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We never planned to pull Mike out of daycare. Actually, daycare had started going surprisingly well. Considering how shy and reserved Mike naturally is, we had expected adaptation to take much longer emotionally. But little by little, everything improved. As we talked during other articles, we intentionally chose a very gradual transition: And eventually, something…
Yes, it just started like every other daycare cold and that’s what made it dangerous. If you search things like: …you probably already know the hardest part: Pneumonia in toddlers rarely announces itself dramatically in the beginning. For us, it started exactly like every other daycare illness Mike had already gone through. A runny nose.A…
Or how daycare sickness hit us harder than we expected 🙂 We knew it would happen eventually. Every parent we talked to warned us about daycare germs, frequent colds after daycare, and toddlers getting sick constantly after starting daycare. People said things like: “The first year is brutal.” “They either build immunity now or later.”…
When Mike started daycare, we already knew one thing: we could not force this process. Not because daycare is bad.Not because he was “difficult.” Simply because of who he is. Mike has always been a more reserved child. More observant. More cautious emotionally. He is the type of toddler who studies a room before entering…
Before becoming parents, we thought newborn life would mostly be: And technically, yes. But nobody warned us about how unbelievably weird newborns actually are. Not bad weird. Just… confusing weird. Tiny-human-created-yesterday weird. Because suddenly you are responsible for a miniature person who: The first months with Mike honestly felt like trying to keep alive a…
When Mike started daycare, we expected colds. Every parent warns you. “Your child will be sick constantly.” We nodded politely like people who understood what that meant. We did not understand. Not even close. Our Daycare Transition Was Slow – On Purpose Mike started daycare in September. At first, he only stayed from 8 AM…
Before becoming parents, we thought the “hard moments” would mostly involve tantrums. Screaming. Refusing medicine. Meltdowns in public places. And yes, sometimes that happens. But with Mike, we discovered a completely different emotional challenge:a child who feels everything deeply… and barely shows it. The first time we truly noticed it was during one of his…
One of the first things parents hear when their child starts daycare is: “He’ll socialize eventually.” Usually followed by: “You just have to push him a little.” The problem is that not every child responds well to pressure. Some children become more open when encouraged gently. Others close themselves even more when they feel forced….
If someone had asked me during the first six months of motherhood, “How are you really doing?” I probably would have said, “We’re fine.” But what I wish I had known is this: surviving and thriving are not the same thing. And survival is enough in the beginning. 1. The First 6 Months With a…
No one truly prepares you for postpartum body changes. You read about them. You hear about them. But until you look in the mirror after birth, especially after a C-section, you don’t fully understand what that means. I remember standing in front of the mirror weeks after giving birth and thinking: Whose body is this?…