Panicking 🫤

Hi all, so my 7 month baby boy is in the rolling/crawling phase, you can’t keep him still even for a diaper change sometimes and that’s exactly what happened a few days ago. I was changing him on my bed, I bent over to pick up his wipes that had fallen because he was kicking, and the next thing I knew he had sat up, rolled over and made his way down to the floor 😩 I was not aware of which parts he hit or fell on, I just scooped him up as quickly as I could and held him so close, he was crying for about 2 minutes straight. I didn’t see any bumps or bruises or cuts but since he’s only 7 months I still took him to urgent care to see a doctor. The doctor said he looked great, no signs of injury, swelling or loss of alertness. I was relieved but he said to keep an eye on him for the next 24 hours and look for vomiting, nosebleed, headache, excessive crying etc… and everything was fine.

But anyway, here we are 3 days later. He was fine the last couple days but last night he was extra clingy to me, which usually he doesn’t want me holding him too long. I have been pretty sure it’s due to his teething because his top gums are so swollen and he’s drooling a ton. Last night during the last 3 hours he was awake, he was just so clingy and crying when I’d put him down. Yesterday and today he’s not finishing his bottles or crying for hunger. Which I also read it could be due to teething.. but does anyone think it’s that or something else I should be worried about? I’m still shaken up from his fall, so I don’t know what to think. Please help 🙏🏽

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Nursery funding

My child turned 9 months last week. I applied for government funded hours nearly 2 months ago and so well within the required timeframe for the April term, however upon receiving my first invoice without the funding applied and having questioned this, I have now been informed that the stretched funding doesn’t start until 4th May.

Has anyone else been told it won’t start until May?

The government site states it should start from April 1st, and so I intentionally set my nursery start and return to work as the start of April for that reason, knowing that I wouldn’t be able to afford the nursery on my sole income without the funding

NHS job

Anyone work for the NHS and does 12 hour shifts? How do you work around childcare and your partners job?

Toddlers

How often are your toddlers asking for food? My oldest who is 3 just finished a whole plate of food and not even 10 minutes later he’s requesting more food. I know he’s going through a growth spurt, but how do you respond to this.

He has no respect for anything to do with me.

Husband and I decided to separate 3 days ago. I've been sleeping on the floor in the kids room, and we both have to stay in the same apartment for a while. He wont stop pushing little things and I am reaching my limit. Photos in comments

Is this normal?

Is it just my husband that does this? He is able to work from home via his computer and in the mornings and evenings he is on there doing his job. When he is done for the day he tends to stay in the room and either play video games or watch something. He will occasionally come out and play with the girls for a few minutes and that’s it but when I really need him he says he is busy. My daughters are both 1 year old now and I am just wondering how much involvement should he have with them now?
Idk if this is the norm or not…..

Identity crisis?

Am I the only sahm who feels like they have lost their identity??? I don’t make money for my family, when I used to make great money. But I refuse to drop my under a year old baby off with strangers.
My husband works so much. But I have no control over bringing in money and I’m a control freak type of person! I feel l like I’m losing my grip because we are kind of broke, but day care would only eat up my income anyways! So what’s the point. I’m a workaholic and now I’m just a twitching bum.
I wish I could work from home but so far that’s a fake dream. I’m almost 9 months pp, and I just need to know these awful mood swings and depression will end soon! Send wine!