November 2023 Babies 🇬🇧

I have a 2year 3 month old and a newborn, im using icandy double pushchair its so heavy and chunky. Any one recommend a lighter option or do u think i could get away with a buggy board for toddler although she still has the ofd nap in oushchair

Just wondering what other people's experiences are of your relationship with your partner since having your little one? And looking for a bit of advice. In summary I'm not feeling very happy in my relationship, we don't make much time to do things together (apart from family time with our daughter). I feel like we are lacking emotional connection which also then effects physical intimacy (does anyone else find it's hard to be physically intimate if you don't have the emotional connection?) He's always on his phone and it feels like we're very often bickering at each other. A little while ago I tried a few times to talk to him about some of this but he didn't respond too well but I know I need to talk to him. I just don't really know how to go about it, I absolutely hate confrontation. I'm just feeling a bit stuck.

Does anyone have any tips on how to start big conversations? Or have any insight into similar experiences?

Thank you in advance x

I'm reading a lot about how you shouldn't force your child to eat when they're refusing. However my child has been refusing probably getting on for a year now and it's just getting ridiculous. So the other day despite the meltdown and tantrum, I forced her to try her dinner which eventually she did and she ended up eating the lot. So was I wrong to use the forceful approach?

I’m really struggling to deal with the tantrums. It’s mainly around food. She’s going through a weird phase of saying no to everything I make her then having a massive tantrum. I tried to ignore it today but the cry got soooo bad. She will ask for something silly like a biscuit for breakfast and to save tantrums I have given it to her but now I need her to eat proper meals again but it just causes a massive tantrum. And to top it off she is waking up in the night asking for milk all of a sudden and if I don’t go and get it she goes mad. I don’t really no what to do. It’s hard to ignore because she gets soooo worked up and I’m scared she is going to hurt herself and I want her to eat food

What is everyone doing with their toddlers who don't sleep all the way through the night?! We had a bad start because he had enlarged adenoids and tonsils so we've had those out to help him breathing at night. He was only waking up once and came and got into our bed but now he just sits and cries in his bed until I go in to settle him again. I am just exhausted and at breaking point! My husband has tried to help but little one isn't having it! I've tried magnesium, creams, cows butter, the lime trick… absolutely nothing has worked so far. He's on a floor bed aswell so not sure if that makes a difference. Any tips would be most useful! Thank you!! X