The Lindquists

[liz749]

This couple (Elle and Dan) is from Canada and has two little boys, Forde and Cohen. They seem like incredibly nice and chill people, I really enjoy watching them! The boys are adorable also! I think it's interesting that they have a similar family set up to the DBs and E&J but seem to be handling the whole parenting thing so so so much better. Cohen has pretty bad reflux and Elle had been very open and honest about dealing with that. She mentioned she saw another YouTuber (Ellie) deal with it and lots of the younger viewers were suggesting she reach out to Ellie for advice and I was like noooo! Forde is adorable and really fun to listen to also. They keep things pretty real and share a bit about fights and hard days also, which I like. Elle also does a lot of fitness and health food segments because she's big into that herself. Dan is a vet and every once in a while he makes vlogs doing surgery or working which I think is pretty cool! I hope he does more....I highly doubt he'll end up being a "typical" YouTube dad who quits his job...Elle runs the channel also. They have a super cool grandma called Bumpa also who's a lot of fun to watch. Overall they're a sweet, interesting couple and I like them a lot. My biggest pet peeve with them is that they use all their music from one person and I HATE IT!!! It's like this jazzy musical type genre and I think it's just awful. I hate every song I've heard from her and because it's all from the same artist, the songs replay a lot!! I have to skip past all the little montages because I can't stand the music. Otherwise they are great in my opinion! One thing that I know will bother a ton of people here is that they show the kids in the bath and have it in the thumbnails. I've seen a few comments about it and Elle has responded that she is sure to make sure parts are always covered (they are) but as we know that doesn't mean predators still aren't watching them. I'd chalk it up to ignorance though, I would really think that if she fully understood or knew she wouldn't do anything to purposely put her boys in danger. To me, she doesn't seem like that kind of mother/YouTuber who wants to exploit her kids that bad. I don't know though, everyone can form there own opinion on that topic. Anyways, they seem to be growing quickly (almost to 100,000 subs) and just had a huge spike when their birth vlog went viral a couple months ago. Sorry for all the random rambling lol just trying to think of a good explanation and recap the main stuff about them! Wondering if anyone else watches and has any thoughts?


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[ForeverGauc01]

I love them so much!!! I've been watching since before they conceived Cohen.
I agree about the music. It's kind of annoying but I get that she's their friend and they want to promote her.
And I totally feel you on the bath thing as well. They seem to be pretty naive about it, like they don't really know what goes on? Like predators aren't looking always looking for the nudity stuff. Like they go after videos that have diaper in the title or any videos with diapering, bathing in them. It's just kind of stupid that they show forde, full length and blur out his penis. Maybe one day they'll learn.
They actually live about 2 hrs away from the town I live in so its kind of cool to have a bigger vlogger live that close!
I love that Dan is a vet and works really hard, they don't seem to want to drop everything and be full time youtubers.
Anyone know how old they are? I noticed Elle has some decent wrinkles, so I was curious. Could be because she had such fair skin and it's been damaged over the years? I'm guessing mid 30s


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[fossilfinger]

Dan is totally husband goals!

[MommaLindsey2]

I like them especially Dan and Forde is adorable. They are pretty boring though. I agree about the bath stuff and even warned her once in the comments but she responded saying that she made sure nothing was showing and everything was covered.


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[ForeverGauc01]

Lol Dan is definitely husband goals.


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[freshEyremom]

I'm a hypocrite. I like this site-obviously I use it, but I was sad to see the Lindquists on the front page. I hope they stay the way they are!

[chachismemories1]

i really like them! I do sometimes think they can be a little corny BUT I think they know that also and laugh about it. They seem real and you can tell they really do love each bother and those boys. I like that family comes first and I relate to them. I do however hate how small their backyard is!! lol I am nit picking but I just don't understand if they knew they were going to raise their family their why get such a small yard?

[fossilfinger]

i really like them! I do sometimes think they can be a little corny BUT I think they know that also and laugh about it. They seem real and you can tell they really do love each bother and those boys. I like that family comes first and I relate to them. I do however hate how small their backyard is!! lol I am nit picking but I just don't understand if they knew they were going to raise their family their why get such a small yard?

For their area that is pretty average. They live in a major metropolis - the largest city in the country - where it's super expensive. If you look up housing in Toronto most of it looks like that. They seem to have a playground they can walk to so I'm sure it's fine.

[907ninja]

I'm glad other people watch them! I like them as well. Their dang theme song gets stuck in my head...


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[ForeverGauc01]

Ya you couldn't pay me enough to live in an area like they do, but they seem to like it. It's strange because they like the outdoors so much that you'd think they'd get a house with a larger yard.


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[liz749]

Wow poor Elle with all these breastfeeding issues!! I was a little shocked she said the lactation consultant she was seeing would think her giving the bottle was like child abuse! I hope this lactation lady doesn't pressure her and make her feel bad for using a bottle. When it comes down to him not even getting any milk, you got to do what you gotta do!


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[ForeverGauc01]

I agree. There's lots of opposing arguments but fed truly is best


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[gemini_gurlnz]

I love these guys but only watch every now and then because they're quite boring (in a non Jess/Tayler way)

[fossilfinger]

Wow poor Elle with all these breastfeeding issues!! I was a little shocked she said the lactation consultant she was seeing would think her giving the bottle was like child abuse! I hope this lactation lady doesn't pressure her and make her feel bad for using a bottle. When it comes down to him not even getting any milk, you got to do what you gotta do!

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The lactation consultant is saying if the latch doesn't get better to start solids in a few weeks. Now I've never had a baby but isn't Cohen at the very bare minimum age to start solids? And if he isn't showing readiness yet that sounds like a bad idea. I hope Elle will follow her mother's instincts on deciding between supplementation and solids and do what is best for her family.

[ForeverGauc01]

I always thought around 6 months was when they start solids. But I haven't had a baby either, just going based off of others


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[liz749]

Some say you can solids start as early as three months. I'm guessing it's not ideal but some people do it out of lack of knowledge about proper ways or do it out of necessity for nutrition issues like Elle. I just don't think this LC has Elle and Cohen's best interest in mind. All the comments about hiding the pacis and bottles because the LC would hate that is just crazy. I would prefer to see Elle see someone who's more supportive of Elle's journey to have a healthy, happy, fed baby and a sane, healthy, happy mom. I'm sure Elle has exhausted her options and this specialist is supposed to be the best but they seem to be pushing the breastfeeding issue way too hard based on Elle's comments. I hope she trusts her mommy instincts and does what she thinks is best for Cohen and herself...not because this specialist is pressuring her.


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[ForeverGauc01]

Ya this lc doesn't seem to be the right fit for their family. She shouldn't have to hide binkys or be worried about using a bottle. I get that this lc is one of the best but still.. You shouldn't feel like that with any medical professional


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[Princessyen12]

I do very much like them as a family but, Elle claims to be this all natural health nut but disregard proper safety with her children. The carseat video for instance she did this whole video on proper carseat safety even going as far as buying a new car but still has the mirrors up which aren't safe. Then when they were in home depot they put Cohen's carseat up on top of the shopping cart which is extremely unsafe but when someone said something she said she had her hand on it the entire time. If you watch the vlog you can clearly see the carseat on top of the cart in the background while she is filming Forde and Dan and I highly doubt she's holding Cohen but maybe she is. Then this whole breastfeeding issue. A fed baby is a happy baby and momma but how can this LC think a bottle is child abuse but solids at 3 and half months is fine. If Elle did any small amount of research she would find that babies gut is nowhere near ready for solids at that age and 6 months is a way better option. She would be better giving Cohen breastmilk in a bottle and supplementing formula then solids at such a young age. yes. the recommended age use to be 4-6 month but organizations like WHO, AAP and even Health Canada now recommend 6 month because that is what the research shows. I really hope Elle does some research and changes LC's.

[ForeverGauc01]

I posted on here but the post seems to have disappeared. Anyways, I said that I think Elle does a lot of things just for the camera. Like the other day when she thought forde hid her keys. I bet she would've handled the discipline differently had they not been recording. I don't think she would've yelled at him at all, I just don't think she would've done it the same.
And a while ago, Dan was secretly filming her. She was on her phone sitting on the couch and forde was beside her playing with himself. As soon as Elle saw the camera she threw her phone down and started playing with forde.
I'm not saying she's a bad or "fake" mom, I just think a lot of things she does are for show


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[liz749]

Do Elle's eyebrows REALLY bother anyone else? Lol they drive me nuts.


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