https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:57:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1609528 Fri, 02 May 2014 16:26:43 +0000 HLK208 1609528@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: she's almost 23 months so 2 is right around the corner.</p> <p>@littlek: it really is SO hard :( I'm just trying to remind myself that it's just a phase </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1608480 Fri, 02 May 2014 11:00:06 +0000 littlek 1608480@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@HLK208: OMG this is my life. B gets sooo frustrated with me sometimes and I feel like I have to talk him off a cliff. He gets frustrated by something little and then it gets blown out of proportion. I'm trying @sandy's approach and it appears to be helping. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1608465 Fri, 02 May 2014 10:57:09 +0000 Springtime 1608465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS- whining and tantrums, getting bored easily and acting out, pacifier weaning and potty training.</p> <p>DD- spitting up, fussiness, sleep could always be better but she's only 11 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1608450 Fri, 02 May 2014 10:54:37 +0000 sorrycharlie 1608450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@googly-eyes: holy crap. O just started screeching too. she does it when she's super, super excited so it's more funny than annoying (so far!!) but man. it makes me dread the teeny-bopper concerts in another 12 years...</p> <p>@HLK208: how old is she again? I remember my nanny LO doing that..man, it was so hard. I think we opted to walk away (within sight) and let her get her anger/frustration out until she stopped screaming. unless she was hurting herself, then she went in her crib :/ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1608436 Fri, 02 May 2014 10:51:45 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 1608436@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleep! But my baby is only 6.5 weeks old so I think that's to be expected! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1608383 Fri, 02 May 2014 10:41:24 +0000 HLK208 1608383@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E and I are going through a rough patch. Yesterday morning, she had a melt down that lasted an hour and a half. Just screaming "no", crying, hitting...but she can't communicate when she's upset or why so I have NO clue what to do. If I hold her, she gets more upset, if I ignore it, she stays upset for longer. It feels like she is unhappy the majority of the time lately and it kills me! I just want her to be happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1608338 Fri, 02 May 2014 10:33:19 +0000 Smurfette 1608338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: With you.....why why why. R didn't even go to bed till 8 last night, stupid car nap, and she was up at 530 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1608331 Fri, 02 May 2014 10:32:15 +0000 hilsy85 1608331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Pen: that is exactly why we switched from a gym class to music class...it just wasn't fun spending the whole time chasing LO and telling him "no" and trying to get him to do things he didn't want to do! music is less structured which works better for us. </p> <p>For us, it's early morning wakeups...he's been up at or before 6am for the last week and a half. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1607958 Fri, 02 May 2014 09:03:07 +0000 Alivoo01 1607958@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Night time sleep. 9 months and counting on this one. ha! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1607592 Fri, 02 May 2014 06:39:25 +0000 looch 1607592@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Recurrent ear infections and the recent reaction to antibiotics. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1607509 Fri, 02 May 2014 04:13:09 +0000 Sweet T 1607509@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J will be 3 in September and he will not listen. Terrible twos are in full force and I don't know what to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1607490 Fri, 02 May 2014 03:28:50 +0000 birdofafeather 1607490@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tantrums because I can't understand what she wants. Her receptive language is high, but she has few words. Trying to teach her more signs is next on my list of things to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1607477 Fri, 02 May 2014 02:40:59 +0000 nana87 1607477@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleep (she's just starting to get some long stretches in at night after clusterfeeding for most of the first 4 weeks) and figuring out breastfeeding (cracked, sore flat nipples and getting over mastitis) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1607471 Fri, 02 May 2014 02:14:20 +0000 BabyMats 1607471@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sleep and naps. .ugh </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1607411 Fri, 02 May 2014 01:00:20 +0000 MrsMccarthy 1607411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Exhaustion. I just feel so spent these days. My son is amazing but between him, trying to keep a house together and working this part time nanny gig with two under two I am beat! And I jut can't catch up. Not unless I neglect my husband completely and that won't work either. We have a date night coming up and I feel bad but sometimes I wish I could just rest instead! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now/page/2#post-1607408 Fri, 02 May 2014 00:55:07 +0000 googly-eyes 1607408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Whiiiiiinnnning. And screeching!</p> <p>It seemed better today, so I think the cold just had her fussier than usual. Please let that be it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607405 Fri, 02 May 2014 00:36:35 +0000 Ree723 1607405@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Feeding! My toddler is the world's pickiest eater and NOTHING seems to be working to try and change it. Monitoring her food intake is seriously ageing me :-(</p> <p>@Running Elley: {hugs}. Right there with you. I hate when I lose my patience with one of the kids but my patience seems to evaporate quicker than water in the Sahara nowadays! Two under two is no joke, that's for sure! :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607349 Thu, 01 May 2014 22:59:11 +0000 Running Elley 1607349@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Patience. I've been getting so frustrated with my toddler lately. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607337 Thu, 01 May 2014 22:39:28 +0000 Mrs. Pen 1607337@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>NOT LISTENING. omg he is driving me crazy.</p> <p>We are in a toddlers sports class and he does the exact opposite of what he is told. It was supposed to be a fun class to introduce him to sports but it has become so stressful because I end up chasing him around the gym the whole time trying to get him to follow the coach's directions. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607336 Thu, 01 May 2014 22:39:09 +0000 loveisstrange 1607336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Honestly, just keeping up. C just turned 2 a month ago and she has so much energy that it makes me tired just to watch her. I've been under so much stress first with DH leaving the military and then our overseas move back to the states, and now with dealing with the renovations on our house and facing going back to college and DH finding a job that will get us by for the next year.... I just don't have it in me, and I feel bad.</p> <p>I have to say, I think we're really lucky generally. Yes, she throws tantrums and fights naps, but I feel like it's nothing more than typical toddler stuff and I'd say she's really a pretty well-behaved kid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607331 Thu, 01 May 2014 22:34:45 +0000 pinkcupcake 1607331@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Patience. I have zero patience for my toddler lately. She repeats what she wants a million times , even when I tell her I'm working on it and she will have it in one second ("umma juice juice juice please juice please juice pleAse."). She screams when she doesn't get her way and I'm so ashamed but today I screamed at her back -.- she whines all daaaaaay. Gaaaaaah. </p> <p>@irene: mine is constantly asking for "meow videos" -.- </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607321 Thu, 01 May 2014 22:28:43 +0000 Mrs Hedgehog 1607321@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not comparing her development to others. She is 8 months and not even close to crawling and doesn't even army crawl. She barely pulls herself to sitting. I know other babies who are younger than her and doing more or her she and walking! Now, I know it isn't normal for an 8 month old to walk but still.... Ugh... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607299 Thu, 01 May 2014 22:14:34 +0000 irene 1607299@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are 2 years 3 months. I think the biggest challenge now is the terrible two creeping in. He refused to nap at times at daycare, and all hell breaks lose when he got home. Say today, he cried and wanted to be held (even when I was by myself and I had to cook and wash dishes). Everything is a no: eating dinner, washing hands before/after dinner, sitting on the potty, taking a bath, getting out of the bath, taking meds, going to bed. I mean even when our car stopped in the middle of a traffic jam he was also not cool with it (mommy no stop!!). He repeatedly requested for "doggie videos" and if I don't give it to him he would cry hysterically. Gawd.</p> <p>Other than that he has always been an angel since he turned 1. If he would just nap. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607258 Thu, 01 May 2014 21:54:05 +0000 AprilFool 1607258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have to pick just one? It's not great around here at the moment and I am just waiting to come out the other side. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607231 Thu, 01 May 2014 21:40:33 +0000 Crisark 1607231@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's got separation issues right now. Like bad. And what is making it even more difficult is that she's chosen DH as the one she has to have. She's always been with him more once I went back to work but I can't say it doesn't suck to be rejected by my 13month old.<br /> She will only let him do bed time right now. Which is a pain cause we have always taken turns. Literally since the first night home with her we have alternated bed time duties daily. It's been wonderful, but she's for sure throwing a wrench in things currently. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607167 Thu, 01 May 2014 21:20:49 +0000 Boheme 1607167@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@swedishfish: I hear you :bummed: My husband went to a different shift on the PD, and he comes home after we've been asleep for hours </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607158 Thu, 01 May 2014 21:17:45 +0000 travelgirl1 1607158@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@NovBaby1112: If you have any tips for the biting I would LOVE to hear them. I don't care about her biting me (well I do, obviously, but I can handle it) but she is biting her BFF and it's just awful :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607120 Thu, 01 May 2014 21:02:59 +0000 Elderberrygin 1607120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tantrums. And she's at an awkward age communication-wise (14m.o.) where I don't really have any good strategies for dealing with them. Late afternoon to evening is not a ton of fun right now. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607065 Thu, 01 May 2014 20:38:08 +0000 JessKas 1607065@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Naps and sleep too! LO has fought sleep since the day she was born and at almost nine months it's not much better. Ugh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/biggest-parenting-challenge-right-now#post-1607055 Thu, 01 May 2014 20:35:16 +0000 Lindsay05 1607055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Potty training while looking after a 15 week old. </p>