Do you like it when..

Do you like it when your partner is in the bathroom with you watching you change your tampon and and clean up after the shower? I’m talking about your blood

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Nursery costs

Hi, I’m currently pregnant and I’ve started looking at nursery costs.. and I am astounded (Nottingham area). I can’t afford to not work… but I can’t afford to put my baby in nursery. I can only take 8 months maternity as my workplace only offers SMP… so my baby will have to be put into nursery at 7 months old at the latest.

My partner does earn a decent wage to pay for the bills… but it doesn’t cover absolutely everything. Is anyone else in the same boat? I’m really stressing over this as it’s going to happen. Any advice (and please no judgement) is welcome

How much info can I keep private?

Me and my baby daddy are really rocky and yes ik I should’ve been more careful if I wasn’t ready for my info to be seen but I wanna know if I can take that precaution

Do no listen

As you may all be aware someone has made a post slandering my friend with false accusations saying she is homophobic and racist! These 3 girls Angel, Kirsty and Rikki all joined this group chat after an argument with Jasmine because they were trying to use on of our friends post as their own. Jasmine then called Kirsty up on this and deleted her… later on they had their friends add people from our group including Jasmine herself so they could enter the chat to cause trouble which they did. All they screenshotted was on thing but now how they were speaking to her or about her children.
Secondly Jasmine herself has a gay best friend and relatives aswell as Asian and black relatives ( including her daughter). They’ve created a group chat to harass and bully this young lady out of spite and jealous because they have nothing better to do, if she was this horrible evil person then why is the person who made the post still in the chat?

Help

I really need some friends I really need to talk to someone 😢

Work

I’ve gone back to work and feel so behind. Everyone I started with has been promoted and moved on within the organisation and I’m with a new team and feel so behind. Now if I was to have another child because I do I’ll fall even more behind 😭

Anyone else struggle socially at mum groups?

I’m quite an introverted person, and even before becoming a mum I already struggled socially, even back in my home country in Asia. Being new to the UK has made it even more challenging socially. I can speak English, but sometimes I still struggle with knowing the right words to say or what topics to talk about, which makes me feel even more self-conscious.

Now that I’m a mum, I really want to become more social for the sake of my baby. I don’t want him to grow up feeling socially awkward or shy like me. I’ve tried meeting up with my antenatal group, but I didn’t really connect with them. I also tried a church mums group and felt the same way.

Next month I’m planning to attend a sensory class and I’m hoping that might help. Has anyone else felt like this? Any tips or advice would really mean a lot.