Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

Honestly I’m sitting in the bath crying my eyes out as I write this.. the last two days my dog has come down with diarrhoea and vomiting. I’ve been up since 3am (it’s now 9pm) as he was literally spraying my walls for me all while I’ve got a 6 month old. I am so stressed out as to why his all of sudden started thi...

I'm having a real hard time connecting with my partner, we have an almost 2 year old and been together 8 years. He had bad post partner depression which led to some really shitty treatment from him up until recently, we stopped having sex, he was verbally abusive and completely neglected me. Now he is coming out the...

Me and my friend are pregnant at the same time. She's 11 or so weeks behind me (she's just found out so is about 5 weeks pregnant). I have two boys and have just found out that we're having a girl. She keeps making comments of "oh I'm so happy for you because now you'll get to experience being the mum's side of th...

My boy is 8 months (9 months on 24th) and he is such a grumpy baby. We have a daughter who has just turned 4 and she was such a happy baby and able to entertain herself etc. Our son can’t yet crawl so I’m not sure if a lot of it is frustration but I feel like 80% of the day he just makes whingy noises and grunts rea...

Being a stay at home mom is so hard in me. I feel like I’m losing myself every single day, don’t get me wrong I love spending time with my son and loving on him but there some times when it does get so overwhelming that I feel like I’m about to break down in tears and run out of the house and leave… I don’t understa...

Hi ladies I will sound like a teenager but I want to pour it out and get some advice / just talk . Sorry it's not too positive. I am in my 30s and a mom of 2 year old. Recently all the social media stuff is overwhelming to me . Although I know we should not compare .. my mind automatically goes into that mode and I...

So my husbands brother is coming up to visit our new born. His mum let it slip that he has bedbugs and even though from research they aren’t contagious they can be passed from clothes and furniture. I’ve told my husband he can come into the garden and see her but he can’t hold her. He says I’m over reacting and th...

I think I want to leave my daughter’s father. We aren’t legally married but we’ve been together for three years now and we have a 18 month old together along with his two other children that are 5 and 6. He just doesn’t listen to me. I could go on and on but then you’d just get bored. I can’t express a negative emo...

So I am a relatively high earner so my outgoings are just as high. However, Im now in the months where I earn nothing during maternity leave. My partner and I had discussed our financial “timeline” lets say, to compensate for these months and figured out how we would afford life till I go back to work in June. Howev...

I've done the majority of child rearing since my son (15mo) was born. I do ALL of the night time feedings, 99% of the diaper changes/baths/meal times, etc. I am a stay at home mom and wake up with my son every single morning while my husband sleeps in past noon or leaves for work. My husband stays up until ungodly h...

I’ve got a 3 year old little girl and I’ve just recently had a little boy 12 weeks ago. I nearly died from blood loss, we didn’t spend the night together unt he was 5 days old. Now weeks later all he does is fucking cry and scream. Put him down for tummy time, screaming. Down to sleep, screaming. Try to have a break...

So I’m 2 months away from having a 7 year old girl and I’ve been kinda struggling. This definitely seems like an inner issue sometimes change can be difficult for me. I’m having a hard time transitioning along with her. There’s a bunch of things she’s no longer interested in (so I’m trying to keep up lol) She doesn’...

My daughter will throw or drop toys she's playing with all the time and then get angry when she can't get them back (if she's in pack and play, playpen etc). I try not to give her toys back constantly so she'll learn cause and effect; this has been going on for months. I literally just want 5 minutes to be able to g...

Teacher called my mixed race daughter ‘ crazy head’ My girl is beautiful, she has very thick curly hair which she wears in puffy bunches. He hair is by no means ‘crazy’ but she came home from school today saying her teacher said ‘her crazy head’ when she walked in the room. My daughter doesn’t seem upset in any way...

I spend a part of some days feeling alone and overwhelmed. Baby's sleep is all over the place, I feel ruled by daytime naps and long bedtime routines, baby is pulling to stand but too wobbly to do it alone so needs me with him constantly, he's on the go 11 hours a day and very needy, I haven't cleaned my house in fo...

Hi all so I just wanted some advice, my boyfriend can be so nasty, and earlier he was saying stuff like he's got a better job than me and I haven't really got a career or anything even though I'm with our daughter 24/5 and 2 days working, I rarely get to go out etc, he's always managing to go out etc, it all stemmed...

Our little girl will be 2 weeks old when my husband goes back to work on Monday, and I’m absolutely terrified. He’s been doing so much around the house (especially as I’m recovering from a c-section) and he’s so good with our daughter. Not that I’m not either, but he’s exuding this confidence I have yet to feel beca...

My 2 year old has just come home from Easter holiday club at nursery with a cornflake cake topped with mini eggs.. who in their right mind gives 2 year olds mini eggs?! i ate my daughters straight away and she kicked off full meltdown mode which is fine cause id much rather that than her eating them but I’m mortifie...

In light of recent controversies—like Druski’s parody that references Ms. Rachel’s beloved educational show—has your trust in the content you choose for your child been shaken? **reference video in comments !**

My neighbours complained about my colic baby crying, and the police turned up. Should I be worried ?