Toddlers: 12 - 24 Months

Naps have become a nightmare - 12 mo old

vrj0522 — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:15:10 GMT

LO just turned a year this week and it seems like magically he decided that napping in the day is not for him anymore. He had a cold at the beginning of the week and I can see that affecting his naps but he is fine now and we're still struggling.

We never had to do CIO because I started putting him down sleepy from the time he was 9 weeks old. Plus the few times that I've tried it here and there, he just gets so riled that he doesn't go to sleep and I'm not about to let my LO cry for so long that he just falls asleep from being so tired from crying. Besides, we really have not needed it.

Bedtime is super easy, I put him in the crib, walk away, and he is out within 5-10 min. Not a peep. But naps have become something else. He just stands in his crib and cries as loud as he can and won't stop until I come in. On Wednesday I tried CIO and it took 20 min of insane crying and I finally broke down so will definitely not be doing that again. And by the way he was crying, it was obvious he was not going to go to sleep in that state. What I've started doing is having him lie down and then I just put my hand on his belly and eventually he goes to sleep. However yesterday it took 50 min to get him to fall asleep for his afternoon nap.

So here's my question... did your LO start fighting naps at around 12 months? Did you have to change napping schedule? I'm not sure what it is... whether separation anxiety or simply that he is not as tired anymore and needs less sleep. He sleeps 10-11 hrs a night and has been taking 2-45 min naps or 1-45 min and 1-90 min nap a day.

Help!! What was your experience like?

Food texture issues

blushingbride_08 — Fri, 24 May 2013 16:36:07 GMT

At My LO 12 month appt his pedi said I needed to introduce as many textures as possible in the next month or he would have issues with textures for 3 years. He was eating mostly purées at that time. Now I give him a variety of textures and he handles it well. Did anyone else's pedi say anything about this "window" of introducing as many textures as possible.

Disciplining a 1 year old?

missyrad — Fri, 24 May 2013 23:26:43 GMT

What do you do to discipline your 1 year old?? My husband and I want to avoid any aggressive behavior but my son is at that stage where you tell him "no" and he laughs and will continue to do it.

LeapPad or Innotab? Why?

jenbarker99 — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:28:00 GMT

I'm considering a tablet for DS. He loves my Kindle Fire HD, but I'd rather get something kid-specific.

Which one has a better selection of apps and activities? Which one best grows with the child? Money aside, since they're very close in price.

Sleep Help (Please no CIO)

LBR2012 — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:26:07 GMT

DS is 21 months and due to several factors, has been sleeping with DH and I for almost a year. We now have the room for him to have his own bed and he and his 6 month old sister have a room to share. DD sleeps in her crib no problem but trying to transition DS to this bed in his room is seemingly impossible. We have tried several different ways of getting this to happen.... we have tried to let him fall asleep in our room and then move him - if he doesnt wake up right when we put him down, he wakes up soon after and has a freak out. We have tried getting him to go to sleep in his room but he will just sit there an cry. We are not fans of CIO for several reasons so I am not interested in doing that. Just wondering how others have done this without CIO.

TIA!

Changing table for toddlers

blushingbride_08 — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:27:34 GMT

My LO is about to exceed the weight limit for his changing table. The limit is 25lbs. I still like changing him on a changing table since it saves my back. Does anyone know of a changing table that is good for toddlers or heavy babies? One that I can use until he is potty trained.

resturaunt toys

Chatterbug6917 — Fri, 24 May 2013 20:39:07 GMT

So I am going on a mini vacation with the in laws and we will be eating most of our meals at restaurants.. when we go arojnd our house I bring snacks and such which I wi do there but i would like to bring a few toys for him to play with too, he likes coloring for about 2 seconds and then he's over it... any ideas would be appreciated

Bedtime Anxiety

McGuireMommy — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:09:14 GMT

My daughter is just a few days shy of 18 months old. For the last two weeks, bed time has been awful. Normally, she falls asleep with me or DH and a bottle, and we put her in bed either asleep or drowsy, but awake and she'll do the rest herself. Lately, the second she realizes she's in her crib and not with one of us, she screams for hours. Nothing calms her down. Sometimes she even throws up she gets so upset. We aim for her to be in bed and sleeping around 9 o'clock, but lately she won't fall asleep without a battle until 12:30 am or later. We've moved the bedtime routine, we've varied the bedtime routine, we've moved dinner time. I've tried everything I can think of, and for whatever reason, I can't help her to go to bed peacefully. Please help!

Ear Tubes and swimming

CLL1001 — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:38:25 GMT

DD is getting tubes next week. When we first went to the ENT we asked about her swimming this summer and he said we'll just need to put ear plugs in her ears when she goes swimming. I'm just wondering if anyone knows of another possible option other than plugs that I could ask the dr about? Like maybe swimmer's ear or something? Of course I'll put the plugs in her ears if that's what I have to do I just know it's going to be a fight to do that lol and just want to see if there's anything else out there...Thx

I hate it when dd goes to bed crying hard...

Excited30 — Thu, 23 May 2013 03:37:46 GMT

DD usually goes down without a fuss and so it tears my heart when I have to listen to her cry hard to go to sleep. Usually it's because she's overtired and wound up. It doesn't happen very often, but when it does I just wish I could hug and kiss her to sleep and help her to calm down in a different way. I know that she just has to settle and wind down like every human on the planet, but still. Going in tonight even 15 min later just made it oh so much worse. Poor girl. She's fast asleep now, but she had and awful time of it. Like I said, normally every night she just goes to sleep within 2-5 min..

Eczema

VeryHungryCaterpillar — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:11:34 GMT

My 14 month old DS has always had eczema on his legs, but it's been under control and mild. Within the past week or two it continues to getting worse, which also coincided with the warmer weather. He also switched from alimentum to whole milk around 12.5 months, but allergy testing showed that he does not have an allergy. We have been using aquaphor, but it seems to not be helping. I'm going to give his doctor a call in the morning. Anyone have any advice/experience with eczema? Thanks!

Sesame place

blushingbride_08 — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:57:40 GMT

Has anyone been to sesame place in pa? Are there things for a one year old to do or is it for older kids? My ds is walking.

Activities w/ 1 Year Old

danslilgrizzly — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:48:15 GMT

My son is going to be 1 next week, and we are just moving over to this board. It was shocking when it showed up on my page, but skimming through the post, it's so obvious that I should be here now lol!

Anyway, I'm just wondering if you all are doing any learning activities with your 1 year olds. My son is pretty independent so during the day he does a lot of exploring around the house. He tends to prefer things he finds in cabinets and closets to his actual toys! We also read a lot, listen to music, play outside, etc. I guess I'm looking for more specific age-appropriate activities we can do here at home. Would love to know what your doing with your LO.

sort of baby related - rec your car with a third row

maddie80 — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:27:55 GMT

Now that DD is nearly 1.5, and DS is starting kindergarten, we are reluctantly looking at upsizing our car to something with a third row. We have found ourselves more and more frequently wishing we had space to bring one of DS's friends home for a playdate, or had space to bring a visitor or relative along in the car.

It looks like to me, our options are the minivan or an SUV with a third row. But with the third row SUVs, how does anyone get in and out of the third row without uninstalling and reinstalling the kids' carseats in the second row?

I'd love some advice, and if anyone has a 3rd row car or minivan they'd love to recommend, I'd love to hear it! :)

can you recommend a stainless steel cup to teach tipping?

mrszundelli — Fri, 24 May 2013 04:45:30 GMT

DS is 22mo and has been using the spill proof straw cups for almost a year now, but we want him to start learning how to hold and tip a cup to take a drink. He does fine drinking if we hold it for him, but its time for him to learn to do it himself. I've been trying to find spill-proof cups that he can use, but I'd also like to find something that's stainless steel lined...I've tried his water from some of his straw cups, and it tastes soapy! And I rinse really thoroughly after I clean them, AND I use dapple. I thought stainless steel would rinse better than plastic and not hang onto that soap taste, or taste like plastic. We bought some s.s. straw cups that are only spill proof if you snap the lid shut, but I haven't found any for him to practice holding the cup and tipping it to drink. Any recommendations? TIA!

Toothpaste

blushingbride_08 — Thu, 23 May 2013 21:54:54 GMT

What brand of toothpaste is good for a 14 month old. He hates brushes his teeth ( or rather letting me brush his teeth). I'm hoping the flavor will help

Prenatal and dha

blushingbride_08 — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:24:24 GMT

I'm am bfing my 14 month old. I'm still taking my prenatals but do I also need to take dha? I've been taking it but wondering if I should reorder since I'm low.

What is your LO saying and doing now?

crystaleyes39 — Thu, 23 May 2013 01:52:24 GMT

My twins are 17 months old today and i'm just curious how many words your LO's are saying along w/ the skills they now have?

What are some of their favorite foods/ toys/ etc.... :)

cradle cap at this age?

ladylisalt — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:51:25 GMT

I noticed my 22 mos. old's head having a few flakes. I just chalked it up to some dry skin. My DCP mentioned that it is cradle cap. Can they still have it at this age? Funny thing is that I never noticed it on him when he was a baby and had no to little hair. Is it something that can show up later?

If so, how do you treat it?

Tent camping with LO?

genekelly — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:34:44 GMT

DH and I are taking our 22 mo old son tent camping this weekend. Overnight temps are expected to be in the low 40's. How would you dress your child for sleep? I have a North Face down sleep suit that can be zipped into a sleeping style bag with a hood and arms or leave it as two legs(feet inside). I was planning on putting him in a fleece sleeper as a first layer. He doesn't like blankets and won't sleep under it although we'll bring one just in case. Do you think I need an extra layer under the fleece sleeper? Am I crazy for going camping with overnight temps at ~40 deg? Daytime highs should be in the high 50's to mid 60's.

MOTN feedings still?

erindawn — Thu, 23 May 2013 14:02:18 GMT

So, my 13 month old still has a night feeding and often wakes up at 5 AM for another feeding. He then goes back to sleep for another hour or two. I have been trying to get rid of the night feeding by making it smaller and smaller but that is just making him wake up another time in between his normal night feeding and 5 AM.

Every book says they do not "need "to eat during the night and he's definitely not a small guy but I am unsure of what to do here. I thought it was just a timing thing and that he was used to waking up at 1:30 AM to eat but when I don't feed him or just give him water he just wakes up at 3 or 3:30 AM and still at 5 AM as well.

Should I force the issue and cut off the night feedings? And do some CIO? I am worried that I will be doing the 1:30 Wake up for the rest of my life! Or do I let it go and figure he will stop when he is ready to stop?

What is your 1 year old eating?

Soccer5810 — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:10:25 GMT

I'm trying to transition DS from the bottles to milk and I'm also concerned he is eating enough. What's on the menu for your LO?

XP: Desperate Need of Sleep Help!!!

Daisy166 — Mon, 20 May 2013 20:47:59 GMT

I also posted this on the Sept 2011 board..

I don't know what's going on with DD or what to do. Maybe it's a phase but DD has been waking in the middle of the night usually around 2am and she cries and screams until I go in and pick her up. I tried just letting her cry but after 1/2 hour I could not handle it. I think it made it worse because she had gotten her self so worked up that it took 2 hrs to get her to go back to sleep. So last night she woke up at 1am, I went in after 5 min, picked her up and sat with her in the glider for about 20 min. She fell asleep and I put her back in her crib. She then woke at 5 am ready to play! I don't think she's teething and she had the ear tubes put in 2 weeks ago so don't think it's the ears. I think she just wants me to hold her and I don't know how to break the habit. It's very exhausting for both my hubby and I as we have to get up at 6 am to get ready for work. She is so loud and wakes my 5 year old. Plus her nursery is in our master so I can't even ignore it if I wanted to! Any advice??? Thank you :)

Oh and DD goes to bed great every night by 7:30 pm. I put her in her crib awake and she's out in 10 min.

Cows milk and Diarreah

mierasm1 — Tue, 21 May 2013 19:01:39 GMT

My son is 1 year old and I have been slowly adding milk to his bottle for the last couple of weeks. When I added one oz to his 8-10 oz bottles he was fine, but the fast 5 days when I added a few oz he has had terrible diarreah and now has a diaper rash from so many diaper changes. He was on Soy formula due to gas as an infact and eats cheese and is fine. I am not sure why the milk is causing the diarreah. Any suggestions? I called the ped and she said I Could switch to soy or rice or almond milk. I really would rather do regular milk since he was on soy formula for so long. I don't know whether to give up or keep trying and deal with the diarreah and diaper rashes. I am wondering if I should stick it out, switch to one of milks she suggested, or try lactose free milk. Any suggestions?

developmental delay?

kb3ll — Wed, 22 May 2013 21:23:20 GMT

Hi everyone, my son is 18 months old almost 19 months and we are worried he is developmentally behind--I am wondering if anyone else has experienced the same or similar problems with their child and if it improved or if you have any suggestions for me to better help my son. The pediatrician has recommend we have him evaluated for speech problems (which we are) but looking further into the delays online I'm getting worried this is an autism problem....and maybe I'm getting myself worked up for nothing and maybe I'm not...when he's evaluated next Tuesday I'll have a better idea...but in the meantime any other mommy's have this or a similar problem?

Here is the information: As I stated he is 18 months almost 19 months and only says 4 words (mama, dada, doggie, yeah) he does know what they mean but only says the, when he has to. He does not point to anything or know any body parts...when trying to teach him simple things like "where is your nose?" He has no interest and doesn't acknowledge us. He plays all day, and is always very busy--making it extremely hard and frustrating to get him to focus on anything or teach him. He does communicate some needs nonverbally if he wants his sippy cup refilled he will whine and hand it to you. If he's hungry he will stand at his high chair. He does high five when asked to, sometimes hugs, if asked to "close the door" most of the time he will, he shakes his head "no" but I'm not quite sure he knows what it means and does respond to cuddling. He does not clap, wave, or respond to his name...I don't believe he has an auditory problem as when he hears his favorite show (sometimes I play it on my iPhone but don't show him the picture) he smiles and gets excited. He does look us in the eyes sometimes and always smiles back when you smile at him. Sorry that's a lot of information...but you have to be through!