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Why? says
My young toddler started a new thing where she happily puts food in her mouth, chews a few times, and then spits it out. It started with oranges so we thought maybe she just liked the juice from them, but now she’s doing it with everything, even food she’s always enjoyed eating. It has been going on for a week. Is this a phase or should I be concerned? It was tough watching her chew and spit out 90% of her breakfast this morning.
Anonymous says
A toddler I babysat for did this when he would put too much food in his mouth before swallowing. Putting less in front of him at a time and waiting for him to swallow before giving him more helped a bit.
Anonymous says
This. Also, perhaps it started with oranges because the pulp is difficult to gum, making them hard to swallow. Maybe eliminate those and anything else that is difficult to mash up with her gums, or chop those foods very finely?
Anonymous says
YMMV but one of my (toe year old) twins does this and it’s 100% to get my reaction. So I noted my displeasure once, now I straight up ignore and he does it slightly less often.
Anonymous says
Toddlers are weird. She probably just figured out that she can do it, and she’ll lose interest soon enough.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
Sometimes my two year old only sucks the syrup off of pancakes. Toddlers be weird.
Anonymous says
Just a vent. It’s extremely unpleasant to get my twins up, only for them to immediately start crying that everything isn’t going their way. I can’t physically carry both of them anymore (they each weigh 30 lbs), so one of them always cries about being picked up. I’m trying to just hide in my office in the mornings, but ofc one of them is home sick today so I’m having to do medicine and other stuff DH won’t “remember” to do. Ugh. Holiday weekend should be fun.
Anonymous says
Your idiot husband won’t remember medication?
Anonymous says
I’m sorry I just sometimes hate men
OP says
Yep. Trust me I’m as infuriated as you are and I’ve tried everything short of DTMFA.
Anonymous says
Ok great. Sorry I didn’t mean to pile on here I just ugh with men today! I hope you can get some peace and quiet
anon says
What does your husband do for a living? Is he responsible for deadlines at work? Does he manage others? Does he show up at meetings on time? If the answer to these questions is “yes” then he can certainly provide medication to a child at home.
Anonymous says
I normally hate these kinds of responses but seriously OP — your husband won’t remember to give one of his children necessary medication without your help? I really hope you are severely underestimating him, because otherwise that’s concerning…
Anon says
Yeah that’s bad…. I’ve been really annoyed at my husband lately for giving our kid way too much screentime on his mornings (we trade off). But forgetting medicine is on a different level.
Anonymous says
My husband is the same way and I have just had to accept that remembering medicine is my job. On the other hand, I never have to make coffee, do dishes, take out the garbage, or pick kiddo up from evening activities. Sometimes it works better to have a strict division of labor. I think I would be less likely to remember meds myself if I weren’t the only one responsible.
Anonymous says
how old are they? Can you wake them up with music? My crankiest kid is a totally different person with a slow wake-up, which i rarely have time for. But…Alexa does! By the time I come in she’s awake and singing along to music.
Anonymous says
I promise that your idiot husband will remember it. He only “forgets” because you are there to remember.
I was like this too– until I realized I was just creating more work for myself. Let him fail. Let him learn.
Anonymous says
So are you saying OP should just refuse to give the kid medicine and see if her husband remembers, or that they should agree to a schedule and she should not remind him when it’s his turn? The latter is reasonable but the former is not.
OP says
“Letting him fail” would most likely involve a trip to the hospital for kiddo, and therefor me, so this is really a step backwards more than a solution.
Anonymous says
That was me with my suggestion and honestly, yeah, I am suggesting this. I do not think he would forget it.
You have to take yourself out of the situation. Go to another physical location. A bit after he should have it, done it, text him to see if he’s done it yet.
IDK how old your kid is, but you need to solve this helplessness NOW. My husband was like this. really. I went on a business trip and he forgot to feed my baby! Like W the actual F. It was just one bottle and she flipped out and he admitted it to me after I was home from my trip.
Anonymous says
You cannot possibly be serious.
anon says
Yeah, that doesn’t work when it involves medication and your child’s actual health and safety.
More Sleep Would Be Nice says
Hope your day gets better.
I’m the primary parent and often have to play cruise director, and sometimes no matter how many discussions about equality you have with a partner, it’s just tough.
Anon says
Can you get them up with time to cuddle in a bed or big chair while they wake up and get the crankies out? That way you don’t have to carry them.
Anon says
Set an alarm on his phone!
I thought I was good at logistics so God gave me twins says
My twins are about the same size and probably age, and, yes, this is really hard. I think the logistical challenges of twin parenting are one thing that really caught me by surprise. There are so many spiral-off problems from the fact I can’t carry them both at the same time. Also things like not being able to get both down a flight of stairs safely. Or do swim lessons. I try to remind myself that giving them practice learning to wait and self-soothe is good for their overall character development… But sometimes it’s super hard in the moment! Good luck this weekend!
Nanny nyc area says
For those of you in NYC or NYC burbs (or similar HCOL areas), what do you pay for a nanny for two kids (infant and toddler)?
Anonymous says
Park Slope Parents’ annual nanny survey might be helpful for you in benchmarking.
Anonymous says
The survey is a good baseline. 2022 data shows a range of $20-$28.92 for 2 children, with an average of $23.80. Also for what it’s worth I am in a moms group for babies all born in the same month in Brooklyn, and everyone is preparing to go back to work right now. There have been a ton of texts about how every nanny they are interviewing is asking significantly more than the PSP survey indicates – range based on those texts seems more like $23-$28 for one child, and $25-$30 for 2.
I asked a friend with an infant and a toddler and they are paying her $35/hour on the books. They gave her a $5 raise after they had their second kid because they adore her and they have hectic schedules and she’s willing to work overtime, etc.
And finally, my best friend just did a nanny search in the NYC burbs and she found there was a premium of maybe 10% on top of what people pay in NYC due to high demand/fewer nannies working out there given the lack of affordable places to live within commuting distance. It also took her 2x as long to find a nanny out there, so something to factor in.
TheElms says
I’m in DC/MD and have an almost 4 year old and 1 year old. The 4 year old is in part time preschool 9am-2:30pm run on the public school calendar (so fall break, winter break, spring break, and summers off plus all the random federal holidays). Nanny makes $29 an hour plus 1.5x for hours beyond 40 each week.
Nanny nyc area says
$29 gross on the books or $29 takehome?
TheElms says
29 gross on the books
Anonymous says
Boston burbs, but as a data point, friends are paying $30/hr on the books, with generous benefits.
Nan says
Nyc burbs and we pay $35/hour on the books (one kid, and she’ll start taking care of the second when i go back to work in a few weeks after mat leave ends). 40 hours, no overtime.
Fallen says
I am in a wealthy burb in CT close to NYC and most nannies make at least 25 per hour, usually closer to 30-35. I have heard of them usually wanting 60-80k per year (higher range for those on the books/more hours)
Anon says
West coast VHCOL area here. We had a preschooler and a infant with our nanny (now my oldest is in FT school so she just has one toddler). She is currently at $27/hour and we’re about to raise it to $28. She’s paid on the books. We also give a few cash bonuses throughout the year for year-end, employment anniversary, birthday, etc., pay for some of her meals via DoorDash when she’s working as a perk and also cover her flights home to see her family when we go on vacation.
anon says
Does anyone have recommendations for a good stroller? I’m due this summer, live in DC, and anticipate using it on the uneven sidewalks in my area and taking it on the metro some. We don’t have a ton of space in our place, so something that doesn’t take up much space when folded up would be ideal, and nothing too heavy cause we will have to carry it up half a flight of stairs.
Boston Legal Eagle says
UppaBaby is the classic city stroller. The carseat snaps right into the stroller, so you can transport the baby that way and fold up just the base of the stroller. Tons of storage underneath.
anon says
I like strollers with a one handle fold if you’ll be folding them often for storage. We had the Britax B-Lively, but the City Mini is also good and very similar.
–DC resident
Anon says
The Britax is basically a less expensive dupe of the CityMini. We chose it based on price and I liked how the infant carsear attached better than the clunky attachments you had to use for the CityMini.
Anonymous says
+1, we chose the Britax for the same reason, and it’s worked well on uneven sidewalks. We have no issues storing it in our small, weirdly-shaped front door closet.
AwayEmily says
Also a big Britax fan here (our is from way back when it was called the B-Agile but it is now the B-Lively, I think).
Anonymous says
We had the Mockingbird when we lived in downtown DC with a baby (it’s basically a dupe of the Uppababy Vista). It is annoying to fold, so we left it unfolded in our entryway most of the time, but it was great for walking around the city. For something easier to fold up, the Uppababy Minu was a popular choice among our friends, and for a really compact travel stroller I recommend the Colugo compact.
Anon says
I love my Mockingbird but would not be willing to drag it up/down half a flight of stairs. It (and the Vista) are heavy and hard to carry. We also have a GB Qbit (was gifted to us used) and I don’t love it, but would go for that style if I had to deal with any stairs or cars/trunks.
OOO says
City Mini is great on uneven sidewalks and easy to fold up and carry
TheElms says
I have the Cruz. The UppaBaby Cruz and Vista are hard to fold and heavy. I tend to bump mine up and down our entry way steps, which isn’t the best. If I had to do it over again I think I’d get the City Mini because the fold is so easy but it still does well on uneven sidewalks or maybe the Uppababy Minu. A lot of folks I know ended up getting a Bugaboo Butterfly because it folds so small, which you could do but you’d need to get a compatible car seat to use the first 6 months.
Anon says
Joolz Aer. Fantastic one hand fold, which makes it better than the Yo-yo. It’s super lightweight and easy to put in overhead bins. I bought it as our travel stroller but I use it everyday. Fits Behind the passenger seat of our Honda CR-V even with a giant car seat installed. I would consider the bugaboo butterfly too. I didn’t choose the Minu because it felt way too bulky.
Anon says
Second! We have 3 strollers (standard, jogger, and the Aer), and end up wanting to use the Aer all the time. The one hand unfold is amazing. We’ve tucked it under seats at restaurants and can carry it on our shoulders if needed (beach, etc..). We didn’t get it until my kid was over 1, but I think there are adapters for car seats. My only complaint is that the basket is a little small.
Cb says
City Mini, definitely. I live in a cobblestone heavy city and we had a bus commute during the stroller days, and it was easy to get on, and fold if necessary, and could handle very uneven terrain, country walks, etc.
Anonymous says
Citymini. The one handed fold is clutch and my tall 3.5yo still fits in it. And for some reason LOVES the snack tray.
anon says
I really wanted the uppababy because…everyone has it but my husband, after doing a lot of research, pushed for the city mini. I begrudgingly admit that it is much more functional, lighter and easy to fold. It’s just ugly (to me).
Anonymous says
Surprised not to see any Babyzen Yoyo recs. I live in NYC and anyone in my neighborhood without stairs has an Uppababy and anyone with stairs has a Yoyo. There’s a huge resale market for strollers in NYC – I’d expect the same in DC. You could buy one used, try it out, and re-sell if it doesn’t work for you.
Anon says
My suggestion would be to go up to Buy Buy Baby in Rockville and try them all out. I think different people find different strollers comfortable.
FWIW- we didn’t buy a stroller until our kid was six months old- we used the infant seat in a snap n go.
Anonymous says
2.5-year-old has been coming home from daycare completely overwhelmed lately. There have been some changes in her classroom – new floaters and more kids (well within state ratios) plus one of her besties is not adjusting well to a new sibling. One of the new kids is quite a bit younger but has a very dominant personality, and I think my kid doesn’t know how to handle it. The (former?) bestie has started pushing the other kids – the teachers and the kid’s parents are working on this. My kid is definitely on the sensitive side and has never handled transitions well, and I think she’s having trouble finding a way to have some quiet time during the day. The lead teacher is trying to help (pointing out the quiet corner with books, etc.), but the loud kid is just always up in everyone’s business (tbh, the loud kid stresses me out, too). We’re going to make more of an effort to pick kiddo up early once in awhile or have her spend a day with her grandparents, but I’m not sure what to do for her on a daily basis. It’s been constant meltdowns in the evening for the last week and a half. I know she needs time to decompress before dinner when she gets home, but if she starts playing for too long, she’ll get to a point where she a) doesn’t want to sit down for dinner, and b) has a meltdown because we’re eating without her.
My kid will move up to a new room by the end of the summer at the latest without the loud kid (and with kids she does get along well with on the playground), and the bestie will be leaving the daycare in a month or two because one of her parents will be staying at home, so this problem should resolve itself relatively soon. But, of course, she’s going to be encountering obnoxious people throughout life, so she will need to figure out coping skills.
(For several reasons – cost/logistics/availability – a nanny is not an option right now.)
Anon says
This is pretty normal, and should pass. Picking her up early or doing the occasional day with grandparents is a good idea in the meantime, but I would try not to worry too much about it.
Anonymous says
Yes, she’ll have to learn to deal with obnoxious people in life, but I don’t think day care at age 2.5 is the place. That said, since the situation is temporary I wouldn’t stress too much. If playing is not the best form of downtime and interferes with dinner, I’d consider letting her watch 15-30 minutes of relaxing TV to decompress when she gets home.
Anonymous says
All three of my kids regularly melt down after day care, especially Thursday and Friday. It’s also not personality dependent: Two of them I’d call easy, one is difficult. They’re all just done holding it together all day. One needs screen time to decompress: the other two need to be outside if at all possible. Sorry. This too shall pass.
Anon says
With the weather getting nice, and the daycare class move outside for the time before or during pickup? That always helped my kids.
anonM says
A few things tend to help my DS, who also gets overwhelmed by daycare. His worst day is usually Mondays. I avoid planning anything after school those days. It just does not go well if we even go to the neighbor’s house. I also find he does better if he gets enough unstructured, free-play time on the weekends. You may also want to consider that this could be coinciding with a grow spurt, so for this limited time, maybe bring a cheese stick/snack for her to start eating right at pick up time. Long baths also seem to help them unwind so if I sense meltdowns coming I try to have them eat and get into the bath asap, but of course much easier said than done. If he does start playing and getting really into an activity in a situation like you’re describing, I’m much more accommodating than normal and will bring some food to him. Once he takes a bite he will often realize he’s hungry and come to the table. Again, not advocating spoon-feeding at 2.5yo every day, but tbh I would be overwhelmed in a preschool class all day too and would want some grace as well.
octagon says
We went through this and I remember it lasting longer than I thought it should (sorry). Things that really helped were spending quality focused time together at the end of the day – lots of snuggles, quiet story time after school, and so many extra snacks. Also if she’s having trouble making it to the table, can you move dinner earlier and have playtime after?
OP says
Thanks, all! This is at least reassuring. We were doing earlier dinner, followed by bath/playtime (order depending on how messy the day was, LOL) and then bed, but that stopped working as of last Thursday – she just came home and threw herself on the couch and started yelling/crying about needing a break before dinner.
Anon says
I started brining a snack for my 2.5 year old to eat on our way home from daycare. I try to bring something different every day and the first thing he says to me when I arrive is “Mama did you bring a snack!?” Makes a huge difference. I think he was just really hungry by 5:15 (lunch is at 12 and snack is at 2:30/3).
Miz Swizz says
We bring car snacks too and it’s really helped my kiddo relaxed in the car. His class also has snack at 2:30/3 and then they go play outside until they’re picked up so he’s usually spent when we get him at 5ish.
Snacks are usually graham crackers or pretzels or Bambas and a cup of milk. I know processed snacks aren’t for everyone but we settled on these because they’re minimally messy and we can keep some of the individual packs in the car.
Anonymous says
We can try a snack today. Our daycare does snacks at closer to 3:45/4, so it hadn’t occurred to use that she might need another snack before dinner.
Anonymous says
Primary is hitting me up with ads for “legging ts.” Does anyone have experience with these? What makes them legging t’s? Length? They don’t look much longer.
Lydia says
they are longer than regular tees — “tunic” might be a better name for what they are. They also flare out very slightly at the bottom (so they aren’t tight over hips).
fwiw my kid didn’t like them as much as regular tees and I think they look a bit goofy, but they might be good for a tall skinny kid.
TheElms says
They are excellent on my tall slim kid – they are pretty much all I buy her. The regular shirts are too short on her in her size and a size up is way too wide and the sleeves are too long (not an issue for short sleeve)
Anonymous says
Yeh they’re a little longer. I think some of pockets in the front? Or we bought one in the fall that did. My DD liked hers and wore it all winter.
Fallen says
Has anyone been to phoenix, AZ and is it worth visiting with kids (end of April)? I was invited to give a talk there so could go there for free for a weekend, but wasn’t sure if it was worth the hassle! Talk would last an hour or so and could explore for several days the rest of the time!
Anon says
Yes I was just there with an almost 5 year old and it was great! I was pleasantly surprised by much there is to do there with kids, especially since I’d read some negative things about it here. We enjoyed the Desert Botanical Garden, AZ Science Center, Papago Park and McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park (although the last one is really for toddlers/preschoolers – your kids are older, right?). It will be very warm by end of April so I’m sure the hotel pool will be a big hit as well. The linked post has more details about our trip if you’re curious.
Anon says
We recently went as a family and had a great time. We visited the railroad park (highly recommend), zoo, aquarium, Japanese friendship garden (with an awesome playground right next door which makes for a great combo), hiked, and went to the hotel pool.
Isabella says
Thoughts about egg hunts with a little toddler? LB is a small 13 mo; he walks okay but still plops down and flops a lot. Granny thinks egg hunts always end in tears and just encourage grabby-grabbing. But I think it would be nice to have an outdoor outing for the family. Any advice on how to streamline, or how to choose which (of at least 5 local) egg hunt to attend?
Anon says
I would skip it at this age, personally. A small 13 month old is not going to get anything out of it and is likely to get trampled, even in a toddler “division.” It will be a lot more fun next year!
anon says
Agree. I’d do an egg hunt at home, but a 13-month-old at a public egg hunt is not going to have a good time.
Anon says
Going to an egg hunt would be for the parents – so if you will enjoy it, go. A small toddler would be perfectly happy (maybe happier!) with a few eggs hidden in the yard. (Or with nothing at all because they don’t know what they’re missing and the whole world is exciting.) I would pick the smallest/one with least wait time, unless one is in a beautiful location that you the parents would prefer.
Anonymous says
We have never had a good experience at an egg hunt event, no matter the kids’ ages. The worst was the one where they filled the eggs with chocolates and left them out on the grass in the sun. It ended up with my shrieking preschooler flinging an egg full of melted chocolate and ants across the lawn. I would just hide eggs at home.
Anon says
I would not take a 13 month old, but as a counterpoint to the “no good experiences at public egg hunts” thing – I have a pretty sensitive, unathletic 5 year old and we’ve had mostly good experiences the last couple of years. There’s definitely some trial and error involved to find the good hunts, but our community parks and recs puts on a really good one with plenty of eggs per kid and separate, age groups with relatively narrow age ranges so kids aren’t getting overrun by older kids. On the other hand our neighborhood one was a disaster. There weren’t nearly enough eggs and they had all the kids go at once, giving the younger kids a head start but they had a long way to run and the preteeens overtook all the toddlers and preschoolers so there was nothing left for them.
Anonymous says
Granny is not wrong.
Anon says
Hide a few plastic eggs in your yard. At that age we filled them with Cheerios and yogurt puffs. Our kid spent hours putting them into and out of her basket.
Don’t do a public egg hunt. That will be a mess. Kids are cut throat at those.
AwayEmily says
Yup, this.
anon says
+1000
Or – BYO eggs to a random park, last year we ended up at a park where a family had a DYI egg hunt and they invited our kids to join. It was a small park and we were the only others there at an off time. It made for a great memory.
GCA says
i’m with Granny. Hide eggs in your yard or around your apartment. If you want to have the outdoor outing, have the outing, but not an egg hunt. A springtime brunch, say. Local botanic garden. Petting zoo. But a new toddler won’t really care about an egg hunt – they’ll get more out of it next year.
An.On. says
Generally public egg hunts will separate out the really little kids (2 and under) from the bigger kids, either separate search areas or staggered releases. At 13 months, assume your kid is going to pick up 1 -2 eggs and be set, and you could do the cute pictures at home just as easily. A big benefit of a public egg hunt though is the Easter Bunny – I don’t know why, but my kid and my nephew (at that age) were enthralled by him. I would go if the weather’s nice, it’s fun!
Anonymous says
I used to run one. We did a section for toddlers (2 & under), kids 3&4, and 5+. If it was crowded we announced a limit of 12 per kid. Usually what happens is the kids keep colleting and the parents keep emptying :).
anonM says
Pick one and go. 13 mo = diapers so you don’t have to worry about there being a good public bathroom. Especially if you’re trying to meet local parent friends! Or, if you a few friends with kids, host an egg hunt. We’ve gone to my friend’s for several years now. Parents bring about 10 eggs/kid and hide them. She warns everyone to be prompt because the egg hunt is specifically set for xyz time. She puts out some egg-themed snacks, and the whole thing is less than 2 hours. Yes, kids can grab too many but we’ve always had a large age range attend and parents remind big kids to leave the easy (close by) eggs and go look further in the yard.