Preschool

Anyone else scared to send their little one off to preschool my oldest went but he wasn’t as attached to me he is at the same school in grade 4 and my husband is all for sending our 4 year old I registered him and got a call Friday which I missed and have to call back but I’m just so worried
His speech also came very late it’s improved amazing but is still sometimes hard to understand for others especially when he gets super excited and starts talking to fast lol but that adds to my nervousness
I also know that this is great for helping improve his speech too but still can’t help but be freaked out

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Yup so I’m just home schooling mine hah!

I was nervous more than scared. My son improved a lot in preschool but the first couple months was rough for him. Now, he’ll be starting kindergarten this fall 😭😭

I totally get this. My daughters struggled hard on their first preschool day and now they’re in second grade and my son is starting preschool in 2 days it’s giving me so much anxiety! It was just him and I while my girls have been at school so it’s rough. My son is 4 too. It’ll help him a lot and that’s what I’m telling myself too. Stay strong momma.

@s a r a that’s the thing I know how much it will help and it’s good for them to learn how to share and play with other kids but can’t get over not wanting to leave him I’m not even sure if it will be hard for him but I know it will be hard on me 🤦🏼‍♀️

my oldest did so well but he was such an independent child and was used to being away from me and his dad cuz he spent lots of time with grandparents cousins etc just after my 4 year old was born we moved hours away and so my youngest boys have been with me and dad every day all day

my son actually walked away when he put his stuff in his cubby. We’re like, “hello? No hugs and I love you?”. He was like, oh, right.” 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😩

We also discovered he’s been having behavioral issues the first couple months where his teacher suggested to get him evaluated. We got him evaluated, he has ADHD. Currently still waiting for a behavioral specialist.

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Can someone pls help i keep making this post and nobody is responding

My boyfriend booked a trip for us to go to mexico for a week as my push present. I have severe anxiety leaving my 7 month old with my mom. I know she will be in good hands but she’s exclusively breast fed for the most part but accepts bottles just fine. i have all my pumping parts packed and will pump when baby normally eats but i don’t want baby to forget me or have latch issues when i return!! any mommas ever experience this?

Postpartum

I’m only 3 days postpartum (FTM) and already have extremely bad anxiety. I’m crying every night, as I think of another night of no sleep. My baby will not settle in his cot, he cries every moment we put him down unless in his chair rocker. So me and my partner are having to alternate after 3/4 hours of being awake with him downstairs. I’m trying everything to get him to settle. It’s a load of overwhelming stress. I’m 23, I was desperate for a baby and now I have one and feel completely useless. I miss it just being me and my partner.

When does it get better?

I was crying on the phone with the perinatal mental health team today and the lovely lady, bless her, kept assuring me that it gets better. I kept telling her I hope so because people have been saying that since having my LO and it just feels like it keeps getting worse. She assured me it gets better....

Night time routine

Heya, my 3 week old daughter is currently exclusively breastfed and I’m not pumping. Can anyone recommend the best way to share the load with my partner? At the moment I’m doing all the feeds/burbs/settling and my partner is sleeping through which obviously isn’t sustainable, I’m trying to work out the best way to get him involved. Any advice very much appreciated!

Rapid cool/ hot shot method

Sorry if this sound stupid but how are we doing the hot shot method?
Are we boiling the kettle and letting it cool a little before adding to hot flask? Then with the cool water do you boil the kettle and leave it to cool right down before putting into another flask?
My baby brain is fried trying to work out the easiest way!

Rant/WWYD

My sister (youngest, 24) has two kids, 4 & 1, and i (oldest, 30) just have my one who’s 6mo old right now, so i ask her for advice or call her to vent about things sometimes. Well im tired of her turning around and telling my other family members that I’m “losing my sh*t.” Literally have not lost my sh*t nor have i ever freaked out to her about my baby, i just call her to talk and tell her what stage my baby is in or talk through how im feeling, but she chooses to tell people that im like a complete nutcase or something which worries me that my family is going to start being judgmental about me as a mother or looking at me funny like I’m some fragile ticking time bomb.

What would you do in this situation? I’m already pretty much decided that I’ll stop telling her anything about my struggles, but I’m almost at the point where i feel like it should be confronted because she, of all people, should understand what I’m going through.