Naps

I had a lie in today, first in months cuz my boys dad was at home. Apparently that’s a massive problem and parenting for 2 hours was exhausting. I’m a sahm, and he works nights so half the time he’s asleep all day, he’s been off work for a bit. I did getting rid of the dummy last week, alone. And he fought me the whole time. So I thought one day I could have a lie in and it’s caused a problem. Especially when I come downstairs and he’s napping at 11:30, 2 hours early. He doesn’t nap without a fight; especially not two hours after a wake up. And his dad said he just crawled onto him and fell asleep, he doesn’t do that. And he’s called me lazy after a week of having less than 5 hours sleep a night for over a week and needing a little extra sleep. I’m just so tired and I feel like I’m not allowed a break.
I also took our son out yesterday with the promise he’d do some clean up and have dinner ready for him when we got home. Which he didn’t and I’m so fed up of it all falling on me

in our community

My son “wiggles his bum” not sure how to approach it

He is 3. He lays face down and goes left right - wiggles his privates on his bed/sofa etc. Calls it “wiggling his bum” should I be concerned or is it a good idea to set boundaries? Not sure how to approach this. Advice appreciated

Cosleeping

So my 5 month old sleeps in a portable bassinet between myself and my husband every night. He's so good, he sleeps the whole night with both of us each holding one of his hands. My husband wants him to start sleeping in his crib but I honestly love him being with me. I sleep so much better knowing he's right there with me. The times I have tried to put him in his crib he screams and I feel so awful. I also sit there watching the monitor and don't ever get any sleep. I feel like I am being selfish because I want him to stay in the bed with me. I get that in the long run it's better for him to learn to sleep in his crib in his own room but I am just so not ready and he doesn't seem to be either. Is there ever really a good time to make the change? Anyone else dealing with this?

Stylish nappy bags?

Seems silly but I really hate the look of all the nappy backpacks I've seen. Has anyone come across any stylish bags that do well as a nappy bag? Seems small and silly but I'm really worried about losing my sense of self when baby arrives and this seems like a small, easy way to retain some of my style and character

My baby barely sleeps + lots of gas & reflux - help! Any advice??

Hi, my baby’s 6 weeks old and in the past week at least he has barely been sleeping during the day, and not much at night either. Like maybe he has one nap that’s longer than 1 hour during the whole day and then mostly falls asleep while breastfeeding, and even if I wait for him to be in deep sleep once I move him to the bed/crib he doesn’t sleep in it more than 50 minutes, usually waking up very shortly after, like 5 or 10 minutes. At night he might sleep one or 2 longer stretches, if I’m lucky more than 2 hours, or about 1 hour and 30 minutes.
He struggles a lot with gas and that’s one common reason I believe he wakes up so much and I have been doing the exercises with his legs to help him when I see him struggling. He’s also got lots of reflux, sometimes it shoots out of his mouth and I get scared that maybe it’s not normal but at the same time he is gaining weight and does a good number of diapers per day.

I’m just really struggling tho as I barely get any sleep and can do any basic task, as he also doesn’t really like spending time with his dad and cries shortly after being with him.
I don’t know how long I can survive if things don’t get better.. I’ve been crying today as I also don’t have any family around us that can help and I wish I did, cause it’s really hard..

Breastfeeding biting!

Anyone got any advice on how to stop your little breastfeeding demon - I mean baby - from biting the hell out of your nip? She’s 6 month old and has her first two teeth and I am NOT having fun 🙃😅 x

Jewish moms 18-35 <1 year postpartum

I am a Jewish mom of two, and this was me postpartum.

So much shifts in ways you cannot fully explain unless you have lived it.

I am currently researching postpartum mental health in Jewish women because I realized how little of these experiences are actually represented. Reach out to participate. 💕