Community Posts, Tips & Support on Toddler & Child

I’m just curious I have a 14 month old and this was her dinner tonight (please no hate I know it’s got processed stuff but it’s not an every night thing I normally cook proper food for her) how much would you expect her to eat; I know I put way too much on but that’s just so I get the leftovers 🤣

My partner and I work at the same place, I’ve been having this weird feeling for the past couple of weeks now, decided to log his location on my phone, apparently he said he was still working but on the app he was in a completely different place, I called him most of the time and his phone was switched off, other ti...

Hey mama idk what to do we have tried taking my daughters toys away from her for being bad but this the second time she has gotten a referral from school for doing something bad at school and she also keeps peeing her pants does any mama know what I can do to help her not be bad so much and we token away tv time and...

How are you keeping your babies entertained during the day? Especially when it’s not great weather. I can’t spend all day at a shopping centre surely? For context, she has just turned 6 months, and now hates everything we do, cries 2 minutes into all activities, and please no suggestions of “sing songs, read books” ...

What are you guys doing with your active little ones?? Mine is outgrowing her swing and baby chair and I don’t know where else to put her for a few minutes so I can get things done. Usually I wear her in a carrier, or I just put her in a playpen with lots of toys while she cries for a few minutes. I’m looking for so...

Looking for some advice from other new mummas.. I had baby a week ago today via c section and was completely surprised when I was in the recovery room and my partner advised me his dad was waiting outside in the car park, desperate to come in. He was asking to come in before we had even been given the clear from r...

My 2 year old fell down our stairs today (top to bottom) and got off lightly with just a cut in her lip. I called 111 just to be sure as I was panicking due to the height and her age, but she has no injuries, not bumps, cuts a bruises and is totally normal within herself. 111 advised to go to a&e anyway to be checke...

Does your toddler 15 months-18 months feed themselves?

My little one has just turned 5 months old. She can sit up unaided though is wobbly and can sit comfortably in her high chair. She’s on 6oz milk every couple of hours but never seems fully satisfied, though she doesn’t drink more milk in one sitting when offered. NHS advice on weaning is to wait until 6 months. Bu...

I want to be clear, this is not to bash my husband and is not weaponized incompetence, he’s just a human with ADHD. I just can’t 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️ in front of him because it feels mean. Today is our 5yo’s birthday and my husband posted a happy birthday message on social media with a reel of pictures…

My son is 19 months old and is currently experiencing a massive amount of separation anxiety. I’m usually the one who baths / does bedtime however at the moment I read him a story whilst he has his milk and the second his milk is finished he’s standing up in the cot screaming for me to pick him back up. I absolutely...

What’s the longest your in-laws has gone without seeing your LO? My boy is nearly 9 months and they haven’t seen him since… BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!

I introduced fruit purée to my LO. All was going well until someone told me I was supposed to do veggies first and now my child will be a terrible eater. Is there truth to this?

Today we had a four month check-in at the paediatrician and he mentioned that we should start introducing solid foods to my baby not for nutritional purposes but just to introduce him has anyone else been advised to do this? All of the stuff I say Online is to say wait until the six months old 🫣

My son is almost 10 months and we’ve been doing solids since around 5 months. I feel very stuck and don’t really know what to feed him! We’ve been doing a combo of BLW and purees, but I’d love to get some more ideas!

Anyone got any ideas/or what they did for their little ones first birthday? Was there a theme? Homemade cake or something cute ane fancy? What are some gifts/toys to get a 1 year old? I know that they "won't remember", and that 1st birthdays are "more for parents", but still want it to be fun and cute. Baby wil...

How can I tell what baby boy wants from hand chewing? He’s 8 weeks old and on 5oz every three hours, how do I differentiate between exploring his hands and hunger??

My cousin constantly complains about her husband to me and I’m starting not to know what to say. They have two kids together, he barely provides for them. He also has another kid outside their marriage he does nothing for. Her husband disrespects her, he has cheated before and lied about it but she had proof. Of cou...

I’ve been doing breakfast and dinner for about a month now but my baby seems to be getting soooo hungry and will start screaming at tea time for her food. I feel like I might need to give her a third meal at lunchtime. We’ve also dropped a feed and went to feeding every 3/4 hours from every 2/3, she is breastfed.

Im sat here absolutely balling my eyes out, my emotions have been crazy lately but I feel so fed up. Im 27 weeks and 5 days pregnant and I am struggling so much now. I wasn’t before but now I just went from a high to a really low. I cant cope, Im so overwhelmed. The closer it gets to giving birth to more I just feel...