Going to the park

My baby girl is 8 months old. And my husband is always telling me to take her to the park so she can get fresh air. We go to parks all the time when hubby is home but not alone. Im a SAHM and spend a lot of time with baby at home. We always go out to the backyard and play outside on a mat. But I don’t know what I would do at the park with the baby. It sounds like a lot of work to go there alone with stroller, Mat, baby diaper bag. Did you take your babies to the park at that age? What do you do with them there?

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Lol there isn’t much. We basically do everything we do in the backyard just at the park. Talk about colors, textures, wave at people

Unless we're walking to the park i ditch the stroller. The swaddle blanket in her bag is good for the grass. I'll bring our carrier if we're going to walk around. Usually it's people and dog watching and pointing out what's around us. Maybe bring a toy or two to keep her hands busy or a snack.

I just like the change of scenery more than anything. She's happy no matter where we are

I bring a blanket and have lunch for us… she loves the bucket swing and just exploring the structures, plants, seeing kids… I meet up with a friend i can chat with… or just talk to other moms/kids while she observes

Nothin crazy- but I like getting out and my girl loves the stimulation

Nope just go outside at home and sit in the yard.

My 8mo loves going to the park! We go at least 3xs a week. She loves to swing, watch kids play, interact with other moms/kids, look around at new surroundings. Honestly she loves just walking around and talking about what we see. I keep her diaper bag and a stroller in my trunk always, and a big tapestry that she can crawl on and i can easily wash. I keep a swaddle in her diaper bag which works to sit on to. I usually only use the stroller if i know she’ll be ready for a nap soon, because then i can walk on a trail while she sleeps. I really enjoy nature and being outside, so its a fun way for us to get out of the house and see some new sights.

I take my son to the park. I just bring a blanket and his diaper bag. They both fit on the bottom of the stroller along with my purse. We sit on the swing or sit on the blanket and people watch. He loves to watch the bigger kids play on the playground. A lot of the time I meet up with a mom friend so I'm not alone.

I have not taken my LO to the park idk if I would go alone either but I'm just scared and don't really trust people. I don't even like going for a walk in our own neighborhood alone.

in our community

I really hate to come out here and tell my business about what’s going on with my life in my kids, but I had no choice

I just came back from a parent teachers conference meeting and they telling me that my second daughter, who just turned eight about a week ago that she barely know how to read and she has speech problems… I already feel like shit because it’s not that I’m doing my job. It’s because I worked a lot, and and every time, me and my first oldest daughter, trying to teach you how to read, she gets insecure and thinking that we making fun of her, but we’re not!! I felt like a shitty mother I don’t know what to do.

Mother

The house is quiet.
Finally, a moment to myself.
I sit on the couch, expressing milk for his next feed.
Time circles my mind.
Do I have enough time to write this?
Should I sleep instead?
It’s getting late.
I should be grateful.
I should be present.
I should… I should.
The guilt.
The intrusive thoughts.
The disconnection from self.
The robotic washing of bottles, clothes, and dishes.
Then the question returns.
Do I have enough time for me?
What me?
Who am I?
Where am I?
I miss her.
I miss me.
Who have I become?
I have become a mother.
I am everything to this little human who will one day call me mum.
His life depends on me with every waking moment.
I give.
And I give.
Then he smiles.
And suddenly I see him
the little human I have nourished with tired eyes,
with time,
with love stretched beyond capacity.
Sometimes I leave to rest.
To breathe.
But even then my mind returns home.
I should be there.
I should be caring for my baby.
Is this normal?
Am I normal?
I feel myself unbecoming the woman I once knew so well.
They say this time is sacred.
And it is.
But it goes fast.
Maybe because we are not fully here in these early days.
We are surviving.
Living on autopilot.
Days blur together.
Until suddenly he shows me something new —
a smile,
a look,
a tiny trick he has learned.
And that moment is priceless.
His beautiful smile.
His big, beautiful eyes.
He is beginning his life
as I share mine
to keep him thriving.
A sacred sacrifice.
A whirlwind.
A shift in reality.
Who am I?
I am mother.

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Am I over reacting? What should I do?

Am I wrong for getting upset?

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I sent one message about finding a babysitter for my kid, and she messaged me privately with a very backhanded comment that I should not discuss anything regarding my son because her husband’s friends do not give a shit ….. as if I am supposed to cater to their interests…. This is my cousin by the way, she only has me, and her sister for family at her wedding the rest are his family and friends.