Toddlerhood 🏁

First time mum and I will admit I've had hell with weaning and quite anxious when it comes to choking risks. We have a list on our fridge of foods she can't eat due to being choking hazards. However, since being at nursery, I've noticed she has been eating these items regularly and loves them. I want to replicate at home to give her more food choices and to try move her away from mashed food/pouches and onto the same dinners as the family. However, in nervous that some flag as choking hazards like apples. Has anyone experienced similar?

Hiya! Does anyone have recommendations for rear facing car seats for a nearly 4 year old?

He’s just outgrown the Joie i-spin 360 so looking for recommendations?

Not sure if to forward face now or not…I want to keep him rear facing if possible but the seats I’ve found are so expensive?!

My daughter doesn’t really talk we’ve been working on it at home. Awhile back her doctor referred us to speech therapy. We were going for about two months. There was no difference whatsoever. I felt like it was a waste of time because it was only a half hour once a week. Her therapist was only doing stuff I had already been doing at home. I asked if we could have more appointments during the week as I hadn’t seen any progress. The therapist said that she wanted to discharge my daughter as she wasn’t really engaging in session and can’t force her to talk. We stopped taking her because I got pregnant and have HG. I literally couldn’t drive or be in the waiting room without throwing up. It just felt like a waste of time. Now I’m dreading her next doctor appt because I know he won’t be happy. She does babble a lot more and will say words but not consistently. For example she will say “hold” but then the next day she won’t say it. I’ve been stressed because I feel like her main form of communication lately has been screaming and pointing and meltdowns. I will vocalize what she wants and try to get her to use words but she won’t. I feel like she knows how to talk she’s just choosing not to.

The side of parenting that no one ever talks about and the side that others dont get to see home and public it is like a lightswitch I swear home I don't thinks anyone hears me so when I have to raise my voice it's like I killed someone's puppy, when go into public we are listening happy and the world's not crumbling like yesterday's cookie

My little girl is 7 weeks now, she’s always fussy between about 6-8/9pm every night and usually I’ve got my partner here to help with the juggle of her and my toddler which means that a lot of the time one of us is settling toddler and one is dealing with fussy Madame until she calms down (I’m breastfeeding so it’s usually me🤣)

My partner is working away all week and the last 2 nights have honestly been horrid!

My toddler is throwing major tantrums not wanting to go to bed which I am managing to deal with ok, but now my newborn is literally inconsolable, she will just scream when held, put down, fed, burped, changed, swaddled even tried a dummy that did absolutely nothing for her!

Around 8pm my boobs then seem to “fill up” and then start leaking randomly after she’s been refusing breast for an hour? Is this her trying to boost my milk supply or the witching hour? How long does it last and what on earth do I do when I’m solo parenting because I feel mentally drained now😫😫