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Am I losing the plot?

My partner came back from work and as usual I slipped into bed with him to enjoy some cuddles. I slid my hand down there but something wasn’t right. I could smell a perfumed scent on his d*ck and it felt really moisturised. He hadn’t gone to use the bathroom yet and he went straight into bed from work after gettin...

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This man is horrible.

Just found out my baby daddy recently got a whole other woman pregnant and is currently not support me or that mother and the child and is in a whole other relationship with another woman with her own kids, I found this out from his best friend, his best friend was both our mutual friend so he has absolutely no reas...

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Reminiscing.. ❤️

I’m happy, I have the family unit I’ve always wanted but sometimes (usually when I’m ovulating🤣) I fantasise about my past life and being single and the fun times I’ve had if you get what I mean. Does anyone else do this? 🙏

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Have any of you been on a sunbed whilst pregnant?

I got on holiday next week and I just wanted to get my skin use to the heat before I went! No where on line says that you shouldn't use some beds but it also doesn't say you should of that makes sense.

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Fiancé cheating while I’m pregnant

Need some advice.. or maybe just support. I am currently 34 weeks pregnancy with my first baby and I just found out my fiancé is cheating on me. My world is broken and I am not sure what I can do. I am supposed to be having a baby with this man and marrying him. I don’t even know what to feel. I don’t want to be a s...

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Annoyed by social invitations..anyone?

I may be feeling a bit sensitive lately, but I find it quite stressful when people ask to meet now that I'm over 37 weeks pregnant. I truly appreciate my friends and enjoy spending time with them, but I’m feeling very tired and would prefer to avoid public bathrooms at this stage. It’s becoming challenging to come u...

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Working 😭

Hey mummas! I’m having a crisis atm about work. I went back 3 days a week when my daughter was nearly one and around Jan this year I started to do 4 days per week. I’m finding it so hard to fit in all my work in the 4 days now and the lack of money is getting a bit rough. I love my day with my daughter though and I ...

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Enhanced Maternity - legal or not?

Hey! The company I’ve worked in for 3 years now established an enhanced maternity pay document that says “if applicable it’ll be on your company profile” mine has been playing up so I asked what the conditions are and it says that you have to be a manager to get it so I can’t get it based on my job title Just wonde...

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What would you do

So I'm 29 weeks pregnant and we have a 3 year old I also have a medical issue that is making pregnancy just generally harder and more painful this time around. My husband said about going to a festival in malta its in a few weeks he said about it months ago and told him multiple times I do not want him to go as its ...

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Alone

Is anyone else doing pregnancy alone and really struggling? The loneliness is unreal, especially seeing others doing it with their partners or the judgments I’m getting for the dad walking away 🫠 I feel like a lot of my ‘friends’ don’t bother with me now I’m pregnant too which has been really upsetting

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WFH moms

Does anyone have any work from home jobs? Or know any that I can apply to and start soon.

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Did you still go to the public gym while pregnant? Specifically info on planet fitness if you know how they are when you start showing?

I don’t have a membership but I go with my sister every week. I want to work out throughout my pregnancy and keep having our gym nights but I’m nervous the workers will say something 😳

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Remote jobs?

Hi I have a newborn and have no experience in a remote job but all of my past work has been customer service based and I was even in a management role. Is there any remote work that will take on newcomers ?

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looking for mom friendsss!

None of my friends have kids!! I loving taking my kids places but I don’t want to go by myself. Everyone around me works so I do stuff with them on their off days but the days they work I’m at home when I rather be outside doing stuff with my babies !!

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Not Adjusting Well

How did you adjust to stay at home life? I’ve only ever worked and am at home as a first timemom. I find it hard to be grateful for this chance. Every day is the same and it’s lonely. Any grandparents to be apart of the village all work full time. I have no siblings or friends near. So it’s really just me and the ba...

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It sucks..

It’s sucks like really sucks not having someone to talk to about girl stuff, just having another girly or girl friend around would be nice, just to vent about stuff. I can’t run to my sons or my partner about this kind of stuff bc they’re not gonna know what the hell I’m talking about lol I just want a friend some b...

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