Community Posts, Tips & Support on Toddler & Child

Hey mums! I’m not working at the moment due to some health conditions but I do want to get back into studying. My partner thinks it’s a good idea to send our little one to nursery. He works full time but because I don’t we can’t get the 15 free funded hours or even the 85% discount on UC. My baby turns 2 next year i...

Anyone else’s baby still not using cutlery or eating pre loaded spoons?

Can someone explain the additional costs added on top of the free 15 hours? I thought it was completely free but I’m finding out that I will have to pay something

Me again I have another dilemma about my 15yo stepdaughter Now the Santa thing got resolved I need some advice about something else. We went out for dinner last night and she had done a SHEIN order so I was paying for it for her I didn’t actually look at the order as there was 34 items but I noticed the last item ...

So it's half 1 and my baby has had 3 bottles, been bathed, changed, cuddles, rocked, the lot. All I want is a coffee, I'm yet to have anything to eat or drink but she cries everytime I put her down or If she does settle, every time my arse hits the sofa. She starts crying. To top it off my dog won't leave me the fu...

Anyone know any good Christmas things or light shows I can take a 5/6 month old too? Don’t mind travelling a little bit but nothing too massive and over crowded pls! Had someone suggest bham Christmas market in another thread so deffo nothing like that, my post partum rage can’t handle a massive crowd in the street 😂

So my nursery is requesting for the code even though LO won’t be going to nursery until the end of January. So I’m just wondering how do you apply for the code? X

I’m fuming how can a grandmother be like this no wondering her sons a deadbeat how do you all deal with your ex’s and their bloody mothers screenshots in comments

I’m at a loss, my 9 month old boy is suddenly such a fuss pot with food! He used to love certain foods but now he just spits it out or throws it on the floor. He would happily snack and eat yogurt all day if it was his choice. Is anyone else going through the same phase atm? Or has any food ideas I can try to get hi...

What’s everyone giving their LO to snack on. I’m still wary about most foods to be honest so I don’t think I’m giving my baby enough snacks through the day so could do with some advice on what to do here 😞

What do you serve your l/o for breakfast?? I need some ideas. I already given my baby grits and oatmeal to the point he’s sick of them🤣 y’all help a mama out please

Looking for a bit of advise please (please be kind) .. I am struggling with weaning a little bit. My little one has just turned 7 months. How many “meals” should I be giving him a day? .. I’ve started to do 2 and he still has 4 bottles a day? .. I am terrified of BLW, although baby is starting to have more solids an...

Every post here is about teething atm! Makes me feel less alone lol

This may be a stupid question but how do you know when your little one is definitely teething?? My little girl is 5 months and slept awfully last night she kept moaning/whinging and today she has been constantly doing the same or crying way more than usual. Her gums look a tiny bit red but not massively but she woke...

How long does the teething phase last? 😫 I’ve read online it should only be up to two weeks and if longer could be something else but my LO has all the signs and I can see she’s definitely teething but it’s been nearly 3 weeks of this going on a month 🤦🏾‍♀️! Any help /advice on coping? I bought teething gel but…

At our last HV visit she said that our toddler should (or should soon be able to) retrieve something from another room and bring it to us. For example we would ask "Where is your ball?" Or "Can you bring mummy your water cup?" And he should go find it and bring it to me. I said he couldn't do this because it seems q...

My LG hated feeding, BLW or Spoon feeding until I gave her some of my yoghurt off a metal tea spoon I was using and now she’ll happily eat anything off a teaspoon… is this ok for little ones?

How much food are people giving their babies? My little one is 10 and a half months old and will demolish this and sometimes have a little yoghurt to for lunch 😳 (Tuna maybe pasta with cucumber, blueberries and homemade banana and chocolate chip bread ) He still has three bottles and two good size meals, he…

I'm going to have a look around a nursery for my LO on Wednesday and wondered what type of questions others have asked about. I'll ask re feeding and nap times and how many children per staff member but just wondered if anything else 🤔

I have a 4 week old newborn and I have a LOT of help and I am still wildly overwhelmed and feel like I’m doing a terrible job. I get really frustrated, I would never hurt him but I have found myself being aggressive at times in my movements/speech that make me feel like a bad person and a bad mom. He is an easy ba...