Give her tissues

11/15/2013 3:50:50 PM

How about saline drops?
http://littleremedies.com/products/little%20noses/saline%20spray%20and%20drops

She's only 1-yr old

11/15/2013 3:54:20 PM

Running is better than congested. I like saline drops. I love sinus rinse stuff.

11/15/2013 4:30:19 PM

teach her to blow her nose. (seriously, kids are resilient.)

11/15/2013 10:34:57 PM

The lady I work for does not give cold medicine. Her son has had one cold in the four months I've worked there. At my last job they didn't hesitate to medicate and even offered ibuprofen just to make the kids stop whining. There were monthly illnesses...at the very least.

11/16/2013 8:38:44 AM

Our pediatrician said that studies have shown than cold medicine isn't very effective in symptom relief in kids under a certain age (maybe 4). I turn to saline, vapor rub, warm baths, and Motion for fever. A little Vaseline also helps a chapped nose from all the running. My pediatrician told us we could give an antihistamine if the runny nose was bad enough that it was making my kid miserable.

11/16/2013 9:59:41 AM

Very similar to bottombaby.

And I don't know how it works, but for coughs, congestion and runny nose...putting vapor rub on his feet with socks. It's...weird. But it works.

11/16/2013 10:39:34 PM

Haha. I have heard so many people mention putting vapor rub on their kiddo's feet with socks that I decided to give it a try recently. It certainly didn't hurt anything, but I had already covered Amelia's back and chest with vapor rub so I don't know if the feet trick helped or not.

11/16/2013 11:35:15 PM

We've given our son some cough medicine if he was unable to sleep, per the ped's direction. Also some benadryl for the runny nose. But mostly we let it run its course.

11/17/2013 10:30:11 AM

It's about time to start transitioning the baby into a convertible car seat.

Anyone have any recommendations?

I'm considering going with one that goes up to 65 lbs just to get the most mileage out of it.

11/21/2013 9:40:26 AM

I am in love with the baby bargains book. It helps me make my big purchase decisions.

11/21/2013 9:57:21 AM

^^we use the diono radian rxt. 5-120lbs. it's a 3 in 1 so it's a booster seat also. RF 5-45lbs, FF 20-80lbs, booster up to 120lbs. there are several other seats that also go well beyond 65lbs.

[Edited on November 21, 2013 at 10:10 AM. Reason : ]

11/21/2013 10:09:00 AM

Holy crap, 120 lbs?

She'll be in highschool by the time she's that weight (hopefully)

11/21/2013 10:54:10 AM

We have two. One for each car. Bought at separate times once we got the minivan (hotessey!).

I love our britax roundabout. Its latch system is super easy to use; rear and forward facing convertible seat. He can get in an out easy. A++

The second one we bought was the graco nautilus. Right now it's in the high back booster phase, using the harness strap. It's only forward facing. All that is fine and dandy but I HATE the latch system. It was, to us, a pain to get locked in and correctly adjusted so the base was secure. He can also get in and out easily. I may change my mind about it when it's a regular booster, but right now not a fan. I know plenty that love it though.

Cup holder is pretty sweet in the nautilus. It's a clip on with the britax and he always snaps it off.

[Edited on November 21, 2013 at 3:44 PM. Reason : ]

11/21/2013 3:43:34 PM

Britax Marathon for both kids, though my daughter is now just in a booster seat and buckling her own seatbelt.

11/22/2013 11:28:18 AM

i was a sophomore in college before i weighed 120 lbs. we chose the radian bc it had the highest RF limits, not for the 120lb booster limit.

it also has the SuperLATCH system, which enables you to continue using LATCH up to 80lbs (regular LATCH limit is 40 lbs). it also has RF tethering, and a safestop energy absorbing harness for use when FF between 20-40lbs (if you turn them around early). the radian rxt also has a 10 year expiration (a couple years longer than most). it's narrower than other car seats, but still has side impact protection that's just as good. you could fit 3 seats across in a regular car, if you needed to.

11/22/2013 11:36:23 AM

Anyone here use cloth diapers? I have some questions.

We use All Free and Clear and Clorox 2 Free and Clear detergent. Should that be fine for the diapers normal wash? I got some funk rock for stripping and such.

What are good brands of diaper rash cream? As a nanny I am partial to babyganics heiney helper.

Do you have a sprayer? What brand?

12/26/2013 8:57:15 AM

Know little about cloth diapering care. I think wolfpackgrrr did. I know AlliePaige does but not sure if she lurks any more. You could try PMing her.


Toy review: Does anyone have an Innotab for their child? What do you think about it? Our guy got the 3s bundle from a grandparent for Christmas, but we're kind of on the fence about it. Would love to hear your review.

[Edited on December 27, 2013 at 10:10 AM. Reason : R]

12/27/2013 10:09:25 AM

we had the first innotab for my daughter. I think we bought it when she was like 3. she's 6 now and has outgrown it.

the newer generations have more features, and looks like it would keep her interested longer, but at the price of the newer innotabs, we just ended up buying here a kindle fire HD, and rely on the freetime app to effectively make it a kids tablet.

12/27/2013 10:15:01 AM

2^Thanks! I have answered my own diaper rash cream question. but I'm still trying to decide what kind of sprayer to get. I registered for the one with the best ratings and reviews for now.

12/27/2013 5:36:50 PM

I haven't read through the whole thread, so this may have been brought up before but I have a simple question. Have any of you run into a toddler that heavily favors one parent over the other?

My daughter is 2 (turned in August) and she always wants to be around my wife. She doesn't kick and scream when it's just us, but you can tell that whenever we are playing and my wife walks in the room, she'll run over and grab my wife's hand and tell her to play. But in the opposite scenario (I walk in when they are playing) she may glance in my direction and that's it. If she's ever feeling bad or hurt she always wants her mom, and a lot of the time when it's just me and her playing she constantly asks what is mommy doing.

I realize she's not doing it on purpose, but it's really hurtful to just constantly feel shafted when I don't think I did anything wrong.

12/28/2013 3:01:03 PM

From my experience as a nanny I think that is pretty common. I haven't dealt with it first hand though. You should find a hobby that the two of you do together and Mommy isn't involved in. Make it something she really enjoys and do it on a regular basis. Daddy daughter bonding time is very important.

12/28/2013 3:05:23 PM

We've been using cloth diapers since our daughter was born, and she's 7 months now. At first we used a rental from SweetBottoms (a diaper store in Cary) so we had to use a specific kind of detergent. We've since bought our own cloth diapers, and we've stuck with what the rental required. It's "Rockin Green," and haven't had any problems. We were told that commercial detergents like All Free and Clear is ok, but doesn't do as good of a job of getting all of the biological nasties out. Plus I think Free and Clear will eventually break down the cloth over time, but there's warranties on a lot of the diapers so it might not be an issue.

We use the Free and Clear for all of her clothes, just not the diapers.

Good lord I probably know way too much about cloth diapers to be a male, so if you have any other questions just PM me.

12/28/2013 9:52:20 PM

Thanks for the info! I got a small bag of rocking green funk rock for monthly stripping. I have been looking at other brands of every day detergent and my favorite baby product brand babyganics makes a product called loads of love that is supposedly safe. Most of our diapers are from a company called Just Simply Baby and their diapers have a 1 year quality guarantee so I will pay attention to the integrity of the inserts. All Free and Clear makes a special kind for military commissaries that is supposedly great for cloth diapers but I dont have access to it.

12/29/2013 12:49:45 AM

Wake County summer camp for 2.5/3 year olds...go!

I know of Little Gym already, which I will probably sign him up for. Looking for other options.

2/5/2014 8:47:47 PM

boys are a whole different ballgame when it comes to changing diapers... pee-pee tee-pee for the win. (learned the hard way )

2/6/2014 12:28:46 AM

I just put a diaper over him while changing. So when that pee pee tee pee gets lost, remember that trick.

2/6/2014 8:41:13 AM

A few questions for all the parents/step-parents:

1. How many times do your children (and what ages) get/wake up at night? Do they come into your room/bed? Do you go into theirs? Have you taught them to self-soothe and put themselves back to bed?

2. Let's say you potty-trained your daughter when she was 3. 10 months later, she's still having near-daily accidents (#1s). Occasionally she will deliberately stand there and pee, but most often it 's not making it to the potty in time, not "remembering" to go, and sometimes I think it's just not wanting to do it. What do you do? Obviously, you don't give it too much attention or "punish" the kid, but I have suggested "natural consequences" like having her rinse out her undies in the sink or tub so it forces her to stop what she's doing and there is actually a consequence to her doing it. Thoughts?

3. What is an appropriate age to start taking showers? I feel like 7 (almost 8) is about that time.

2/26/2014 10:30:34 PM

1. Once. I have a two year old and a six year old. They both tend to wake once a night. The two year old is baby gated into her room, but the six year old is allowed to come into our room. The only rule is that he has to go to sleep in his own bed. If he wakes during the night, he's allowed to come finish the night in our room.

2. Natural consequences. But not all children are ready to be potty trained at the same time. You want to make sure that they're waking up in the mornings dry. If they're not waking up dry then you're fighting a losing battle. It's not always a mental readiness, but a physical readiness.

3. My babies took showers with me from the very beginning. I allowed my oldest to take a shower alone around three years old. I supervised him, of course, from outside of the shower. But he was definitely ready for a shower by three years old. This isn't the case with every kid, but I say that they're ready for a shower whenever they think that they're ready for a shower.

2/26/2014 11:13:12 PM

I didn't mean that I think 7 is when kids should start taking showers, I meant that it makes sense that a 7 year old could be taking them. But I guess there's no harm in taking baths forever

[Edited on February 26, 2014 at 11:54 PM. Reason : Thanks for your answers ]

2/26/2014 11:54:06 PM

What are some restaurants in Raleigh that offer free/discounted kids meals?

So far on my list I have
Carolina Ale House-$.99 kids meals on Tuesdays 5p-9p
Fat Daddy's- $1.25 kids meal on Mondays
Moe's- kids eat free on Tues nigh
Neomonde- kids eat free w/ adult purchase
Earth Fare- kids eat free w/ adult purchase of $5 or more
Sweet Tomatoes- kids under 2 eat free everyday
Torero's- kids eat free Monday-Thursday
Backyard Burgers- kids eat free Monday 5p-close
McAlister's Deli- kids eat free Mon-Wed 4p-close

Did I miss any?

3/3/2014 12:46:21 PM

I think this has been mentioned before, but I will ask again for updated info.


Anyone have a Fisher Price Rock and Play Sleeper? How do you like it? Interested in selling or letting me borrow it? Biscuit is having lots of gas problems.

3/26/2014 7:12:34 PM

Have you tried Kid to Kid or Once Upon a Child?

3/26/2014 9:41:10 PM

Not yet. Just decided we might need one. He has started screaming any time we lay him flat today. Crossing fingers it is fixable without meds. Reflux runs in the family though.

3/26/2014 9:45:24 PM

The rock and play is great but just some advice, you need to add some foam between the fabric they lay on and the hard plastic behind it. I wouldn't use one if you haven't added foam because the weight of your baby's head will be enough to cause the fabric to sag and rest on the plastic, and the plastic is convex and can cause a flat spot on the back of your baby's head. I don't know why they sell them this way, I mean how much could adding some padding cost really cost. Way to go bean counters!

If you check out reviews they're either 1 star or 5 star and the 1 stars are all people who didn't have any padding on the plastic and ended up with flat head problems.

3/26/2014 10:15:51 PM

Ooh. Good to know. Thanks.

3/26/2014 10:20:52 PM

I had this swing for Henry and he loved it. He would nap in it during the day.

http://www.disneybaby.com/blog/sale-alert-the-lion-king-premier-gear-at-babiesrus/#slide4

3/26/2014 10:20:59 PM

We just had a baby swing. He also slept in his car seat a lot. We always swaddled. As he got bigger, and he was in his room we tilted his crib mattress. Reflux meds really helped for us though. I eliminated certain things from my diet, would break latch when breastfeeding bc I had a heavy let down etc....the meds were the only time we really saw a difference. Good luck...I remember all too well how stressful that can become in the house.

3/26/2014 10:21:05 PM

We break latch and burp after every let down and then sit up for about 15 to 20 minutes after each feed. He did fine last night laying in the cradle. I am not so sure about letting him sleep in our swing, I don't like the straps too much and he hasn't liked the car seat lately. I do think I can adjust the incline on the mamaroo, though, so I will try that first. Thanks.


Oh and we swaddle, but only at night. We were trying to get him in a routine. Maybe we should swaddle for naps.

[Edited on March 27, 2014 at 7:05 AM. Reason : .]

3/27/2014 7:04:29 AM

Quote :

"Anyone have a Fisher Price Rock and Play Sleeper? How do you like it? "

i think this is what we have and our boy sleeps in it every night right now. we have never encountered any of the issues with the plastic or needing foam.

3/27/2014 8:40:22 AM

^^mine were swaddled at every sleep time until they had the strength to bust out.

3/27/2014 8:45:08 AM

I might start swaddling at certain times during the day to attempt to establish set nap times. Probably won't work but I can try! Right now he is just passed out in the bed next to me and I am trying not to wake him. Not anxious to start another day like yesterday.

3/27/2014 8:50:23 AM

Infant Swimming Resource (ISR): Anyone tried this/have recommendations?

Seems to be targeted to children 6mos - 6yrs old, which is a hell of a developmental variation across those ages.

I have two boys, 8mos and almost 3 years, and while I'm sure the older could benefit, I admit I'm very skeptical about this working for under-1-year-olds (i.e. how much is "taught" vs. dive reflex). I did find really nothing but positive reviews however, and the ripoff report post seemed to be someone more interested in raging than posting constructive criticism.

3/28/2014 7:58:19 PM

Quote :

"But I guess there's no harm in taking baths forever"

I didn't regular start taking showers until I was a teenager, I'd guess

and I'm 32 and I still take baths

3/28/2014 8:59:52 PM

^^i did classes with Ryan from 4 mos to about 9 or 10, and there was a point the dive reflex obviously stopped. It anything it taught him to be comfortable with water and hold his breath. And it was fun.

3/28/2014 9:41:34 PM

What is the price on that class and where did you take it?

3/31/2014 10:56:46 AM

I took it through Healthy Moms. http://www.healthymomsnc.com/

3/31/2014 2:17:16 PM

A friend's fb status got me thinking, and I wondered what everyone's daycare/preschool's policy was on that: sunscreen. Her child's daycare won't put sunscreen on her citing their policy for applying medicine has changed to zero policy (including OTC meds, diaper creme or in this case sunscreen), even with a doctor's note. Does your child's school apply regardless? Yes with a note? Or not at all? Needless to say her fair child went home sunburned today.

She says she did put sunscreen on her this morning, but they didn't reapply before going out a second time or whenever it was she did get burned.

[Edited on March 31, 2014 at 11:26 PM. Reason : ]

3/31/2014 11:14:54 PM

I think the policy change is due to a change in state law (just speculation, as I haven't looked it up to see if there was a legal change or not). Our daycare sent out notices the other week that they can no longer keep diaper creams, vasoline, hair care products, nothing at all for your kid besides diapers & wipes basically. She said if we left those items in their cubbies, then she may be in violation of state law & would face penalties. Before this, we were encouraged to include diaper cream. But...if my DCP was willfully violating state laws, even if they're stupid like this one, I'd have a problem with it.

[Edited on April 1, 2014 at 10:35 AM. Reason : ]

4/1/2014 10:29:17 AM

Hmm, interesting. I had checked DHHS site but it looked like it was still okay. Perhaps it just hasn't been posted yet which would make a lot of sense.

4/1/2014 10:45:43 AM