2 year old allergic to dairy
My almost 2 year old has a milk protein allergy. We have been giving him a hypoallergenic formula since I stopped breastfeeding when he turned 1. We want to switch him to another milk. We tried hemp milk but he wouldn’t drink it. He can’t do any nut milk since he’s allergic to nuts. He’s also slightly allergic to peas so i don’t want to do Ripple. What do you think the healthiest Milk alternati... More
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Amanda
My son has a soy intolerance and a tree nut allergy and my husband has a milk protein allergy. We use oat milk a lot in our house. Both hubby and tot prefer Oatly original brand to silk. I mostly use it to make dishes like stroganoff and Alfredo that typically have a dairy factor or when they want cereal. I'm not sure it's 100% best alternative but it works for my family.
I have an 8 year old daughter. Who doesn’t listen well.
My daughter who is 8 has A.D.D. She is not listening to me when I need her to do something. (Like clean her room, or she can’t sleep in her sisters bed etc...) she sometimes also has outbursts when she doesn’t get her way and tends to do what she wants while being upset. I would like to have some tips and tricks for listening. Also if you have tips and tricks to calm her down. Would be greatly ... More
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Looloo
Well from what I read it’s normal for children to not listen during that age. I went through it too. Now that my daughter is 10 she is a lot better at completing tasks. You have to first make sure they know how to do the task. Do it with them . And then also need to discipline. If they don’t want to do the chore take away their favorite thing and don’t feel bad and next time she will know you a... More
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Elizabeth
What I do with my step son is make eye contact with him and say it slowly and calmly. As well as getting him in the kitchen with me and giving him easy praise tasks and when his hands are moving and youre calmly telling him what to do, and slipping in questions about his day, are much simpler than anything else I’ve tried.
Hives
My son has been having hives for 4 days now. I can’t seem to figure out why he’s getting them. Has never had an allergic reaction before. They come and go in different areas of the body. I feel like I just look at him and he gets them. He’s being really sensitive, any tips to help treat them?? He is taking Benadryl.
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Stacey
Does he have eczema? The cold, dry air really effects my daughter’s skin and she’ll get random hives that are very itchy, especially at night. The itchiness usually starts first then the hives come. Zyrtec is what we give her (dr recommended) and it usually gives relief within 20 minutes.
Toddler has ezcema on her cheeks, anybody else? How do u treat it?
She also gets mrsa recurrent infections in summer especially but cold weather seems to make ezcema worse too. How do you deal with that? Dr didnt seem concerned about the ezcema part but i now can see it is all related. We do bleach baths twice a week and take probiotics. Her infections have stopped since then but ezcema flare ups on her cheeks are ln the rise now.
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Alexza
My daughter who is now 5 years old has severe eczema every since she was a baby. The daughter would prescribe an ointment whenever she has a “flare up”. But once it goes away, or its winter here in the north we put Vaseline and lotion. I use Vermont Original Bag Balm and Cerave Baby Moisturizing lotion. Her dermatologist recommend Cerave baby and as for the Vaseline I did some research and s... More
Early steps
Hi! My son just got referred to early steps for a speech evaluation. He is 18 months now. I am just wondering what is involved with this program? Does anyone have any recommendations for a late talker before I get to my first apt in April?
I need reassurance and you tell me what you think??
So my in laws have been watching my LO for a couple of days and they seem to think my son has autism/some type of eating disorder. He doesn’t like eating solids, and he’s really picky with what he eats but he does love sweets 🤦♀️ because of his dad. (We still encourage him at home to eat solids/healthy food etc.) he loves those pouches that are like purée foods (apple sauce pouches) etc. so he... More
HIE in babies
Hi mamas & dads, has anyone’s baby been diagnosed with HIE. I have a 5 month old with this and know there are so many different levels. She just started Physical Theraphy, I’ve been told she’s delayed, but with her being my first child it’s difficult for me to know what’s normal (what she’s supposed to be doing at this age) I know all kids go at their own rate so I’m hoping it’s nothing maj... More
Asthma in a baby
Does anyone have any experience getting their baby diagnosed with asthma? They will only say he has asthmatic tendencies. He barely sleeps and has a really hard time breathing. His inhaler doesn't really work anymore. I don't know what else to do to help him.
Potty training an autistic boy
My son is 4 and I am going to try potty training again. We have tried sitting him on the potty when he wakes up dry but he just cries and holds it and asked for the diaper. Would it be better to get him one of those kid Potts? What has everyone else found that is successful?
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Ivy
My son is HFA and was potty trained a year ago (before we had him diagnosed). After doing great, he really began regressing and would refuse to pee first thing in the morning and would wet himself while eating breakfast or wherever. Soooo frustrating because I knew he was holding it in!!! Eventually I had to do bribery with a sticker chart and treats. A month later, he got off the reward syste... More
Adhd?
What are some signs you first noticed in your kids who have adhd? How old were they when they were diagnosed and how have you handled the situation since then?
Any tools/tricks to help tube-fed baby increase liquid volume by mouth or move to purées?
Hi All! My 7-month little girl (4-months corrected) has been tune-fed since birth. In the past she has taken up to 50% of her feeds by bottle but after bouts of reflux and Head/chest colds she now rejects taking the bottle/boob or any flow of liquid (breastmilk/neosure formula) by mouth. For months I’ve been to doctors and therapists but none have established ongoing therapy yet. So, I’m gettin... More
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Anonymous
In addition ^ Try dr Browns bottles with new born flow . Worked wonders while my baby waited for therapy
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tony touch
Protecting her airway #1 concern. Getting rid of a g-tube is a process. Focus on good nutrition and mouth therapy ( massage mouth area) each meal time. We started with puffs and make it a playtime. Our feeding therapist got us thickener. We mix will low sugar juices and take small amounts
Therapy and ?beyond
My 3.5 year old daughter is autistic. We have been getting her ABA therapy ~20-30 hours a week in home for the last year. The ABA providers are very reputable and the therapists seem very invested in her. However, she is still essentially non verbal. She does mand for things but inconsistently. She has no negative behaviors, thankfully but even basic communication is very hard. We have evaluate... More
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Anonymous
ABA is not the gold standard. It simply teaches kids who can’t do certain things how to fake it. If eye contact is difficult for your daughter ABA will make it manageable, but it’s never going to be something that she will want to do. Teaching the script of, “I am fine, how are you?” Doesn’t actually make her interested in the answer. It’s a script and it serves no purpose. I suggest you try ... More
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Venisa
We changed my daughter's diet, give heavy metal detox baths, acupuncture and massage therapy. In the year since diagnosis, she is at her age range of 3.6yo for talking and 4-5yo for cognitive function. I also work with her constantly. We don't have ABA but we have speech twice a week, OT 2-3x a month, and music therapy every week. Look for Autism webinars as those are insightful as well.
Two year old not talking
My two year old son has been in ST and OT since he was about 15-16 months old. He’ll say (and sign) “more”, and “mama” (I don’t feel he associates it with me, he just says it) and “du” for done. He points to what he wants. He’ll even get something out of the pantry if he wants it and brings it to me. He attempts to wave hi and bye. Makes great eye contact. Does good in social situations. Doesn’... More
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Ashley
My son is three and he’s talking more now but not where he should be. I contacted s.a.m.s they are in reading. They deal with speech and much more. They also get you in contact with bciu and will diagnose your child. Like if he has adhd or autism. Then they will come to your house and give him the help he needs. My son dose the same thing and he is in speech and occupational therapy and it’s he... More
Experience with Budesonide?
My 2 year old has just started Budesonide via a nebulizer. Backstory (long sorry): last year in November he was hospitalized with just a really bad cold. He ended up being intubated for about 3 weeks. It was terrible. He was fine over the summer but I noticed in Late September he had a pretty consistently runny nose and light cough. He didn’t seem to have a cold though. Went to an asthma... More
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Rachel
I totally and utterly feel your pain. And for that, I am so sorry that you have to go through this. I have experienced this with both of my boys - ages 10 and 3. My eldest was the worst of the experiences. Primarily, due to the fact that I was a new mother, caring for a baby (babies) diagnosed with RSV, and I had absolutely no clue what I was in for - nor could I recognize it; which was half... More
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Jenn
We went through this with our daughter starting at age 1. She would have bad colds and they would all result in wheezing episodes. After a scary ER visit her doctor finally started her on a daily regimen of arbuterol and budesonide along with daily doses of Children’s Zyrtec. They diagnosed her with reactive airways. We had to do this regimen for almost 2 years. Then they had us cut down to jus... More
Does every child learn different
Hello I’m a first-time mom to a two-year-old little boy. My question is this does every child two years old have a certain timeframe to learn certain things. The reason behind this is because yesterday I came home from a hard days work for his grandparents to Yell at me and say that my son is slow.My son is currently in daycare and he is one of their best children there. He knows how to count s... More
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Birdie
Tell them that if they feel he should be in a better daycare, if they fully pay for it then you’ll switch. They haven’t had a child in daycare in a while so I’m guessing they don’t know how expensive a “state of the art” daycare costs. Every child develops in they’re own time. As long as he understands & responds accordingly he’ll talk more when he’s ready. I’ve run into those parents who’... More
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Elissa
Your son sounds fine to me! As everyone else is saying, sometimes bilingual/trilingual children are a little slower to actually speak. But most understand the languages even if they aren’t speaking. And also, a lot of time boys are just slower to speak. Ask your in laws if they understand three languages like he does lol
My son needs a male figure—- his dad sucks!!!
So my son is 3.5 and he has some disabilities causing him to be hyper, not listen, is aggressive at times, and has sensitivity issues too. Basically he’s not actually on the Autistic spectrum but he’s right there. So his dad is away at work M-F and when he is here on weekends he also works most of the day (mostly so he doesn’t have to DEAL). We have a 1 year old daughter too and we haven’t be... More
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Anonymous
I can relate my two oldest both have special needs but have never been diagnosed on the spectrum. My 10 year old frustrates my husband he can’t handle him. He’s non verbal, behavior problems and other things. We had a third kid who is more on the right schedule with everything. My husband always talks about how he’s going to be when she’s older. When I ask why he’s not that way with the boys hi... More
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Anonymous
OmG you just explained my LIFE to a tee! I kind of understand that it’s hard and maybe they are used to or were expecting something different with their kids but at the same time they are your f-ing kids. I get so mad bc our boy truly has trouble with control his behavior and it’s NOT HIS FAULT! Yes he can do it at times but that doesn’t mean he’s going to do it daily. Some days are way worse s... More
Shaking head “no”
My 9m old shakes her head “no” anytime you ask her any type of question. At first I thought it was her way of showing excitement but now I’ve noticed she does it pretty much the entire time she eats in her high chair. Has anyone else experienced this? Should I be worried if there is something neurologically wrong?
Hitting and Saying No!!
Help!! My 3 year old says No and attempts to hit her teachers and also the table when they try to redirect her? How can I get her to stop before her behavior gets worse? She's developmentally and speech delay so I'm not sure if she knows the concept of time out or taking things away. It's beginning to feel frustrating.
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Diana
Don’t the teachers have some suggestions how to handle the situation? If they’re qualified early childhood educators I’d hope so ... I find the approaches by hand in hand parenting very useful and they have a couple of suggestions about aggressive behavior. Here’s one article and you’ll find more on their site: https://www.handinhandparenting.org/article/no-more-hitting-how-to-help-a-child-wit... More
Whenever you want. Sooner = better
Babies should not consume any foods, until at least 6 months (their guts are literally not ready to handle foods until 6 mos), after that they can eat whatever you eat. Check out Baby Led Weaning, the best thing ever!!