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@hakjohn This is pretty standard for 12month+ daycare so I assume kids generally tolerate it ok. I was worried about the same thing when we were due to start at 13 months, but my kid magically dropped to one nap on her own before she started. Judging from the photos and videos I get from...

@niederwaldflash Mine was 7-something pounds and right smack in the middle on all her percentiles. She was slightly smaller than we anticipated and was in NB sizes for a week or two, but we quickly preferred slightly looser clothes so they wouldn’t rub the umbilical stump too much. We bought 2...

@dmhanson511 Same age, similar limited range of food. Whoever is overseeing her mealtime also eats something alongside her, and she gets a small amount of her own. So she has like 3-5 smaller portions of her usual foods, and 1 different food. Sometimes she eats it, sometimes she doesn’t. If she...

@slyanimal My 21mo has been getting some light letter practice at daycare and has been recognizing a few letters, but has been more likely to say the common picture associated with it like she’ll call the letter A “Apple.” There’s a sign in our apartment building that has a big isolated letter A...

@iktmrl I choose to let it slide because it doesn’t affect her— just wave my hand and make a face like “oh psh it’s fine” and move on. No need to give those comments any credit. Being combative with randos is not how I want to use up my limited emotional energy. I do have one relative who...

@tiiira Sorry not sure. All I know is some preemie growth is adjusted and some isn’t.

@tiiira 6-8 weeks is a common growth spurt phase. There’s not much to do but to survive it. We had an especially rough long weekend and woke up to a completely different baby. Once we got to 2 months, ours was receptive to a bit more structure and things got a lot more manageable by 3-4 months.