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My 3 year old has mild autism, she can be pretty rigid with routine. She goes to the potty great when she’s naked on the bottom half. Asking to go, or just going on her own. But whenever she has anything on (pull up, underwear, shorts, etc. ) she will just potty in them and does not care if she’s wet. It’s like the potty doesn’t exist to her when she’s dressed. We’ve tried everything. Anyone else had this problem? How did you help?

First tooth coming through?

I noticed two days ago, when I had a feel of my daughters bottom gum, a sharp ‘edge’ (that’s the only way I can describe it) I’ve looked inside her mouth and her gums are red and raised more noticeably where I can feel this sharp edge

Is this her first tooth cutting through?

She’s showing other classic symptoms, i.e excessive drooling (including a little dribble rash around her face) chewing everything, holding onto her right ear (a bit of redness inside her ear) she’s been waking up earlier and fussier each day, she’s very fussy with her bottles at the moment

Unsure teething

My little boy had rosy red really warm cheeks, his chest is a little warm & head a little warm, I've done his temperature and it's completely normal it's 37.4 at the highest so not classed as a temperature as it's not over 38.
He's quite fussy and has had badly disturbed sleep the last 2 nights. He's 10.5 months old & has his top 4 top and bottom teeth so 8 in total. I'm unsure as to whether he is teething his molars already as I know it can happen around 10-11 months where he already has 8 teeth.
Does this sound like teething? He's still having his morning and night time bottle and his 3meals with snacks during the day.
I'm unsure as he never had any issues teething with the first 8 teeth he got, we didn't even know they had come through until we saw them!

Any advice is helpful!
Thank you! From a first time Mummy who's struggling a little! X

Toothaches after birth

Anyone else deal with toothaches after giving birth? I had this immediately after having my first son and I have it again now after having my 3 month old. My front teeth become so sensitive and sore and it lasts for months. At least it did with my first. It's awful I hate it. I have to keep my lips lubricated at all times because if they're dry and the air touches my teeth it hurts and I can't talk. And when I says words with an "s" and the air passes through my teeth with the "s" sound that hurts too. I've been using oragel toothache cream at night just so I can read my son his books before bed, and of course his favs happen to be about Snowmen named Snowsette and Snophia💀 I guess I was just curious if anyone else has had this PP symptom too

Potty training?

Is anyone potty training yet?

Potty training

So long story short my nearly 3 year old daughter, has taken potty training like a master (for peeing anyway), she knows her ques and askes immediatly, she has even gotten good over night to a point her nappy is dry in the morning and she takes it off to use her potty....however pooping is a different story, she will say she needs to poop we take her to the loo and she only has a pee, we asks if she needs a poop then she will say no or get off the toilet her self...about 5 mins afterwards she will poop in her knickers, we have tried encouraging her to stay on the toilet (but like all stron willed girlies) she wont have it, we have tried putting the potty in front of the telly but she refuses to use the potty throughout the day, and we have tried giving her a book when shes on the loo but she just get fed up with it easy. Any advice please 😅 her Nursery have been quiet supportive saying its normal for girls, but i feel like we need to help her asap as shes getting stressed out over it. TIA x

Is this early teething??

My son has started sucking and chewing on his fists - does this mean his gums are sore and he is soon to start teething or is this too early? It’s different to when he is hungry! Have you experienced this by three months?

Opinions on ‘Oh Crap! Potty Training’ book

I’d love to get people’s opinions on this book please!

I read it recently and have been a bit disturbed by something the author mentioned (please see picture attached)…this is also not the only time she mentions this.

I’m a bit disturbed by it because I have a toddler who is 2 and a half and my husband and I have found his behaviour challenging. However, from speaking with friends and reading posts on peanut, this is very normal at 2+ years of age and I don’t have many concerns.

I haven’t started potty training yet but as an example, I could definitely imagine my son looking me in the eye and doing something he’s not supposed to. Does this mean he needs therapy due to deep anger issues? I don’t believe so! But please if people have varying opinions do share, I’d love to hear different perspectives.

Thanks!

Is it teething?

Baby pooing so many more times but small amounts. Really bad nappy rash and cranky all the time 🫠

Send help 🫣

How early do we potty train?

My little girl is one and I’m keen to get her potty trained sooner rather than later, But she’s in nursery so will they rather her be in nappies still?

Single mom here 👋 How are 3yo boys peeing in public bathrooms these days please

Potty training is the worst project I hate it so much but we're doing it we're in it we're going diaper free now..

I put my son standing on the toilet seat and peeing in it and he pushed his hips forward and just did it. And I'm like.. idk if I just did that correctly lol

Potty training

Anyone else not potty trained yet? I had 2u2 so it was hard to do myself with a newborn so we stopped then she was interested again so I started again and she was doing so good but it was still very difficult when she did have accidents and I couldn’t always get her to the toilet by the time I put baby in a safe space but she was telling me when and everything but my husband said to wait till he was home now he’s home and we’re waiting till we move… I already know imma hear it when we go visit my hometown when we move in a few weeks from my mom that she’s not potty trained yet I just need some reassurance I’m not the only one and feel like a failure of a mom… my oldest was potty trained at 2 😓😭

Mad peeing toddler

I’m just so frustrated cuz for about three months now my 3 year old daughter who is fully potty training trained both day and night now decides to pee herself whenever she is throwing a tantrum so much so that I hav to bring change of clothes to her daycare about 2-3 times a week. It’s so draining and stressful I don’t know what to do. I have spoken to her , restricted her toys and tv on days she does it , but still not getting anywhere. Any one had experience on what to do? I’m frustrated . I even talk to her before I drop her off at daycare and she still does it. It’s getting very frustrating

Potty training advice

How many days should I let little one just be naked waist down? We have done 2 days of potty training and it has been 50% accidents and 50% on the potty. How many days should I continue naked waist down and what should the next stage be? Help appreciated as totally clueless! Thanks!

1 year attitude check 😵‍💫

My little guy turned 1 a few weeks ago and as of the last week or so he has just turned into a completely different baby. He is fussier than he’s ever been, really sensitive to almost everything. Absolutely hates the word “no”… I’ve heard a lot of things saying it’s just a phase but I’m thinking it’s something more than that. Maybe his molars coming in? I gave him a gum massage and I feel bumps back there. That’s really the only time he acts like this when teeth are moving. Or is it just an emotional phase or possibly both!!? Someone plz tell me they’ve experienced this or something similar to help keep me sane🫪

3.5yrs still not potty trained

Having major issues, with both poo and wee accidents. Wee accidents seem to be genuine (FOMO mostly we think) but the poo ones are because she denies it and holds it in, then can’t hold it in any longer.

We have been trying since August last year (when she turned three) and she is due to start school this September.

We have tried everything and she was making good progress but then we went on holiday and we’re back to square one again. It’s not every day, but it’s probably 5 days out of 7 and we’re running out of ideas.

We’re trying not to stress her out or make a big deal out of it or make her feel bad etc, but we are really running out of ideas on how to make progress.

I think there might be some neurodiversity aspects to it (she is also very fussy on food, always sorting and ordering colours and toys, her Dad is confirmed ADHD, I’ve never been diagnosed, but my sister is AuDHD as is my Dad, so I wonder if this is a factor.

Any ideas or encouragement welcome, we are really at our wits end with it and don’t know what to do 😭

Teething

My 9 month old had her first tooth cut through 2/3 weeks ago, and now it looks like shes got her 2 top teeth coming too and they have been giving her such bother over the last week
The nappy rash is so bad, shes having dirty nappies nearly everytime I change her and they are so watery every time.
I know that it can be completely normal for their poos to change when teething but as its been going on for a week just need some reassurance that its normal and nothing else🥺

Potty training help

My son is 2 years, 8 months and we’ve tried potty training. His speech is delayed but I’m due another in 6 weeks so we want potty training done.

He doesn’t tell us when he needs to go, he will dribble a little or go, and then I see and put him straight on. He does go a wee and a poo on the potty, although he just don’t tell me or go to it before hand.

It’s my second day of trying, but I don’t know if I’m doing it right or if he’s even getting it. I got told to keep the potty with him and then move it slowly away.

He’s due in nursery tomorrow and goes 3 long days a week so it’s going to be split but I’m just hoping we’re going the right way.

My 3yo has really bad breath

We brush his teeth for him twice a day to prevent any teeth issues. But we noticed he has really bad breath. He uses toddler toothpaste. He gave up the dummy a month ago. He's been ill recently. He's getting better though. What do I do?