Just a sleep rant 😭

I woke up at 2:20 just for a wee and haven't managed to shut my eyes since 😭 No other point to this post than me feeling sorry for myself 😭 I've tried watching a movie, relaxing and just resting, but nope, pregnancy hormones are keeping me awake no matter what 🥴 My toddler will be up soon so I guess that's it for the night 😭 I have been so tired lately, I really thought that that's it for the pregnancy insomnia. Anyone in the same boat?

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Yes sis story of my life went toilet and cant shut the eye balls

Yes I am still trying figure it out, try nap during the day!

Yes me too 😭 I’ve been awake for hours. Sometimes a podcast helps me fall back to sleep but not tonight. So tired x

I was the same, but try a magnesium spray before bed. You can get them on Amazon, sure places like Boots and Holland and Barrett probably sell it too.

My colleague had recommended it to me and tbh I didn't have much faith and now the nights that I forget to apply it I don't sleep well, it's made a huge difference

Yes. I went to sleep at 1am and have been awake since about 4.30am. Arghhhhhhh

Ahh I’ve been awake since 3.30am glad I’m not the only one xx

I feel you, been awake since 3:30 😕 nothing helped get me back to sleep, even moved to the sofa 🛋
Cherry on top is I've got to go to work today 😭

I’m the same. Woke up 3.30 this morning and haven’t been to sleep since. Absolutely shattered 😭 Been happening a lot this last trimester

This was me last night too 😫 I woke at 1 because my toddler had been asleep a suspiciously long time... And I didn't get back to sleep (after resetting him twice too) until gone 4, then he was up at 5.50 😴😴😴

It's reassuring to know I'm not the only one! In the end I fell asleep 6:30 only to wake up 7:20 🥴 I'll tey magnesium, I haven't tried that yet - thanks ladies! We got this, we're strong mamas, not long left now! 🙏🏻

My sleep is horrendous. I felt hungover today waking up. I've had a head ache all night too 🥲

Yes! The past couple of nights have been so bad I wake up and just can't switch off back to sleep and I'm uncomfortable, hot, itchy so frustrating

in our community

Over supply of milk

I am nearly 5weeks postpartum and I have such a big over supply of BM.
Has anyone donated / sold their supply, if so where do you recommend for this?

AITA

In the uk there is an outbreak of meningitis, in a specific area mainly. My BD has family from that area and decided to go and meet up with them, I said if he does then he cannot have contact with the kids for 7-10 days after incase he picks anything up. Am I being over dramatic? I reallyyy don’t want my young kids getting anything serious

Baby clothes

Just out of curiosity, why do parents love zipper onesies?

Don’t get me wrong, I tried zipper ones it’s easy to zip in and out when putting it on the first time and taking it out, but I find it difficult when changing diapers especially when baby is asleep.

I prefer those kimono style buttons where it’s easy to button or too down button with crotch snaps.

Is everyone thinking the same or different? Lol

This might rattle some people

Ok, this might get a bit long, and a bit bumpy, so get comfy and buckle up.

So about a week or 2 ago, there was a post on here regarding sleepovers. Not letting their child go to them as you can't trust who'll be at the house etc.

Now, given recent incidents in nurseries and schools, plus my own experience back in the 90s, I am more concerned about sending my child to nursery and later school than I am to a friend's house for a sleep over.

The other day a man was jailed for abusing children at the nursery he worked at. A woman has been arrested for sleeping with an underage boy and then getting pregnant by a different underage boy while on bail for the first offence.

Young girls and boys get sexually harassed and bullied when at school, not all of them. But more than you think. And not just by other kids, but by adults who we as parents are trusting to look after our kids.

A sleepover, is a more controlled environment, with only a handful of people coming into contact with your child. A school, a club etc there can be 100s of people coming into contact with your child.

I was targeted at 7 years old by the owner of a prominent private school. Thankfully, I wasn't SA'd. In year 5 of primary school, I started to develop early, I was harassed by the boys and teachers made remarks about how my uniform didn't fit right, always "adjusting it" around my chest and legs.

Years 7-9 of secondary school were hell. But it was all under the guise of "we're just messing around". A teacher twanging my exposed bra strap (none uniform day) is not "messing around".

Boys pinning me down trying to rip open my shirt to see my breasts.

I fear for my daughter. I hope she takes after my father's family, flat chested.

We need to educate all our children, what is acceptable behaviour. And to come to us, as their parents should ANYTHING happen.

Car seat

No idea which car seat to get next. Please hit me with your recommendations, 1year+ (preferably rear facing or 360). Thank you 🫶🏻

At this point I’m not enjoying motherhood

My 22 month old is horrendous at the moment🫣 biting, hitting, pushing, pulling and shoving not only adults but children he also wants what other children have and will just snatch it away from them.

We repeat ‘nice hands’ ‘be gentle’ ‘let’s share’ etc

But how do I make him understand what he’s doing isn’t very nice? At the end of the day I feel like I’ve just been saying his name all day and nothing else.

What can I do?