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@3007 Go check out my post. You will feel seen and validated. 3 is fucking terrible. Here’s to praying 4 is better.

@sara156 So, honestly - there’s not a parenting book that I have come across that is like “ABA for parents of neurotypical children” but honestly I’ve not looked much as I’m trained as a BCBA. However, I absolutely love the book Hunt, Gather, Parent as a supplement for us. I’ve read it twice and...

@kievonn We live in FL: we are doing a gardening play set for outside, sand pit, magma tiles, books, and a doll house.

@smartgeek That’s such a perfect way to respond! Every kiddo is so different and will need different approaches. I’m currently learning this as a second time mom! My first, a VERY spicy baby and toddler, needed the true “behaviorism” approach. I tried what you described, but ANY attention...

@acuriousgirl That’s really insightful! It might take some trial and error to see what feels right for you. We are definitely in the middle of the road with our parenting. So I EBF, co-slept, and always responded to her cries as an infant and young toddler. But as she got older, I implemented...

@alivingearth Thank you! It’s actually incredibly rare that she throws things when upset, but she did throw those pencils LOL We just added a new sibling and there’s been some feelings with the unavailability of me (mom). It’s been tough to navigate, but I’ve certainly leaned in to allowing her...

@acuriousgirl I’m glad that’s helpful! If I say I am getting up, then I get up. If she continues to escalate I will still take the space. If she begins throwing things (like the colored pencils she threw just yesterday) I say “whatever you throw on the ground, you will pick up” and I follow...

@continualseeker Thank you! This is all really what we do in ABA with our clients. So that is what I mean when I say “essentially ABA”. We are constantly giving choices, analyzing the antecedents and making changes to the environment (antecedent interventions), and practicing (behavior skills...

@acuriousgirl Behavior Analyst here - the Yale course is essentially ABA. There is certainly a way to marry these two approaches that, I believe, finds a happy medium. We have implored it in our home with good results. I will caveat that 3.5 is a very tough age. Ask any parent of a 3yo and...

@pharbach I’m sorry you’re going through this. We have too. Definitely check out r/NIPT and search enlarged NT and cystic hygroma.

@ldfry001 Brilliant 🤯

@gaga ABA and a therapist specializing in ODD is great intervention for children with ODD.

@ldfry001 This is a great idea! My 1st baby didn’t have a diaper rash for probably 6 months (stealth poop while grocery shopping). 2nd baby is a secret pooper and apparently sensitive as she already had redness in the hospital. She already had a small rash at 2 weeks 😢😢

@linley This is normal. Set some boundaries with family. Even with my second I’m not very interested in letting others hold her. I had a friend do an overnight with her 11 week old and I just was dumbfounded. Over my dead body would that ever happen. But to each their own. You are a wonderful...

@susanne2013 I did - even had red bleeding! It eventually cleared up. Can you move your appointment up for piece of mind?

@mamadacca Funny story - we moved into our house with basically nothing as we moved from CO to FL with just our cars. We spent the first year paying off debt and only buying the necessities. Well we paid off debt in August with baby due in December. We spent $1000 finishing off our master...

@ashleychristine8 At nearly 7 months old, but 96th percentile for height, I’ve found sleeping on my back is helpful when my side is no longer comfortable . Babe also doesn’t need to be touching me all night so it makes it easier. I’ve never woken up facing away from her and I still keep my arm...

@hurtbygod Seconding Branch Basics - we have used it for wel over a year and have been very happy. We switched to Millie Moon diapers for this baby (2nd girl) and they are LUXURY. So, so soft! OP - I would personally advise against subscription based diapers. That seems stressful and very...

@g19shooter My baby girl got a terrible raw diaper rash within her first month. She “sharts” a lot so I wouldn’t know she had pooped. We’ve since figured it out, but I felt like a terrible mother.

@valerie22 At 7 weeks I wouldn’t be worrying about sleep this much. I’m following cues this time around (second time mom) and it has relinquished a massive amount of stress. My postpartum experience has been SO much easier and enjoyable since I’m not stressing about sleep. If baby is tired/fussy...