Baby nursery

How’s everyone’s nursery’s coming along?! Would love to see pics of them! Still got some bits and bobs to do but we’re getting there😆

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Neck baby

My baby has had this rash/stork bite since she was born. She’s now 5 months old, how long until this goes?
Thank you

What level of clean is an appropriate expectation for a SAHM?

1 child, 1 nap per day (45 min - 3 hours)

I am currently giving my 14 month old 2 x organic pouches per day.

He will eat weetbix and yoghurt for breakfast.

Lunch is a savoury pouch then sliced avocado and fruit.

Dinner is a savoury pouch, pita bread and hummus or equivalent and then a yoghurt.

Am I bad mum for using pouches at this age? About 3 months ago he started gagging on food so I switched to pouches and he seemed way happier. I try occasionally to give him a bite of what I'm having but he just throws it on the floor. He has 16 teeth so not sure if it's the constant teething making his mouth sore which is why he prefers the ease of a pouch.

Just wondering

Are there any moms whose husbands think being a stay-at-home mom is a breeze, something they could do easily all day? Do they feel it's not tough, that you shouldn't have problems like they do, or that having a baby is simple, just because they chat with other women who say they want another kid and it didn't hurt at all, or that pregnancy doesn't mess with your body, I'm just curious and trying to understand.

Not enjoying the baby stage - am I bad mum?

I feel awful admitting it, but I am really not enjoying the baby stage. It's so much work on so little sleep. I miss my freedom, when my life didn't revolve around nap schedules and nappy changes, when I could go somewhere without a boot full of stuff and a rigorous plan. They need so much, and it's 24/7. I never have any time for myself because by the time he goes to bed I'm so exhausted I just want to sleep. We've recently got to the whinging phase, so he's whinging constantly. I see other mums saying they really enjoy it, and I just don't know how. I miss my old life, I was a housewife so I had a pretty good deal, I got total freedom with my days, and all I had to do was clean the house and cook, so it wasn't even that much work. I miss having a clean house. I went to the gym, I could go out for drinks or go shopping without planning it in advance. Someone always needs something from me, and I just don't have anything left to give. Don't get me wrong, I love my baby more than anything, I don't regret having him, and there are parts I do enjoy, but as a whole, it's just very difficult and tiring, and i cannot wait for it to be over.

This is not mommy related but I need some help

My husband cooks on many stoves at once on high flame - we have a small house with no exhaust fans - so it tends to result in lots of smoke in the house , the fire alarm going off many times and also me and our 2 year old som coughing and also our 2 year old old son’s room overheating as it’s directly above the kitchen

My husband likes to get in and out of thr kitchen as fast as possible - if you see him cooking - it looks like he’s in a rush (but that’s just how he operates , nobody is rushing him)

Anyways this is something I’ve spoken to him about multiple times and even in the current moment if we’re coughing he says he cant turn the stove down or turn off anything because certain foods (like the way he prepares salmon or steak has to be on a high flame. )

I’m just trying to figure out how to survive this because I dread most times when he prepares dinner (which is mostly Sundays ) - I’ve started planning to be away with friends that time but that’s not always sustainable - but trying to see what else I could do in the interim.

I will remind him to keep stoves as low as possible , or ask not to use so many burners at the same time

I’ll ask him to open windows (our kitchen window broke and can’t stay opened much - so we half open the door instead )

But trying to see what else I can do -because each time he cooks I’m annoyed and he’s annoyed with me telling him these things.

You would think my husband has selfish tendencies but his mom operates the same way - she cooks high flame multiple pots on at the same time with all windows closed - so that’s what he’s used to. But just trying to see what’s best for our family