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How old were your kids when you felt comfortable leaving them for a parents only vacation?

I guess pick the age of your youngest child at the time

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What are some science experiments I can do with my kids

My oldest is 2.5 years and my youngest is 13 months

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I'm losing my mind

I have a 3 week old baby girl and she is the calmest most chill baby ever and then there's my two year son who is completely put of control. I don't get it. He's nice to the baby and everything but man his dam whining constantly is really getting on my nerves , I am so tired of hearing every dingle day from the mom...

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Am I being unreasonable?

My partner works. He starts 8.30-5pm. he gets up at 7.30, gets ready and goes. My baby still wakes every 1.5-2 hours at night and gets up at 6am. I am tired. I've asked my partner to get up earlier so he can take him for a little bit so I can get sorted for the day and have a minute to myself..he said no. He said he...

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What does this mean?

My bf got a notification saying “1 person has sent you a post” or something like that on instagram. It happened earlier and I moved forward. Normally notifications will come up saying who it’s from right? Is this a normal notification? Asking because I have struggled to trust my bf for a while due to the things he’s...

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Is it my fault

Me and my partner have been drifting apart. We rarley have sex and he's been sleeping on the sofa. We never have time together as he's always working. We haven't had a date in about 4 years. He started texting/flirting with a girl at his work. I think she's shown him interest and he's jumped at it. He's promised it ...

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What has your child's experience in nursery been like?

We had a very challenging experience at two nurseries with our son (he was forced to eat, etc.), which led my partner to decide to remove him. It's now been almost a year that I've been at home looking after him. I'm starting to think about trying again, maybe with half days, so I can have some time for myself and h...

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AITA?

So my daughter is 17 months and I don't give her too much sugar very rare she has sugar. So when she gets it it's a treat. We stick to meal times and snack times other wise she refuses to eat her dinner before bed. I don't feel heard or listened to. I went out on Saturday with my mam stepdaughter and little sister...

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How often do we clean them ovens?

Be honest! Are we really cleaning them that often?

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Family Visiting from Abroad After Birth? — Advice Needed

Hi everyone, I’m a first-time mum and need advice. My husband’s mum and brother, who live abroad, want to visit when the baby is born. They plan to stay for about 3 weeks, maybe longer. They could stay elsewhere most of the time, but would also want to stay a few nights with us. I’m feeling anxious — I’m very priv...

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Need someone to talk to ..

I’ve been feeling so down lately.. 😕 So last week I went in a family trip with my little family me and my boys and husband. It was amazing !! I had so much fun and seeing the boys happy made me happy. Me and my husband have past relationship problems. But we bonded so well on this trip I was really thinking it was…

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In laws Visiting from Abroad After Birth — Advice Needed

I’m a first-time mum and looking for some advice. My husband’s mum and brother, who live abroad, want to visit when the baby is born. They’re planning to stay for about 3 weeks, possibly longer. They would stay elsewhere most of the time but also hope to spend a few nights with us. I’m feeling quite anxious — I’m n...

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Are you still following hunger cues?

Or do you follow a rough schedule now? My LB rarely shows me that he’s hungry since newborn. Combo fed. Only started solids so he’s only eating a spoon worth of food, so not really built that into a schedule either. I find it tricky to bf, then bottle, then wait a little before solids. By then he’s tired!

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Weaning

Has anyone tried any foods with their lil one yet? I know it recommended from 6 months to start. She looks around when we have some food with her and thought maybe give her a bit of porridge to see but not sure

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New teeth

My 7.5 month old got his first tooth a couple weeks ago and yesterday i saw the white top of the one next to it on the bottom. tonight i was looking at his top gums and the 4 front ones are white capped and have the little holes that happen before the teeth pop through. is it possible for this many teeth to come in ...

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Anyone still struggling with solids?

We’ve literally tried everything from spoon feeding to BLW. So far he only takes bread and some fruits but not much quantity goes into his mouth tbh. He is 7 mo and it’s becoming exhausting!

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