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Kalaar kururuc said:

Baby is 4 weeks old now. 99th percentile for length, hes a monster compared to #1 who was about 35th

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I'm 6'6 myself and our baby is right there as well now for both the 6 month and the 10 month checkup. At 11 months now she's a proper 25 pound monster.

btw, has anyone ever seen a baby actually play with these?


because this is just getting no love at all from any child I've ever seen.

We actually got a giant activity cube that had one of those on it and I'm pretty sure I played with it more than my kids

Ao- said:

only at Dr offices where it's one of the only toys.

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Lol, that's the only place I've ever seen them.

Kalaar kururuc said:

Bought a 4 pack of water pistols and super soakers, weather been mid 60's here for last 2 weeks. Great fun, no idea why box says 6+ as my 3 year old gets on with them just fine hes a dead eye with the super soakers. Really glad we have a decent sized garden and weather been decent, I'd have killed either me or the 3 year old by now if we were stuck in the house. 5 weeks now since I started working from home, and only a few days less since nursery ended

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I bought a trampoline that the kids have really loved. On the hotter days we use the hose and shoot the kids with water while they jump. It's been a pretty good time, but some water pistols might be a great idea as well.

Bros, give me advice. My kids are all supposed to have dentist appointments next week. The dentist is open, and the appointments are supposed to go forward. My anxiety level is moderate, but a dentist cleaning is a very close contact thing, and it is with someone who has been seeing people all day long. Am I being ridiculous to consider canceling them for now, and seeing how things are in a few months?

lurkingdirk said:

Bros, give me advice. My kids are all supposed to have dentist appointments next week. The dentist is open, and the appointments are supposed to go forward. My anxiety level is moderate, but a dentist cleaning is a very close contact thing, and it is with someone who has been seeing people all day long. Am I being ridiculous to consider canceling them for now, and seeing how things are in a few months?

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Do you or your wife have serious co-morbidities that put actually put you in a risk group? Because it's no more dangerous for them than going to the dentist during flu season.

Gavinmad said:

Do you or your wife have serious co-morbidities that put actually put you in a risk group? Because it's no more dangerous for them than going to the dentist during flu season.

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Regardless of the death rate, it's very safe to say that this strain of virus is substantially more contagious. By a lot. Therein lies my concern.

Oblio said:

Source please?

This isn't the General Coronoa Thread, this is the GU section where we have a higher standard. Everything I have seen from credible research and sources conservatively estimate that COVID-19 has a death rate 2-8 times (0.2%-0.8%) worse than the Season Flu (0.1%).

Mortality Analyses - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

How does mortality differ across countries? Examining the number of deaths per confirmed case and per 100,000 population. A global comparison.

coronavirus.jhu.edu

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/antibody-tests-support-whats-been-obvious-covid-19-is-much-more-lethal-than-flu/2020/04/28/2fc215d8-87f7-11ea-ac8a-fe9b8088e101_story.html

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Except we're talking about healthy teenage athletes, not senior citizens. Outside of freak occurrences where the immune system goes haywire, people the age of Dirk's kids don't die from influenza. Which is why I asked about Dirk and his wife, since they'd be the ones in potential danger if one of their kids did bring corona-chan home.

lurkingdirk said:

Regardless of the death rate, it's very safe to say that this strain of virus is substantially more contagious. By a lot. Therein lies my concern.

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Unless you or your wife are high risk, yes it's a bit ridiculous to cancel the visit. I mean it's certainly not going to hurt anything to delay the visit, but what level of all clear are you looking for?

Gavinmad said:

but what level of all clear are you looking for?

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That, sir, is the question. It's an excellent question. Do we follow the White House rules for this sort of thing? Because those rules are different than what my state is doing. I, along with everyone else, would love a definitive "all clear" notification where we don't have to worry about this shit.

I'm honestly not trying to be an alarmist, I'm not working at being a pussy, but I genuinely want to be thoughtful about how this rolls out for my kids. None of us are high risk, but is it the right time to be exposing ourselves in this way?

By the way, I love exposing myself in general, but that has a whole different meaning these days.

lurkingdirk said:

That, sir, is the question. It's an excellent question. Do we follow the White House rules for this sort of thing? Because those rules are different than what my state is doing. I, along with everyone else, would love a definitive "all clear" notification where we don't have to worry about this shit.

I'm honestly not trying to be an alarmist, I'm not working at being a pussy, but I genuinely want to be thoughtful about how this rolls out for my kids. None of us are high risk, but is it the right time to be exposing ourselves in this way?

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If you keep your kids inside all day, they aren't going to spread corona-chan to anyone but you and your wife if they did happen to catch it from the dentist. If you let your kids out to play with other kids from the neighborhood, they're probably exposed to higher risk factors for infection than a dentist's office whose dental suite gets cleaned several times a day.

If the dentist issue is just a stand-in for the larger question of 'when do things go back to normal', I don't think there is enough of a consensus of what normal is to answer that question.

Gavinmad said:

If you keep your kids inside all day, they aren't going to spread corona-chan to anyone but you and your wife if they did happen to catch it from the dentist. If you let your kids out to play with other kids from the neighborhood, they're probably exposed to higher risk factors for infection than a dentist's office whose dental suite gets cleaned several times a day.

If the dentist issue is just a stand-in for the larger question of 'when do things go back to normal', I don't think there is enough of a consensus of what normal is to answer that question.

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My kids aren't hanging with other kids. We took the shelter in place order pretty seriously. We're not stopping that yet. And I agree with you 100% that we don't have a consensus of what normal is or will be to answer these questions. Hence my hesitation to return to the dentist. Again, not trying to be a pussy, or to simply be a blind follower of rules, just wanting to know how other people are feeling. I have reservations.

Ao- said:

I'm skipping most of ours (kids and adults). I'd rather not present myself for the risk, especially since I'm in a high-risk group.

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We're not high risk, but I still don't know if it's a good idea.

This shit sucks. One of my daughter's colleges is already talking about distance learning in the fall.

I cancelled my dentist appts for my wife and kids. I don't care if someone says it's the same danger level as flu season. Nope.

Missing a single 6 month appt won't be the end of the world.

I would also cancel dentist appt if it was me. Myself, wife and daughter all went in January so we don't have to worry about that decision until August.

Noodleface said:

I cancelled my dentist appts for my wife and kids. I don't care if someone says it's the same danger level as flu season. Nope.

Missing a single 6 month appt won't be the end of the world.

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Honestly, seeing you post this is a huge fucking relief. You've got your shit together for the most part, and I respect what you have to say. I'm going to cancel the appointments, and I'm not going to feel badly about it.

lurkingdirk said:

Honestly, seeing you post this is a huge fucking relief. You've got your shit together for the most part, and I respect what you have to say. I'm going to cancel the appointments, and I'm not going to feel badly about it.

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(My friend is also a dentist and advised me it's ok haha)