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[SJ]

Apr 18, 2016 13:24:01 GMT -5 noodleoo said:

1.  What did you do for a first birthday cake for your child? Let them have real cake? Or make some "healthy"-ish alternative? DD hasn't really had sugar or anything sweet aside from fruit yet. 

2. When did your child drop from 2 naps to 1? DD is 11 months and has been fighting her afternoon nap, even though she looks super tired. She is also resisting at bedtime. She's always been a good sleeper, used to go right to sleep no problem. 

1. Real cake. She had a smash cake & everyone else had cupcakes, but same bakery/flavor/etc.

2. Right around 1 year when she moved to the next daycare room.

[chickadee77]

L's fluid intake has increased rather dramatically in the past 3-4 weeks. Like, she'll beg for water at bedtime, and sometimes in the middle of the night. There have been nights when she'll drink 3-4 sippies of water.

She does pee a lot, so it's eliminating, but should I contact the pedi about this, or wait until her two-year appointment in June? I know this can be a symptom of diabetes, but not sure how quickly I should get worried.

[fayeelle]

Apr 18, 2016 13:24:01 GMT -5 noodleoo said:

1.  What did you do for a first birthday cake for your child? Let them have real cake? Or make some "healthy"-ish alternative? DD hasn't really had sugar or anything sweet aside from fruit yet. 

2. When did your child drop from 2 naps to 1? DD is 11 months and has been fighting her afternoon nap, even though she looks super tired. She is also resisting at bedtime. She's always been a good sleeper, used to go right to sleep no problem. 

E was CMPI so I made her a dairy free smash cake that she LOVED! She pretty much only ate the frosting though

And at 14.5mths we are stillbatv2 naps a day. So yeah......

[starburst]

Apr 18, 2016 14:09:24 GMT -5 Muddled said:

My question: What can I do for my 6 month old with a cold? No fever, just seriously stuffy, coughing, and sneezing.

DS has a cold right now too.  I've been doing saline spray, nose frida, Vicks baby rub, and humidifier at night.

[Muddled]

Apr 18, 2016 15:15:17 GMT -5 starburst said:

Apr 18, 2016 14:09:24 GMT -5 Muddled said:

My question: What can I do for my 6 month old with a cold? No fever, just seriously stuffy, coughing, and sneezing.

DS has a cold right now too.  I've been doing saline spray, nose frida, Vicks baby rub, and humidifier at night.

There is Vicks specifically for babies? I was just at target. Why did I not see this? Do you know how it differs from the regular?

[Muddled]

Apr 18, 2016 14:25:30 GMT -5 Susie said:

Apr 18, 2016 14:09:24 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Didn't you get the keekaroo? Have you tried it yet? I honestly don't know that the seat is any more supportive than a bump on though. You could also try putting her in your lap. 

Yes.  We haven't tried it yet because the infant insert is shallower than the Bumbo and it doesn't have a 5 point harness, so I didn't think it would give her enough support.  She's still a month under

Giving her something to hold onto, like a spoon, may help with her eagerness too.

[starburst]

Apr 18, 2016 15:19:21 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Apr 18, 2016 15:15:17 GMT -5 starburst said:

DS has a cold right now too.  I've been doing saline spray, nose frida, Vicks baby rub, and humidifier at night.

There is Vicks specifically for babies? I was just at target. Why did I not see this? Do you know how it differs from the regular?

There's some ingredient in the regular kind that you're not supposed to use on babies.

[Muddled]

Apr 18, 2016 15:24:31 GMT -5 starburst said:

Apr 18, 2016 15:19:21 GMT -5 Muddled said:

There is Vicks specifically for babies? I was just at target. Why did I not see this? Do you know how it differs from the regular?

There's some ingredient in the regular kind that you're not supposed to use on babies.

Thanks. I may have to go back.

[luv2rn4fun]

Apr 18, 2016 15:26:30 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Apr 18, 2016 15:24:31 GMT -5 starburst said:

There's some ingredient in the regular kind that you're not supposed to use on babies.

Thanks. I may have to go back.

My pediatrician said I can use the regular vapor rub on his feet and chest (basically you don't want them up ingesting it so shirt/socks on over it).  Humidifier really helped, much more than I would have thought.  Hope your little one feels better soon!

[luv2rn4fun]

Apr 18, 2016 13:24:01 GMT -5 noodleoo said:

1.  What did you do for a first birthday cake for your child? Let them have real cake? Or make some "healthy"-ish alternative? DD hasn't really had sugar or anything sweet aside from fruit yet. 

2. When did your child drop from 2 naps to 1? DD is 11 months and has been fighting her afternoon nap, even though she looks super tired. She is also resisting at bedtime. She's always been a good sleeper, used to go right to sleep no problem. 

1.  I made a smaller cake using regular ingredients.  He had never had cake or sugar before and loved it but didn't eat much.  Hasn't had treats like that again either.

2.  He went through phases likes that around 11-12 months.  I just kept pushing 2 naps tile he absolutely refused to take an afternoon nap two days in a row at 14.5 months.  It was a 4-5 week ROUGH transition.  I would either try limiting/shortening her morning nap and then dropping to one nap if it.doesn't help.  Or try it and see how things go and go back to two if needed.  C also had canines and molars which were most of the disruption in sleep.

[estrellita]

noodleoo we got a Sam's Club cake. He didn't really eat a lot of it and pretty much crashed anyways after everyone left because of all the excitement, so no worries about a sugar rush also, E still "usually" takes 2 naps at 14 months. The second one a lot of times is in the car on the way home but still.

Susie we used the Bumbo or high chair slightly reclined

raangoli we tried it a couple times to make sure it worked for him then kinda switched back and forth a bit. The biggest size we ever got to was 3 and that's only because a sippy came with it. He stayed on 2s and was just fine.

[raangoli]

estrellita thanks! We are going back and forth. She seems to be ok so far. We're going from a preemie nipple to the newborn and she doesn't seem to struggle but feeding has gotten faster.