drop and run.
Anon says
does she say why she doesn’t want to go? i was a strange child who loved school but did not like camp (and cried many mornings). my parents never understood.
OP says
She was crying about not getting to play with her friends – it’s a bigger school so one theory I have is maybe she’s having trouble finding them on the playground or they want to play in a different area? She’s generally the center of the action so this may just be a tougher part of the adjustment for her. I told her preschool teacher who her best friend is so hopefully she’ll make sure they’re paired for activities this week. fingers crossed – please send positive vibes!
Anon says
sounds like maybe she was accustomed to being a big fish in a little sea and is now a little fish in a big sea. it could also be that her prior friends are interacting a lot with new kids rather than her? not because they don’t like your daughter but they are just exploring their new surroundings. maybe get some books about switching schools/making new friends. it’s so hard to go through these things as a parent
OP says
I think that’s exactly right. She’s got total big fish energy. Any recommended books? I hate seeing my joyful happy kid who usually loves school unhappy!
Anon says
i think there is a Daniel Tiger episode about friendship dynamics and making new friends
Anonymous says
I know we’ve discussed this before but my oldest is 5 now so I’ve forgotten and I think conventional wisdom has changed. Best shoes for new walkers? He’s 16 months, if that matters. I really just need them for going in public: at home he’s barefoot 24/7. Thanks!
Anonymous says
I would go with Stride Rite, Stride Rite for Target, or See Kai Run (note: not their Target line, the reviews of those always seem bad).
Anonymous says
I really like the Stride Rite “soft motion” shoes, b/c the soles are thin and feel about as close to barefoot as you can get with a real sole (as opposed to something like a moccasin)
Anonymous says
+1. My kid is really picky about shoes, and she loves the soft motion Stride Rites.
AIMS says
Stride Rite in wide widths were the only shoes that worked for both my kids and their chubby feet.
Because they also barely wore shoes at that point I took them to an actual kid shoes store to get their one pair so I didn’t have to order a bunch and send back.
Anon says
I got moccasins with a thin sole added (Starry Knight brand but I think freshly picked does them too – or Robeez). Very soft and flexible. For a slightly more advanced walker, Starry Knight offers a thicker rubber sole that is still flexible. My 14 mo old is similarly barefoot all the time at home (to the chagrin of grandmas everywhere) but for public buildings and hot pavement we use the moccs. I find all the conventional “first walker” shoes to be fairly rigid…but as a second choice I would probably go with the soft soled Stride Rites.
startup lawyer says
See Kai Run
anonn says
so my son’s PT told us it needs a heel cup and a strap, he just finally started walking at 17 months. We got StrideRite.
DLC says
What are your favorite easy snacks these days to pack for the pool? Bonus points if it can pass for dinner. :) My kids are going from school or camp straight to swim practice for the next six weeks and I want to make sure they’re not starving by 6:30p when practice is over. I’m want to branch out from our regular routine of string cheese, grapes and peanut butter crackers. (I also pack salt and vinegar chips, but I’m not tired of those yet- those I could eat bags of by the pool all summer… but also probably harder to pass off as dinner…)
Cb says
Very child of the 90s but some sort of rollup with cream cheese, lunch meat, carrot stick?
Anonymous says
If you can bring a cooler, I’d probably bring some yogurts. Yogurt, PB sandwich, and an apple or banana.
anon says
Hummus, or any kind of substantial dip, and crackers. Hardboiled egg and/or yogurt if you have a cooler.
anon says
I’d do a PBJ sandwich or a wrap of some kind to get them more fuel. Yogurt tubes are good for on-the-go snacks, too.
Anon says
I wrapped up a hot dog and bun in aluminum foil for my daughter at the pool the other day. Transported surprisingly well. Otherwise yogurt if you have a cooler, sliders (the small hawaiian rolls are great for these) with lunch meat and cheese, peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Could you mix in one of those hearty breakfast muffins? If the kids are happy with a variation on cheese, fruit and crackers, I would honestly stick with that. I like sliced stone fruit (nectarines, plums, peaches) at the pool if you are looking to switch it up.
Anon says
I love chicken nuggets for the pool! Or a cold pasta salad with mozzarella, grilled chicken, and some veggies? My kid is also obsessed with the “drinkable yogurt” as a change.
Anonanonanon says
Are you going from home to get them and take them to practice? If you can before you leave, easy mac in a thermos or chicken nuggets in a thermos were big poolside hits for my kids. My kids like “picnic dinner” which is crackers, cheese, pepperoni, nuts… sort of a kid charcuterie board.
Mary Moo Cow says
We usually do a PB&J/nutella sandwich, grapes or cherries, and chips/pretzels/goldfish. We mix in cheese and crackers, cut up apples, pears, and pineapple; mini muffins and yogurt, kids protein bars, and occasionally, a luncheable. I just bought a packable freeze it lunchbox so I don’t have to pack a separate cooler. My kids will take 3 bites and then run back into the pool, so I haven’t been packing too much. We’ve seen families get pizza delivered to the pool, which seems like a nice treat.
Anonymous says
I pick up Chick-Fil-A nuggets on the way from camp to practice.
Spirograph says
[I’m going to just put a placeholder here for the discussion of Chick-Fil-A politics, so we can skip that part.]
Unless your kids work up a huge appetite at an intense indoor swim practice, I’d do my normal pool snacks: whatever lunchbox snacks that I can grab out of a Costco box and go. At any given time, we usually have some combination of fruit gummies, various types of granola bars, nutrigrain bars, and applesauce squeezy-pouches. Plus a box of crackers and some cheese sticks, sliced pepperoni (it doesn’t even need to be refrigerated if you haven’t opened the package yet!) and however much of the bag of baby carrots is left in the fridge.
My kids seem to be like me in that they don’t really want a meal when a pool is involved, and they don’t have a huge appetite when they’re outside in the heat.
anon says
15 weeks pregnant and sizing out of normal clothes. Luckily, I wfh 3-4x a week so I don’t need too much, but even my athletic shorts are getting uncomfortable in the waist.
Thoughts on Seraphine’s maternity wear? Their dresses are cute but not sure of the quality or the length as I’m tall.
Also, where do women who were large-breasted pre pregnancy even buy bras? I was a 34DD before, gained 2 cup sizes basically immediately which is how I figured out I was pregnant, and now I’m growing out of those larger bras and have no idea where to buy anything? I’d prefer a nursing bra because they’re more comfortable and I could wear them postpartum, but most seem to end at DDD which I’m well past now.
Anon says
I loved Seraphine dresses and I’m 5’11”. I had one I liked so much I actually wore it even after having them baby.
Anonymous says
For bras, I’m loyal to Chantelle and they go up to H in most of their bras.
Anon says
+1 for Chantelle. I also like thirdlove. 36G and they have a nursing underwire that was good for when I needed to look more pulled together.
Anon says
I was a 36G prepregancy and a 38I post (and now a 38J, thanks covid weight gain). Cake Lingerie Cotton Candy in the XL size worked great for me. For when I needed something more structured, I got fitted at about 4 months post-partum in a panache, freya and anita ones. I think Anita were my favorite, but fit was best with the freya.
Anon says
The Seraphine dresses were great for my 2nd tri, but got too short in third tri for my second pregnancy (when I carried bigger).
I’m moderately tall at 5’8″.
Anonymous says
I’m 5′ 9″ and never had a problem with Seraphine lengths. The thing I really liked about their clothes is that so many have a nursing option, so they take you a lot farther than 9 months. The quality is pretty decent, though I’d buy on sale where you can. I also bought maternity workwear at LOFT, and casual wear at Old Navy.
Anonymous says
I bought bras from Norstroms Rack while pregnant. I bought in person because I really didn’t know what size I was. I bought a few different sizes. I liked Anita nursing bras with underwire while nursing, but found the stretchy nursing bras supportive enough. I couldn’t wear them while nursing because my breasts were bigger then. I did wear them again briefly while weaning.
I liked Destination Maternity (Motherhood and Pea in the Pod) the best for maternity clothes, especially for work. The quality isn’t great, but they don’t get a lot of wear, and have a lot of sales.
BlueAlma says
I jumped up to 32g with pregnancy. I got most bras from Nordstrom (free shipping and returns helped while I figured out sizes). I also ordered a lot from Herroom.
Pennsylvania says
Similar to the Lancaster question above, my family is headed to Idlewild Park in Ligonier, PA. Any recs for places to stay or other things to do in the area? We’ve already been to Pittsburgh so mostly looking for recs closer to Idlewild. Will have 4 and 2 year old.
Anonymous says
Ohiopyle (hiking, waterfalls, trails including good ones for kids, biking, camping), Laurel Hill State Park (trails, sandy beach with a playground, creeks), Laurel Caverns
EDAnon says
I had a nightmare last night that my husband and I were at a sporting event and someone was shooting at us from a rooftop. I then spent some time awake thinking about Uvalde and Buffalo.
I know it came from being at a parade this weekend that had an armored vehicle blocking the street to protect us from people driving into the crowd and a March for Our Lives protest. It really made it sink in that my 5yo starts K in the fall and he won’t be in a tiny, secure center anymore.. I don’t have a question. It was just very scary and I thought you all could relate.
Anonymous says
Yes. There was an opinion piece in WaPo this weekend titled “When we reimagine American public space as a fortress, we lose” that captured how I feel about this really well. I used to think about The Troubles, or Iraq and Afghanistan during the long wars, Jerusalem when terrorist attacks are on an upswing, as if they were a time and place far apart from my own experience that must have been uniquely terrible to live through not knowing if you’re safe going about daily business… but I feel like we’re there in terms of perception of public safety threats (even though they’re mostly lone wolves and not pushing a coherent political agenda). Like people were saying with the boiling frog last week. ugh
anon says
I went to an arena concert on Saturday night and this sick, scary thought entered my thoughts several times. Nothing feels safe anymore.
Anonymous says
I have very little interest in parades or big concerts these days. When our kids are teenagers I’m thinking we’ll probably move overseas, so that they can be independent without giving me panic attacks.
Feeding Food says
Book recommendations about how best to introduce baby to solid foods in a healthy way? First time parents who both have some bad eating habits, so we need all the basics about what foods when, plus the important ideas like family dinners. I’m a little bit granola, so I’m interested in baby-led weaning, but open to most perspectives. TIA!
anon says
How about watch a real soccer game? This sounds like something my 4 YO would do, but I bet we could get her excited about watching “girls play soccer” on TV, and indoctrinate her with some late 90s Mia Hamm/Jenny Chastain old YouTube videos, and just narrate what’s happening (she passes the ball to her teammate! go teammate!). That would last for all of 4-5 mins tops, but that’s how I’d tackle, and then recall said videos verbally on the ride to soccer practice as a reminder that teammates are important and we’re happy for them, blah blah blah. That, or find a Daniel Tiger episode on the topic, if one exists. Otherwise? Leave it be. I don’t think it’s developmentally inappropriate.
Anonymous says
I run in hockey circles where soccer players are widely mocked for diving and crying when things don’t go their way, so my knee-jerk reaction was that watching pro soccer is not going to anyone not to flop down on the field and throw a tantrum! :)
Anonymous says
*not going to TEACH anyone not to flop…
typing fail
Vaccines says
Assuming both Moderna and Pfizer get approved in the next few weeks, WWYD? DD will be 5 in Aug and is starting K then. I am immunosuppressed; DH is high risk for other reasons. Pfizer appears more effective (82%) in preventing symptomatic covid vs. 37% for 4YOs. But, Moderna is faster (2 doses at 4 weeks apart) vs. Pfizer (2 does at 3 weeks (which if you recall did not produce sufficient response in earlier testing) and a third at least 8 weeks later, which likely puts us after K starts). Moderna also has a higher risk of fever for side effects. I will also talk to our pediatrician about it. Am leaning Moderna to get her protected faster (and before school starts), but torn about the presumably better protection on Pfizer.
Anon says
interesting. i had assumed (without actually doing any research) that Moderna was going to be more effective, like it is for adults, but I guess it isn’t. With the numbers you shared, are you saying that Pfizer is twice as effective? I was planning on Moderna for my 4 year old, but honestly with a 5 year old, I still might wait until her bday and just get her the bigger dose depending on how much time between when K starts and her bday
Anon says
It’s the third shot that makes the difference. Two shots of Moderna are a lot more effective than two shots of Pfizer, but two dose regimens just aren’t very effective in the Omicron era. My preference is Moderna (plus eventual booster) if it’s approved, but I doubt it will be.
NOVA Anon says
My 4yo is in the Moderna trial. We were told at a follow-up appointment today that they will be testing boosters soon, but the nurse wasn’t sure when. If I find out this week that my kiddo got placebo, I will stay in the study and get her the real deal Moderna rather than drop out and go with Pfizer.
Anon says
i just actually read the info – the Pfizer efficacy rate seems to be based on 10 cases so i’d take that with a grain of salt
Anon says
I’m most likely waiting until my son turns 5 in September and getting him the higher dose vaccine. Does your daughter turn 5 before school starts, aka could get the first dose by then?
Anonymous says
I think this is what I’d do. Will she be able/willing to wear a mask at least for the first few weeks of school until immunity builds up?
Anon says
Why not get the first now and wait on the second and/or third? I would be inclined to get some protection ASAP. A mask doesn’t do much to protect you if no one else is masked and our extremely Covid cautious daycare is now 95% maskless so I can’t imagine many people will be masking once vaccines are available to under 5s.
Anonymous says
Hmm. What happens if the kid turns 5 between the first and second shots? Do they get the higher dose for the second shot, or do they have to finish the series at the lower dose?
Anon says
They get the correct dose for their current age. So if you start the series at 4, but finish it at 5 you get the higher dose for the remaining shots. You’re definitely not “locked in” to what your age was at the first shot.
Anony says
Our family is in a similar health situation (but with a younger baby), so I totally get all the factors under consideration. This isn’t to knock Pfizer’s vaccine, but the 82% VE figure is pretty meaningless. Because it’s based on just 10 cases, the VE has a 95% confidence interval of 13.9% to 96.7%. It just wasn’t sufficiently powered to accurately measure VE (but was for immunobridging, which was the primary endpoint anyway). I’m going to pay close attention to the VRBPAC discussion on Wednesday because I’m sure the doctors on the committee will raise a lot of points that will be helpful, but with a child turning 5 in August, I might consider doing Moderna now, and then plan a Pfizer booster shot 5 months out, when she will qualify based on being 5, as sort of the best of both worlds.
Anonymous says
Holy cow. As a social scientist I’d never report results from such a low-powered sample.
Anon says
I’m very confused by this. I personally know more little kids who have gotten Covid than that in the last couple of months. How is it possible they had so few cases in their large trials?
Anon says
People who put little kids in vaccine trials are probably more worried about Covid than most and thus more cautious? Also parents and older siblings almost certainly vaccinated which reduces the odds of a kiddo testing positive.
Boston Legal Eagle says
Given how close her birthday is, I’d probably just wait for the higher Pfizer dose at age 5 (although IANAD, definitely listen to your ped).
Anon says
Our ped feels strongly that you should vaccinate right away with the first available vaccine. There’s nothing magical that happens on a fifth birthday that demands a much higher dose. A 5 year old will be eligible for a booster within ~6 months of vaccination and that will be the higher dose.
Anonymous says
The magical thing that happens on the fifth birthday is eligibility for the higher, more effective dose. Depending on the circumstances, I’d probably be willing to wait a couple of weeks for that.
Anon says
The shots are coming next week, the kid isn’t turning 5 until August. It’s a couple of months, not a couple of weeks. The odds of Covid infection in the next two months are high, and get substantially higher once school starts. I think waiting is crazy but you do you.
Anon says
“Much more effective” is a real stretch. The 5-11 dose had close to zero efficacy against infection without a booster, which the kid won’t be eligible for until 6 months after their second shot, i.e., March. The 3 dose 0-4 regimen is more effective than the 5-11 two dose regimen. Not having to wait as long for the third shot is a big advantage of getting the smaller dose.
Anonymous says
Pfizer’s ~80% effective is based on like 10 cases. That’s a meaningless sample size. It’ll probably be pretty comparable to Moderna as more data comes in.
Spirograph says
Yes, talk to your pediatrician, but I will be surprised if both Pfizer and Moderna are equally available everywhere to the point that you can choose between the two at your convenience. I would prioritize speed to first does and get the first shot you are able to. If it follows the same pattern as adults and older kids, boosters will become available for 5-6 months after the “fully vaxxed” date, and mixing brands will be OK.
Anon says
It probably depends a lot where you live, because demand is very tied to geography. I know friends in the Bay Area who couldn’t get in for a couple weeks when the 5-11 vax came out, but in my red state you could walk into any pharmacy the first day and get it.