Anyone drive a Mazda cx5 if so what car seat are you using for the next stage ?

I probably still have a few more months before I got to buy one. But, I want a nice one but also one that doesn’t make me move up the seat a lot.

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Graco is going to be the most compact seats. I highly suggest SEATS for kids discussion community group on fb. A cpst would be able to give the best recommendations.

Your options are a bit limited but I have a Mazda 3 and we went with the Britax Advocate Clicktight convertible car seat. I would recommend, it has a no re thread harness which makes it really easy to adjust the head height as your child grows. Also the quality of the material is really good. Safety ratings is really good and price point is mid range.

The Diono Radian is also a good line of compact options, easy to adjust and install. You can fit 3 seats across in any vehicle. Nice solid steel frame, its a very safe and comfortable seat. Also goes all the way from infant to booster seat and can remain rear facing up to 50lbs witch is much longer than many seats. Highly recommended 👍👍

Came here to say the same as Bryanna above. I strongly encourage you to get your car seat recommendations from a certified technician. Car seats are SO frequently installed incorrectly (the last stat I heard was over 80% of the time!!), so you WILL get recommendations here for seats that just will not physically work in your vehicle or for your child.

You can always meet with a tech in person, try the SEATS for Kids Discussion Community on Facebook, or you can also send your info (year/make/model of car, age/height/weight of child, and heights of any drivers or front passengers) to the Vancouver Island Car Seat Technicians - CPSTs on Facebook, and they will tell you the best seats for your specific scenario :)

Unfortunately not too many car seats fit rear facing in the mazda cx-5 I did lots of research for ours a few years back lol ended up going with the graco 4ever since it’s super compact!

Also something I didn’t realize was how many car seats don’t work with certain vehicles and rules they have with head rests, seatbelt interference etc. I’ve learned so much and am so happy for that group.

I use a nuna pipa car seat - supposed to be one of the safest on the market + options to grow with our LO

is that the infant one ? I need the next size he already has an infant one.

in our community

Is it bad of me to think this or no?

My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

Post partum dad

I have a 2 month old. A few weeks ago my husband crashed out because he didn't feel like he was getting to bond with her. I started exclusively breastfeeding around that time and honestly didnt see the big deal. Baby and I left for a few days and when we got back home, everything was fine. He was extremely hands-on. He helped with my meals, her bedtime, bath, stories.....for a few weeks it was great. Then he randomly sounds depressed af. He says our lo is better off without him, he wants to sleep all day , he asks me not to watch tv then tried playing a video game. He refused to reply to me when i asked any follow-up questions. Then he woke up our baby trying to race me to the bathroom first thing in the morning . He's doing a weird mix of crying, trying, and giving up. Im starting to feel like I cant handle him not being able to handle life with baby and just want to be alone. Are there resources for men?

My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti… nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

Shift worker daddies - advice please?

My husband works shifts (6am-6pm days or 6pm-6am nights) so when he’s on shift we either get about an hour or 2 before he goes to work or an hour or 2 when we gets home with him.

I don’t think people who aren’t married/have babies with shift workers fully understand the impact of feeling like a solo parent sometimes.

Does anyone have any advice? I do have parents who can help but I struggle to leave my baby with others as I always feel like they don’t understand the need for tracking wake windows or feeds and our baby will not sleep unless we black out a room or go for a car drive . Everyone seems to think ‘if he’s tired he’ll drop off’ - no he’ll just get overtired and have to then pay for it during his night sleep. So I feel like it’s just easier for me to do it all myself.

When my husbands off work he is great but I do take the mental load of telling him what to do or even reminding him of wake windows etc because he’s not here and forgets routines. He’s also being tested for ADHD currently so there’s that on top of shift work.

Just looking for advice on how to stay sane/keep routines or share loads with shifts workers?

Thank you ❤️

Feeding

My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.