My daughter is three and we see this play out in the span of a month sometimes. She will be all about bananas and then halfway through actively despises them... End of the month loves them again.
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Detroit: Becoming Human. I'm guessing because the gameplay is simple enough for a one year old.
God of War or Ni No Kuni I would have been fine with. ;)
Started out with me teaching her that the PS-button switched the TV on. Then it graduated to her emulating my grip with at the controller. Then I taught her how the sticks worked and how to navigate the menues. (I know I'm the one to blame for the pre-order.) Then whenever we watched something on the TV she wanted a controller so she got my SNES mini controller and she's been hammering away at that one for a few months (even if the tv isn't on and it's been coming with us on longer trips due to the ability to calm her down) so she's gotten quite good at pressing buttons. She's going to be a far better gamer than I am.
Damn, I'm raising a casual gamer, then, since he's an iPad user.
Yeah, that's what we try to tell ourselves too. It's hard to stay focused on that when you're in the midst of it, though.
My wife went through the rejection thing too. Having our kid scream in her face every time he was offered food really broke her down. It was awful. It turns out it was a feeding aversion that came from us unintentionally pressuring him to eat. We hired a consultant who walked us through a process that got him back on track.
Makes sense. It's definitely a question for a doctor, but her doctor is frustratingly terse/hands-off, so I'm trying to do more research myself too.
I've heard that constipation is a common issue for formula-fed babies. If prune juice and the like don't work, you might need to try changing the formula you use until you find one that agrees with your baby. Why is his mom blaming you for it?
When he was a few months old, he'd poop very infrequently. Now at 10 months, whenever he poops it's hard and it hurts him to pass it. We did get a new formula this weekend. We tried the pre-made bottles, since we only get him during weekends. But he went through those very quickly. I'll maybe try the Q-tip next time if he doesn't poop next time he's with me.
We tried a new formula method last weekend, so that maybe caused it. Same brand, but the liquid kind not the powder.
That sucks about the mom situation. For what it's worth, how can it be entirely your fault if you only spend weekends with him? If you only get him during weekends, then I assume he's spending part of the week with her too.
Yeah, I've made threads in the past about how much of a toxic person she is and how she tries to control situations to come out on top. Nevermind about that, less baby mama drama, and more baby help!
Thanks.
Thanks again. We definitely need it. What do you mean by managing her emotions?
Full weaning was 15 months for first and 13 months for second, by 12 months for both it was just nap time and bed time.
For this last stretch, since you already have everything together, try to spend some time with your wife.
Congrats!
Some weight loss right after birth is normal, and so is supplementing if you dropped past a certain amount in the first few days. My kid went through the same thing. Scared us quite a lot at the time, but he got the weight back after a while.
For prep, don't over-buy things like newborn-sized diapers or baby clothes. Your kid may outgrow that stuff really fast, so don't buy too much until you have a better idea of what you need, and how fast you go through consumables like wipes and diapers. Get like 1-2 weeks' worth of stuff, then figure out the rest as you go. You may go through some things faster or slower than expected.
