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Universal credit

I’m confused as I’m on universal credit (had 2 kids back to back so quit my job), I was obviously getting the support for my 1st who’s 14 month but after my 2nd was born I added him to the claim but still only got money for 1 child. Is it normal for it to take a while to add another child on or should I get in conta...

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Legal stuff

If you get legally married to somebody with children, what rights if any do you have for the step kids? Can they're be paperwork done to get rights but not take out biological parents too? Examples are for school care, ER visits, etc. I've been doing all of it without legally being a step parent yet, I drop them off...

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Doing it alone

My son’s (I’m 23 weeks pregnant with him) father left the picture. His family is super supportive but I just wish he cared about our little boy, I’m sitting here feeling him kick just wishing he cared and it sucks.

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Christening

Thinking of getting our daughter christened sorund her 2nd birthday in September however not sure how to go about it as both me and her dad are not christened or attend church. Has anyone else had their little ones christened and can give some advice please?

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To trade :-)

Will accept any other 4 star card, but bonus points if you have don’t wait up!

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Haaka

How long does everyone leave the haaka on?! Trying for first time (almost 4weeks PP) And did you see an increase? And if so how long did it take?!

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Sneak peek 🥰

So i ordered a sneak peek kit when we first found out back in February and it has been “stuck in transit” since February 26th. I reached out to CS and they sent me a new kit free of charge due to postal carrier losing my package. They also sent it as fast track, so they placed the order yesterday and i had it today ...

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First colostrum harvest!

I have been leaking a bit at night for quite a while so I hoped I would be able to collect some but I didn’t think I’d be able to get this much on my first go 😁 Our bodies are amazing!

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Second FET

Hey, I am booked to have my second FET transfer next week and just feeling super anxious. Our first FET ended with a miscarriage in January 24. I have read 100’s of articles about FET and just feel overwhelmed. Has anyone got any tips to share with me before my transfer TIA

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I am Catholic and want to baptize our child but have no family or friends that can become godparents. My child is 3 I wouldn't like to keep postponing it as it is unlikely we would be able to travel home in the near future to do it at home.

Does anyone know if we can baptize a child without godparents? 😶

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Thinking of having one and being done...is 2 much harder?

I think our family is suited to just one child, my husband is away a lot so I do all the parenting, we often move around so don't have a support system emotionally or physically. I am enjoying my son, but the though of adding to our family makes me fill with panic, even though another one would be nice, I don't thin...

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Goverment is punishing women for having kids

Not sure there's a point to this post but here goes... Goverment doesn't want women to have kids. To raise kids and to stay at home with them for long periods. They want as many people as possible to go to work and pay tax for this country so they can line their pockets and live more comfortably and they also want ...

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Second Child

For those of you that have 2 or more kids, how different are they in regard to their temperaments, emotions, characters etc? I’ve always heard people say that your first is the easier calmer child and then the second kid is the polar opposite! My mother in law (who is notoriously negative with me) said today that ...

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Removing dad off birth certificate

Hi, If anyone has any information or removing a dads parental right please private message me I would really really appreciate it thank you xx

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Sweep experiences

I’m 39 weeks and will be having a sweep this week, would you say it’s worth it and what was your experience?

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There’s no such a thing as too much love

If your babies are having a hard day, screaming, crying, and carrying on-maybe a tooth is breaking through her gummy mouth, maybe she's having a growth spurt, maybe he's overtired from a night of not enough sleep, maybe she has a painful diaper rash, and maybe she just wants to be held— because sometimes their world...

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