School me on being a Dad

[JfuckinC]

I'm really tired of my kids being sick

[bjstare]

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I'm really tired of my kids being sick

We go through waves. Sick for 3 months, healthy for 3 months. Repeat.

[spike98]

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I'm really tired of my kids being sick

It gets better. Ours was sick every 6-8 weeks for the last two years basically. Hes 4.5yrs now and its like once every 3 months and MUCH less severe. By kindergarten age, our oldest was sick maybe once a year.

[88CRX]

We spent several months sick.... its literally the worst and super draining on everyone. Its tough dude.

But since Jan/Feb we've been super healthy... up till this morning with a sick kiddo. Hope we're just in for a quick cold/flu bug and back at it.

[JfuckinC]

i feel bad for my wife, i think my oldest went to dayhome 6-7 days this month max. And my wife seems to be sick with them, i just go to work and skirt it with a little sore throat here and there

What a fucking grind haha

[bjstare]

I probably posted to complain about it earlier, but in the fall we had a 3-month run of constant sickness, and somewhere near the tail end, we had a cold come on at the same time as pink-eye for the whole house. That was probably one of the more mentally challenging times of the last couple years. Being constantly sick and tired, then combine it with feeling like you have something stuck in your eye for a few days was simply awful haha.

[JfuckinC]

Yah im with you guys on the long stretches, we're hoping to be coming to the end of one.

my 2.5'r had a rowdy goopy eye for a couple days, the baby a little bit, we managed to avoid it.

kids hate eye drops eh? Bubble gum meds are a big hit though

Edit: i lied, just got a text, baby has an eye infection lol fml

[haggis88]

Yeah I've been lucky that the last bout of sickness I've been away for a lot of it...ended up with a minor sniffle and sore head for a day when I was home, wife was forcing me to take oil of oregano so maybe that helped?

Worst thing about the kids meds these days is the amount of artificial colours and flavours, fuck me! We had basically stopped all artificial stuff with the toddler and it made such a difference...he's definitely back as bad as ever with his tantrums etc because for some reason fucking acetaminophen suspension needs to be purple and flavoured with something fake

The cost difference to buying kids meds in the states is staggering...100ml bottle is about $3 american vs $12 cad, mind-boggling cos it's all made in the same place

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

I didn't realize this thread got to 47 pages. Is there a good resource on where to start for researching things like cribs/strollers/baby seats?

[haggis88]

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I didn't realize this thread got to 47 pages. Is there a good resource on where to start for researching things like cribs/strollers/baby seats?

Talk to other parents

Is this to be deemed good news?

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47 pages.

Also bro, WTF...this should be 12 pages man, the longer replies are a game changer

[ExtraSlow]

I have a kid who has chronic respiratory problems. Been going on for 10 years. Not life threatening, but just a destroyer of quality of life for them (and us parents). Life sucks when you can't catch your breath, and every minor cold is a 2-3 week ordeal.

[88CRX]

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I didn't realize this thread got to 47 pages. Is there a good resource on where to start for researching things like cribs/strollers/baby seats?

Cribs - ikea has some decent cheap options, beyond ballers might recommend West Coast Kids?
Strollers - Uppababy Vista or whatever is comparable, they're pricey but will last forever and you can get replacement parts. Lots of used ones on marketplace if you need to save some $$'s
Baby Seats - Uppababy toddler car-seat was ideal for us as you can remove it from the car (base remains) and you can carry the seat and baby around, now we've transitioned to something from Costco (no idea the brand, sorry) but its obviously stationary and doesn't come out of the car.

Congrats dude!

[INITIALD]

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I didn't realize this thread got to 47 pages. Is there a good resource on where to start for researching things like cribs/strollers/baby seats?

Congrats man! GLHF.

[ExtraSlow]

If Ikea sells it, buy that. Best. Combination of function and value going.

[spike98]

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Cribs - ikea has some decent cheap options, beyond ballers might recommend West Coast Kids?
Strollers - Uppababy Vista or whatever is comparable, they're pricey but will last forever and you can get replacement parts. Lots of used ones on marketplace if you need to save some $$'s
Baby Seats - Uppababy toddler car-seat was ideal for us as you can remove it from the car (base remains) and you can carry the seat and baby around, now we've transitioned to something from Costco (no idea the brand, sorry) but its obviously stationary and doesn't come out of the car.

Congrats dude!

This is the beyond baller advice. For us normies, Car seat buy new from crappy tire, everything else used. Don't bother with new anything unless it protects your kid in a car accident or I used to convey food into your babies mouth. Cribs, strollers, clothes, furniture, receiving blankets, monitors etc. Don't waste your money on new as the used stuff is 80% off retail. You want an entire garbage back of 6-12mo clothes? Facebook Marketplace. You want a $500 uppawhatever stroller? $200 Facebook Marketplace.

[bjstare]

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If Ikea sells it, buy that. Best. Combination of function and value going.

I disagree. Ikea is cheap, and it's good at that. Function is questionable on some things, which adversely affects the value prop.

We had their high chair for a while, and it was hateful. Every person that set foot in our house, even those of us that live here, tripped on the legs constantly. It's a fucking horrible design, but it was cheap.

When we had our second kid, we replaced it with a Stokke Tripp Trapp. It was ~15x the cost, and ~20x better. Worth every penny, IMO.

edit: +1 for buying used. We bought nearly everything new, and ended up giving it away or selling it for pennies on the dollar . I think our $750 nuna stroller got us maybe $200 on kijiji? And it was hardly used.

[ExtraSlow]

Huh, weird. We loved the Ikea high chair for our kids. Maybe they changed the design. Or maybe I'm weird. That's possible.

[88CRX]

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Cribs - ikea has some decent cheap options, beyond ballers might recommend West Coast Kids?
Strollers - Uppababy Vista or whatever is comparable, they're pricey but will last forever and you can get replacement parts. Lots of used ones on marketplace if you need to save some $$'s
Baby Seats - Uppababy toddler car-seat was ideal for us as you can remove it from the car (base remains) and you can carry the seat and baby around, now we've transitioned to something from Costco (no idea the brand, sorry) but its obviously stationary and doesn't come out of the car.

Congrats dude!

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This is the beyond baller advice. For us normies, Car seat buy new from crappy tire, everything else used. Don't bother with new anything unless it protects your kid in a car accident or I used to convey food into your babies mouth. Cribs, strollers, clothes, furniture, receiving blankets, monitors etc. Don't waste your money on new as the used stuff is 80% off retail. You want an entire garbage back of 6-12mo clothes? Facebook Marketplace. You want a $500 uppawhatever stroller? $200 Facebook Marketplace.

Not sure how a $100 crib from ikea or car seat from Costco is baller but it if I'll take that humble brag I suppose.

Inflation... we hit up Facebook Marketplace for most stuff these days. Kids certainly aren't cheap.

[vengie]

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We go through waves. Sick for 3 months, healthy for 3 months. Repeat.

You get three months?!

We are more like "sick for three months, healthy for 1 week" rinse and repeat.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

Thanks for the tips. I'm totally down for used on stroller/crib. I was looking at convertible cribs, because the narrative is that they last longer. I just didn't know which brands to look for/avoid when I check out the jeej and FB marketplace. My sister is having her second kiddo ~ 6 months ahead of us, so we should have a decent set of hand me downs, but I'll still need the big ticket items.

And I at least knew that car seats had to be brand new. And thanks! I haven't really mentioned it too many places, since last time we spread the news too early, and things didn't go as planned.