Community Posts, Tips & Support on Baby Milestones

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Talking

Hey guys! My 14 month old is still not talking yet. Do you guys have any advice on how to get him to start talking ??

Am I overreacting with my two year old?

Problems I’m experiencing with my two year old. (He will be 3 in August)

- Doesn’t listen unless I threaten to spank him or yell or scream

- Super hyperactive but will focus on something completely weird and dumb for 40 minutes straight. Like for an example, we went to a firework show and he wouldn’t sit still the entire time we were waiting for the fireworks to start but then he randomly started playing with the seatbelt in his stroller for 20-30 minutes straight and wouldn’t budge even when we called his name or tried to get his attention.

- He’s scared of water being on his face and head. I mean extremely scared like he will scream bloody murder and fight horribly.

- He refuses to use the potty consistently. He has days where he’s interested and sometimes will be okay with peeing in the potty but then he’ll go weeks and months not wanting anything to do with it no matter how much we try to encourage him.

- Whenever he gets mad or upset or whatever, he’ll cover his ears with his hands.

Should I get him checked for autism or adhd? His father has extreme adhd.

Angry baby!

Anybody else’s baby get really angry, growl, shake and clench their fists?? My 10 month year old has just started doing it when he’s tired and frustrated!! Is this normal??

Do loop earplugs work?

I'm really struggling with my 3 year old right now. I have a newborn also but tbh baby isn't the issue 🥴 She barely cries unless gassy, so atm we're very lucky for that. However my 3 year old has been so relentless recently (just non stop chatting, singing, asking for things over and over, playing with the loudest toys, leaving mysic playing whilst hes not even in the room etc), which I know is normal and I'm not trying to stop him from talking or expressing himself, but I'll admit it is grating on me. I can just about manage it until he starts tantruming or pushing boundaries, then my patience starts unfurling faster than I can cope with.
I've seen adverts for loop earplugs but wasn't sure if they actually work? Like how can they block noise but you can still hear? 🤔🫣 Maybe I'm being dumb, so I'd wondered if anyone has actually used them for the same reasons and found them helpful? I'm just getting so overstimulated!!

Whinging

Does anyone else's 1year old just constantly whine and whinge at you?
I feel like it's all my LG does it's so frustrating. There is nothing wrong with her either may I add.
She doesn't do it at nursery or for her dad or other family literally just me, from morning till night

Milestones

What milestones has your baby hit? Lets help eachother feel better 😂
My baba can
Roll both ways
Roll belly to back
Can sit unassisted (still topples when trying to reach for toys at the side of her)
No sign of crawling yet
No sign of pulling self up
Likes to stand on my lap and bounce 😂

Stupid Fireworks

Baby girl is 12 days old and HATING the fireworks. We’re inside, she has nose canceling earmuffs on, I have white noise as high as it goes and she’s swaddled and I’ve been holding her for hours and she still gets so scared everytime a big boom goes off. That cry makes me cry. I’m a mess tonight 😭

8 week old

He’s still so
Loud grunting in the night, anyone wises? I thought he would grow out of it by now but he’s just so loud I’m baring sleeping

One side crawl???

LO is 8.5 months and army crawls but uses one side? Puts weight on legs and arms though? She is pretty fast now but is this normal?

Sitting at 9 months - when did your baby sit?

Hey moms! My baby was born 4 weeks early and turned 9'months! She has bottom teeth, can stand on her feet, army crawls (started at 8 months) and even pincher grasps. She sits well on ber high chair sometimes
Slouches but i fix her up. She just doesnt sit unassisted yet and does not like to stay in that position long. She can put weight on ner aems
And even tries
To "get up" sometimes. She also side sits briefly? (Her legs on the side while
Her arms on the other) should i be worried shes not sitting unassisted yet yet? Shes happy dandy??

Does language matter?

So, I notice 🥜 mums saying things like, "Breastfeeding is great" and "Two under two is easy."

This can be quite dismissive of others' experiences because it suggests that it’s a universal truth and disregards those who have a harder time.

It feels more tactile to say, "I found breastfeeding great..." or "I found two under two easy..." while knowing that’s not everyone’s experience.

Do you think this nuance of language matters, or is it just pedantry?

Baby talking

At what age did you babies start to talk at? My twins are currently 23 months and aren’t trying to speak

First steps!

At 8 months and 1 day, we have lift off! My little guy has been walking assisted for a couple months now (did that before he decided to crawl) but yesterday he got some first unassisted steps in! Anyone else's baby getting close to being truly mobile and dangerous?

How would you react - a bit annoyed at my partner

How would you react - a bit annoyed at my partner

Our LO is just over 2 years old.

Sadly I wasn’t in the room and my partner was in the room and he didn’t see what happened. I’m so annoyed at that. It’s bad enough our toddler fell off the sofa but I’m so annoyed he wasn’t watching to see what happened 😣

Apparently the Toddler was on the sofa and fell off 😔

I heard the impact of the fall from the bedroom and a cry straight after from what I could tell

Toddler was acting normal then and now but when discovered toddler was face up on the floor crying But clutching cheek from inside mouth. At first I thought toddler may have had a self inflicted bite.

This is what their face looks like today.

So all in all toddler seems fine. Although the whole situation is still giving me anxiety.

I mean, one thing that's really, annoying me is the fact that my partner was like so relaxed and was like oh it will be fine, there will be more knocks and worse. But it just pissed me off because I was thinking how does this not worry you?

I just feel like I was so much more worried about this than my partner was/is.

My partner is just so laid back about it. It's just me doing the research, checking, worrying, and wondering if toddler is okay. Partner was just watching football.

Like am I unreasonable?

Crawling

Is anyone else’s September baby still not crawling ?

14 months not walking

My daughter is showing little signs of walking, she is cruising and can pull herself up, but she has learnt how to walk on her knees and won’t really walk assisted.
This week, my nursery pointed out that her right foot was turned out and advised contacting the health visitor, tried several times with no reply. Since then, I have noticed when she does walk assisted, she leads with her left food and sort of drags the right.
Has anyone else had this? Any advice is much appreciated. I know the next point of call is the GP.

Busy!

I know toddlers are busy, and he is my second so I’ve done this all before but does anyone else’s little one just not stop?! It doesn’t matter how much we go out for walks, parks, swimming, anytime we are home he’s like a bored puppy trashing the house.. doesn’t like to be still for even a second, if the car stops.. if we stop and he’s on his trike, full screeching, I am mentally and physically exhausted 😅

Crazy energetic toddler

Anyone else’s toddler got an insane amount of energy?? My boy just wants to RUN RUN RUN all the time, can’t sit still at all, the longest he’s engaged in a sit down activity is probably 2 minutes, and even that is very few and far between. I’m exhausted and honestly quite frustrated because I see his peers who seem a lot more calm and are able to sit still

Baby throwing herself back

How are we dealing with our babies throwing themselves back in a hissy fit? Or is my baby the only one?
I feel like i need a crash helmet for her because the amount if times shes thrown herself back into a hard object, toy/floor literally anything and everything
My hearts in my mouth every time she bangs the back of her head shes just not learning from it i need suggestions please 😩

Milestones

Is anyone else’s little one showing signs they want to crawl already?? She’s been rolling since 12/13 weeks old and now she is 16 weeks, she’s started tucking her legs under her tummy and pushing herself forward. She’s got great core strength and loves tummy time but I’ve seen online that hitting these milestones might be a bit too early? Or is that a load of rubbish and I should just celebrate her reaching them?