Anyone else's cat lick their pregnant tummy and want to be next to their stomach at all times??

He gets cross at me if I try to move him or roll over and take away my tummy. 🤣🤣🤣 Don't know what to do, he is so possessive and has even started sleeping between me and my husband to protect our precious cargo. When I try to kick him out of bed he gets all bitey.

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So cute x

Awwww!!! That is too precious. When I had my cat and I was pregnant, she would always want to lay on my belly. I didn't allow her to sleep with me because of my allergies, but whenever she could be in my lap, she'd take advantage.

That’s actually so adorable 🥺🥺 My sister in laws kitten has grown very fond of me and hates everyone else, won’t let anyone else hold her for more than a minute but will happily let me hold her and will rest on my boobs or stomach for long period of time 🥺 I put her down and 2 minutes later she’s back waiting to be held again 😂 xx

He just wants to protect 🥹 my cat is extremely clingy as of lately but at one point was aggressive give ur cat some time to adjust ur pregnancy smell can apparently make cats go crazy not actually but it’s a lot lol

Thanks all

might be there now. Husband came to bed and cat didn't like that. He scratched my boob (nipple is bleeding) and bit my arm. Had to wrap him in a towel and move him... Then leg it back to bed. He is now scratching at the bedroom door as if he is a little kitty sleep terrorist!!!! I've been suffering HG and allowed him to be next to me all day every day the last 6 weeks. Not that I had the energy to keep him away. So I know some of this is my fault for relaxing boundaries...

Anyone have any suggestions?

I have tried feliway. Valerian makes him stoned and crazy... he zones out all chilled... then spends 45 mins tearing around the house like a 5 year old trying to re-enact a Jackie Chan movie while the floor is covered in oil 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

what I did also was give my cat his space i left him alone for a few days he has his own cat tower so I kept my distance and that’s when my cat became affectionate again it seemed to help also if ur cat is attacking for no reason try to redirect the aggression with play and invest in some kicker toys my cat and my sisters cat loves them :D I’m happy to send u some toy recommendations if u need any I rlly hope things get better💗💗💗

Space isn't the issue. Hahaha. I give him space. I WANT space. He just wants the space next to my belly or on my belly ALL THE TIME 🙃. Those caps are my frustration at him.

He has a box or bed or hideaway in every room in the house. Has playtime in the garden. Toys. Would love some suggestions his favourite is chasing after string or a stuffed toy on string. He practices his stalking and pouncing. He gets bored of the ones you put treats in or have to chase. Doesn't do laser pointers or balls. He likes the electric bird toy that flies in circles but he goes after it so hard he's destroyed 3 of them 🤣🤣🤣 He's decided to be my baby's security guard and phooey to anyone that gets in his way.

Managed to keep him on top of duvet this time 🙌🙌🎉

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I've finally done it

I have finally done it. I have finally become the trope, the stereotype.

I have become bitter, resentful, and very overwhelmed and overloaded. I am very unhappy and hit burnout. And I snapped at my husband last night. I work full-time, and work has been very busy so im working late a lot. Im also in grad school. I also have a toddler that has become VERY clingy with me. My husband works shorter days but commutes, so he usually gets home after me by an hour or more. When he gets home, he usually heads to the restroom for at least 30 mins when he gets home. And now my toddler doesnt want anything to do with him. So im doing all the toddler duties until bed. I dont get 5 mins to myself. Not for almost 2 years. I finally hit my wall. I have also, somehow, become my MILs medical ride service and she somehow has an appt every week, it seems?! Shes not sick!! My husband was complaining that he needs to change routine to fit in a workout sometimes, and I lost it. I have been BEGGING for 5 mins to myself for months. I have been telling him how im not good, im going to burn out for months. And between his attitude and him complaining (which really got me b/c he blames me for not being able to work out?! Saying I need help when he gets home so he just cant workout now) I just lost it completely. I told him how unfair my life has become and I have the entire mental and emotional load and it is just not fair. He got mad at me and said "hes trying" when hes literally not trying at all. What do I do?? No one is taking the load from me! And im done and dont know what to do now.
I do not like this version of me.

Is this clever or cruel?

My husband and i were talking and with social media and the internet in general being a terrifying dumpster fire, we are trying to figure out the best way to keep our son safe while still teaching him how to safely be online and moderation.

We landed on the idea of giving him the 90's kid treatment. A computer in the living room for us to keep an eye on what hes doing online, and once we feel hes mature enough to hang with friends without adult supervision he gets a flip phone. When we feel he is responsible enough and he earns and saves up the money for the physical phone, case, and screen cover, then we will be happy to take him to get a smart phone.

I thought this was air tight, but now my brother says its cruel to give a kid a flip phone, and besides he can just use his friends phones at school.

My husband and i remember a time before the internet, and we remember having complete access to something no one understood yet. We saw unspeakable things and are always battling with the urge to put the phone and social media down. I dont want that for my son, especially with his brain so vulnerable still.

AITA?

This isn't a major issue, just wondering if I'm being a bit of an asshole.

• I do shift work, 5 out of 7 days, full-time.
• My partner works from home (mostly, sometimes he goes into the office) M-F, full-time.

Anyway, whenever I have a day off during the week he gets in his feelings when I make myself food (breakfast and lunch) but not him. His reason is he's working, I'm not - Which is fair but I've asked him how many times on a weekend has he gotten up, on his day off and made me breakfast and a lunch to take with me to work? You guessed it, 0.

So basically, just because I'm at home I don't think the responsibility to feed him should automatically fall on me when he manages to feed himself just fine while I'm at work.

If your partners parent passes away

And you and that parent didn't get along are you still go to the funeral?

Not my situation!

Partner no longer wants baby #2

Before our son was born we originally both wanted minimum 2 kids but we were hoping for 3-4. My partner found the birth traumatic to watch and also struggled a lot with the newborn/baby stage. He no longer wants to have any more children and it’s completely breaking my heart. I need another baby. We’ve spoken about it a lot and the options. He said he wasn’t COMPLETELY closed off to it so I asked him to try and work through his feelings and reconsider his decision. He eventually said he definitely doesn’t want another. I know that I will always want one and my feelings will never change. Do we have to break up or does anyone know anything else I can do to help change his mind? Has anyone else’s partner said this and then changed their mind? I don’t want to break up because I adore him and our life together and I’d hate to split up our family for “selfish” reasons and make my son miss out on having both of us together but I just don’t know what to do

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