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Treating my kids different.

I have 2 kids a son (age 5) and a daughter (6 months) my in laws have always treated my son a little different because they already have a grandson/ nephew on my husbands side from his sister and I feel like they always favored him over my son. But then I had my daughter and now it’s clear as day they favor my daugh...

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How to manage by yourself?

How do you all manage your baby by yourself when husband needs to work, sometimes weekends, and no family around to help? On bad days like teething, I'm really struggling. Teeth are out now and dreading the next regression 🥲

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Overreacting

My fiancé and I haven’t been on the best of terms lately because he cheated and I knew about it dropped hints that I knew then 6 months later I asked about the situation and he lied then I gave proof and he tried to downplay it like it was old so it shouldn’t matter am I overreacting for feeling some type of way and...

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Work

What jobs are we all working? Or are we not working? We’ve taken our 15month old little boy out of nursery as wasn’t happy with the place and the rising costs we cannot justify it! (He was only going 2 days a week) We’ve got very little family to rely on with childcare so means I can barely work, my partner has a g...

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Anyone else having issues with their partner

I am honestly at breaking point with my partner at the moment, he literally does nothing to help me out when it comes to our daughter or even around the house, I have to basically beg him to do anything and even then he acts like it’s a chore or deliberately does something else as he knows I’ll just say forget it an...

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I need someone to vent to

My partener of 10 years went to work one day and text me saying he doesnt want to be with me anymore. Hes basically choosing work over me and our daughter. How do I cope. I don't want to lose him. Im devastated

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Nursery heartbreak

I 100% knew it was going to be hard going back to work and settling into nursery but my toddler has just finished his 3rd settle session (Tuesday night was his first night away from us, he stayed with his grandma because I had a shift at 5am) and literally had a breakdown, a fit almost, his body was tensed up and co...

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4 year old doing my head in

I am absolutely at the end of my tether with my four year old and i feel like i am responding in the wrong way but i am literally getting nowhere with gentle parenting. Probably 80% of the time she wees her pants when she needs the toilet, whether its a few drops (which i dont mind but still its SO often) or a full...

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Not settling at nursery

We're not having a great time with our little one at nursery - it's been three weeks now and she is still v upset when she's there, not eating/drinking and I've had to pick her up early every time so far. She goes three days a week. Just wondered if anyone else has had this or going through it. Everyone is telling m...

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Am I selfish (this is a long one)

My son is 3.5 months old and I’m considering going back to work. I love my son with all my heart but am finding it extremely hard being home. He has clubs ect which get me out of the house but sometimes I’m just sick of doing the same things all the time. We go for walks, swimming, baby massage and I have a mums fi...

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Childminder running errands with children

There is a childminder I come across often when running errands. I find her in the supermarket, shopping mall, having a coffee with friends, all these while minding the children. She is usually with 2-3 children at a time and always in the stroller. Somehow it doesn't sit well. I would prefer it if my children were...

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Boomer vs millennial parenting

I know that there is a lot of things that Boomer parents did wrong and millennials want to fix it and parent differently but I still feel like there is an element of "if it ain't broke don't fix it". I was talking to my boss who is a new grandma and she was saying how strange it finds it that parents these days s...

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Hoover recommendations

Not child related, but I’m in desperate need of a new vacuum cleaner. Can anyone recommend a good one?

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AiTA

Am I the Ahole I suffer from anxiety and had a baby 7months ago been with my partner nearly 8 years I was ment to be attending a group this morning to help with my anxiety my partner was ment to be helping I spoken to him several times in the last few days about how anxious I am so he agreed to come help me at 8.1...

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14month

My 14 month old sleeps through the night on his own so not sure if this is the right group but from the second he wakes up until his nap time he screams & screams no matter what you do he’s clean fed had milk ect, he won’t watch tv or play with toys he wants me to stand in the kitchen holding him wich is the only th...

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Advice please

Hey mamas…I have a question about what dads or partners are doing to help you out with baby? My husband is an amazing dad but thinks I’m asking too much of him! Maybe I am so just wanted to see what other people are doing. TIA🙏

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Am I doing something wrong?

My LO is 2 months now and only seems to be super fussy and unhappy when I'm alone with him. My husband went back to work at 3 weeks so it's been primarily me taking care of my LO day and night. I'm very fortunate that my family is around often so one of them often joins me in taking care of him. The problem is, wh...

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Help

Hi! Is there someone in here that feels their privacy is being violated every time in-laws are involved? I know they're "family" but it's just that my peace is being gone every single time. How do you do it? For the record, i dont have a relationship with them. I cut my communication before giving birth. I remained ...

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Am I wrong for saying I’m a single mother or preferring to just do my way?

My fiancé really keeps saying if I don’t want to continue to be overstimulated and doing everything for the baby by myself I should put her up for adoption. Let’s not even take into account I have 3 children from my previous marriage that I have been raising on my own. Our child together is his first biological chil...

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Red flags 🚩

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...

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