u/Concerned-23

We have been looking into Yoto or Tonie for my 14 month old son. After our research we are leaning towards Yoto as a better long term option (and for other reasons). However, we can’t decide if my son is too young for a Yoto now or if we should wait until maybe his 2nd birthday. How young have your children used the Yoto?

My son is 14 months and is a very busy guy. He loves music and dancing though. He understands that the buttons on his Little People bus, fire truck etc. controls the music and sounds they play. He will even press the button to get to the short song on it opposed to just the sounds. He does however still put EVERYTHING in his mouth and destroys some of his books.

Would anything happen to the cards if put in the mouth and chewed? Can they be bent (it sounds like they can be ripped)? What happens if a player is dropped?

For a 14 month old would you recommend a Gen 3 (on sale) or a Gen 4 (we would wait and see if they go on sale)? Also, would the mini or the full size be better at this age?

My son had “colic” and was incredibly fussy. He cried 95% of the time he was awake and not eating until about 4 months of age, from there things slowly improved. He did have reflux and got famotidine at 2 months, though still spit up with it. He was exclusively breastfed. Never had blood in his stool, had mucus in his stool once or twice (when he was a bit older maybe 5 months). I don’t have a *ton* of dairy in my diet but definitely eat dairy (I just don’t drink glasses of milk). I had asked our pediatrician about CMPA but she said it seemed unlikely with the symptoms we had and was likely just the reflux. My son became a relatively happy baby especially once 6+ months hit, so I figured it was maybe just his reflux and immature digestive system.

Flash forward to him being 12 months and moving to cows milk (with some frozen breastmilk to transition). He has lots of poops and diaper rash once starting the cows milk, then seems fussier than his normal, then puked (true vomit not spit up) multiple times a day for a week (on week 4 of whole milk). We decided to take out the whole milk from his diet and have tried lactose free milk and soy milk (still with some frozen breastmilk to transition). Well it has been 3 days without regular whole milk and he hasn’t thrown up and seems happy. I know it’s early but it’s crazy the puking improved so fast (his mood is very subjective on the minute)

Is it possible my son has had CMPA his whole life? Would his fussiness have persisted along with other symptoms (aside from reflux) if it was true CMPA instead of getting better at 4 months? If he does have CMPA could I have damaged him at all by all the cows milk protein he had in the first year (as I was not dairy free)? Is this just a lactose issue?

Edit: he has cheese with seemingly no issue. Same with dairy baked into items. He has also had Greek yogurt and seemingly been okay. He was drinking about 8 oz of cows milk a day when the vomiting occurred so the quantity of the protein is higher I assume?

My son is 13 months old. He was very fussy and had “colic”. He was exclusively breastfed and occasionally had diarrhea but never had blood in his diapers and only handful of mucus stools. He had reflux and famotidine helped some but didnt resolve it. He got off famotidine at 11 months. He has sensitive skin and gets diaper rashes but no history of full body or face rashes. I never cut dairy out of my diet, but I’m not a bit dairy person so while I know I had it, it’s probably less than the average person.

We started whole milk 8 oz per day at 12 months. over the past few weeks he has been quite a bit fussier, though nothing like the colic. Over the past week he has been throwing up. When he throws up he continues on his merry way, it’s not like he’s in pain. He does appear to be teething lately though. We do have a pediatrician visit scheduled for the new onset puking.

Is it possible we have CMPA or MSPI and we haven’t known for the past year? I’ve asked our pediatrician about it back when he was 4 month old and colicky and she said his symptoms didn’t seem to be like CMPA.

My son has been walking for about 2 months now and we are at the point where we really need shoes for when he is out. We have some Stride Rite 360 is size 5 and they’re a smidge too big (I must have measured wrong), but he’s super close to being a 5. That being said, he can barely walk in them. I don’t know if it’s that they’re a little big or that they’re pretty heavy.

I tried some See Kai Run Basics on him at Target and I couldn’t get his foot in the 4 or 5! His feet are apparently too wide for them. They were so much lighter and slimmer than his Stride Rites though!

What shoes is everyone getting for their wide foot kiddos? Im considering getting the size 4 Stride Rites but they’re like $35 and I’d hate for them to still not work for him to physically be able to walk due to the weigh of them.

Ten Little are also pricey but I’d consider them if they work well for wide feet. Stride Rite Munchkin are cheap but again, will I have the same issue for possibly lower quality. I was looking at MK Matt Keely and STQ shoes at options from Amazon.

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My son is currently 11 months old and I’ve been wondering what all we should be saving in anticipation for another child? What’s worth it and what isn’t? If we have another child it will be in ~3 years. We fortunately have an unfinished basement which gives us lots of storage opportunities. I love the thought of reusing stuff but also don’t want to hoard things that aren’t worth saving.

Currently have the following saved/set to be saved:

- Clothes sorted by size in storage totes

- Nursing pillow and pregnancy pillow

- Swaddles/sleepsacks

- UppaBaby bassinet and stand

- Infant Bucket seat

- Baby Bjorn bouncer

Do we save bottles? Bottle drying rack? Baby toys (my son has reflux so I think some are just trash due to spit up)? Breast pump? Changing pad? Other stuff?

What all did you find helpful to save and what is best to just but again? My husband said “if it’s only $20 let’s not save it”, but $20 here and $20 there adds up!

Our first child is turning 1 soon. We are planning a small family party but also took a few days off work near his birthday to spend time as a family. I’d love to start some sort of tradition on/around his birthday that we can do each year.

I’d love to hear if anyone has any special birthday traditions for your family unit. Also open to any fun activities or things to do to celebrate with our son! We are already planning on the zoo, weather permitting.

My son just turned 11 months old. I had always said I would wean at 12 months, especially since I work full time and do not get pumping time after 1 year. My son drinks from a straw cup well so we plan to move him to whole milk.

However, I am getting increasingly worried about actually weaning him. He does not sleep through the night and he wakes up at least once overnight. Recently we have been trying to put him back down without feeding, this is successful about 50% of the time. If it’s unsuccessful I feed him. We have not tried giving him some water instead of breastfeeding but hope to try this next time. He also is still having a lot of breastmilk per day (3 4oz bottles plus 2-3 breastfeeding sessions) and per daycare he is very clearly hungry when it is time for a bottle. He eats solids well with 3 meals and 1-2 snacks. He’s a BIG guy though at 80-90th percentile weight and length.

I’ve been shortening my pump times at work to be 10 minutes or less and went from ~20 oz a workday to about ~12-14 a day. I pump 2x/day at work. I do have about 300 oz in the freezer.

I don’t know where to go from here. How do I go from pumping 12 oz a day to 0 in the next 4 weeks? How do I wean him overnight? I hope replacing his bedtime feed with a bottle of whole milk at 12 months will help with the bedtime milk transition. Overnight, morning, and just overall dropping my supply has me so concerned.

Any tips or advice?

My son is approaching 11 months old. I went into breastfeeding with a “if it happens great if it doesn’t that’s okay” mindset. Fortunately, things have worked well for us and my son has either fed directly at the breast or had a bottle of breastmilk. However, as he approached 12 months I do plan to stop breastfeeding and move him to cows milk. I work full time at a hospital and do not get pumping time after he is a year so it just seems to make sense to fully wean.

With weaning I have begun to think about if there is anything I should do or get to commemorate this journey. It’s crazy to think about how my body not only grew him but has also fueled and nourished him. I’ve briefly looked into breastmilk jewelry but wasn’t sure about it.

What all did you do to celebrate or commemorate your breastfeeding journey?

As my son is getting bigger and the weather being nicer we are beginning to go on more casual hikes with him where taking our stroller isn’t possible. These aren’t super strenuous hikes, think longer walks in the woods not climbing mountains. We have a Happy Baby OG which we have back carried in and it works okay (I plan to do a fit check soon) but I’m wondering if we should be exploring a different carrier for these hikes. I originally got an apron waist due to my smaller build. However, my 11 month old is larger than expected (24 lbs and 30 inches) so I’m wondering if we need a waterfall waist.

For more casual hiking what kind of carrier do you all recommend? Is a hiking backpack best? I’ve looked into Tula Free to Grow (or a toddler). Mabe also keeps popping up but that doesn’t seem ideal for a back carry?

My son is 10.5 months old. Our start to solids (non-purees) was a bit slower than we would have liked due to his reflux. Things are now much better with solid food and we are finally on more of a BLW path. However, when we serve him food about 80-90% of it ends up on the floor. He is also breastfed (breast and bottles) and gets approximately 20-24 oz of breastmilk per day. However, I do plan to wean at 1 year.

I read online that 12 month olds should be getting approximately 1000 calories a day. I just don’t see how that is possible when he maybe swallows 5 of his bites of food and the rest ends up on the floor. Is this normal? Will he just eat more when he’s don’t with breast milk? Also it says meals should be the size of a fist, is that my fist or his…?

He is fed solids at daycare and he seems to eat a decent amount there (based on his report). Is it possible for him to eat more there than at home?

My son is a larger baby (though smaller than others on this sub). He is 10 months and about 80th percentile weight (~22 lbs) and 90th percentile for lengths (~30 inches).

He is starting to take some independent steps and it’s becoming more and more noticeable and an issue that his pants are not a good fit for him. His torso is definitely longer than his legs, which I think is part of it.

His 12M pants (primarily Carters brand) fit good in length, but were too tight on the waist and thighs. We sized him up to 18M and he is tripping on his pants all the time. I try to roll the ankles but they just come unrolled. We love Burt’s Bees for his onesies, but their pants have not been the best for him.

I’d love to know if anyone has a baby of a similar build and what pants have been successful. We definitely need something with cuffed or tight ankles. I was considering checking out Old Navy. Their body suits don‘t fit his build well (due to long torso and big butt) but I’m wondering if the pants could be different? I was also considering trying some Cloud Island 18M or Cat and Jack 18M. Or perhaps he does need 12M for pants still?

Edit: I’m looking for pants not sleepers

My son is 10 months old. I don’t plan to breastfeed past 12 months, so I’m beginning to think about weaning. I do not get pumping time at work after his first birthday so I need to be at a decent spot by then, I’m okay with morning or night feeds for a bit longer if that’s needed. I am also terrified of mastitis (haven’t had it yet).

I typically do one morning feed, 2 pump sessions at work, 1 bedtime feed, and one night feed. On occasion he wants 2 night feeds. I had a very slight oversupply, so right now I’ve been working to pump for less time at work and less output so we are freezing less each week. I probably have about 300 oz in the freezer.

What is the best way to wean him and when should I start?

My work pumps are built into my schedule (healthcare) and are evenly spaced in the day so dropping just one would make things a bit off. Do I just keep pumping less and less each week? I figured we could start replacing one daycare bottle with frozen milk opposed to fresh so I can work to drop my supply.

What about tips for weaning the overnight feeds? We’ve been trying to have my husband go in and settle him when he wakes overnight to minimize the need for me. Do we start offering sips of water overnight in case he’s just thirsty?

We have a Happy Baby OG which we don’t use too often, but I’d love to use it more this summer. However, I’m slowly struggling to get a good fit on it for my son. Primarily for the panel height.

I’m a pretty petite woman (5’2, 115 lbs). I found an apron waist most comfortable due to my size. My son is 9 months, 21.5 lbs, and 28.5 inches. He has a very long torso which I think adds to the fit concerns. Happy Baby makes a toddler carrier but you need 2T pants for that and he’s definitely not that big. Does anyone have any good carrier they love for a big baby and a smaller mom?