Dramatic Child

I have a son (almost 4) who is incredibly dramatic. And I don't mean "screams when he falls." I mean like thinking people are out to get him. For example a car will drive by us and he will be like "that car was trying to crash into us!" Or someone will accidentally bump into him and he will be like "they wanted me to die!"

I'm seeking advice and resources for how to help him. Like does anyone have good books or shows that teach normal interactions? Or does anyone have any idea what's happening?

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Wake up time

Probably nothing I can do - but my 3 year old goes to bed at 7pm probably falls asleep at like 7:15/7:30pm - and wakes 6am on the dot!

Even if we are out late or at a party and get home very late he still wakes at 6am and then he’s moody and irritable throughout the day -
It’s a stupid question but any way I can make him sleep longer lol or am I stuck with this body clock 😂

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2024 mamas…

how are our babies almost 2
and some already 2…

it feels like we just met them
just held them for the first time

like we just brought them home
still learning their cries
still memorizing their little face

and now they’re running
talking
becoming their own little person

how did we go
from counting kicks
to chasing toddlers

i swear…
i blinked

and time didn’t just move
it ran

Partner/husband with bipolar

Does anyone else have a partner/husband with bipolar? He's in a dip at the minute, and I'm finding it so hard this time. No-one in my life really gets it, and they just think that he's lazy and that he should be able to just do more, or that when things are bad I should just leave. It's incredibly isolating at times, but maybe I'm the only who thinks it is. Does anyone else feel the same? How do you get through the low points when you're already feeling rubbish yourself?

Any good baby bouncer recommendations?

I use the snuggle me but the baby is now 2.5 months and it's too small for him.
What can I use as an alternative?
For naps during the day or soothing?

Naps

My little girl is 5 months old tomorrow and I have read that they only meant to have so many hours of daytime sleep but I kinda wanna hear people’s thoughts on capping naps or letting them sleep as and when they want to and for how long they want to?

The last nap before bed I completely understand capping that and not letting their last nap go past a certain time to protect the nighttime but I kinda feel like if she’s sleeping during the day however long she wants to even if it’s 2 hours at a time it’s because she wants the rest?

Postpartum anxiety

I know anxiety is normal having a baby but I don’t think mine is normal. I’m in constant fear that something is going to happen to my baby but I immediately go to she’s going to die and I can’t cope with it. I was told it would be very hard for me to get pregnant and that I would need help but to our surprise we fell pregnant naturally. I was so anxious during my pregnancy I didn’t enjoy it as much as I should have and I never thought she’d get here, she did and she’s going to be 5 months old next week but the fear and anxiety is just getting worse. I thought it would be better when she was here but it is a lot worse than it ever was. I don’t want anybody holding her, looking after her, touching her nothing. She stayed at my mum’s over the weekend and she didn’t go by my rules that I have to keep her safe and it’s sent me into a ball of anxiety. She’s absolutely fine but it’s overruling my life and I don’t think I’m enjoying my baby as much as I should because of how scared I am. Does anyone have any tips that I could maybe use to try and help me with this?