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Chicken pox? Really bad HFM? Sometimes kids get real real weird rashes.
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Our youngest had red spots on various parts of her body and face that we briefly thought were HFM or chicken pox. Turns out it was caused by her body's immune response to a fairly benign viral infection. Humans are weird E: took weeks to disappear, too
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Mar 25, 2025 19:39
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Our son had a weird rash across his lower back that we thought might be celiac kicking in, since the coincidence rate with T1D is like 15% or something terrifying. Checked with his doctor who didn't seem super concerned and was fine with waiting for the blood test with his upcoming T1D appointment. Came back totally negative. Consensus was that it was probably a dermatological immune response to a cold/virus, it cleared up before too long. Just some harmless nightmare fuel, no biggie.  So yeah, sometimes kids get real weird rashes.
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Mar 25, 2025 19:42
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Coca Koala posted:Baby was born yesterday after 30+ hours of labor and 4+ hours of pushing, wife is an absolute superhero. Holy moly they wouldn't let me push more than 3  congratulations!I forget if I already complained about my ribs in here but even if I did here it is again: I damaged my ribs in some kind of way from coughing so much due to the last daycare illness. This newest round of daycare illness has made it so much more painful and I'm not convinced there isn't some degree of fracture. This is bullshit
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Mar 25, 2025 20:01
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coronatae posted:I forget if I already complained about my ribs in here but even if I did here it is again: I damaged my ribs in some kind of way from coughing so much due to the last daycare illness. This newest round of daycare illness has made it so much more painful and I'm not convinced there isn't some degree of fracture. This is bullshit I thought the same happened to me a year or so ago, even did a chest xray which showed no fracture. Turns out I had a chest infection and it was very unpleasant; I'd suggest you go see a doctor.
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Mar 25, 2025 21:53
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Alarbus posted:Our son had a weird rash across his lower back that we thought might be celiac kicking in, since the coincidence rate with T1D is like 15% or something terrifying. Checked with his doctor who didn't seem super concerned and was fine with waiting for the blood test with his upcoming T1D appointment. Came back totally negative. Consensus was that it was probably a dermatological immune response to a cold/virus, it cleared up before too long. Parenting Megathread: sometimes kids get real weird rashes
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Mar 25, 2025 23:12
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useful thread title imo. our 10 month old started with a rash on her cheeks. then her face and shoulders, then it spread everywhere. doctor said it was fine, and it just slowly faded as it headed to her feet and then disappeared after a week mostly she seemed fine, but it was really weird
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Mar 26, 2025 00:01
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My 10mo old has been fairly rash free but has a ferocious diaper rash right now. Grandma gave him whipped cream and either the dairy or the sugar got him. Or we took him in the pool and the chafing/chemicals got him. Or his teething is causing bad diarrhea. Or he got a bug from daycare or the restaurant we took him to or the 1000 times a day he drops his pacifier on the ground or tries to eat dirt.
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Mar 26, 2025 00:14
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Chernobyl Princess posted:A friend of mine realized she was binary trans when her kids were 4 and 7. I share this with her permission. Spikes32 posted:This is indeed a tough one and I have no relevant experience to give advice from. What follows is well intended poo poo posting please ignore as you see fit. wizzardstaff posted:I'm not, but my wife is. (I started going M to F when my kid was two.) Feel free to DM. Thanks for the responses. We had our first counseling meeting focused on the issue today, with the next ones on Friday and then Tuesday next week. I'll see how they go, and then probably DM you @wizzardstaff once I wrap my brain around this more.
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Mar 26, 2025 03:15
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coronatae posted:Holy moly they wouldn't let me push more than 3 I have real bad body mechanics from always favoring my left side while holding my babies and this led to me pulling my intercostal muscles, which felt a whole lot like a rib fracture. I can always kinda feel the whole muscle group just waiting to be tweaked on bad or stressful days.
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Mar 26, 2025 11:16
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meanolmrcloud posted:I have real bad body mechanics from always favoring my left side while holding my babies and this led to me pulling my intercostal muscles, which felt a whole lot like a rib fracture. I can always kinda feel the whole muscle group just waiting to be tweaked on bad or stressful days. huh maybe that's why my left side is always hurting now I thought I was just getting old
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Mar 26, 2025 11:22
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It can be both
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Mar 26, 2025 15:22
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Gave my son a go-gurt this morning and he exclaimed, “yass queen!” I nearly died laughing.
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Mar 26, 2025 16:51
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Renegret posted:huh I started exercising / weightlifting more after my back/everything started hurting when lugging the wee one around. This helped a lot with the chronic pain. At the same time, some days are just so busy so throwing a kettleball around is easiest for me for 20-30 minutes. I also have the toddler acting as my plank buddy and push-up buddy and she gets really excited, so that's my fall back if the work and kid schedule is too much. I figure 5 minutes is better than nothing. She's also a bit of a mimic right now so she's also enjoying showing me how little flexibility I have at my age.
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Mar 26, 2025 20:52
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Renegret posted:huh 
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Mar 26, 2025 20:53
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“The nice thing about being bald is that I definitely don’t have lice.” Wife: “beard.” “gently caress.”
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Mar 26, 2025 22:40
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coronatae posted:Holy moly they wouldn't let me push more than 3 It didn’t seem fun for her at all! We’re glad she got through it. We made it a full 48, and almost 24 hours post-discharge, before our first panicked call to the hospital so they could explain basic baby mechanics to us! I’m on the phone with the nurse, explaining that our baby is two days old, breast feeding every 2-3 hours, milk hasn’t come in yet but he is definitely getting colostrum, and he hasn’t peed or pooped in 12 hours. Nurse says, “okay, have you tried just taking his diaper fully off for a few minutes?” I say, “no, we haven’t. Hang on, i’ll do that now… Okay, diaper is off, i’m going to get my wife a towel since she’s holding a baby who is theoretically supposed to be peeing, and oh now he’s peeing all over the bed, i guess that’s problem solved.” I’m glad my little dude isnt having a problem and if he’s gotta pee on the bedspread for us to learn that, i’m happy to put it in the wash.
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Mar 27, 2025 01:19
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Yeah the 'cold air on junk = pee' mechanic is a fun surprise. You can put a little washcloth over them during changes. Other protips: The first poops may have meconium, it will look like pure concentrated evil, but that's normal. Sleeping newborns are incredibly lovely breathers. loving terrifying, but again, normal.
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Mar 27, 2025 01:31
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Xand_Man posted:Sleeping newborns are incredibly lovely breathers. loving terrifying, but again, normal. Oh man was I not prepared for this, it’s so true
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Mar 27, 2025 01:37
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My 4 year old discovered the deadbolt on the front door this morning, we had a chat about never going out it without a grownup. This evening my wife left to run an errand and I was focused on something I was working on for a few minutes and realized I didn't hear them anymore. Spent 5 minutes frantically searching the house and backyard yelling their name, just spiraled all the way to they're out the front door and I've lost my kid. Go to sit on the bed to call my wife and end up sitting on them, curled up in a tiny ball at the foot of the bed apparently asleep deep under the blanket. I am very bad at hide and seek.
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Mar 27, 2025 01:43
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It's crazy to me how our near three year old can get moved around so much in her sleep now without waking her. We used to spend hours getting her to sleep on ourselves only to mess up the transfer to bed and be back at square one. Now she goes to sleep in her bed and we move her when we go down because she decided to sleep in some bizarre position in bed.
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Mar 27, 2025 01:47
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My almost 7 month old boy pees when I put lotion on his belly/waist. I can see it coming every time, the face he makes is adorable. I’m ready for it with a an extra cloth diaper and at this point it’s almost bed time ritual before I put his night diaper on.
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Mar 27, 2025 02:08
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Guinness posted:Oh man was I not prepared for this, it’s so true They have an in built timer for how long it takes to not inhale to elicit panic from the attendant parent. Only .0001 seconds after you start to freak do they take a big, deep breath only to repeat the cycle again.
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Mar 27, 2025 03:34
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Qwijib0 posted:Go to sit on the bed to call my wife and end up sitting on them, curled up in a tiny ball at the foot of the bed apparently asleep deep under the blanket. Scary! My daughter is past that age now, at 6, but she has certainly been a flight risk right around age 4-5. Thing is, I was never worried about it when I had her on her own, but as soon as she was with a particular friend from preschool, they would take the first opportunity to scram.
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Mar 27, 2025 13:34
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Xand_Man posted:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0HNu77t354 edit: starts about 2 minutes in.
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Mar 27, 2025 16:01
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What are the parenting hacks for keeping toddlers entertained on flights? 2-3 year old edition. I'm planning on downloading episodes of favorite stuff for offline play using VLC (is this still the best), sticker books, snacks galore and little fidget toys/stickers/play-doh but any absolute must haves? I think it's overkill but the last major flight was pretty bad
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Mar 27, 2025 18:40
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I have a question for the thread, what's a good instrument for a 4yo? My daughter is very musical and loves singing but she wants to learn an instrument. Ideally it's something cheap and won't make horrible offkey sounds as she's learning.
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Mar 27, 2025 18:43
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adnam posted:What are the parenting hacks for keeping toddlers entertained on flights? 2-3 year old edition. I'm planning on downloading episodes of favorite stuff for offline play using VLC (is this still the best), sticker books, snacks galore and little fidget toys/stickers/play-doh but any absolute must haves? The VLC devs showed up at the modern E3 expo and had a vendor booth. They dressed as wizards to mock all the vendors there. Robert Evans(behind the bastards) told them he still uses VLC to pirate poo poo and they said “good, keep doing that” I think a pile of books and toys are your best bet and hope they lock on to something.
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Mar 27, 2025 18:49
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adnam posted:What are the parenting hacks for keeping toddlers entertained on flights? 2-3 year old edition. I'm planning on downloading episodes of favorite stuff for offline play using VLC (is this still the best), sticker books, snacks galore and little fidget toys/stickers/play-doh but any absolute must haves? The best cool trick I got from this thread was masking tape. It’s endlessly fascinating.
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Mar 27, 2025 19:00
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Tagichatn posted:I have a question for the thread, what's a good instrument for a 4yo? My daughter is very musical and loves singing but she wants to learn an instrument. Ideally it's something cheap and won't make horrible offkey sounds as she's learning. Drums Don't worry Uncle Renegret already bought her a set for her birthday and didn't ask for your permission
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Mar 27, 2025 19:02
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Tagichatn posted:I have a question for the thread, what's a good instrument for a 4yo? My daughter is very musical and loves singing but she wants to learn an instrument. Ideally it's something cheap and won't make horrible offkey sounds as she's learning. It’s not cheap but I’ve been trying to play the Loog guitar with my 4 year old. To be honest I probably enjoy playing it more than he does. It’s a little 3 string guitar so it’s much easier to play, but it does sound good. It comes with flash cards and a phone app to learn chords and scales and songs. Other than that my 4 year old only likes percussion instruments so far. If anyone buys him a recorder I will cry.
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Mar 27, 2025 19:07
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Tagichatn posted:I have a question for the thread, what's a good instrument for a 4yo? My daughter is very musical and loves singing but she wants to learn an instrument. Ideally it's something cheap and won't make horrible offkey sounds as she's learning. if she doesn't already have a keyboard that's a good starting point and is cheap and won't make horrible offkey sounds. you can get these things from amazon, we got KG3 a little 25 key Jalokee rig that only makes piano noises.
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Mar 27, 2025 19:09
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Tagichatn posted:I have a question for the thread, what's a good instrument for a 4yo? My daughter is very musical and loves singing but she wants to learn an instrument. Ideally it's something cheap and won't make horrible offkey sounds as she's learning. Every home needs a decent electric piano, IMO. Piano teachers are plentiful.
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Mar 27, 2025 19:18
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adnam posted:What are the parenting hacks for keeping toddlers entertained on flights? 2-3 year old edition. A drawing tablet that's reusable. Like a magna doodle or one of the electronic ones on Amazon. A bag of random new toys (dollar store stuff) that you can produce stuff from. And yeah entire seasons of favorite shows or any movies AND headphones for them.
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Mar 27, 2025 19:36
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AAAAA! Real Muenster posted:My right elbow feels arthritic or something because I think I always hold my kids with my right arm. I'm not even 40. I had this too, it's basically tennis elbow. I had it pretty constantly from when my kid was 6mo - 1 yr or so. Went away completely once she was weaned off bottles and stopped falling asleep in my lap every night (switched to walking her around). adnam posted:What are the parenting hacks for keeping toddlers entertained on flights? 2-3 year old edition. I'm planning on downloading episodes of favorite stuff for offline play using VLC (is this still the best), sticker books, snacks galore and little fidget toys/stickers/play-doh but any absolute must haves? Pretty much exactly what I did - downloaded stuff from Youtube and whatever and put them in VLC. It only worked so much for us, at some point she just got bored/fed up with video. (this was last Christmas, she was almost 2) We didn't do a lot of toys or anything. Plenty of snacks though. Edit: Also yes, headphones for sure, and let them play with them/use them beforehand so they're used to them. We got a random toddler-friendly Bluetooth headset off Amazon and it was fine.
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space uncle posted:It’s not cheap but I’ve been trying to play the Loog guitar with my 4 year old. To be honest I probably enjoy playing it more than he does. Hm, do I send the entire box to space uncle, or share the love around the thread...
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Mar 28, 2025 04:50
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adnam posted:What are the parenting hacks for keeping toddlers entertained on flights? 2-3 year old edition. I'm planning on downloading episodes of favorite stuff for offline play using VLC (is this still the best), sticker books, snacks galore and little fidget toys/stickers/play-doh but any absolute must haves? For maximum entertainment value, wrap each fidget toy, sticker packet or book up individually in gift wrapping paper. Give your kid one gift to unwrap at a time. When they tire of the first one because the novelty has worn out, give them another one.
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Mar 28, 2025 06:35
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ipad and Disney Plus as long as your child is quiet and calm there are no "bad parenting" things you can do I paid a ton of money for my ipad air with the usb-c charging port in 2020 but if it broke I'd replace it the same day currently on a train and my kid and her same age German friend she just metare watching spyro the dragon in Netflix quietly for the last two hours
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Hadlock posted:
Phenergan it is then!
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:if she doesn't already have a keyboard that's a good starting point and is cheap and won't make horrible offkey sounds. you can get these things from amazon, we got KG3 a little 25 key Jalokee rig that only makes piano noises. I saw somebody in here recommend the Casio SA keyboards for kids, and I was going to buy one, but my father-in-law bought our toddler an Anpanman keyboard before I could. It has multiple instruments, so you can go to bells or faux violin/strings along with piano. It also has a soundboard mode, which is something toddlers absolutely don’t need 🫠
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