Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

My partner is a great dad to our first baby born in Feb, he feeds and changes him after work and gives him lots of cuddles and attention. However through the day and night I’m home with baby doing everything else as partner works which is perfect. However after his 9-5 he doesn’t seem to have budged much with his so...

So I stay home with my son all day. I don’t have a car (one car family) but I live walking distance of a tiny play ground (one slide no swings one set of monkey bars TINY) not many kids go to it and definitely not kids my sons age (2) I try to take him to play but idk how to play with him at this age. The point I’m ...

Not only do I have to do the chores and raise the baby all by myself today , I just got a message from my MIL asking if 2 of her family members can come and gawk at my baby while she takes her first photos with the Easter Bunny. Pls help. My baby is only 7 months old .I am her momma and I want quality time with her ...

I had my first baby around 7 months ago and we’ve been living paycheck to paycheck barely. I had a feeling to look and when I did there were two missed subscription payments for two different accounts one being around $25. I didn’t even look at the other one I didn’t even think to. I can understand if one gives into...

I know i need to talk to him and I plan to but i need to vent so it doesn't come out all wrong and turn into an argument. I told him I was feeling down about my body since having 4 kids back to back. I want to start working toward weight loss he said idk why when we're planning on another baby. Then he suddenly star...

Hi, I am struggling with lack of sleep. Got 3 1/2 hours sleep last night. I am the only one doing the night feeds, my partner has moved into the spare bedroom. As it is easter he has a long weekend off work. So I asked if he could do tonight's feeds so I can get at least one full nights sleep, I haven't slept for ...

Okay I’m nearly 35 weeks pregnant with 3 children the youngest 2 being 3 and 10 months old and I’m still working 2 days a week right up to my due date. I do everything house and children wise. My back and general body is fucked I’m in pain 24/7 and bedtime is probably the worse. As a result my patience is very short...

My 2 almost 3 year old is starting nursery in August and her behaviour is awful….she’s the worst behaved kid at any setting, my mum struggles to look after her while I work part time and honestly idk what to do. Im a single mum we see her dad at the weekend and usually do a family activity together - she honestly b...

Hi everyone, I don’t know who else to turn too so please don’t judge me. I’m a mum to 8 week old twins and also a two year old toddler and the past couple of weeks have been a struggle for me. I suffer already from anxiety and depression but this feels completely different, I just feel like I don’t love my newbor...

Was on my DH instagram and noticed his explore page is FULL of explicit reels and pictures of other women. It actually hurt me to see that given he's made me feel quite insecure about myself. His attitude when I bring this up is so nasty and defensive and turns it on me. We have daughters together and I have told hi...

I have a bad habit of comparing my 2 year old to other kids when I take him places to play. Recently we met a friend at a children’s museum. Our sons are the same age just a few months apart with my son older. He speaks more, interacts more. Isn’t so all over the place. Then another kid comes to play with mine and I...

Hi all - I’m really struggling with doubts about my partner specially is he the one for me and am I making a mistake having a child with him? I’m currently 16 weeks pregnant and recently I’m struggling to find the attraction. We haven’t had sex in a weeks (mainly because of me not wanting to because of growing pain...

He doesn't do anything within the house. No laundry, no dishes, no pick up, no deep cleaning, nothing. He will occasionally cook if it's on the grill, but doesn't even clean up after himself. I get no help, but he will make comments about how the house needs to be cleaner, toys picked up, that the house is something...

How to deal with it? Part of me thinks it’s post partum rage part of me thinks I just have a selfish partner. My partner has been away all week working so I’ve been parenting alone and had a tough week with baby teething and barely getting any sleep. My partner has been sending me pics having a few pints in the pub...

Sheeeeesh no one warned me about this age. The attitude on this kid is unreal. Anytime I ask him to do anything it’s an eye roll, throw the hands up in the air, that teenage grunt/complaint, yelling, like I asked him to dig a ditch or something. I’m at my wits end. I’m afraid to say anything to him cause it turns in...

So my son has just been offered his school place for September which is the same as my eldest fortunately so the staff have seen him during school run/ school events and are "aware" of him. They said that once his place is confirmed, I'm welcome to arrange a meeting with his reception class teacher to discuss any ne...

Trust issues I literally do not trust my husband due to him lying recently to me. Its got to the point where I check his phone and I wonder why he's taking so long to come home. I hate feeling like this it's horrible. Didn't realise how much this lie would affect me. Before this I had tad insecurities not extreme I...

As someone who loves a good cup of coffee at a cafe, hygienic handling is extremely important to me. Recently I oversaw a few baristas with really bad hygiene practices in different places and am honestly shocked. I made sure to message them anonymously to hopefully make them consider an improvement in training thei...

How are we all coping? My son’s 2.5 years and daughter almost 4 months both home with me full time. I’m so exhausted from the clingyness. Everything I put baby down she cries (recent thing). Plus we are full terrible twos so my daughter taking all my attention isn’t helping that. I try set my son up activities that ...

my lo is almost 6 months he was sitting in his learn to sit chair and i was doing laundry next to him recently he's been just throwing himself off things this is the second time I had to catch him and be still hit tge floor I feel so bad bc I'm a single mom I cant look after every second bc I'm trying to clean make ...