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Spots inside mouth

I'm freaking out.

My toddler kept saying her mouth hurt today. Every time I checked it seemed fine.
I booked a dentist appointment for tomorrow.

I just looked inside her lower lip and there are like 20 spots in there. Dint appear to be blisters or ulcers almost like small boils under the skin.

She doesn't have a fever and seems fine. No other symptoms.

I'm taking her to the hospitam now. But wonder if anyone has experienced similar or think they know what this could be.

2.6 year old teeth

Shes been crying today saying her mouth hurts. I think she is referring to her teeth.

When I look everything seems fine, like there's no redness or ulcers, or food jammed etc.

I'm going to arrange dentist appointment.

But wondered if anyone has experienced similar at this age

Weird one but has anyone else noticed their teeth are weirdly yellow?

NOTHING else has changed. Same toothpaste, same brush, same routines, same food. Teeth look so yellow. It’s either another wonderful side effect of postpartum/breastfeeding or the matcha, thought I’d ask to figure it out

We started introducing pottying as part of routine today

14 month old started potty training as part of daily routine (not official training yet). Potty when you wake up, potty before leaving the house, potty after nap etc.
She woke up from her nap, I sat her on the potty and she peed! Huge celebration was had.

Potty trainning

Hello can anyone help with some advice with potty trainning please, my little boy is 4 in 14 days and starts school in september but having problems with potty trainning, he knows when he needs to go but doesnt want to and stands there and has an accident instead and been trying to get him out of his pull ups during the day but he sits there and has an accident so he gets a pull up on really struggling with it at the moment any help or advice would be much appriciated

Changing poopy diaper

I’m not sure where to post this.

I work at a daycare and I am currently with the infants and one of my kids that I care for has some really bad smelling diapers. I don’t have a problem changing poopy diapers until this lo. I gag and have to stop myself from throwing up. What should I do? I’ve only had to change him once and every other time someone else has done it but I’m the lead teacher this week and I’m not sure what to do.

Anyone’s toddlers still in nappies? My mil is judging us so much that my son is still in pull ups , we’re in the process of potty training but he’s not fully ready yet, she’s obsessed with knowing if he’s in boxers yet

She told my partner she’s bought him underwear for his bday in September because I probably haven’t bothered if he’s still in nappies !!! We don’t discuss our son’s toileting habits as it’s private and personal. You wouldn’t announce as an adult when you last went to the toilet so I don’t agree with sharing my sons business with mil for her to share with the entire family (she’s a loud mouth and will go telling her daughters everything about my son) but I don’t get the obsession. My partner calls her once a week and all she ever wants to know is if he’s potty trained yet. She’s not seen my son in a year, ask what his interests are, what skills he’s learnt. I find it weird!

Potty Training

Help! My little girl has just started potty training but she has no interest whatsoever! She doesn’t seem to mind that she wets the floor with nothing in at the start, she still doesn’t bother that she’s wet her pants now that we’ve tried her in pants. We’ve tried lessening the ‘pressure’ and not mention ‘do you need a wee’ all the time etc but NOTHING is working. Any help or anyone in the same boat? Thanks

Am i wrong for what I said?

So yesterday when I got home, my oldest stepdaughter (9) was on FaceTime with her bio mom in the kitchen. I was going to start making dinner, and while I was doing that my stepdaughter started telling me about a poop accident that happened with my bio daughter whom i share with her dad. I had asked her to explain what she was doing in the moment that let up to her poop accident, and they were basically signs of wanting to poop. I ended up telling her that if she just happens to see her doing that, just direct her to the toilet so she doesn’t have an accident. during that time her mom was quiet, but she ended up texting her saying that it’s not her job to potty train and all this other stuff but I don’t think what I said was wrong because I just simply told her to direct her to the toilet. I never said she had to clean her up or do anything like that. I would also like to clarify that we have never made her or her sister change the diaper or do anything crazy in the past or present with our daughter. if we asked them to help with their baby sister, it’s just little things.

Teething relief!

Please send any and all tips and tricks for teething relief because we are going THROUGH it! My son is 14 Mon and is waking up several times each night screaming in pain. We are giving Tylenol and sometimes alternating with ibuprofen. We are currently driving around at midnight to get him to calm down. What teething toys/ cold things did you find that brought your littles ones some relief.

Does a man need to wash his hands after he pees?

My man thinks since he didn’t touch anything apart from pants and holding it in place, that he doesn’t need to use soap to wash his hands, will only rinse. Sometimes I catch him not washing his hands at all and I make him do it 🤢 is that normal? How to get him to do it without mothering him each time

Who's in the wrong here?

Just curious what others opinions are on this.
Mom takes her 2 boys to pool. Theyre
4 and 5 old enough to change themselves.
The 4 year old just turned 4 so hes still potty training.
When 4 year old is changing after swimming he poops on floor in men's restroom.
Mom notices it picks it up and leaves does not stay longer than 10 secondsand made sure no one else was in there.
Another Mom sees it happen and says shes gonna call police on Mom who picked up poop.

Potty training 🚽

Any good training underwear?

I think my daughter is seeing pull up as diapers.

Where does your girl toddler pee in the playground??

I want to potty train my 2 year old girl as she is ready for it but I spend 1-2 hours in the playground/park/outside and dont know how she can go to the toilet outside? Anyone have any ideas or tips please?

Potty training and he's taking me every 2-5 minutes instead of waiting 🫠

It's day 1 of no nappy. Is this going well?

Potty training

Does anyone have any advice for potty training my 2 year old. We introduced the potty a while ago he was happy with it practiced sitting on it etc.
So he is very ready tells us when he has done a wee etc but he’s a very strong willed character and is refusing to sit on it when he needs a wee. We have had nappy off all day he does a little wee dance and says wee almost crossing his legs as he doesn’t want to get wet but he just won’t do a wee on it!
Any suggestions

Potty training...

Anyone struggline with potty training a boy!? We seem to not be bothered about running about with wet clothes. When i catch him starting to wee, i quickly say lets go to the toilet and then he doesn't do anything. And theirs the crying and not wanting to sit on the potty. Is he just not ready or am i doing something wrong

Dentist struggles

I’m desperately trying to get my 1 year old registered with a dentist in Northampton but none of them have space or have the decency to answer the phone!! He’s got 9 teeth and a molar coming through so I just want to check they are all okay, even if we have to pay privately. It’s infuriating to say the least, has anyone had any luck registering their little ones?

Upset baby

Is anyone else’s baby just whinging all the time. It’s driving me mad, I can’t leave her for a second, she is upset most the time if not being held. Hoping it’s just her teeth

Does you LO tell you when they have done a poop?

FTM here. My April baby has been saying 'poo poo' and touching his nappy for a few weeks now to let me know he has had or is having a poop. Does this mean he is ready for potty training? I don't know if this is what most toddlers at this age do as they become more aware of what's going on, or if it’s actually a sign that he is ready for potty training, but I thought potty training is done between 2-3 years old so not sure it's the latter?