💬 OT 🧑‍🍼 The new/new-ish dad thread
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we're past that. a month ago "inch-worm crawling" began, and now it's full all out sprint crawling/rolling/fuckin' baby ninja moves.
set her down and 5 seconds later she could be 15 feet from you. it's mayhem.
It gets so much worse when they figure out how to walk and they can start reaching into stuff. We obviously have locks on our cabinets, but now our daughter can open drawers and reach over the top and pull stuff out. My house is pandemonium right now
any recommendations for locks?
we're moving soon so i needa get on that for new house.
my minion pulls herself up on evvverything now and stnads up so it's just a matter of time.
We didn’t do any locks other than under the sink where there’s cleaning stuff. When we redid our cabinets we did all drawers so they were a bit difficult for her to open.
now I use it to my advantage, she puts away pots and pans and her dishes
But locks would depend on handles (I’m not into drilling holes for something you’ll really only need for a few months or a year)
now I use it to my advantage, she puts away pots and pans and her dishes
But locks would depend on handles (I’m not into drilling holes for something you’ll really only need for a few months or a year)
Amazon.com : Safety 1st SecureTech Cabinet Lock : Child Safety : Baby
Amazon.com : Safety 1st SecureTech Cabinet Lock : Child Safety : Baby
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That’s the lock we’ve got and she sure has tested it’s strength. We’ve got long handles next to each other for the under sink.
We did magnetic locks on all the lower cabinets. She literally will hang off the knobs and they don’t pop open. they are great
Magnetic Cabinet Locks (12-Pack 2 Keys) Baby Proofing & Child Safety by Skyla Homes - The Safest, Quickest and Easiest Multi-Purpose 3M Adhesive Child Proof Latches, No Screws or Tools Needed https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01AW3XLBE/?tag=tcg21-20
now I use it to my advantage, she puts away pots and pans and her dishes
I agree with this 1000% though. Mila “helps” me empty the dishwasher. She carries one piece of silverware at a time from the dishwasher to the silverware drawer for me. It takes longer but it’s cute and it promotes dexterity and good habits
Asking her for her help is the best tactic I have to get her to do something. Works nearly 100% of the time.
Asking for help pretty much always works but I think getting help when you don’t ask is way better.
I had an enthusiastic flashlight holder but now he wants to do the actual work, and I mean legitimate work and then he does “play work”. I had to tighten down the handle for our freezer and my son wouldn’t move until I let him tighten down the other Allen screw. “NO with daddy tools!” means not his play toolbox. I went into the garage to put my wrenches away and came back to the kitchen to him fixing the handle again.
Out of all the ones we tried, the 3d printed ones were the best and held up the best with the least annoyance.
Improved drawer child lock by anszom
Simple drawer lock designed to keep very curious little people out. Designed for an IKEA MALM chest of drawers, but it will likely fit other drawers with wood-based side walls (although if you're feeling adventurous and try to use this on a metal drawer, I'd be happy to hear about this). Even...
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Next would be magnetic but it gets annoying having a key all the time, especially when cooking. With the printed ones I could just lift and pull, no key. Latch ones worked well for under the sink while screwed in, no issues so far.
We use a mix depending on the door type. Use screws if you want them to stay, all of them failed (except the 3d printed) when using just double sided tape eventually.
The think I like about the magnetic ones I posted is there’s a switch to turn them off. So if the child is contained elsewhere and you are cooking a big meal, going in and out of all the cabinets it’s real convenient to just turn off the latch so you can go in and out without the magnet
My oldest was a super late teether. Teething sucked so bad and went on forever. Hoping my youngest handles it better.
Teething sucks so bad. Weirdly the first two weren’t a big deal for my daughter but after that there were sleepless nights and Tylenol/Motrin for a few days.
She’s got 3 molars coming in now and it’s been on and off complaining of her teeth hurting. Thankfully it’s not keeping her up at night but always chewing on her fingers or a teething necklace (those have been great too and like $10 on Amazon)
She’s got 3 molars coming in now and it’s been on and off complaining of her teeth hurting. Thankfully it’s not keeping her up at night but always chewing on her fingers or a teething necklace (those have been great too and like $10 on Amazon)
Owen got 16 teeth basically immediately. He teethed and cried about it for probably all of 20 minutes one day and poof teeth. Surprise mom and dad, now I want solid foods.
He's a fucking chunk. Will sit there with his pb&j sandwich, his sloth, and play with his blocks and put their shapes and holes together. Run over to me covered in peanut butter and want a hug, then run back over to his blocks. fuckin a man
He's a fucking chunk. Will sit there with his pb&j sandwich, his sloth, and play with his blocks and put their shapes and holes together. Run over to me covered in peanut butter and want a hug, then run back over to his blocks.
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