r/irishmammiesanddaddys

Any recommendations for a cot bed? There are so many choices. I just want to make sure whatever I buy it will last. I dont know what to go for. Are the cheaper ones no good or it doesn't really make a difference? Thanks

Hi all, my daughter is starting creche soon and we have arranged a viewing for next week.

Any advice on what questions to ask?

Hi, I have a nearly beautiful nearly 9 month old. So her next checkup should be in the next few weeks. I’m just concerned as her bottle intake has decreased (I know can be normal due to weaning). But looking back at photos of her from a month ago she has lost a lot of weight. She’s not moving yet but extremely alert and trying her best to move…
I am purely a bit concerned based off looking back at pictures and also her rolls/face aren’t as pudgy. She was always on the 50thcentile. 7pound 5oz when born. Eats 2 meals a day and 3 small snacks (tried to up to 3 meals which led to about 10oz a day of bottles) ://
Can someone reassure me or point me in the right direction…. Is it normal around this age for weight loss even before moving/crawling. 10oz a day is defo not enough… right?? Bottles are main nutrition or should I go with more food? Not looking for medical advice as such as we have checkup coming up, just looking for reassurance or guidance as I am a first time mother. Someone also pointed out her weight loss today which has made me spiral (PPA And OCD 😭)

Do you have primary school aged children with extra curricular activities and no stay at home parent?

What are you doing for dinner on weeknights?

Mine are older primary aged and I'm at a loss on how we're going to stay employed, feed our children and manage homework and hobbies. Interested in what a typical weeknight for others in this situation looks like.

Edited to add: I phrased this poorly. I'm particularly interested in scheduling rather than cooking methods. Are you eating before or after activities? What time are your activities at? Are you eating together as a family? We've something for at least one child that runs from 7pm-8pm on Tuesdays, 7pm-8:30pm on Wednesdays, 5pm-6:30pm on Thursdays, and 7:30pm-9pm on Fridays. Everything's within 15 mins from home but this seems like a punishing schedule with little room for homework or indeed basic conversation 😭😭😭

Our girl is really struggling with number 2's. She was toilet trained just before starting playschool last September, but regressed just before Christmas. Since then, she has been constantly doing number 2's in her pants (number ones are generally in the toilet). She seems to be very comfortable doing it in her pants. She will find a quiet corner in the room and do it there :/

We have tried everything: a special new toilet, high value rewards, reward charts, reading while sitting on the toilet, and more...

Any suggestions on how to handle this? We are at our wits end with it.

My Daughter started creche just over 4 months ago and so far she has had 4 bad bites from the same child in her room. I've been told he's also bitten every other child multiple times aswell and the staff said they are trying their best to keep him separated from the other babies. I didn't worry when she was first bitten as these things happen in creche all the time but the staff said he bites unprovoked and will just run up to another child and bite them so they have no time to anticipate he's going to bite.

Yesterday she was bitten for the 4th time by him and it was the worst one because he broke the skin and she was very distressed over it. When she sees him at drop off she actively tries to move away from him and I hate the thought of her being in there afraid of this boy.

I've asked the creche staff about him but they don't give any details away I guess for privacy reasons which is understandable, but all they say is that they are trying to stop him from biting the kids. I know he's still so young (21 months I think) but it really is a lot for my daughter to be dealing with. She's due to move to the next room soon but he's almost the same age as her so he'll be joining her soon!!!

I'm just wondering if anyone else had to deal with this and did the creche do anything to help because what they’re doing isn’t working but at the same time I don’t know what else they can really do?

Hi everyone. Just looking to see if anyone has had a similar experience. My daughter has had feeding issues but no clear answer is it reflux cmpa or tongue tie. She has had tongue tie released and it had made a difference with volume intake she takes bottles much easier. She's been on Cow and gate since birth. She has never has a rash or hadn't had diarrhea/constipation. Last Tue she got diarrhea which lasted all day approx 10 nappies in 24hrs. She still has it an it's been 1 week. She had 2 month vaccines the week before it started so they are unsure is it 1. Linked to rotavirus vaccine. 2. A transient lactose allergy from vaccines or 3. CMPA She was at GP and decision was made to try neocate to see if it is cmpa. Just wondering if anyone has had a similar situation where it came on all of a sudden.

So this is just me wondering.

Obviously there are Gaelscoileanna. And I know about St Killians in Clonskeagh that teaches through German.

Are there any other schools that teach through a non-English language? Through French or Spanish maybe?

Hi all! Was in with my GP for my 6 week check up. I had previously asked about if there was going to be a catch up for babies born in the summer for rsv and she told me today they got a communication that they were going to be available in the GP practice. I've booked them along with the 2 month vaccines so if anyone else with a summer baby is looking for the vaccine give your GP a shout!

Would love some suggestions. Our little one is at the stage where she's getting a great kick out of visible stimulation, so would be nice if there was something for her.

We have our child in crèche part time. Last week they text me saying we had to pay them extra money as our NCS (national childcare scheme) funding hadn't come through and we owed them for weeks that the government subsidy wasn't paid. I was surprised by this as I had applied for the renewal and got approval for the subsidy almost 2 months ago.

I told them this, but they say I never supplied them with the CHCK (reference number). This was complete news to me as they never asked me for the number. I had supplied it last year and thought that the child just had one CHCK number to cover them for their whole time in crèche.

With it being my first child in crèche I had no way of knowing they needed this updated number supplied each year. So now the crèche are saying it's on me and we have to cough up the extra money (on top of the already crazy crèche fees 😓). I also spoke to other parents and they said they got reminders to supply the updated number but not me, we didn't get any heads up about it.

What would you do in this situation? I feel like I can't not pay as it's not like I have another option for childcare, but I don't think this is my fault either...

I am breastfeeding my baby and have an unexpected stay in crumlin tonight. Partner is bringing in clothes but do I need food, pillows etc? Are the rooms on a ward or private? Any other tips welcome

I have a 17 month old and she has been going to a childminder's house twice a week.

This childminder is not on any official list so I can't get any government refund but they are an official "company" i.e. they have a tax number etc.

But it's just a girl in her house with her own 2 year old son. It's not an actual professional operation.

I'm afraid I'm stunting my daughter's social skills by making her hang out with just one kid. I want her to experience more personalities.

Should I be sending my daughter to a creche? Or a montessori or whatever it's called? It's probably too late anyway because apparently I should have found a creche before I even dated her mother.

Or should I just find a childminder that takes care of more kids?

What should I do? I'm in Cork city if that matters.

I think I need a childminding / creche consultant. Like a mortgage broker, but for creches.

I am looking to get some advice or other people experiences where their child got injured at crèche.

We collected my son (3.5 years old) from crèche and he was not himself when picking him up. Staff mentioned he wasn’t himself throughout the day. Crying at times and quicker to winge than usual. She outlined that all staff commented he was not himself. That they checked his temp 3 times but it was not high so did not ring us. When getting him into the car he was crying and complaining of a sore shoulder.

At home he continued complaining of the pain and we could see he was actively avoiding moving or using his arm. He mentioned he fell in crèche so we rang the crèche (15 mins after collection) as they had not mentioned any fall. They confirmed that he told the staff that he fell and hurt himself but no one had witnessed it and he was able to lift his arm at the time so they thought nothing of it.

That evening we take him to the emergency clinic and get him checked and turns out he has a fractured collarbone. The fall must have been pretty bad to cause this injury.

The recovery time for this will be a minimum of 3-4 weeks and he needs to wear a sling for the duration. Our concerns are if the crèche will even take him if he is wearing a sling. Will this affect our NCS if they won’t take him and he is out for a few weeks.

Has anyone experienced a similar scenario?

I have a 5 month old baby. She is the first grandchild on both sides of the family. You can imagine how much she is loved and fussed over especially by her Nanas.

I have been thinking when I return to work who will be minding her. I am lucky that I dont plan on returning until January of next year. My mother has kindly offered to mind her one day a week.

The problem is my mother is very over weight and I worry she wouldn't be able to mind my child. I've seen her deteriorating over the years due to her physical health. The older she's getting the harder it is for her.

I've observed what she's like with baby when she's at my house. Tbh at times I feel I'm looking after two children. My mother would literally sit there the entire time while I'm running around like a headless chicken. If she's holding baby and baby's fussing cause she wants to be walked around she'd sooner call me. I dont think⁸ she can stand up while holding her at same time anyway. Also I notice she gets so distracted by the telly it wouldn't matter what my baby is doing she wouldn't turn ger head.

I don't want to hurt her feelings by saying no to her minding her but I would be very concerned about leaving her with my mother.

My partners mother is the complete opposite and well able to mind her. Gets down on the floor to play with her. I could leave the baby with her while I have errands to run without worry. My partners mother has also offered to mind her. How would my poor mother feel if I got her to mind baby and not her.

What are your thoughts on this ? Has anyone ever gone through anything similar? Thanks

I've always used pampers and my little one is now approaching two. Alot of my friends used other brands which are cheaper. Tell me I'm not the only one who gets value from pampers 😂

Can anyone recommend a seat for a 14 month old for long haul flight, Dub to Oz? I am seeing ranges from €59.99 to €399.99 so a steer would be appreciated!

Can't imagine we'll use it more that this one time.

(Too big for bassinet, happy to purchase the seat).