Bed time

How do you get your babies to sleep? Spending over an hour cuddling and patting trying to get him off to sleep 😫

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This was the same for me, but i moved her to 1 nap a day 11.30/12 for 2 hours or 2.5 and now she falls asleep much quicker

We still do cows milk as the last thing before bed - dinner together as a family around 6:45, either my husband or I does the bedtime routine while the other cleans up. Bath, new nappy & get dressed with PJs + sleep sack, brush teeth, close curtains/ turn on Hatch/ give sippy cup of milk, lay him down and leave the room

We spent a lot of time when he was around 11 months helping him learn to self settle. We’ve never done cry it out or anything like that but at some point we realized we were literally getting him right away every time so he hadn’t had the chance to learn. And he’s much quicker at it if we’re Not in the room vs if we stay in there

We’ve found recently she’s better off just having her bottle and being put down in her cot to sort herself 🤷🏼‍♀️ I know many won’t but she just rolls around for a bit and eventually falls asleep. I’ll only go in if she’s crying properly. She was starting to fight against the cuddling/rocking/patting etc and it was just pro-longing it.

Otherwise she just has the usual routine, the tomme tippee owl music thing and a normal night light

Bottle, bath then down in to cot awake and falls asleep quickly. Been doing that for a while though x

Same here. Always been a problem for us as my baby has low sleep needs. She’s been on 1 short nap a day since 8/9 months. Some nights are exhausting

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?