Which New Parent Olympic Event Would You Totally Dominate In?

Personally, pouring 8oz of boiling water into a bottle for distribution to make formula - Let’s hear about your skillz, folks!

Picking things up with my toes

Dylan said:
Picking things up with my toes

What’s the heaviest thing? We need a toe lift weight competition.

Swaddling. My partner and I can swaddle the hell out of a baby. I think I could swaddle an ant in a gum wrapper at this point.

Marlow said:
Swaddling. My partner and I can swaddle the hell out of a baby. I think I could swaddle an ant in a gum wrapper at this point.

Do you swaddle your baby when she is not sleepy but it’s way past their bedtime? Need some tips.

We swaddle her but she’ll just squirm to get out because she’s not sleepy. But it’s already time for her to sleep and she hasn’t actually slept.

Marlow said:
Swaddling. My partner and I can swaddle the hell out of a baby. I think I could swaddle an ant in a gum wrapper at this point.

That ant would have the best sleep of their life.

Catching throw-up with my body. We’re at 15 months PP, and every single time our girl has thrown up, it’s been on me :joy:.

Luca said:
Catching throw-up with my body. We’re at 15 months PP, and every single time our girl has thrown up, it’s been on me :joy:.

Catching throw-up in my hands :sob:.

Delaney said:

Luca said:
Catching throw-up with my body. We’re at 15 months PP, and every single time our girl has thrown up, it’s been on me :joy:.

Catching throw-up in my hands :sob:.

I’ve caught pee in my hands :weary:! I was so tired of my son peeing and it landing behind the changing table that I caught it the last time.

I was able to wash a giant load of dishes tonight with my little toddler standing next to me in his tower happily handing me things and playing in the water. It felt like I won a gold medal. The crowd went wild.

@joybundles
I was gonna say washing and sterilizing bottles and pump parts :joy::joy:.

Singing the exact same lullabies over and over again.

Micah said:
Singing the exact same lullabies over and over again.

Same, I need to improve my repertoire; we are barely a few months in.

Nail clipping. I use Frida clippers and hit all 20 digits in just a minute. My guy is nearly 18 months old and I’m still so proud of it.

Aurelia said:
Nail clipping. I use Frida clippers and hit all 20 digits in just a minute. My guy is nearly 18 months old and I’m still so proud of it.

Please open a baby nail salon. Taking care of a baby’s nails is one of my least favorite things.

Aurelia said:
Nail clipping. I use Frida clippers and hit all 20 digits in just a minute. My guy is nearly 18 months old and I’m still so proud of it.

Wow!! This is amazing! I have to wrestle my 12-month-old, and it takes forever. I have yet to figure out anything that reliably works.

@Tatum
I just do it when she sleeps. Still works at 18 months!

Aurelia said:
Nail clipping. I use Frida clippers and hit all 20 digits in just a minute. My guy is nearly 18 months old and I’m still so proud of it.

This is something I’m super proud of.

Fun side story: my cousin came to visit me on my birthday when my first was around 4 months. She wanted to help me while I got ready to go to the beach. She offered to clip his nails, and while I didn’t think much of it, she nicked him on the third nail! We ended up rushing him to urgent care. I still prefer using clippers.

Aurelia said:
Nail clipping. I use Frida clippers and hit all 20 digits in just a minute. My guy is nearly 18 months old and I’m still so proud of it.

Can one learn this superpower, or were you just born that way?

I’m 12 months in. When my baby started to roll, I was able to catch her rolling onto the floor from her playmat with my foot.

10/10 for execution and form.