March 2023 Babies 🇦🇺

Hi guys, Just after advice / ideas how you’ve resolved sibling rivalry. I have a boy (almost 2yrs old) who is quite sensitive and spoilt by grandparents and I’ve got a 4 month old baby girl. My boy preys on her like a cat and any chance he can he lashes out and scratches or hits her head with objects or his hand/nails. At this stage I sit her in a rocker up on the dining table to get things done but I’m worried about the future. I’ve tried saying gentle hands, I’ve tried to scratch him the same way , I’ve tried saying she’s hurt/she’s sad and he just laughs like an evil little devil. He’s not talking yet which makes it even harder, just odd words here and there.

My 2 year old boy almost he will be 2 in March is refusing to eat sometimes unless it’s cold stuff or cheese or chips he normally a good eater until now he seems to loves his pasta also any recommendations or should I take him to the doctors?

Hi all. My LO is exclusively breastfed. I’m trying to wean her off and give her cows milk instead but every time I give her fresh cows milk she gags and vomits. Looking for any advice on any alternatives that has worked for their LO

Please share your perspective and suggestions to handle a pushy family member appropriately?

I’ve been tame, a people pleaser, a push over my whole life and now that I’m a new mum I want to change so I am trying to be assertive and stand up for myself/family.

It was my son’s actual bday and a family member wanted to come over to wish them happy bday and give them their bday present. Sweet and thoughtful. But the whole family is run down and sick and still recovering. We are getting together Easter dinner aswell as having a big bday party in a week. Multiple times I’ve advised that we will catch up for Easter and that we are tired need to rest and recover and they continue to persist it’s their tradition/culture to come over to our house on the actual bday day.

I returned to work at 6month PP- full time, 5 (ish) days a week. We have moved house in the past three months too, and my husband started a new job in September also.

He is really down- lethargic and in my opinion, depressed and/or anxious.

I too suffer from this, however have been in a mental health plan since 2022. Husband refuses to seek help in this space.

He constantly says things like ‘I’m bored’ ‘I’m not the person you married’ (we have been married for 13 hrs..) and seems to do worse when I am doing well at work or juggling all the obstacles life throws /picking up the slack.

I am doing my best to be sensitive towards him, but it’s like he thinks I have it so easy/it’s easy for me too.

I am fine juggling all the things right now, but I don’t know how much longer I can sustain being a great mum and wife and full time at work.

What do you do when your partner is so unmotivated?? 😞😞😞