October 2021 Babies 🇦🇺

How has everyone transitioned their toddlers to big bed? We tried a few months ago with a cot conversion but she just kept getting out of bed. We will need her cot back for her baby sister in about 4-5 months but now she is tall enough to open her own door I’m scared she’ll just keep walking herself outside at bed and nap times?

For the past few months my 2-year-old has been having mini tantrums in her sleep. Perhaps 3 nights a week she'll shout out about some dream offence - "no that's my crayon", "I want the whole cookie" etc. They're never linked directly to events from the day. They only last for a minute or two and they occur in the second half of the night. Google just gives me articles on night-terrors, but her tantrums don't seem to fit the criteria.

Anyone else have a munchkin do this?

My 22 month old is having a lot of social anxiety recently. When we go to playgroups or any group lessons, he cries, doesn’t want to be there and bolts for the door. He goes to daycare one day a week, and does this before drop off as well, but eventually calms down when we leave and has a great day.

Very social with kids otherwise, just seems wary of group activities where he thinks we may be leaving him and just wants to leave. Any other parents dealing with this? Is this to be expected? Looking for any advice!

How long is your October babes day sleep?

Does anyone else feel like they are DROWNING as a parent at the moment. My daughter has started having very very big emotions… some times they occur and I don’t even know what’s triggered them but she’s throwing herself on the floor tugging at my legs screaming. She used to be so happy? I feel so lost. She is currently getting her canine teeth but she never reacted like this to any other teeth.

I feel like I’m not coping with motherhood at all through this stage and feel like I’m the only one struggling with things like this. I just keep being told she’s to young for the “2 yr old big emotions” and so it must be something else and nothing I do seems to help settle her. I’m trying so hard to be calm and empathetic, but I’m feeling like I’m suffocating and can’t do anything right as a mum.