My partner is 1 & done but I’m not

He is not up for the idea even being entertained!
It upsets me as I would be open to trying again for number 2. Also his conviction about it makes me feel like he regrets becoming a dad in the first place (he was never massively into having kids at all). I told him this and he said that wasn’t true…
I would love our son to have a little sibling one day, I’m one of 6 and I don’t really like the idea of him growing up without a bro or sis…especially in this mad time!

Anyone else in the same situation or is an only child and has some positive only-child perspectives?? Thanks in advance mamas 💜

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I'm an only child and I have a brilliant relationship with my mum and dad. I never felt the need for a sibling to be honest and loved every minute of my childhood x

No advice but same situation! It’s really tough!

aww yeah! It’s a bit heartbreaking isn’t it?! Hopefully they’ll come round 😢

No advice. Same situation. I feel you both 😢

yeah it’s so sad! And I guess as our little ones continue getting older it just seems more unlikely - I was hopeful of a change in mindset too but no luck so far - just seems so unfair! Nice to know I’m not alone though. X

Im a bit older so I don’t really have that time for him to change his mind.
It’s hard to deal with so I’m just cherishing all these little moments a little bit more now.

I’m 40 so I get that! My partner says we’re too old to have another but I disagree!

That’s what I’m hearing as well 😢 I’m 40 next year and my partner is 43. I disagree too although I don’t want to wait for much longer

My partner is 43 I’m 35 this month so have a bit of time but he always says he’s too old and doesn’t have the energy anymore!

I feel like the common theme here is tired old men 😂

Thing is they’ll be more tired when they’re even older as their only child has to find someone at home to play with 😂😂

haha! I’ve been thinking the same thing!

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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.

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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

Jealous of my husband

I’m so jealous of him and it’s making me resentful. We have a ten week old and I’m jealous that he is at work all day. I’m jealous he can leave for lunch and actually eat an uninterrupted lunch. Take a phone call uninterrupted. Chat with a friend he runs in to uninterrupted. Even go to the bathroom when he wants uninterrupted. He comes home from work when he wants. He’s not on a set schedule. Some days are late some are early. It depends on when he’s done. I’m jealous he can come home at 10pm and shower, eat and go right to bed uninterrupted because I already have the baby asleep. He doesn’t have to worry about anything house wise or baby wise because I’ve done it all. Meanwhile I’m covered in puke and crap and smell like rotten milk. When he is home he is VERY active and helpful. So it’s not that. I’m just jealous his world hasn’t changed and mine has I guess. This isn’t something he’s doing wrong so I’m not sure how to get past this. I wish I could keep him home all day because that’s how helpful he is, but I understand he obv needs to work.

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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.