u/DumbbellDiva92

My husband has sensitive armpit skin, and found that roller deodorant tends to bother him less. When we were traveling abroad (in Spain), he found that Spanish deodorant worked well for him. Specifically, the Spanish/European formula of Dove roller deodorant, which has aluminum (Sesquichlorohydrate). But it seems like the Dove roller deodorant available in the US is just “deodorant” and not “antiperspirant”, and just isn’t cutting it at keeping him fresh (especially now that it’s getting warmer out). A lot of other deodorant (like Old Spice) gives him a rash.

Any recommendations for deodorant that is *with* aluminum, but good for sensitive skin? The roller format seemed to do well for him, but not opposed to a traditional stick, if there is one that also works well for sensitive skin.

For those of us with supportive partners, what are we doing for them for Father’s Day? I feel like I’ve gone through a lot of the sentimental gifts already (photo-based, LO’s footprint in clay, etc), but also blanking on “regular” gift ideas. And of course, all the stereotypical Father’s Day gift guides are kind of useless (husband doesn’t drink, not into sports, etc).

LO is 2.5, and I’m currently pregnant with baby #2, if that matters.

Currently starting half day summer camp (8:30-11:30) in July for my 2.5yo. Camp is about a 10 minute walk from our house.

Up until now, nanny’s schedule was M-Th 8:30-5, Friday 8:30-1:30. So, 39 hours a week. On Fridays, we did a half day to cover the morning through getting her down for nap, then my dad (grandpa) would take over in the afternoon.

We pay for 39 hours a week as guaranteed hours, even if she works less (or we are on vacation and give her off entirely). Though, I’d say 95% of the time, she ends up working the full schedule.

Now, we are doing summer camp for 6 weeks (July 6-August 14), and then full-day “3K” (8:00-2:30) starting September 10. But I’m also due with baby #2 right around then, so I’m figuring there will be plenty for nanny to do at that point (even with me on leave).

Anyway, I’m trying to figure out schedule for the summer camp time. I’m thinking 10-5 M-Th (Friday entirely off, with grandpa doing camp pick-up), and she just gets to work fewer hours for full pay for a few weeks as a bit of a bonus? She’s great, and has been with us for over 2 years now, so I’d be fine with this.

She is willing to do (and has done in the past) light housekeeping (even not kid related), so I’m figuring she could do that from like 10-11am (tidy up, wash any dishes left from breakfast, etc)? But I just don’t think we would have enough to do where it would make sense for her to come much if any earlier than that. It also feels like it makes the most sense for me or dad to do the morning drop off.

For those in a similar situation, how did you work things? Does my plan make sense?

Any tips on transition for when baby #2 comes also welcome! Still trying to figure out balancing utilizing nanny’s availability (I imagine it would be nice to be able to get a nap in with nanny watching baby after a rough night!), with it possibly being awkward having two adults around for one baby.

Vanity sizing - making clothes of a given numeric size (say, a size 12 in women’s, or even a 36 waist in men’s) larger. So the wearer feels better about themselves, and wants to buy more of your brand’s clothes, compared to other brands where they would have to buy a bigger size.

I believe the same thing is happening to baby’s and children’s clothes, but in the opposite direction (the clothes are proportionally smaller, bc people like to think of their babies as big). Baby sizes are named by age (0-3 months, 3-6 months, etc). Toddler sizes are 2T, 3T, etc.

But, almost everyone I talk to (online or in person) has their child in a bigger size than the suggested age ranges! Even people with very average sized kids will be almost busting out of 3-6mo by 4 months old.

For those of us who actually have larger kids, we would expect to be in a larger size of course. But sometimes, the sizing seems absurd even given that. My baby was in 12-18 months at like 6 months old. She was big, but if you’ve ever met a 12-month-old, she was 100% not the size of an average sized 12 month old! Why did she fit into clothes meant for a toddler? Vanity sizing.

Everyone wants to think of their babies as growing well, and “they’re getting so big!” is often said as a point of pride. So, it makes sense clothing designers would help us feel that, so we buy more clothes.

Not really a formula-specific question (we’ve actually been on cow’s milk for a while). But figured I’d cross post here, since this community obviously has a lot of experience dealing with bottle feeding, or weaning off it.

As the title states, we finally did the transition off of bottles for milk with my 2.5yo (yes, I know it’s late). Previously we were using the “Dr. Brown’s transition bottle” (https://a.co/d/072WVdVg), so not technically a “baby bottle”…but kind of the same thing in all but name?

She had been getting around 12-16oz a day, in the form of a morning and evening bottle.

She has been using various other vessels for water since 12 months old (or even before, at meals), including straw and open cups, with no issue. We have tried various cups for milk, including the straw variant of the Dr. Brown’s, and like 8 others (valved, non-valved, etc), with no success. She just decided at some point that “bottles are for milk, other cups are for water”, and hasn’t budged.

Anyway, we finally pulled the plug last night, and insisted that milk either went into a cup, or not at all. She decided on not at all. After some initial upset (less about the lack of bottle/milk, more annoyance that we would even suggest putting milk into what is clearly a water cup in her eyes 😭), she went to bed fine with some water and a pre-bed snack (string cheese). Same thing this morning - water and an earlier breakfast, but no milk.

For kids who were like this, did your kiddo eventually come around to drinking milk out of a cup? Maybe with meals? Or are we just done with milk now?

I’m fine either way (she’s like 98th percentile height and a good eater, I’m not super concerned about the loss of calories or nutrients), mostly just curious I guess.

As the title states, we finally did the transition off of bottles for milk with my 2.5yo (yes, I know it’s late). Previously we were using the “Dr. Brown’s transition bottle” (https://a.co/d/072WVdVg), so not technically a “baby bottle”…but kind of the same thing in all but name?

She had been getting around 12-16oz a day, in the form of a morning and evening bottle.

She has been using various other vessels for water since 12 months old (or even before, at meals), including straw and open cups, with no issue. We have tried various cups for milk, including the straw variant of the Dr. Brown’s, and like 8 others (valved, non-valved, etc), with no success. She just decided at some point that “bottles are for milk, other cups are for water”, and hasn’t budged.

Anyway, we finally pulled the plug last night, and insisted that milk either went into a cup, or not at all. She decided on not at all. After some initial upset (less about the lack of bottle/milk, more annoyance that we would even suggest putting milk into what is clearly a water cup in her eyes 😭), she went to bed fine with some water and a pre-bed snack (string cheese). Same thing this morning - water and an earlier breakfast, but no milk.

For kids who were like this, did your kiddo eventually come around to drinking milk out of a cup? Maybe with meals? Or are we just done with milk now?

I’m fine either way (she’s like 98th percentile height and a good eater, I’m not super concerned about the loss of calories or nutrients), mostly just curious I guess.