No screen time

For my no screen time mommies, do you watch any TV while they’re awake? I used to watch TV while feeding her with her facing away but now she’s showing interest and is trying to turn herself towards the TV. So… I’ve stopped watching it at all lol. I’ve been reading books instead, but lord my husband and I miss our show 😂 Practice what you preach I guess, right?

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Honestly I'm finishing watching one more season that I'm on then I'm going to stop with tv and Facebook completely. (I can't just stop in the middle I need to have completion)

We keep the volume at a very low level and use subtitles while she’s facing away from the TV. But yeah it’s getting to the point where the TV is typically off when she’s awake

I just turn him away from the tv, like if he’s in the dockatot I’ll prop a pillow between him and the tv or I’ll put the tent cover over his playmat so he can’t see it

The only time I’m able to is when I pump. I’ll put her in the bouncer facing me, and have the tv on behind her. Otherwise, we pretty much only watch shows/football together when she’s sleeping

I still have the tv on when I feed her 🙃 I don’t mind if she gets a glimpse of the tv but just as long as she’s not staring at it for a long period of time. It hasn’t gotten to the point where it distracts her from feeds. When she’s done eating I’ll turn the tv off and we go play! If we have difficult feeds then tv is not on:) at night when my husband and I watch tv we stick her In The bounce chair facing away from the tv or we lay her on the floor in the corner of the living room where she can’t see the tv😅

Yup, early days he didn’t have the depth perception to pick up on it so in the evening we would chill and baby would eat while we watched but by 2 months, I was like “Nope” I didn’t like him seeing us staring into it, distracted. So now the tv only goes on when he’s asleep

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Feeding

My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.

Is it bad of me to think this or no?

My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?

Are these men ok?

I get so sad seeing all the posts on here daily about women dealing with partners who are treating them horribly. I know it seems over represented because those of us with great partners don’t need to write posts asking for help, but I really hope most of us don’t have these kinds of men in our lives!

I tell my husband about these posts I see sometimes and he’s even shocked by some of the things these guys say/do.

Nobody’s perfect, and every relationship takes work. And becoming parents is a stress test unlike any other for sure, but seeing how many women get stuck in these relationships with men who aren’t interested in being better is so so sad😞

But is/was your partner helpful, loving, and supportive during your pregnancy/PP/etc? Was he a wonderful person but changed for the worst after becoming a parent? Has he put effort into becoming the partner you need him to be, even if he struggles?

Pouches

I’m not one of those mums who stand in the kitchen making every meal from scratch and batches of healthy snacks as I simply do not have time with other children and soon back to a full time job, but I do try give my weaning baby part of what we eat at meal times and will throw something healthy together if what we eat isn’t suitable. However, I do have some pouches in for convenience or a last resort. I’ve only used these a few times in the space of two months but she absolutely LOVES them. She will scream for more, get excited when she sees the pouch and will literally eat the whole thing. She’s underweight so this is massive for me seeing her eat so well, but the guilt is getting to me a bit! Anybody else like a little pouch every now and then and can make me feel a little better about giving her them😅