Activity Suggestions?

My LO is down to 2 naps a day with wake windows around 3 to 3.5 hours. What do you guys do to fill the days? I'm curious what other mommies do. I typically go for stroller rides when she gets fussy, play in playpen, let her crawl around, bouncer, listen to music..

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Tummy time, jumper, walker, playing with toys, watch movies/TV, listen to music or watch the music videos or I air plane him in the air and things like that lol or I tickle him to hear him laugh it warms my soul lol 💙

Independent play for 15-30 min, neighborhood walks now that it’s cooling off, music class, playpen play together with stacking and saying colors and reading tons of books to her and singing, we are really into crawling around so I’ll let her crawl around my bedroom or her nursery. I’ll take my chore to my bedroom like laundry folding or grocery list making or making my bed or I’m the nursery stocking diapers, restuffing cloth diapers, hanging clothes. I also take her around the house with me for chores so she can see me doing actual people things like the toilet, washing hands, brushing teeth, doing my hair, doing dishes and bottles and just talk to her about what I’m doing along with sign language. I also made her part of my workouts so I’m not struggling to do them if she is fighting naps so she plays in her playpen while mama works out and I say positive affirmations and things about our bodies while we do it.

when you go potty or do something like that, where do you put her so that she sees you?

so I have the tiniest bathroom ever and I just put her in a bumbo seat. It’s compact and I didn’t plan on keeping it because of hip development concerns but I just pop her in there for a bit when I do bathroom stuff and I’ll be like “mama is using the big girl potty” “ mama is washing her hands” “bye germs” “ mama is brushing her teeth” etc. I still can’t shower with her yet bc if the curtain closes she loses it and I’m in an old house that has some weird draft so I can’t leave the curtain open a bit or water gets everywhere and the curtain flies in in on me 🤣🙄.

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Help!!!

Am I wrong if I secide to stop doing baths etc for my little ones. We have a 3 and 1 year old. I do all the baths wake up in ams cooking etc. I dont want them to be dirty but it's like I need a break and Im tired of doing it all by myself. He will come up and help after they are out the tub every now and then and that pisses me off. Im taking care of 2 littles one by myself makes no sense. I asked him to give them baths tonight he said I worked all day what did you do...ive had the children all day. We went to church he didn't go. We all know how little ones are.. but what should I do bcus it feels like I'm going crazy

Heartbreak

After years of trying, months of back and fourth on the fate of our marriage, indecision, fights. The whole enchilada my husband and I are separating, divorcing. Whatever. I'm so goddamn heart broken. I feel like it's a death and I'm in mourning. We have a 3 year old son and currently and for the foreseeable we are going to coparent and live together. This makes things harder because neither one of us can really move on but it's how it is. He understands and he's trying to heal too. But I can't understand why now that things are over he can be kind. He's been more amazing in the last week since I ended things than ever. Why couldn't he do that when we were together for years I begged for change, we saw a counselor I tried everything and he just wouldn't. Now he seems to turn a switch and be able to just do it all. But it's too late. My heart aches. My body aches. Love sucks.

Partner works incredibly long hours, how much do they help out?

I'm struggling. Have been for a while. I've had one break from parenting my daughter, that was for 3 hours in December when I left her with her dad.

She's 14 months old and I'm just tired. I've done every night by myself. He's out of bed at 4am and doesn't get home until 7-9pm. He drives for work, very physically tiring.
On the weekends he was doing 6 days, one weekend day off, but now has both off.

He doesn't sit on the floor and play with her, he doesn't read to her because he says she doesn't have the patience.
He will pick her up and hold her whilst he's cooking.

Recently I've been "snappy" with him.
He got back from the mechanic last weekend, she was getting onto the sofa and he put his headphones on and started to watch Netflix on his phone.
The same day I told him I was going to run her bath and to watch her whilst she was still eating, he fell asleep on the sofa.

Today he went to football after going shopping, so was out 1-3 and then from 4-8.
He got back and I was snappy.

"I don't get why you're so snappy with me"

I said - Probably because I haven't had a break since December.

"Do you think I don't know you haven't had a break. I haven't had a break", "I just won't go to work, I'll sit at home all day".

Then "do you think I like not having a connection to my child"... But that's on him? He never sits to play with her. He "doesn't see the point". He's stated that this age is boring to him.

Since she's been born, he has been to a friend's once a month. Football - He stopped going for 7months, but has been the last two weekends.

Are these not breaks?

He does do the washing/washing up/cooking/vacuuming when I haven't had a chance to; but I'm the one in charge of feeding her, naps/bedtime, teeth brushing, hair brushing, baths, dressing her, making sure she has the right shoes, appointments etc. Everything falls on me.

If your partner works ridiculously long hours, how much do they look after your child? Do you ever get a break?

Am I wrong ?

My daughter’s 1st birthday was Thursday and nobody wished her a happy birthday from her dads family but his mom watched his story. Should I put my foot down and set boundaries for them to accept accountability or should I just let them stay on that side for as long as they want and not worry about it?

Tv good or bad

My 4 month old loves TV shows especially dancing fruits and baby TV is this a good thing or a bad thing at this age?

Hi mummas! I need help with potty training?

My daughter is 4 years old, she will be turning 5 this November. I’ve tried everything I can think of, to help her and encourage her. I’ve tried bribing, I’ve tried sticker charts, I’ve tried buying her underwear of her choice— nothing. She’s suspected autistic. She will not try. She will sit on the potty at nursery for a few minutes and that’s it! At home, nothing. Any help would be greatly appreciated 🎀✨