Community Posts, Tips & Support on Toddler & Child

I feel like my job is never ending. Then I’m apparently expected to do ALL the house work on top of this. My husband works as well through the week 30-40 hours. But does nothing around the house. I find it frustrating because all night he sits and plays video games or watched YouTube instead of offering help around ...

How much milk/water/juice does your LO drink in a day? He still has milk more than water and hasn’t had juice before. Wondering if I should be switching some of his milk for water/juice instead now as he’s still having a fair few bottles a day along with food Tia

Am I being unreasonable? Should I be feeling like this? I feel awful for feeling disappointed and a tad resentful towards my husband currently. I just don’t feel like any effort was put into Mother’s Day again for me. This is my 3rd Mother’s Day and none of them have made me feel special. My very first Mother’s ...

My partner gave me 3 flowers and a card today from my girl and I just feel like that’s a shitty effort 😩 He is always so shocking at getting me anything (birthday, Christmas etc) and has always made me so upset for being half arsed on Mother’s Day! He never shows he appreciates me 😥

My husband is a chef and as mothers day is the busiest day of the year for resturaunts, he will be working a double shift like he does every year. It will just be me and our newborn, so im not sure what to do. We arent big holiday people in general (both of our jobs usually have us working on holidays) so my husband...

I feel really stupid being upset over an arbitrary day but you only get one first. All I asked from my fiance was a card, and some flowers, and a lay in. Long story short, I was the one who got up with him and got him dressed into a baby grows I got him for today and it just made me feel silly. He then took the baby...

Opinions please!! We are looking for a daycare to place our tot and needless to say it’s weighing on my heart heavy. We have two great options. Similar distance, great curriculum, both clean and secure. Option A is a franchise. $40 more and offer meals. Staff seems friendly. The kids were very disciplined for 2 ye...

My little boy is 16 months old and still only eats a really limited diet. For breakfast he’ll eat things like toast, crumpets, pancakes, porridge, weetabix. For lunch he’ll eat a tiny sandwich with cheese and ham or a bit of a savoury muffin. He’ll eat endless fruit and yoghurt. He won’t eat any ‘dinner foods’. I’v...

We went out for brunch for Mother’s Day so he had a late breakfast but he definitely can’t skip lunch. I made a snack plate and popped it down in his playroom for him to run around and pick at. I’ll put him down for a nap and bring the snack plate out when he wakes up if he doesn’t finish it before. Watermelon, gr...

So, playing football outside with my 4 yo, dad was there too. He disappeared inside and came out with the soap and water and started washing the flags, which is basically the garden so we can't play anymore. Then gets annoyed with LO who wants to then help.... Question why couldn't he have just let us play? The fla...

My little boy is coming up to 5 and a half months and I want to start preparing for when he weans (going to start on purée) but I have so many questions 😭 like how many times a day do I feed him to start? How many bottles does he have? How will I know if he’s not just gagging??

Am I in the wrong for wanting one day where I don’t have to plan something to do? Or be the one that gets everything organised? We have a 19 month old and 3 month old. I’m a stay at home mum so o do everything all the time, I plan weekends I get the kids ready, I cook the meals etc. but I just hoped that today of al...

Any other LO born in June 2023 started using a potty yet? My little girl has done 2 wee’s in her potty! I’m so proud of her

It may not sound much to some but I've had my first bout of hate towards my youngest and another autistic child. yesterday who is audhd I took him for a treat at a local mcdonalds this woman was handing out balloons for kids at first I was thinking it was for a party. But then it clicked she was giving them to all c...

Anyone else 22 Month old not eating.. because same, its driving me mad and making me feel a failure because shes not eating and i dont want her to loose weight.. any help appreciated

My 2 and a half year old keeps waking up at around midnight asking for dada cuddles, he won't let me cuddle him as he only wants his dad. Does anyone have any tips for this? I get it's separation anxiety but I feel awful that I get to stay cozy in bed while his dad is downstairs settling him

I had a midwife appointment yesterday and have a sick toddler to handle by myself because her dad said he had work this Saturday. I couldn’t take my toddler to my appointment so I had to drop her with a friend to enable me attend my midwife appointment only for me to find out he actually went to play football and h...

We are doing 3 meals and 2 snacks a day, but lately she is always hungry and I’m running out of ideas.

Soooo about 2 years ago now I found out that my mother and step father are fulll blown swingers, they have a tinder account looking for a unicorn to join them, and they go on swinger cruises. Now I found this out before my daughter was born and it absolutely disgusted me and I didn’t want my mom or her man to kiss m...

So my husband is great on the most part but he’s not thoughtful in the slightest when it comes to occasions. He’ll leave everything until the last minute and just think it’s funny. Examples: - Xmas just gone HE said he wanted to do gifts for each other (we don’t usually do presents as I’m not fussed and would ra...