Community Posts, Tips & Support on Parenting

My OH only just back from work now knowing I can't look after my lo as I have stomach bug. I wouldn't normally want him to miss a day's work, but I am ill. My mum is coming now so he can go back to work. Fed up with his bs.

Mine doesn't unless I nag :/ so I've asked if he can only help with the bathrooms once a week and he said he'd rather 'pay' someone to do it. However, I don't want a stranger in my house cleaning. He works full time and I work part time, on my days I'm not working I have my one year old daughter with me. It's so har...

Need some advice. Sorry for the rant! MIL is saying she wants to arrange their friends meeting our 7 month old son. Some context we are staying with them temporarily until our house is finished And she has been constant with doing things with our son that I’m not happy with and trying to control things with me ...

Alright ladies from Georgia I just have to know how the hell when the whole house is clean are these giant size roaches still coming into my home and why? I just don’t understand anywhere I go in this damn state they are everywhere and are huge no matter building house they are there. And yes I’m a wimp when it come...

I have a 3 year old second little one due in February. i feel like I’m failing right now. Keep shouting and arguing with my 3 year old, it’s stupid I know but I’ve been loosing my patience, he’s been standing there screaming when we have to go to nursery an he won’t listen to anything, I try and calm us both down b...

My little girl past little while would be saying things like can't do it, can't like it (don't like things) and slightly fussy. She was pretty ill last week and since she has got better she's very very emotional, she's not the same little fun happy playful girl. She's 95% the time saying stop it, don't like it, won'...

I praise these mums that manage to take their babies/kids out almost everyday to do something because I just can’t seem to do it, I normally lack the motivation as I’m exhausted and there’s always something to do round the house (washing, cleaning, cooking etc.) and by the time we get out the house it’s a faff I nor...

My husband has been really secretive, so I’m 5 1/2 months pregnant. So when I go to sleep because I’m exhausted. He’ll stay up which is completely fine, but for the last couple of days I’ve noticed he grabbed the MacBook too. I checked our Ring camera because we have a camera on the inside for our dog and he’s on t...

Before I fell pregnant with my little boy me and his dad had talked at length about having a baby. Within 3 months of trying, I conceived. He has a daughter from a previous relationship and he told me that he did absolutely everything for her. So there was me thinking we'd be equal in what we do for out little on...

I feel like I'm just doing a terrible job at being a mum. My LO is 3 months old and this morning I looked into his crib and there was a puddle of sick with it over him and in his ear. I feel awful that I didn't see or hear him. I've still not managed to get us into a routine, still feel like I'm guessing at what he ...

Hey, So I’m 8 months pregnant and I have a 20 month old son. I haven’t had the energy to do much during the day (while my other half is at work) to take my son out. I’m currently on iron tablets for my low iron levels. I’ve been out but I’ve had my mum, MIL or boyfriend with me to help me out. He seems to be ...

I’ve seen far too many posts about crappy partners and I know you love them but remember you DO NOT need to put up with this, you should not have to ASK them to look after their own child. If they’re not pulling their weight - stop doing things for them. Remember a partner that love and cares for you will do anythin...

Been married for 4 years and nearly after everything argument the topic divorce comes up and I had enough. He gives me signals towards that as in if I carry on with my ‘never ending, unrealistic expectations’ of him, it may be better we split our ways?! Like when it’s him wanting something from me I try do it but wh...

Anybody else’s patience just completely gone out of the window. I am constant loosing my rag with my toddler the past 2 days. I think it’s mainly pregnancy hormones and knowing I’m going to give birth next week but also my partner (the children’s dad) left us last week so that doesn’t help. I am constantly telling h...

I’m so embarrassed to be asking this, but…. Sooo me and my husband got married 2 years ago. We have a 1 year old daughter. We were celibate before (although we did some naughty things, but just not penetration). We only have sex like 2x a month right now. I know my husband isn’t “getting it” anywhere else, bu...

How to deal with neighbor that wife and husband only speaks and greet with my husband but never talks to me . It be complete quietness when they see me

So the topic of “me time” came up again tonight and my husband says that we have a toddler now, there is no “me time” or “us time” not until she’s older…. I told him that I don’t view it that way and if we wanted time we can make it. (I used the example of me staying up 1-2 hour after I put baby to bed is my “me tim...

I have been home every single day with my son for 18months now. He has exclusively breastfed for 18 months. I get NO help from friends family or his dad. It’s just us 24/7/365. My mother has watched him 3xs, twice for a few hours (one was my bday, another was when my cat died) and once overnight when I had an at hom...

Hi, I’ve been so emotional my baby had a Nicu appointment yesterday, no mom wants to hear bad news. I was so excited and pumped that my baby is finally doing all the milestones, but the nicu ppl told me otherwise that is scored very low from last time he was there. I felt like I fail as mother 😭. Me in my eyes he…

I been so stressed dealing with my 1 year old and my 4 month old and also my 6 year old all 3 of them sick and I feel like I’m losing my mind is so much and it sucks i have no one to help my husband works and it hard and I am already mentally exhausted and dealing with PPD on top of that I feel like I just wanna giv...