I wanted to get my friend's baby a present and I went with a Wubbanub Hippo that was still on her registry...but then another friend told me they're a hazard. Anyone have experience with Wubbanup pacifiers?
It's more about the knockoff versions. There are a couple where you can detach the animal for washing and the baby can choke on the tether / snaps. Other pacifiers can be choking hazards if they aren't switched when baby's mouth gets too big (yes, they are sized by age). Here's more. https://www.kidsindanger.org/2012/08/03/take-a-closer-look-at-your-babys-pacifier/
It's funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most...not where you live, or what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes... There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind, this I've come to know! *ZBB*
I'm going to be a STM but I am having trouble with my 16 month old son hitting. When he is told no for any reason he will either swat at the person who told him no or he will hit whatever he is near (toys, furniture, the floor, etc) Any other time he is a very happy, sweet boy. I am afraid if I don't put a stop to it soon he will hurt his baby sister when she gets here. Does anyone have any experience with this or advise.
My sister-in-law found "not yet" to be very effective instead of "no" when answering requests and only used "no" in dangerous situations. As for gentle touching, you can take his hand and practice gentle "petting". We always had dogs and cats, so training younger siblings for new babies was easy when you could show them that way. Maybe a stuffed animal, doll, or your hair could help?
It's funny how it's the little things in life that mean the most...not where you live, or what you drive, or the price tag on your clothes... There's no dollar sign on a piece of mind, this I've come to know! *ZBB*
I'm going to be a STM but I am having trouble with my 16 month old son hitting. When he is told no for any reason he will either swat at the person who told him no or he will hit whatever he is near (toys, furniture, the floor, etc) Any other time he is a very happy, sweet boy. I am afraid if I don't put a stop to it soon he will hurt his baby sister when she gets here. Does anyone have any experience with this or advise.
My son went through a hitting phase. We are (finally) seeming to come out of it at just over 2 years old. I tried the whole "nice hands, no hitting" thing for a long time, but it didn't work because it's not like he didn't know he was being too rough - he meant to be too rough. I think a lot of our issue was that he get hit/pushed by kids at school (because they're all 1-2 years old in his classroom and it's easier for them to express themselves physically than with words) and it never really hurt him because they're all small and don't really have the force to truly hurt someone. So he never really got that hitting was all that bad.
There are 3 things that seemed to work for us: 1) Me crying when he hit me. I think it just about broke his heart the first time I pretended to cry. He started sobbing and hugging me. I think this is the first time he realized that he could actually hurt someone who is important to him. 2) Asking him if he would like it if I hit him. I don't have any idea why this works, but it always leads to a sorry and a hug. 3) Time outs. If he hits his sister, he goes in time out. (And vice versa.) We save time outs for "big" offenses like this. This has been the least effective of the three, but I'm not sure if it's the method or if it's because his sister instigates a lot of the hitting.
Honestly, the hitting inanimate objects is sort of meh to me - if he hits those, whatever. It's not like they're going to get hurt. If he's still learning to channel his anger, I'd let this go as a step along him learning to express in words instead of in physical action.
I'm going to be a STM but I am having trouble with my 16 month old son hitting. When he is told no for any reason he will either swat at the person who told him no or he will hit whatever he is near (toys, furniture, the floor, etc) Any other time he is a very happy, sweet boy. I am afraid if I don't put a stop to it soon he will hurt his baby sister when she gets here. Does anyone have any experience with this or advise.
My sister-in-law found "not yet" to be very effective instead of "no" when answering requests and only used "no" in dangerous situations. As for gentle touching, you can take his hand and practice gentle "petting". We always had dogs and cats, so training younger siblings for new babies was easy when you could show them that way. Maybe a stuffed animal, doll, or your hair could help?
Re: FTM questions for STM+ week of 5/30
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
TTC 9/2016 BFP 12/9/16 EDD 8/21/17 NMC 1/8/16 at 7w6d
TTC 2/2017 BFP 3/6/17 EDD 11/17/17 DS born 11/25/17 via ECS
TTC 12/2018 BFP 6/2/19 EDD 2/12/20 NMC / BO at 7 weeks, low progesterone
TTC 7/2019 BFP 8/21/19 EDD 4/22/20 CP at 5 weeks
TTC 8/19 IUI #1 w/ Clomid + Ovidrel + progesterone BFN, IUI 2 and 3 w/ Letrozole + Ovidrel + progesterone,
IUI 4 Follistim + Ovidrel + progesterone BFP 1/9/20 EDD 9/18/20
AMA, ITP in pregnancy, vWD type II - low Factor VIII, unexplained RPL and secondary infertility
There are 3 things that seemed to work for us:
1) Me crying when he hit me. I think it just about broke his heart the first time I pretended to cry. He started sobbing and hugging me. I think this is the first time he realized that he could actually hurt someone who is important to him.
2) Asking him if he would like it if I hit him. I don't have any idea why this works, but it always leads to a sorry and a hug.
3) Time outs. If he hits his sister, he goes in time out. (And vice versa.) We save time outs for "big" offenses like this. This has been the least effective of the three, but I'm not sure if it's the method or if it's because his sister instigates a lot of the hitting.
Honestly, the hitting inanimate objects is sort of meh to me - if he hits those, whatever. It's not like they're going to get hurt. If he's still learning to channel his anger, I'd let this go as a step along him learning to express in words instead of in physical action.