Baby bels

Today I was telling my MIL what I had in the cupboards/fridge as she was looking after my 14 month old for the day. I mentioned he had a vegetable pin wheel, various fruits and said there were some mini baby which he enjoys. She suddenly responded ‘baby bels are the worst thing you could possibly give him’ and told me they’re full of salt. They have 0.34 grams of salt in and he doesn’t have one every day and I never add salts to his food (zero salt stock cubes etc) and he didn’t try things like baby bels until 13 months as I was really careful with salt.

I’ve been upset ever since and had mum guilt. Am I being over sensitive or would you be upset by this comment? And does anyone else give their LO mini babybels occasionally or is she right and are they so bad for him? He’s breastfed and doesn’t drink cows milk when offered so I’ve been trying to give him various cheeses and yoghurts to keep his calcium up.

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End of the day he’s your child, everyone’s going to have their opinions on whatever you do with your child literally so just carry on what you’re doing and ignore all that background noise honestly! A babybel here and there ain’t gonna hurt 🤣

I would be pissed off but at her thinking she can talk to me that way not what she’s actually saying. You’ve done nothing wrong, he’s your son and it’s not like all he’s eating is cheese 😂 Ignore her xxx

It's cheese, which is full of calcium and protein , just makes sure they're chewing properly.
Once they get over 1 you need to be careful but not overly concerned about salt. Ignore your MIL

My girl lovessss a babybel and has them 24/7. Screw what she says there are a lot worse things he could be having. It’s cheese it’s perfectly fine. If you are seriously worrying you can try the mini cheddar blocks I alternate each day a babybel and a cheddar block so she gets both

I’d be upset at her behaviours but absolutely fuck her. They recommend them as good sources of protein and dairy for littles. Just putting her nose in!

I buy 2 packs of baby bells & 6 packs of cheese strings a week for my 2 kids. Oops 🤫

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AITA??

I think I already know the answer but here goes..

I have an urgent scan booked tomorrow to test for stomach cancer. It's a camera down my throat and I've asked for sedation so I will need someone to take me and bring me home.

Hubby says he can't get time off work and I know he hasn't even asked. He's completely swamped after being on holiday for two weeks. Meetings after meetings m, etc. I'm really upset that he hasn't even asked. He was like 'I have to work' he was shouting about how busy he is at work.

I'm a young mum with a very young boy. I'm not ready for all of this and I need the support. The procedure itself is awful, I'm a RN and my mind is in overdrive. Am I being a child for wanting him to be there or is he just not being supportive?

Please be kind, I'm terrified!

Feeling invalidated

My son is 18 months and is a serious cheeky monkey stage. I’m a pretty laid back parent unless he’s doing something that could hurt himself or break something I don’t normally intervene (within reason of course). The other day we were visiting his grandma on his dad’s side and he was slamming his toy really hard on her table over and over again. I told him to be gentle and not to slam his toy so he didn’t end up hurting himself or breaking his toy. He obviously kept doing it and every time I’d gently tell him to be careful and to instead roll the toy. My partners mum then said something along the lines of “oh he’s fine leave him be”. My partners also joined in with saying that he was fine playing as he was.

This really has wound me up as it’s not the first time this has happened. Like I say I’m not a super strict mum however he’s still a baby and learning so I’m trying to gently teach him to be careful but whenever I try and parent I feel like I’m made to feel like I’m being over the top.

I don’t really know the purpose of this other than to vent a little and ask what people’s views are? I’ve been struggling with anxiety really bad since having my son so I’m constantly second guessing myself

I hate motherhood

I love my child so much but being a solo parent is hard. Its not enjoyable. Im constantly burnt out on edge. I have no energy at all. I just feel miserable. I dont get a break not even 5 mintues to shower. Some days I wish I could just walk away. I didnt expect to be completely on my own but here i am. My child is high needs (which is fine) but I feel like im not giving her enough because im so focused on trying to juggle everything. She will sleep max of 6hrs in a 24hr period. She wont be put down for more than 10 mintues at a time.

Which nanny would you choose?

If you had to pick a nanny based solely on the nannies style, which would you pick and why?

Bad parenting or accidentally said something dumb😂

I was at the park yesterday and one of the moms was trying to get her about five-year-old boy to go home and he was refusing and so she said OK. You get two hours of time out when we get home and walked away frustrated

Is this normal are other mom’s putting their kids in timeout for two hours?😬

or do you think this is one of those “if you don’t do this I’m gonna crash the car scenarios.” Where you say something you didn’t mean cause you were getting heated Lmao

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Just wondering if anyone else’s boyfriend/husband thinks because you are a SAHM that all the responsibility of the children is on you?
(I have 3 children, 12year old from previous relationship. A 5year old & a 13month with my boyfriend)
My boyfriend doesn’t help with the kids, just sits on his laptop playing his game, hours at a time when he comes home from work & on days off.
I was told ‘he shouldn’t have to come home from work after working & ‘babysit’ the children’??!!
All I want to do is do few jobs round house, without having to watch my 1year old as-well as trying to do them..
I just need a little breather!