Car seat - PLEASE HELP

Has anyone had to buy a bigger car seat yet!? Baby is outgrowing his now at 9 months . Does anyone know if larger car seats still attach to prams ?? Thank you ❤️❤️

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Yes we've just bought an extended rearfacing one. Axkid minikid 4 :)

Its just the infant carriers that attach to prams x x

It’s an absolute minefield!!! I’ve avoided the uk car safety group because it gives me a headache 🤣🤣
I’ve been putting off and putting off because I keep thinking what if he falls asleep in the car I’m stuck 😩😂
Can’t just put the seat on the pram or carry it into wherever I am.
They’re all so expensive too!! I think we’ve settled on a car seat that’s on the cheaper side but I see lots of comments of people saying they buy the really expensive ones but I just can’t afford that 😩

Yes we’ve just had to move into bigger car seat, but it’s only the infant carrier type ones that will fit on to a pram, unfortunately!
After looooads of searching, we’ve went for the Joie i-spin 360 and he absolutely loves it!

https://m.facebook.com/groups/carseatsafetyuk/?ref=share

So we wanted to upgrade to a swivel carseat, just for convenience, and we wanted the Joie 360 but that price tag wasn't gonna work for us. So I went into a smyths store and a car seat specialist told me that all Graco car seats are made my Joie and the only difference is the stitching/ fabric. We ended up getting the Graco Turn 2 Me for around £120 and it grows with them until they're aged 4/18kgs

@Amelia what's your budget and what's baby weight centile?

Thank you all so so much!! Life savers xx

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Hidden veg mince pasty 🥐

Grated courgette and carrot mixed in with onion and mince and a little bit of tomato puree. 😋

My daughter has become a little fussy and prefers anything she can hold so made these today for lunch! She’s 14 months old 🩷

Am I wrong for getting upset?

Long story short. My cousin made a group chat for bridesmaids and groomsman to plan out bachelorette party.
I sent one text about finding a sitter and my cousin texts me to stop saying stuff like that cause no one gives a shit? As if no one else is gonna mention their personal lives during planning a trip of 10 people?
I. Put the screenshots. I got so hurt I told her just count me out if the mention of my kid offends everyone.

Appropriate age to go out

I am the kind of person who struggles with being at home all day, not good for my mental health. I have a 1 month old and I am trying to start doing things with her. Like going ti the park, running errands. But people seem surprised and kind of judgy that I am out with the baby at her age. Is this wrong?

Having a bit of a sad day

I don’t know if I want advice or just to get it out a bit.
I had a bit of a rubbish Mother’s Day, and then today had a falling out with my mum.
Very long story short, me and my partner turn 30 this year and were thinking of taking a short trip (2-3 days max) just the two of us to celebrate. Our son will be 2 by then.
We had discussed leaving our son with our parents and them sort of splitting having him (eg. My mum has him one night and my boyfriend’s mum has him the other two nights, or whatever we collectively decide on). They are both happy to do this.

Yesterday my MIL was pushing my son’s pram and got distracted and pushed it off the pavement into the road, a car missed the pram by about 5 seconds. This upset me a lot.

Me and my partner discussed this later on and I said it worries me leaving our son with her in case she does something like that. We also discussed the fact that my mum pays very little attention to our son when she’s with him and is absolutely glued to her phone (looking at social media etc) so we might just take him on holiday with us.

Then this morning I had a chat with my mum and told her we would probably just take our son away with us. She asked why and I mentioned the pram thing with my MIL so she said she would just have him- so I thought it was time to mention that when she’s with him she is glued to her phone and gets distracted and that it just worries me a bit. (For reference she’s been watching him before and because she’s been on her phone he’s managed to get half way up her stairs.)
She absolutely lost it at me. Called me rude etc.

I try so hard not to upset anyone and I’m just so so fed up now. I just wish it was simple and we could trust them to take care of him but they are both away with the fairies.

I want to talk to my mum but i don’t know how to approach it now. Just feel like i need a big cry.

Roles between a sthm and a working partner?

I started wondering if our arrangement makes any sense. When I was pregnant I saw a cute video of a couple where they sleep seperately, the mom takes care of the baby during the night, the husband wakes up early in the morning takes over so the woman sleeps a bit before he gets to work I suggest this arrangement to my husband and we both liked it. Since I gave birth to my 22 month old boy, we are sleeping separately, I’m taking care of everything. My toddler still wakes up during the night every two hours on average. I wake up in the morning to make his breakfast and drive him to the train station and pick him up later in the day. I clean and cook and take care of my boy, with no appreciation or thank you. If I say I’m tired it turns he’d say what are you doing all day or he’d remind me of how he’s paying for everything. I am emotionally and physically exhausted and I don’t feel this is how a team should work.

Water

My LO is 10 months old and I try and offer him water with meals but he will only take a couple of sips. I’ve tried adding freshly made apple juice to sweeten it a bit, in case this would entice him, but he still refused. I think if it’s not milk, he doesn’t want it, or it’s odd to him.

Any tips?